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Kayley
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What is the best program to learn how to draw digitally?
I want to be a concept artist/illustrator, and I have little digital art skills. I want to use Procreate, since I've used it before and it's the most accessible for me. But I was wondering if programs like Photoshop and Clip Studio Paint are better. #art #artist #art-education #the-arts #digital-art #concept-artist #illustrator #arts #painting #artists
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Lisa Lynn Abercrombie
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You need to learn Adobe illustrator and Photoshop
Carol Torres Gonzalez
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Procreate is being used more and more as a standard tool in game art and illustration. Photoshop is still a default tool in most studios, so it'll still be good to have the layout of that tool learned and comfortable to work with. It's incredibly powerful and hyper-economical. What WILL set you ahead of the game is learning a bit of 3D. Blender is and excellent tool for this example, as it's incredibly quick for getting quick layouts of scenes or 3D character from a production that need a detailed costume or design pass.
Don't neglect doing a bit of plen-air or real-life studies at least once a week. Even if you're sharp on technical tools, fundamentals of composition, values, and shapes/silhouettes will always remain as the strongest understanding that needs to shine through whatever your final product is, whether it's a thumbnail, sketch, character/ prop sheet or final polished illustration. If you can master both solid fundamental and speed, you're golden. Best of success!
Don't neglect doing a bit of plen-air or real-life studies at least once a week. Even if you're sharp on technical tools, fundamentals of composition, values, and shapes/silhouettes will always remain as the strongest understanding that needs to shine through whatever your final product is, whether it's a thumbnail, sketch, character/ prop sheet or final polished illustration. If you can master both solid fundamental and speed, you're golden. Best of success!
Alwyn Velásquez
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Hello Kayley,
The tools are not relevant in learning how to draw digitally as each program may have similarities but also many differences. It's the skill in drawing that is key. If you can draw in as simple a fashion as pencil and paper, the hand-eye coordination and level of details that accompany hours of drawing to improve your skill van be transferred to a digital form. Draw and expose yourself to as many tools as you can while mastering the ones most in use will benefit you most. Like any creative skill showcasing your (Behance, Devianart, and Dribble are some portfolio sites) work will gain you exposure and if you are really good recognition. As its said practice makes perfect, so go at it with all you might for the love of drawing.
The tools are not relevant in learning how to draw digitally as each program may have similarities but also many differences. It's the skill in drawing that is key. If you can draw in as simple a fashion as pencil and paper, the hand-eye coordination and level of details that accompany hours of drawing to improve your skill van be transferred to a digital form. Draw and expose yourself to as many tools as you can while mastering the ones most in use will benefit you most. Like any creative skill showcasing your (Behance, Devianart, and Dribble are some portfolio sites) work will gain you exposure and if you are really good recognition. As its said practice makes perfect, so go at it with all you might for the love of drawing.