Retiring my old tablet

I am finally retiring my old Wacom tablet. I got this back sometime in 2004 or 2005, when I found out tablets existed and asked for one for my birthday. I was so happy and grateful to get it from my family (it was an expensive gift for a teenager!) and it took my digital artwork to a whole new level. Sadly it started getting wonky the past year or so, and the pen has seen better days. So this past weekend I took advantage of the deals over at the CTN Expo and bought myself an Intuos Pro. :) Hoping to get as much if not more wear out of it as I did my old tablet. It also came with a Sketchbook Express program, which is simple but fun to play around in. Warmed up my tablet with a little sketch of a kid and his grandma at the zoo.

First drawing with new tablet

Old Tablet - graphire something or other haha

New tablet!

Zoo Drawings

Finally found my way to the zoo! Got to meet up with Brittany and some of her fellow artist friends and drew some critters. We made it to the tiger exhibit in time to watch the two little cubs wake up from their nap for some playtime! My drawings really don't do them justice.
On a life note, I suppose I've decided to focus on storyboarding, as it becomes increasingly obvious as I talk with industry professionals that that is the way to go. I need to just work on it... I don't think I am much of a storyboard artist, but I know I will improve if I put my heart into it. It is more difficult for me to work on my own after creating work for a professor throughout college! It's weird not working on an assignment haha