Self taught - but there's not really a great deal to learn, it's basically a case of pick up the pen and go! It takes a little getting used to at first but that's just the strangeness of not using your mouse. I use graphics quite a lot - I'm into Paintshop and Photoshop - but not to the level that would warrant an expensive model so I think you're probably right to get one at a reasonable price to start out with. I'm not sure there's any great benefit in paying out loads of money unless you were perhaps a graphics artist, just my own opinion and happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.


J