I use a mouse for all my stuff right now. I have a Wacom Bamboo Create Tablet, but it is awaiting me in Vegas, so I have yet to even see it. Hopefully I can get down there this coming weekend. For now, I just draw stuff on paper, then ink it and scan it into photoshop. It sort of sucks coloring with a mouse, but it isnt impossible. I know I can do better, though. Hopefully my tablet will help because it will be more natural with my motions than a mouse can be. The Wacom Bamboo Create is only 100 bucks, and i got it for my B-day, so it was free for me. I have yet to use it, but I can tell you what it is like here once I do if you want.