I can draw traditional art with at least some skill, but I'm trying to learn digital art, as it seems to be a media I'd prefer to use. I'm trying to learn basic drawing, but I'm having problems. I've been using a usb drawing pad, it's not one of the fancy ones with a screen, but it's good. however, i can't seem to actually draw anything worth calling art yet. anyone have some advice?
Poll: How does one learn digital art?
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I'm attending the DigiPen Institute of Technology for a BFA in 2d and 3d art, so I can give this advice with some authority.
Master the basics of tradition art first. MASTER them. Work with pencil or charcoal or paint til your work improves drastically. Once you have strong foundation in the traditional arts, "digital" art just becomes a different medium to work with.
Also, it takes a while to get used to a new medium. Master painters can't necessarily draw with charcoal (although it's a good bet they can), so all you need is tons and tons of practice. Keep working at it! Digital art is a bit more difficult to improve on than traditional art, because you can't necessarily carry a laptop and tablet with you like you would a sketchbook and pencil.
Basically, just keep it up! Improving as an artist is an incredibly challenging endeavor, but all it takes is time and patience.
Master the basics of tradition art first. MASTER them. Work with pencil or charcoal or paint til your work improves drastically. Once you have strong foundation in the traditional arts, "digital" art just becomes a different medium to work with.
Also, it takes a while to get used to a new medium. Master painters can't necessarily draw with charcoal (although it's a good bet they can), so all you need is tons and tons of practice. Keep working at it! Digital art is a bit more difficult to improve on than traditional art, because you can't necessarily carry a laptop and tablet with you like you would a sketchbook and pencil.
Basically, just keep it up! Improving as an artist is an incredibly challenging endeavor, but all it takes is time and patience.
Combine them! I'm a digital colourist (as a hobby) I draw with a pencil what I want to colour. scan it onto my laptop and then do the line art with the pen tool in photoshop then colour underneath with layers.
I learnt through online tutorials, awesome people at deviantart.com and perseverance.
Your tablet doesn't have to be fancy, mine was £30 when I bought it 6 years ago and it's perfect and has no screen
Once you master the hand-eye thing it's easy ^_^
Good luck!
I learnt through online tutorials, awesome people at deviantart.com and perseverance.
Your tablet doesn't have to be fancy, mine was £30 when I bought it 6 years ago and it's perfect and has no screen
Once you master the hand-eye thing it's easy ^_^Good luck!
Lots and lots of practice, and the right program makes all the difference in the world, I reccomend Sai, but Gimp is good too because it's free. 8D
I got a art tablet and am learning from experience. I am currently attempting to remake my sketches so I got a badass looking portfolio for when I go to college.
Can you be more specific about what you want to draw and what you're having trouble with? Maybe some samples of your work as well.
It doesn't matter if you're drawing on a tablet or on paper, understanding the fundamentals of form, perspective, color theory and preferably some art history are what will help you become versatile with any medium. Practice, self-critique and exploration of different styles and techniques is what will eventually help you develop your own style. Unfortunately, there is no program or tool that will make your work look instantly good.
As far as tablets go, I used a small Graphire when I first started with digital art and eventually moved to slightly less crappy Intuos 2, which I used for about 6 years. Drawing with a tablet is strange at first and has a bit more of a learning curve than drawing on paper because it's not quite as natural, so it takes a bit more practice. It took me a few years before I was comfortable with drawing freehand with a tablet.
It doesn't matter if you're drawing on a tablet or on paper, understanding the fundamentals of form, perspective, color theory and preferably some art history are what will help you become versatile with any medium. Practice, self-critique and exploration of different styles and techniques is what will eventually help you develop your own style. Unfortunately, there is no program or tool that will make your work look instantly good.
As far as tablets go, I used a small Graphire when I first started with digital art and eventually moved to slightly less crappy Intuos 2, which I used for about 6 years. Drawing with a tablet is strange at first and has a bit more of a learning curve than drawing on paper because it's not quite as natural, so it takes a bit more practice. It took me a few years before I was comfortable with drawing freehand with a tablet.
