leadheaded, great work, especially with a mouse! Get yourseld a tablet, one of the best investments you’ll make in this industry. Yes you can adapt yourself to a mouse, but it is not efficient or natural. The fluidity you gain wil open up your creativity and speed up workflow - especially if you put the same time into it as you have clearly done with a mouse!!
odhinn buddy, you are on drugs! The tablet rocks, the Cintiq’s rock more! Yeah it’s money, but it is also productivity. Time is money. The wacom’s also have an airbush (pen), but you can use the everyday pen input the same way. 