Traditional vs Digital

I'm trying to get back into it. I'm trying to pick watercolors back up. Waiting for some more supplies to come in before I tamper with the alcohol inks.

@jc21095 Thank you lol but I think I can do better. I see these old paintings from college and they look rough and unfinished. Aside from the skeletons. That one's hanging up here on our wall.

They look plenty good to me, especially the last two. I can’t wait to see what you create next!

I'm no Bob, but you're paintings sure do make me happy as a tree! As an untrained... Ok so I have actually taken art classes in college... Still, to a lazy semi-educated artist, my opinion between digital and handmade comes down to the medium that best expresses that work. Digital is necessary for things like movies, TV shows, or commercials where time is of the essence and being able to transmit the project to not only to your fellow team members working alongside you, but to the consumer directly is paramount. Yet handmade will always have its place in crafting physical objects that are expected to be used physically like pottery or fabrics. It isn't one being better than the other, it is the purpose for use of said medium that decides the method. Also, handmade beauty lies often in its imperfections. Any painter knows it's the smudges and scratches that add depth to an otherwise flat 2 dimensional work. An amateur seeks to hide mistakes while a master embraces the challenge of working them into the piece as a natural extension. I'm also talking out of my ass, however I'll gladly take any money someone is offering if they sincerely bought into my nonsense, haha!

@choicemoonbee Thank you! @gabriel_true I struggle. I know I can do traditional art, but I know there are benefits to doing things digitally. Over time, it's less expensive because you aren't buying $$ materials like paint, canvas, the GOOD pencils, etc. etc. But it's also a huge time investment. I got an Ipad for Christmas 2 years ago, all of Arc's family pitched in. The goal was to learn Pro-Create and just do art on it. I played around with it some. I feel bad that I haven't completed anything with it. I now have other art supplies, traditional. >>> My biggest problem is that I don't make time for it. <<< When I was a kid, that part was easy. I had all the time in the world.

Both have their benefits. I normally draw in a sketch book and color it either with my ink or scan it to digital if I have a page to make digitally. Being the college grad from art school, A lot of illustration jobs will have you use digital since it is easier to manage with (and Adobe certification which I didn't get), it is tactile, and you don't have to wait for the paint to dry to get back to the work. Traditional art (ie sketchbook), you can physically touch, and there is just something about using an actual pencil that gives you an experience that digital can't offer. Honestly I think the people making this debate are that group of fine artists that hate everything that is commercial and/or doesn't fit their narrow standards of art. Digital art is art. For digital art though, I don't use those tablets that are like this where you have to look at your computer screen while you draw. https://uwm.edu/libraries/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/2018/10/Wacom-large-image.jpg I hate those things, So I got a small mid-range drawing monitor with a screen instead.