What do you mean... Tablet as in...device? Or graphics tablet?
The latter needs loads of time to get used to, took me 3 years to actually use tablets properly and being able to draw straight lines
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I was referring to graphics tablets, but I've just realized that there are laptops that can generally do the same job. (Microsoft Surfacebook).
Though I don't know the the quality of its pen/on board tool set.
I wouldn't be really concerned with the details when using a graphics tablet. I'm looking more for a way to make general color blotches and shaping for large pieces, which I have a hard time doing with a mouse currently.
The reason others use graphic tablets is because:
They digitaly draw what they are trying to make pixel art out of. Then they resize it or use other features to simply pixel art on top of their sketch. It's basically creating digital art and working backwards to the 16 bit era. I personally don't like the idea of using new age overkill tools for pixel art because if you're going to draw something as digital art, you might as well make digital art (like a painting) and ignore pixel art all together.
I prefer pixel art that is made as pixel art from the beginning simply to uphold some sort of nonexistent tradition, but then again... I will never know.
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I find the use of a mouse for larger pieces unnatural and meticulous,and I see it as more of an obstacle than anything. I messed around with my friend's graphics tablet ,and I immediately noticed how easy I could very quickly and naturally create color blocks and shapes, which is what I intend to use it for. I would then leave the finer details to the mouse.
Pixelart made with the aid of a graphics tablet still falls under the domain of what is pixelart in my view,if pixel level detail is incorporated and purposeful.