Traditional or Digital?

[Twilight-Prince1002]

Just trying to make some small talk here, but it's a question that's probably been asked time and again, yet I ask it now: For the artists in this place, do you prefer traditional or digital art? I'm kinda an old flunkie myself, so I usually prefer keeping to the traditional ways of art, though I have been slowly getting into pixel art.

[Archem]

Just to be sure, you're asking about art on a canvas with paints, oils, pastels, ect. versus anything that requires a monitor or printer to view, right?

I feel like it's obvious, but your post assumes a few things and leaves some parts a little vague.




Either way, I prefer anything digital, simply because of the beauty of CTRL+Z. Fast, easy, and a perfect erase.

[Darkfox]

I draw with pencil and paper and I work with digital. I have no immediate preference over another.

[Twilight-Prince1002]

Just to be sure, you're asking about art on a canvas with paints, oils, pastels, ect. versus anything that requires a monitor or printer to view, right?

I feel like it's obvious, but your post assumes a few things and leaves some parts a little vague.




Either way, I prefer anything digital, simply because of the beauty of CTRL+Z. Fast, easy, and a perfect erase.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I meant. Draw by hand or draw by computer, to put simply.

And if this does belong in the All of All section, a mod can feel free to move it. I just thought it could be discussed here.

[Archem]

I think it's alright here, as it's a discussion of the creative arts.

So it stays here

[MissingName]

I have a tablet.

Ah.  That explains some stuff...

Me?  I like MS Paint.

[Ben]

I love my tablet and its undo copy pastyness

but there are things I can do with "traditional" mediums that beat digital at times.

Likewise, give me some spray cans and Im a happy guy too.

[X_marks_the_ed]

Traditional for casual or entertainment, digital for publishable work.

[Muraiko]

I think it's more easier to use traditional art, you just seemed to have more control using a pencil then you do with a mouse.

Unfortunatly, I can't afford a scanner... so I've alwaysed had to stick with paint anyway...

[Archem]

I love my tablet and its undo copy pastyness

but there are things I can do with "traditional" mediums that beat digital at times

Yes, this is true. Also, the inability to CTRL + Z/X/C with traditional methods make for more effective and efficient learning.

[MissingName]

Traditional for casual or entertainment

I still find it satisfying to splotch random paint marks on a canvas/paper.  Or just say "SCREW IT!" and dump the paint all over the surface. 

[MissingName]

Nah, it's cheap tempera or acrylic paint. 

Then there's random marker lines on paper.  Even more satisfying if said piece of paper is a test you failed.

[Archem]

Nah

I think he meant "comparatively speaking", and versus the standard drawing tool (pencils, crayons, etc.).
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[Ben]

above posts

So you throw random lines and splotches on things and call it art eh? Youre one of THEM. lol
Branch off. Youll thank me for it later.
 you show a disgusting lack of respect for your materials. Sounds like you enjoy the "making a mess" part more then the actual process. Good acryllic is not cheap. Nor is Good Tempera. But I suspect that your parents, or school, or your group home's occupational therapist is/are footing the bill for your waste...so I wont hold it against you


Ive never been a fan of the random thing with artwork. Sure, some people can pull it off, but it shows a lack of deliberation...lack of cognition perhaps. I like to try and have a cohesive idea of what my subject is before I draw it. More prescisely, I think of a mood first, then subject, then plan my exceution via rough sketches and a good copy.

"publishable work" should not be determined by your medium, but your commitment to mastery of the medium.

[MissingName]

No, it isn't art.  It's a way to let off steam without kicking the dog down the stairs or throwing the fine china across the room.

And the paint is complete crap.

But maybe you're right.  It is a waste of resources that could be better spent making something worthwhile in the long run.

Now excuse me, my batteries have a 6% charge.