Haven't seen a topic of this subject before in here, so I thought to make one. I have heard lots of discussions and opinions about different methods to make art. Would be nice to have discussion about the topic and hear the opinions of users on Mintokyo. What do you think is the best method to make art ? Which one you prefer better digital or tradition and why ?
I think there really isn't best and worst more than the wrong or more rightful/valuable method of doing art. Every method is as equal with each other in my opinion. Of course the way artpieces turn out depends really much of the skills and somehow age of the person, and from the simple fact that what kind of art affects to your taste. Since of course drawing learning 5 years old child working with colour pencils can't be as "good" or "impressive" as skilled 20 years old working with digital programs and tablet. You have to think them to equal level, just like the age, skills and the time people have been working on drawing. I think people tend to forget that sometimes.
I myself though prefer working with traditional methods to draw and paint, mostly because I'm most familiar with it
and done it since childhood. I think somehow traditional methods are more deep than digital, I'm not sure can I
explain it constructively without judging it too harshly and getting the idea that I wouldn't appreciate it or
something like that, but I try.
When drawing traditional I think you have to have the image of what you are doing more completed and clear in your head
to get it done than when doing digital. What I mean is that for example you can play around and try different things
many times before deciding what element was the best for the piece you are working with or when you get mistake when
doing digital, you can easily erase it and try again. But when doing traditional in one way you don't have the
option to try different colours since if you use the colour it's there even if you don't like it afterwards.
Same goes for mistakes, it's there and stays there. Of course you can try to hide it but you know it's there
and it's not the way you first thought to art piece to be.
One reason I think traditional methods are more challenging since you really need to know and be sure of what you are
doing to succeed and that's one of the reasons also why I seem to give them more credit than digitally done pieces.
And nowadays people seem to prefer digitals being the "better and more quality" ones than traditional ones,
which I think is sad since forgetting how much effort and time you have to give for traditional methods.
But not to give the impression that I don't like digital ones at all ! I think with digital you kinda have more
space and options to do things, for example those things mentioned before. Doing digital seems also to be bit faster
method to get art pieces done, but then again it also depends on the time people spent time while working. I think you
can also make more easier impressive effects with digital which are harder to do by traditional ways. One reason though
again why I think digital is kinda cheating since you don't have to work so hard to get the impressive and
"better" look faster. But it's not fair to complain like that ,since traditional workers can make
impressive stuff too as easily when having enough skills and will ! But then again in this matter should remember the
differences about the digital and traditional methods.
I think digital gives nice option to work with your art and try to see it different way more easily. And since it's
some ways easier to work with, it forgives the things you can't do so well with traditional ways. Plus since
it's easier, it's not maybe so annoying and frustrating to learn. Since when you make mistake doing
traditional, you always have to start from the beginning most of the times. So failing doesn't eat your motivation
so hardly and encourages to try more and more. One of the reasons I want to learn digital is to first try colour
compinations etc before doing it actually on traditional, to minimaze the possible wrong colour choices etc. And
learning different methods is fun, opens eyes to new things :)
Anyway, I think you can get awfully beautiful fights about this subject ! ^^ Others say that people don't value the traditional works and effort put in them anymore. Others say digitally done works are cheating and those people don't even know how to use pen and paper. Or something like that the old most valuable paintings/art from centuries ago haven't even seen digital so why it supposed to be better method.
Well then, shoot the thoughts of yours and lets make constructive fight and learn together to give in and accept others opinions !
PS: Don't take things too seriously, I'm not saying other one is better than the other ! And sorry to make it so awfully long message !
