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 Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:25 am
I need to brush up on my basics a bit. I need to do some figure drawing and perspective work. Do you think that there is any real benefit to practicing my figure drawings with pencil to paper, or is a tablet just as good?
Advice and reasons?
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:34 pm
Doesn't matter what you do it with, so long as it gets done and you learn something.
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:23 pm
Learning.... Slowly.... Learning.....
If I don't get into school this year I'm gonna poop myself. I've decided to go for the good school instead of the school that lets everybody in... And now I'm stuck trying to wow them.
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:09 pm
*so late into the game*
Depends on what sort of tablet and tablet pen you pick up.
Some of the tablet surfaces are really smooth so you might over or undershoot your penstrokes. The ones with some resistance/friction on their drawing surfaces can grind down the pen nibs of some of the tablet pens. I know that the Intuos 4 tablet was notorious for destroying several pen nibs and replacement nibs because of it's drawing surface. Most of my Intuos 4 friends complained about it back when I was still in school. I have no idea if they(Wacom) fixed the issue or not. Judging from their online store, I don't think they have. . . >__>;
The pen is another factor to consider. There are different styles of tablet pens aside from the ones that come with the actual tablet. Each one is modeled after different traditional tools such as an airbrush or in different sizes. If you're used to working with smaller pencils/pens, try looking for a thinner tablet pen to start out with.
With hardware out of the way, the only difference between drawing in traditional mediums (pen/pencil and paper, paint and canvas) is that you're not always looking at the tablet. You're looking at the screen where your digital work is being created. Some tablets have a screen for their work surface but those are not always readily available for use depending on where you are.
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Advice, it's a good skill you pick up if you're planning to do vectoring or skip the scanner for your art. You can try digital speed painting to get the hang of the tablet and pen. It doesn't have to be perfect, think of it as practice and fine tuning your hand-eye coordination.
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:47 am
Black Witch of Ra *so late into the game* Depends on what sort of tablet and tablet pen you pick up. Some of the tablet surfaces are really smooth so you might over or undershoot your penstrokes. The ones with some resistance/friction on their drawing surfaces can grind down the pen nibs of some of the tablet pens. I know that the Intuos 4 tablet was notorious for destroying several pen nibs and replacement nibs because of it's drawing surface. Most of my Intuos 4 friends complained about it back when I was still in school. I have no idea if they(Wacom) fixed the issue or not. Judging from their online store, I don't think they have. . . >__>; The pen is another factor to consider. There are different styles of tablet pens aside from the ones that come with the actual tablet. Each one is modeled after different traditional tools such as an airbrush or in different sizes. If you're used to working with smaller pencils/pens, try looking for a thinner tablet pen to start out with. With hardware out of the way, the only difference between drawing in traditional mediums (pen/pencil and paper, paint and canvas) is that you're not always looking at the tablet. You're looking at the screen where your digital work is being created. Some tablets have a screen for their work surface but those are not always readily available for use depending on where you are. ~~ Advice, it's a good skill you pick up if you're planning to do vectoring or skip the scanner for your art. You can try digital speed painting to get the hang of the tablet and pen. It doesn't have to be perfect, think of it as practice and fine tuning your hand-eye coordination. I'm comfortable with the tablet itself, it's more a question of would it be weird to hand in a portfolio without many or any pencil-to-paper drawings.
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:24 am
Funkyblueeyes Black Witch of Ra *so late into the game* Depends on what sort of tablet and tablet pen you pick up. Some of the tablet surfaces are really smooth so you might over or undershoot your penstrokes. The ones with some resistance/friction on their drawing surfaces can grind down the pen nibs of some of the tablet pens. I know that the Intuos 4 tablet was notorious for destroying several pen nibs and replacement nibs because of it's drawing surface. Most of my Intuos 4 friends complained about it back when I was still in school. I have no idea if they(Wacom) fixed the issue or not. Judging from their online store, I don't think they have. . . >__>; The pen is another factor to consider. There are different styles of tablet pens aside from the ones that come with the actual tablet. Each one is modeled after different traditional tools such as an airbrush or in different sizes. If you're used to working with smaller pencils/pens, try looking for a thinner tablet pen to start out with. With hardware out of the way, the only difference between drawing in traditional mediums (pen/pencil and paper, paint and canvas) is that you're not always looking at the tablet. You're looking at the screen where your digital work is being created. Some tablets have a screen for their work surface but those are not always readily available for use depending on where you are. ~~ Advice, it's a good skill you pick up if you're planning to do vectoring or skip the scanner for your art. You can try digital speed painting to get the hang of the tablet and pen. It doesn't have to be perfect, think of it as practice and fine tuning your hand-eye coordination. I'm comfortable with the tablet itself, it's more a question of would it be weird to hand in a portfolio without many or any pencil-to-paper drawings. Personally I don't think it would be weird to hand in majority or all digital work. As long as you know what you're doing and can reproduce the same kind of quality work regardless of medium. Just in case the person you're giving your portfolio is iffy on digital work, it's probably best to put in some traditional things in too.
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:07 pm
Even if you're primarily planning on working in digital media, it is still extremely beneficial to have examples of traditional work in a portfolio. That way, when they look through they can say "oh, they can do digital AND traditional" instead of wondering if all you can do is digital artwork.
Better to buff yourself up and show off every skill you have then leave them wondering.
Plus it's a lot different having to erase marks manually/worry about smudges and blending and shading with something that can be manipulated by something as seemingly insignificant as how much sweat is on your fingertips than having a perfect, always-clean tablet.
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:28 am
Funkyblueeyes I need to brush up on my basics a bit. I need to do some figure drawing and perspective work. Do you think that there is any real benefit to practicing my figure drawings with pencil to paper, or is a tablet just as good? Advice and reasons? Experience speaks now emotion_dealwithit First off all, you want to improve basics - draw on paper with pencil. If you have brother/sister draw them ( no matter what they're doing - watching TV/sitting by PC ) it's much more beneficial to you than book illustrations because you can see figure from many different angles. I'm used to drawing my sister like that whee I almost never draw realistic things with tablet - I feel much more comfortable with pencil 3nodding The biggest difference is the mobility - it's much easier to move around with piece of paper than your computer with tablet, isn't it?
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:40 pm
xXx Guenhwyvar xXx Funkyblueeyes I need to brush up on my basics a bit. I need to do some figure drawing and perspective work. Do you think that there is any real benefit to practicing my figure drawings with pencil to paper, or is a tablet just as good? Advice and reasons? Experience speaks now emotion_dealwithit First off all, you want to improve basics - draw on paper with pencil. If you have brother/sister draw them ( no matter what they're doing - watching TV/sitting by PC ) it's much more beneficial to you than book illustrations because you can see figure from many different angles. I'm used to drawing my sister like that whee I almost never draw realistic things with tablet - I feel much more comfortable with pencil 3nodding The biggest difference is the mobility - it's much easier to move around with piece of paper than your computer with tablet, isn't it? Good point 3nodding
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