i tried tracing one of my old drawings of some random car that popped in my head. (traced in MSPaint)
TRACING.
>:C
i dont have steady hands..
AND my tablet is all marfed if i try using it in GIMP because the settings change. JUST for that application.
im not used to it because i have it set to 'mouse' mode, not 'pen mode'. IE the tablet's drawing area is not mapped to my screen. (top left corner of tablet=top left corner of my screen, bottom right corner of tablet=bottom right corner of the screen)
so i couldnt shade anything either.

in other words, i need mad tablet skills or something..