Comments on: Digital Painting Comparison to Traditional Media http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/117/digital-painting-comparison-to-traditional-media/ A resource for digital painting tips, tricks and tutorials using Corel Painter, Photoshop and other software sources. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:09:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lynne http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/117/digital-painting-comparison-to-traditional-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 Lynne Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:56:07 +0000 http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/?p=117#comment-1166 If you have an IPhone or IPad, checkout the app called Sketch club! I have only owned this app for 14 days and thought I was getting the hang of it in digital art, but there are some incredible digital artists. Wow, I am amazed everyday. As well as ImagineFX magazine. These are the future artists who are doing digital mattes for movies and commercials and... Well, everything out there. Just wow! If you have an IPhone or IPad, checkout the app called Sketch club! I have only owned this app for 14 days and thought I was getting the hang of it in digital art, but there are some incredible digital artists. Wow, I am amazed everyday. As well as ImagineFX magazine. These are the future artists who are doing digital mattes for movies and commercials and… Well, everything out there. Just wow!

]]> By: Timo http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/117/digital-painting-comparison-to-traditional-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 Timo Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:45:48 +0000 http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/?p=117#comment-1165 Hi Mira=Excellent observations. While the lack of tactile texture is talked about quite frequently I have not considered scale before. I work relatively small compared to large wall murals so I have never thought of that. Given that there is much change when working with a mini even compared to a 40x60, I imagine scaling up to anything like a wall portrait would definitely have important changes. Thanks for sharing! Hi Mira=Excellent observations. While the lack of tactile texture is talked about quite frequently I have not considered scale before. I work relatively small compared to large wall murals so I have never thought of that. Given that there is much change when working with a mini even compared to a 40×60, I imagine scaling up to anything like a wall portrait would definitely have important changes. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Mira http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/117/digital-painting-comparison-to-traditional-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1164 Mira Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:04:37 +0000 http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/?p=117#comment-1164 You left out, what is to me, the greatest disadvantage to digital media. Creating a large scale piece with traditional media is a completely different experience for the artist, which affects the result in a subtle, but important way. Computer monitors a relatively small, but a canvas can be as large as a wall. Sure, you can print a digital piece at any size, but the scale the artist works at affects the artist's choices on everything from from composition, to value, to line weight. Another disadvantage to digital media is a lack of tactile texture. A print of a painting is never the same as seeing the original. With digital media there is only the print or the computer display. I think digital media, particularly digital painting, is great for illustration work, and yields amazing results for print and online work. It definitely has it's place along side traditional media and it's no less worthy than other media. I just think the disadvantages I mentioned are important considerations to think about when choosing a media to work with. You left out, what is to me, the greatest disadvantage to digital media. Creating a large scale piece with traditional media is a completely different experience for the artist, which affects the result in a subtle, but important way. Computer monitors a relatively small, but a canvas can be as large as a wall. Sure, you can print a digital piece at any size, but the scale the artist works at affects the artist’s choices on everything from from composition, to value, to line weight.

Another disadvantage to digital media is a lack of tactile texture. A print of a painting is never the same as seeing the original. With digital media there is only the print or the computer display.

I think digital media, particularly digital painting, is great for illustration work, and yields amazing results for print and online work. It definitely has it’s place along side traditional media and it’s no less worthy than other media. I just think the disadvantages I mentioned are important considerations to think about when choosing a media to work with.

]]> By: Preston Racette http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/117/digital-painting-comparison-to-traditional-media/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Preston Racette Sat, 25 Dec 2010 06:24:53 +0000 http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/?p=117#comment-886 This is a very good post! Keep them comming! This is a very good post! Keep them comming!

]]> By: Timo http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/117/digital-painting-comparison-to-traditional-media/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Timo Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:21:37 +0000 http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/?p=117#comment-83 Hi Gail, thanks for commenting. Hi Gail, thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Gail K http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/117/digital-painting-comparison-to-traditional-media/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Gail K Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:59:03 +0000 http://www.digitalpaintmagazine.com/blog/?p=117#comment-82 Great notes on the different painting techiques.. give me digital art anyday. NightinGail Photography Great notes on the different painting techiques.. give me digital art anyday.

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