Switching from a pen tablet to a pen display

Overview

If you already have a pen tablet (a screenless tablet) and are considering getting a pen display (a screen tablet). There are a few considerations you should take into account.

A pen tablet is not necessarily an "upgrade"

Many people mistakenly believe that a pen display is always better than a pen tablet. They often thinking of moving to moving to a pen display as an "upgrade". If that's is your starting point, I ask your to take step back and consider that each has its own merits. And many people PREFER pen tablets to pen displays - even professional artists. More here: pen tablets vs pen displays.

If it feels "weird" to draw on your pen tablet

One thing that I often hear is that people find that it feels weird or strange to draw on a pen tablet like their hand isn't drawing what they expect it to draw.

Many times what I found is that people have not configured their pen tablet correctly for their monitor's aspect ratio. More here: matching aspect ratios.

So if your tablet is feeling weird, try matching the aspect ratios and give it a few more days. You might find that after this change you enjoy using your pen tablet much more.