{"id":24651,"date":"2021-10-13T18:17:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T18:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/?p=24651"},"modified":"2021-10-15T22:44:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T22:44:18","slug":"why-digital-art-can-improve-your-drawing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/blog\/why-digital-art-can-improve-your-drawing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why digital art can improve your drawing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’ve probably noticed it by now. On the net, more and more so-called “digital” illustrations are appearing. You may know it, but these illustrations are made with a computer. But how is it done exactly, what is the point, and is it complicated? In this article, we will share with you why drawing on the computer can help you improve your drawing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is digital painting?<\/h2>\n

Digital drawing” or “digital drawing”, as the name suggests, is drawing not with traditional tools<\/strong> such as paper and pencil or paint and brushes, but directly on a computer using a graphics tablet.
\nWith your digital pen<\/strong> (your pencil, but it can also be your brush, your eraser, etc.) you draw on the plastic slab and your line appears as if by magic on your computer screen<\/strong>. The difficulty at the beginning lies in not looking at your hand, but at your screen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The touch is obviously not the same either. Your tablet and your pen being made of plastic, it is for the moment impossible to reproduce the “touch” of a pencil lead on a paper.<\/p>\n

You will say to me, but then what is the point of working in digital if it is not so instinctive?
\nAnd here, I would answer you: they are very numerous.<\/p>\n

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1. Go back and adjust<\/h3>\n

Among these numerous advantages, you have of course the fact to go back at will.<\/strong> Nothing is really definitive and you can create different versions of the same design in order to really choose what your final design will be.
\nWhat’s the point? You no longer have to worry about “ruining” your drawing<\/strong> with a misplaced line or color spot.<\/p>\n

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2. Retouch quickly<\/h3>\n

Is this eye too big? Or would this element be more interesting if it were turned the other way? All these retouches are very quick to do on a computer whereas they take a lot of time to do in a traditional way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You will tell me, what if I prefer the fact that we can make “accidents” and that everything is not perfect<\/strong>? I would answer you, that’s fine, so do I! When I paint in traditional or digital painting, I use practically the same methodology.<\/strong> For example, I never go back.<\/strong> I prefer to add a layer of corrective paint where I feel I have misplaced my line. To me, that’s what gives it a “traditional” look and that’s how I like to paint.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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3. Space saving<\/h3>\n

If you paint, you know as well as I do that painting requires organization and especially space!<\/strong> Whether it’s on canvas or even on paper (like watercolor for example), drawing and painting in particular requires some organization. In digital, everything is much easier! You plug in your digital tablet, launch your favorite software (like Adobe Photoshop), and you’re done!<\/strong>
\nWhat’s more, with some tablets that have a real computer on board you can draw outside without any problem. This is a more expensive solution, but it’s really nice when you don’t have the time or space to take out all your painting equipment.
\nAn example of a live model session drawn on one of these tablets\/computers. In this session, I was the only one who could actually apply color in these very short sessions (10 minutes max per application). And in all honesty I would never have had the time to do anything with gouache or acrylics… By the time I mixed my colors… the pose would be over. Here in one click it’s done!<\/p>\n