I stopped using pencils to draw with because my hand and entire arm hurts after a while of sketching with them. Great for shading though. Also thinking of getting tablet cause its easier on the finger, I don’t have to press down as hard just a tap is enough to make a line, I think its amazing product getting it for Christmas. Getting one of these Ben will make life a lot easier. Yes I prefer a traditional sketch but with digital sketches they can be rendered faster on the computer, its just super efficient.