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Digital w/ tablet vs. Traditional
macskeeball \| 05/27/2005 @167 \| edit post

Not long ago I got a Wacom Intuos3 tablet so that I could finally *create* on the computer. Before the tablet, I mostly used Photoshop for editing/mixing together and not creating except for the occasional pixel-by-pixel made images. I did my creating with traditional art, but now that I've got the tablet I have a hybrid at my disposal. For those of you with tablets, how do you decide whether to do something on the computer or off the computer? Is there a type of art that you feel is better accommodated by one then the other, or a stage in the artistic process?

Re: Digital w/ tablet vs. Traditional
arenhaus \| 05/27/2005 @324 \| edit post

It's not a stage, it's just another medium. Some works you feel you want to be in a particular medium; sometimes you just choose whatever is adequate. It's no different from considering whether to do some picture in graphite, ink, watercolor or acrylic. (Or vectors. Or whatever.)

Re: Digital w/ tablet vs. Traditional
bellas \| 05/27/2005 @653 \| edit post

sound like 40 km. marathon on foot VS 40 km. marathon in bicycle

different medias different aptitudes. CG isn't painting are computer graphic is different like foot/bicycle/car i think.
if you go compete with oil painter try oil painting n________n if you go to compete with CG, try CG. I'm right? i like CG and traditional art n_____n

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Re: Digital w/ tablet vs. Traditional
kariefury \| 05/27/2005 @672 \| edit post

I use my tablet for coloring the image but I've found I prefer drawing the thing out on paper and scanning it in. My tablet is a 4x5 so If i sketch into the comp I find myself using zoom alot and distorting the image.

Re: Digital w/ tablet vs. Traditional
DigitalDust \| 05/27/2005 @820 \| edit post

Well, my design work is all digital and has been for quite some time, but I don't think I'll ever do another commercial illustration by traditional means, unless requested and compensated for.

I will always draw with pencil/charcoals and paint in oils because I like them even though I've done some portraiture digitally Autumn Angel by

DigitalDust Temptatious Tike by

DigitalDust that has met with client approval, so I wouldn't be opposed to and am pursuing digital fine art as time permits.

Personally, I prefer the feel/response of graphite on paper or brush on canvas to a stylus on tablet - but I'm getting used to it. And the flexibility of digital is oh-so-sweet!

Digital really isn't and/or, rather another medium for the artist to use.

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