Modern methods: The new art of digital painting
Many traditional artists are used to the normal mediums of acrylic, oils and watercolors and each have their own favorite medium to use. However, in recent years a brand new artistic medium has broken out and become very popular; Digital Painting. This medium has inspired many people to have an interest in art and gives artists a brand new medium to discover and work with.
Digital Painting is just as it sounds, painting on a computer. You don’t use paints, pastels or colored pencils; you use the computer and the mouse or a tablet! There are many different design programs out there that you can use for digital painting and some are very inexpensive.The artist would use a mouse or a tablet to paint on the blank canvas, the screen. When using a tablet, painting may be a little easier since the tablet is a square piece of hardware that you would use a digital pen to paint with. The mouse takes quite a bit of work, controlling the mouse takes practice and skill. Especially when you are trying to draw a form and paint with the paintbrush tool.
This great medium has been rising in popularity for the past few years and it’s bringing a whole new community of painters and artists together.
Posted on September 18th, 2011 by www.atelp.org
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