New to Artrage

[DaveRage]

ArtRage will work best with a drawing tablet rather than a mouse. You can use ArtRage on current macOS and Windows systems.

I'd recommend a tablet as it makes drawing and painting more natural due to precision and the ability for strokes to respond to stylus pressure.

There are a range of tablets available. We primarily use Wacom tablets but forum users may also have some feedback on what they're using which could help.

[markw]

Hello
Just to echo Dave, yes a tablet is a must I think.
I would always recommend a Wacom, but they are very expensive and primarily aimed at the Pro market.
Perhaps a Huion might be a cheaper alternative. I think quite a few users here have them. Maybe one of them will chip in here with recomendations…
As for the actual computer get something with as fast a CPU as you can afford as ArtRage is CPU intensive.
Next on the list I would say is as much fast RAM as you can afford.
Next an SSD hard-drive if possible, though not a must have.
As for the GPU, ArtRage doesn’t use it that much. I think it would only really be important if you were using multiple large high definition displays, but that seems an unlikely need for an 11 year old!