How can I make my digital art better?

zafeyry • 19 April 2012 at 1:45 PM

I'm an okay drawer, and I'm pretty good with cutting. I'm a good sculpter if I take my time but for the life of me I can't make any art on the computer -_-

Scissors/Paint Samples/Glue: http://zafeyry.deviantart.com/#/d466of5

http://zafeyry.deviantart.com/#/d466nkq

Clay: http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll233/zafeyry/Clay Projects/?action=view&current=Adarna3.jpg

Digital Art : http://zafeyry.deviantart.com/#/d4qfw3q

http://www.sumopaint.com/image/?id=1906385

http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll233/zafeyry/?action=view&current=bunjayodrawingoutline.jpg

http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll233/zafeyry/?action=view&current=bunjayoisland.jpg

So how can I make my digital art better? I see people's great images and cringe at the thought of what me doing that would look like 😋

Orderedchaos • 19 April 2012 at 1:49 PM

@zafeyry Well, unless you have a tablet, making good digital art with a mouse is a pain in the arse. It takes an crazy amount of patience to make things look good, since mouse movements can be a bit jerky.

If you do have a tablet, then its just a mater of practicing till you are as good drawing on it as you are drawing with a pencil and paper.

lily- • 19 April 2012 at 1:49 PM

@zafeyry
I'm not great at digital art either. Maybe if I use a Graphics tablet and if I have photoshop, but otherwise I'd rather stick with art done by hand 😋

zafeyry • 19 April 2012 at 1:54 PM

@orderedchaos
How much would a cheap tablet cost?

@lily-
Go non-digital artists 😋

lily- • 19 April 2012 at 2:06 PM

@zafeyry
Yeah I totally agree. XD

I do my best artwork with paper and pencil/paint/pastels etc. Well anything that involves doing it practically and by hand 😊

Orderedchaos • 19 April 2012 at 2:07 PM

@zafeyry After a quick search, $70-$80 seems to be the price range for the cheapest tablets.

zafeyry • 19 April 2012 at 2:16 PM

@orderedchaos
Phew that's a lot xD

Orderedchaos • 19 April 2012 at 2:17 PM

@zafeyry Yeah, and the price only goes up from there. >.< That's why I never bought one. I only draw as a hobby and could never justify the cost of one.

elluwah • 19 April 2012 at 2:18 PM

@zafeyry

I agree with orderedchaos, a good tablet would help you so much with digital art.

One thing you've got to understand though, is that getting a tablet doesn't automatically improve your art. The tablet is only as good as your actual skills in drawing are. I made that mistake when I bought my first tablet, and I thought it would suddenly make me amazing at drawing and, in fact, I still sucked. XD

So practice. That's another thing. It's a very common thing to be told but it literally is the key to being better at any form of art. It takes time, so don't give up! 😃

zafeyry • 19 April 2012 at 2:41 PM

@Orderedchaos
I don't have that money 😋 I'll stick with traditional art 😊

@elluwah
I'm much better with cutting than drawing, I guess I'll have to work on my drawing xD