#i need to buy another sketchbook doing it digitally doesn't feel the same

[lucasoliko]

Some quick sketches I did while playing rdr2, at one point i got mad at john because he won 3 consecutive rounds of poker. I hope he explodes

[mothdrawzzz]

Before reading this, think about how you would answer this question "is digital art real art?"

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What is digital art?

Digital art is an art form or that uses digital technology instead of traditional mediums.

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Why is digital art important?

The future is digital, and with that art is changing to meet that.

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Pros of digital art!

- it is much easier to keep all your art in one place

- it's easier to share your art

- it is usually cheaper, all you need is a device! so no need to keep on buying art supplies.

- no need to erase your mistakes, thanks to the undo button

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Cons of digital art

- the chance of losing your art. programs can crash, devices could break, memory could get lost, etc

- no physical copy

- having to learn the programs you use

- your art can get stolen easily

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Pros of traditional art

- unique pieces

- more hands on experience ------------------------------------------------------------

Cons of traditional art

- more of a mess

- harder to fix mistakes (this could be both pro or con depending on how you look at it.)

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In the survey I asked if they believed if digital art was real art and they all said yes, this question was very important for me to ask because there is a negative out look on digital art.

I also asked why they believed that and here are some of the responses I got

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"In digital art you are still taking the time to make something. You're making lines, choosing colors, blending things, etc"

I was glad to see this response, when I was researching I saw that one of the main reasons they didn't see digital art as real art was because it was "cheating" and that it was less work than traditional. which I honestly don't believe, your still putting in time and effort into what your making. and I know that for a lot of digital artists it can take hours to finish a piece especially if it has a lot of detail.

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"I feel like digital art is real because it doesn't matter how art is made. If people think "real" art requires experience and skill (like painting, sculpting, etc.), digital art requires the same amount, and I feel that if you make art on a computer, tablet, phone, or whatever you use to make digital art, you're using as much skill as you would be drawing or painting something on paper. Even though digital art provides a smoother experience as opposed to art on paper, both have their upsides and downsides. While I feel like digital art can feel artificial, that's because I haven't gone into the area enough to be comfortable drawing in it. But this is definitely not the same for everyone, and I believe people are more comfortable, natural, and skilled with digital art than "real" art, which is why I believe digital art IS real art, because the artists behind those digital works have the same skill and comfort as the artists doing it on paper."

This was my favorite response I got and I think it explains itself

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"You can do the same things as traditional art with digital art and sometimes better. Same thing vice versa."

Yes! I agree, with different type of brushes and stuff you can do within programs you can almost do anything. yes it may look a bit artificial but I have seen artist make digital pieces that looked like traditional ones.

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"Art can be expressed in any shape or form. Doesn't matter how you use it, what matters is using your imagination and creating something."

What I personally believe that if you intend something to be art and it comes from your imagination and you're creating it then it's art

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I then asked which was more important to them and these were the results.

I asked this because I was genuinely curious with they would pick, these results were no surprise to me I kind of figured that traditional art was going to win but I was happy to see that digital art was only a little under half. With me asking this question I also asked why they choose what they did and here are some of their responses .

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"It's something that of course has been here for a long long time. It's something I am so accustomed to already."

I like this response because another reason that kept coming up when talking with others about this topic was that the reason people didn't like digital art is because it was newer, not around as long and that it intimidated people. My art instructor said that it was a generation thing and that older generations didn't understand it.

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"I feel like digital art has a lot of potential and can be changed any time, at ease too. I think digital art and traditional art are equally important, as both have their pros and cons, but I feel like I've had a better experience being exposed to more kinds of digital art over traditional, but that's not to belittle the power of traditional art, where you get a better sensation of life to something that's physically drawn opposed to digitally drawn. But digital art is more important to me mainly because of the experiences I've had with so far. I'm honestly thinking both are as good, but I'm choosing digital on this one."

I really like how they explained how both were important! in my opinion I see them as equal but I agree the experience thing.

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Which is important to me? tough question but I'd say digital!

Digital art taught me more and let me grow more as an artist. I didn't have anyone to help when I first started out so I had to learn it all on my own, however with traditional art, most of my friends were artist and we're able to give me tips. so my digital art journey is more significant to me than traditional art. but I'll never forget were I started.

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Here are some other questions I asked and the results.

These results were the most surprising, first I'm surprised no one said harder because I thought that some of the people who don't really do digital art regularly would think it was harder. What surprised me the most however was the fact that 80% said they were the same because I didn't even think anyone would put that and it was almost not even going to be an option. I personally think both are hard but I'd say traditional is harder because I typically sketch things out traditionally and then turn them digitally so all my planning is done in the traditional stage.

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I also asked which they thought took more time. I kept seeing while researching that people were saying digital art took less time, which I don't necessarily believe but I want to see what others thought.

I wasn't surprised with the outcome, it typically takes less time for me to complete a digital piece then a traditional one, so I thought it would be generally the same for others. Not to say that it doesn't take long to do a digital piece, especially for people who take time to do backgrounds, shading, blending, etc. I was glad to see that for some people it takes longer to do because I was unsure if people were going to put that.

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I was excited for this question! I was generally curious what other people thought because I think that digital art personally does take a different skill set than traditional art but at the same time I feel as for some people it doesn't. I feel like it depends on the person's style.

I didn't think that there would be more no than there was yes so I was glad I asked this question :)

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I wanted to know if they knew that some people saw digital art negatively.

I was surprised I didn't get all yes, but at the same time I was glad that there were people who haven't heard about how digital art is seen as negative.

I also asked what kind of stuff they heard and here are some of the responses

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"I've heard things along the lines of "digital art isn't real art", "digital artists are fake artists", and "digital art is inferior".

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"Some people say it’s harder or more confusing but when u get used to it then it’s easier than traditional."

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"its not real art" "it doesn't count as art"

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"People taking advantage of it and making disgusting art, can get stolen easily"

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Most of the things that were said I already covered however with the last one, "people taking advantage of it and making disgusting art" I feel like with any form of art that happens, it's just more common to see digital art like that because it is more shared on the internet.

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The last question I decided to ask was for fun, but I wanted to know what programs if they were a digital artist that they used so if you would like to try digital art for yourself here are some programs to start. :)

ibis paint

This is the program I use and I think it's the best free program out there.

Autodesk SketchBook

This is a program I started with and it worked well.

fire alpaca

I've never used this program but it's free and from what I heard it's a good program.

Photoshop

I'm unsure how much this cost, I've only ever really used Photoshop for class until today when I connected my tablet and I find it a fun place to sketch.

Procreate

This program is $9.99 and it is only for iOS. I know a lot of digital arts use this program. but I also heard that ibis paint was better, that's how I actually found out about ibis, however I've never used procreate so I don't know how true that statement is.

Microsoft paint

I'm pretty sure most people have used Microsoft paint once in there life's, it's free and on most laptops and I've seen people make really cool pixel art on there.

[otomelavenderhaze]

good morning-afternoon-night! i hope i'm not bothering you with this ask, but since ive seen you are a great artist i thought that, if you don't mind, you could give me some advice? i draw with pencil and i see that even if i pratice everyday, i just doesn't seem to get better. it's the same weird looking and bad drawings, always! i try references, try doing on my own, but i'm not evolving. i can't pay for classes, so you know any advice available on the internet?

You’re not bothering at all. First of all, thank you for thinking that I’m a great artist, it’s really flattering. 

I’m self-taught as well, when I started I had a very little base. That’s why I searched for videos that could help me. If wasn’t for Kienan Lafferty’s tutorials videos, I wouldn’t know for was start, then for traditional art I watched Drawingwiffwaffles that has a lot of videos of drawing on paper and JelArts helped me a lot too. 

I will be honest with you, I think digital art is easier to learn and get to the point of looking good than traditional. For me, a big game-changer was buying my Wacom, because my traditional art feeds off my experiments with digital art while my digital art really needed me to keep drawing traditionally. 

But I can understand if you can’t buy it now, so I will give you some actual tips that I find useful. 

First: be kind to yourself. Learning something alone is a struggle, you feel like you’re not improving, that have stopped your progress, then try something new and try to enjoy it. 

When I say try something new I also say copy other’s artists' strong points, there is a certain way that these artists draw noses? Try copy it. There is this a certain way that these other artists shade their sketches? Try it. 

You’re not stealing their whole art to post or to claim as yours, you’re trying to understand how they do certain things that you can’t. You not going to post it, it’s to be on your sketchbook and be something personal. 

I search for a lot of references on Pinterest (I know it’s a devil’s tool, but it’s hella useful) and they have pieces of everything! You can print some and put beside your sketchbook, I don’t incentive you to trace them, because you need to train your eyes, but experiment with it. 

Another thing that was a turning point to me was learning how to sketch only with pen and color pencils. They’re tools that going to frustrate you a lot, because they push you to do better, but they’re very useful when you get the hang of it. The best sketches on my sketchbook are in color pencils. 

Another thing that helped me tons too: drawing other things besides human figures. You can draw anything, plants, animals anything that you love and you will see how it’s easier, how it helps with warm-ups and how good it feels. 

When I brought to myself a small sketchbook, where I could take everywhere I went, doesn’t matter how busy I was, I would take some minutes of my day (while waiting for class to start) and draw something, anything, sometimes I would draw only eyes, other times I would draw only pose figures, others I would draw cats... but I never tried to have full-finished ones, everything was very sketchy because I really wanted to experiment and have some fun. It wasn’t for others to see. It’s all for me. 

Sorry if I wrote a lot kkkkkk I hope this helps. 

It’s important that you let yourself try to absorb for other’s artstyle so you can find yourself at some point, if you don’t, then there is not much you will find yourself learning.