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Posted: Apr 7, 2006 6:46 pm
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So, I got into this weird argument with a 'art-elitist' the other day. The guy was saying that all traditional artwork (created with paints, colored pencils..etc) was better then all the digital artwork (created with Photoshop and the like). He said that digital artists were untalented since they use a program to create thier images. He went on ranting about how they should pick up a paintbrush and create art that way instead of using a computer mouse. I disagree!
Now if you ask me, you can't compare the traditional stuff to digital. With trad, you have to use 'real' mediums, and create your own colors. With digital, a program already has the colors, and the effects you can use.
Digital coloring (in my opinion) is often times more easier then trad since you got the 'undo' button, and the colors are already there, but you need to learn the program itself, which can take hours. I used to be a digital artist myself a while back. And I know it isn't as easy as it sounds..
To me, the whole 'trad vs digital' is alot simular to the 'music vs electronic music' argument. You can't exactly compare them both, since ther own ways of creating art is so different. Digital art (as with electronic music) itsn't always made by a bunch of lazy people as many elitists would say. It takes alot of smarts to know your tools (with d.art it's the art computer program, and with electro music it is the machines and equipment). As with trad art, all it really takes is creativity and a brillient mind. In fact, with digital art, you got more freedom and that can be fun!
I prefer traditional mediums myself though
But thats just me XDD I just like to create artwork that I can put my hands on.
What do you guys think?
EDIT: Stupid spelling errors...aaaaarh xD
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Posted: Apr 7, 2006 8:42 pm
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Posted: Apr 7, 2006 9:05 pm
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Yes! That is exactly what I ment...well maybe not exactly, but close! ^_^;;
I forgot to mention what you said about having knowledge about the basics of art! XD;; But yup, that's true. If you don't have much knowledge, it dosn't matter what you do trad, or digital, it still won't look good. And the same applies to music too. The next person who says that all digital art is untalented is going to get slap in the face xDD
Of course, I still think that both are almost uncomparable. I mean, air-brushing in real life is alot different compared to the digital version
It really sucks how ignorant those dumb art-elitists are! And yes, they even said that the computer does all the work for digital artists. The person who said that was one of my art teachers, who is a real phobia for technology and computers >___<;;;
They got thier advantages though! With digital, you can show your art online looking colorful and at full effect while the trad artists can show the stuff in real life without having a godly printer
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Posted: Apr 8, 2006 11:39 am
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Posted: Apr 8, 2006 5:16 pm
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Well I was saying that both trad and digital are almost uncomparable because even though digital art can have the same effects of trad, the way you color isn't exactly the same! xD With traditional oil painting, you have to go through all this messy, tedious, paint mixing and drying while the oil paint on a computer program you don't. That is just my opinion though.
and umm...maybe people arn't here yet because it is a bit early? I'm sure someone will come along ^_^; I'm glad you like the topic though, and here I thought I was ranting about useless things that everyone would know ^_^;;
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Posted: Apr 8, 2006 5:26 pm
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Posted: Apr 8, 2006 5:47 pm
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On Apr 8, 2006 5:26 pm, arkillian said:
)This is true! There are people out there who get angery because of the popularity of digital-colored anime. In a way, I can see why they would be so ticked off though...it is because there are anime-art fans out there who go all "Art is boring unless it is DIGITAL ANIME!!!!!!" and only look at kind of art. It's...limiting.
Haha..this is cracking me up!
Now that I think about it, I kind of used to be one of those whiners! I remember I used to draw INSANEILY detailed, moody, uber anime drawings (much like this- http://www.paperdemon.com/artview.php/id/5010.html ) but then nobody liked my art, instead, it was all the digital-colored, minimalistic chibis that had all the glory. I was so upset over it that I got depressed for like two long years, and then became a whimp when it came to critiques!
Well, at least I didn't become a digital-art hater. I became an anime-fan/otaku hater. It is funny what jealiousy can do!
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Posted: Apr 8, 2006 5:54 pm
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As soon as a good artist is advertised, their popularity soars cause people didn't know they existed till then. It's kind of sad really. That's why I like PD better. Everyone sees your art, and they aren't forced by the competition to base serching on what they want to see. A few hours and you can surf everyone's gallery
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Posted: Apr 8, 2006 9:56 pm
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Posted: Apr 8, 2006 10:30 pm
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Posted: Apr 9, 2006 2:39 am
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Posted: Apr 9, 2006 7:10 am
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Hmm... That's a tough one... I think traditional wins in my opinion, because then if you upload a scanned image of it, at least you have the original piece so u have the upper hand in an art theft situation. Plus I really don't know how to describe it... but i feel there's something "magical" in a way about traditional art. You can feel the energy that the artist has put into the piece (though i gotta say i do hate modern art, it majorly sucks, it's not art at all in my opinion)
Whereas Digital... there just isn't something right... It doesn't tell as much of a story as a real media piece. Yes you may get a digital piece to look better than any traditional piece, but isn't that mainly because you spend your time doing digital as opposed to working on traditional? plus theres all the filters, effects and undo buttons and such...
Anywayz, that's just my opinion in this debate. Someone who worked for Disney also said she preferred traditional because you can have the original infront of you, to feel the texture, see and sudy the beauty of it and even smell the paint/paper or whatever media you've used, whereas digital... you can't really do these.
Posted: Apr 9, 2006 2:38 pm
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On Apr 9, 2006 7:10 am, Maz Bourne said:
Yeah..thats the exact same way I think of it
There is something about creating art on an actual paper/canvas that makes it more special in comparision to creating art digitally. Of course, that is just me ^_^;
Or maybe it is because I am left-handed, and my right hand sucks at everything it does. I'm not even going to bother finding one of those 'left-handed' mouses either xD
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Posted: Apr 9, 2006 8:19 pm
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Or maybe it is because I am left-handed, and my right hand sucks at everything it does. I'm not even going to bother finding one of those 'left-handed' mouses either xD
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Posted: Apr 10, 2006 9:00 pm
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My right hand is...dead. It can't do anything right! xD well, unless it's cutting with scissors, and even then I got to flip the scissors upside down to cut paper better
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Posted: Apr 15, 2006 11:07 pm
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Posted: Apr 16, 2006 10:24 am
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Alright, here is my thoughts being that I'm a totally traditional artist.
Personally I've always worked with traditional medums. I love to do everything traditional because that's what I enjoy.
Now, I HAVE tried to do digital art and I suck at it. Now if I really wanted to learn it, I'm sure I could. But I really like doing everything traditional and that's where I'm going to stay.
I think they're an even split, personally. I know how hard both are becuase I've tried both. It's really not easy for me to do traditional art because I do mess it up. But, just like digital art, traditional art can be fixed.
Something Arkillian said to me when I said I just could not draw real people right was "Its also what you like to see yourself draw- obviously you don't enjoy drawing realism as much as you thought- I'd like to do anime, but my hearts not in it." As corney as I sound, I kind of stuck on that.
That guy is bashing digital art and I he's probably not even tried it. Digital vs. traditional or Anime vs. Realism, it all seems even to me. If you REALLY want to so something you can. This guy REALLY wants to do traditional and so he can. You, Azzy, can do digital because and i'm goint ot assume because that's what you really want to do.
So after this long rant that probably makes no sence at all my final statment is that I like digital just as much as traditional even tho I only do traditional. ^_^ (Tell me if I confused anyone.)
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Posted: Apr 17, 2006 5:31 pm
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