[Jerrod Mounce]

Thanks for all the responses. Yeah, I was wondering about that Corel Painter. Seems like one of the Wacom tablets I was looking at said it came with a free copy of Painter. This sound right? If so, that sounds like a pretty good deal.
Also, I don’t get, yet, exactly how these tablets work. If I’m drawing on one, do I look up at the screen while my hand draws on the tablet, or can I look down at the tablet as I draw? I guess I’m asking does the tablet itself display your line? Seems like it would have to, but I couldn’t tell so far just from looking at these products online.
And what about pressure sensitivity? Is this a pretty important factor in which tablets are best? I noticed some are more sensitive than others. Do you really notice this when working with them?