@moonmaiden's post on Artfol
So I'm just curious... Do you prefer creating digital or traditional art? Why?Sep 14, 2022
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Traditional. I have more precision on paper And the feel of flipping through pages of my old art is sayisfying.
Digital is cool but I have yet to learn how to make it look like real paint and whatnot. Also I mess up a lot.
Digital is cool but I have yet to learn how to make it look like real paint and whatnot. Also I mess up a lot.
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traditional. i like that its physically in front of me, not in a file. and i like the sound of drawing with pencils :)
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Digital, cuz i like how easy i can adjust my drawings if i want to, and also the layer system
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I don’t prefer either overall. I just like traditional for sketches/doodles,digital for rendering.
I usually can’t get the look I want when I try to color traditional art. I also don’t like using digital sometimes because of lag and small screen space.
I usually can’t get the look I want when I try to color traditional art. I also don’t like using digital sometimes because of lag and small screen space.
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My main thing is digitalart. But I regret not dedicating myself improving traditional skills, I still think it's cool painting a watercolour piece!
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Digital for the simple reason that when I tap paper twice the stroke doesn’t disappear.
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Hmm... both. Both have their benefits.
I did digital for a long long time. I loved that there were no consequences to anything you do. That you can erase as much as you want, you have an endless library of tools at you disposal and it's the only medium I wanted to learn.
But then I took Painting 1 for my last college semester. And it was.. so difficult. But.. I just fell deeply in love with it.
I learned that when I was drawing digitally, I became the worst perfectionist because you have the ability to make everything perfect with amount you can fix and erase. But when I was working traditionally, my perfectionism slowly was fading into the background. Because paint is MESSY art is difficult. Nothing will ever be perfect.
Traditional work limits you with the brushes you have. The paints you have. The tools you have. You can't keep erasing and at some point you have to keep going and not linger on a piece forever. Traditional work only has certain brushes, you don't get a LEAVES brush traditionally. You learn how to make leaves with a single brush.
Since learning the limitations and my new mindset, I've been trying to carry the same ideas to digital work. And its made me a lot more relaxed with the things I create.
Digital is the new meta. You can do ANYTHING. but I think the limitations of Traditional help make you an even better artist if your options aren't as broad. It's great to learn both. And they are both amazing fun with varying amounts of work and effort.
I did digital for a long long time. I loved that there were no consequences to anything you do. That you can erase as much as you want, you have an endless library of tools at you disposal and it's the only medium I wanted to learn.
But then I took Painting 1 for my last college semester. And it was.. so difficult. But.. I just fell deeply in love with it.
I learned that when I was drawing digitally, I became the worst perfectionist because you have the ability to make everything perfect with amount you can fix and erase. But when I was working traditionally, my perfectionism slowly was fading into the background. Because paint is MESSY art is difficult. Nothing will ever be perfect.
Traditional work limits you with the brushes you have. The paints you have. The tools you have. You can't keep erasing and at some point you have to keep going and not linger on a piece forever. Traditional work only has certain brushes, you don't get a LEAVES brush traditionally. You learn how to make leaves with a single brush.
Since learning the limitations and my new mindset, I've been trying to carry the same ideas to digital work. And its made me a lot more relaxed with the things I create.
Digital is the new meta. You can do ANYTHING. but I think the limitations of Traditional help make you an even better artist if your options aren't as broad. It's great to learn both. And they are both amazing fun with varying amounts of work and effort.
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•it's digital for me. i've been creating traditional art for probably my whole life then i switched to digital because with my tablet i can do it everywhere and even make finished coloured pieces. with traditional i'd have to stick with sketches because taking something bigger than a sketchbook and a pencil to work/road/weekend with friends would be a problem. traditional art requires a lot more space and supplies to be able to create something.
oh and also the undo button.
oh and also the undo button.
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I started off Traditional and I will always be Team Traditional! (ùAú)9
Plus it’s just fun not having to move to my desk and I could just doodle in my bed (plus I’m still new to Digital) and relax :D
Plus it’s just fun not having to move to my desk and I could just doodle in my bed (plus I’m still new to Digital) and relax :D
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Digital for me, I like the undo button :P I also don’t have much storage space at home so it’s nice not to have physical pieces and art supplies everywhere (I do some other types of crafting tho so the space gets filled anyway lol)
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Traditional. I don't really know why. I used to draw digitally for most of my art journey, it's only about a year ago that I switched to doing mostly traditional. It just feels more natural to me, + I like having the physical artwork
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For practice/studies/sketches, it's traditional art but other than that I prefer digital art. I wouldn't say it's "easier" but it's really convenient and faster to do art bc most of the tools you'll need are there. It's easier to experiment on your art too bc you can always have an extra copy or the undo button, it's much more forgiving ^^; It's also cheaper in the long run compared to traditional art supplies (based on my experience)
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I cant choose! I love how easy it is to color and shade digitally, but I love doing traditional sketches and lineart. There’s something about that pen on paper feel that’s just super soothing to me
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Digital. Mostly because I have very shaky hands and need my stabilizer up pretty high to draw, but also because I don't feel limited when it comes to colors and supplies. I don't have to worry about buying a variety of markers/paints/colored pencils because every color I could ever need is just....part of my drawing program.
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