Appreciating Traditional Art

[TheGentleArtist]

I still have a soft spot for traditional art and go back drawing in it time to time. The supplies I mostly use are pencils and colored pencils. Sometimes I branch out to incorporate: markers, paint, watercolors etc.,; but my go two is pencil and colored pencils.
I find traditional art to be pretty free as if I have a lot more possibilities to choose from. Maybe it's because seeing mistakes in traditional just hits different when compared to seeing mistakes in digital XD.

[Pony_wearing_a_hat]

Ooh! She's lovely! I really like the patterns in her clothing, and the folds!

[DokiDokiTsuna]

Even as a digital artist, I still do lots of traditional art: every piece I create, from drawings to comics to animation, has a physical paper trail of inks and pencil sketches.

Every once in a while, I still do traditional pieces that are meant to 'stand alone', though. Like this painting I did 2 months ago, I think:

I was trying to apply some of the digital shading techniques I'd learned since the last time I took up the brushes...it didn't come out perfect, but it was very interesting to try.

But since I don't paint so much anymore (especially since I left IB Art...) most of my modern traditional work is just sketches. Like, maybe I'll be doodling a character and get a little too into it; that kinda stuff.

I think I'll always be a traditional artist at heart; working with physical media is just too much fun. And (although my experience is still very limited) I have yet to find a tool that I can express myself with better than a mechanical pencil. Digital art just gives me more color options, and of course, allows me to satisfy my inner perfectionist through the use of Ctrl+Z. ^^

[Pony_wearing_a_hat]

I like the mix of mediums in the second picture!

[surenlicious]

I went back to doing traditional art in 2018 again after a decade long break. I am especially enjoying copic markers and watercolours (gouache mostly!). I picked it up again to up my art skill and going back to my roots helps a lot.

[Pony_wearing_a_hat]

your color work is absolutely stunning!

[surenlicious]

Thank you so much! I've got lots to learn still but I'm happy its enjoyed where I am now.

[therosesword]

Although I'm not much of an artist my brother has his mfa and I have a cousin who has a bit of a reputation as a watercolorist.

Among some of the things I love are the old travel posters of the 1920's and 30's those art deco style. I could never afford an original though.

I'll let one of the walls in my living room speak for me as to how I feel about traditional art.

[Pony_wearing_a_hat]

Oh, I love the black and white pieces! You have good taste!

[BarBarKetrab]

These are incredible! How long did it take you to get this good?

[therosesword]

I have a lot of etchings.

[surenlicious]

I went back to doing traditional art again in 2018 after a break of nearly 15 years so uh...3 years? XD I'm happy where I'm heading though, but I have so much I must learn and discover still.

[thecrystalrook]

I pretty much work only traditionally now with copic markers. Except for VERY large background areas, and that's really only to save on ink. I definitely prefer it, I don't like the super-clean lines of digital and I'm generally faster at blending with a marker than I am with csp or photoshop brushes.

[Hambonous]

I do enjoy drawing on paper

[migxmeg]

I love working traditionally! It took a while to adjust to digital but now I primarily draw on my ipad.

I do traditional work sometimes still - usually pencils or watercolor because they are simple... mostly as gifts for my parents/grandparents, who are very traditional people :).

One other medium I love is block printing! That's once a year as a holiday project.

And then here's some pre-2010 stuff from way back when I hoped to be an oil painter (one nude model, so if that bothers you, don't look).

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[Llyrel]

I love traditional art! If it wasn't for the costs + the pandemic + the fact that I live in a tiny ass town with only one (1) art supply store that doesn't have a whole lot of stuff available (I already pillaged their whole marker section, lol :'D), I'd still be doing my comic traditionally... but alas, had to switch to digital instead

Still, got a bunch of traditional pieces (I mean, there are some Photoshop enhancements for colors/some special effects, but 95% of it is all traditional, lol).

[AmazementComics]

Traditional art is my bread and butter. Our comics started off with traditional art. As someone said earlier, traditional art feels more authentic and people feel more comfortable drawing things out if they're in the process of learning digital or if they don't care to learn digital. Here's an example of some of our traditional art:

[Mallory]

I honestly prefer traditional inking to digital inking like 10,000 times... but I dislike sketching in pencil TO ink something (just drawing with pencils I'm OK with, it's something in my brain that shuts off when I know I'm going to ink afterwards) so, aha... I end up doing mostly digital art.

I did buy myself nice watercolors and brushes though, and again, I really enjoy traditional inking so I do it every once in a while.

I had to do an art studio course that had us doing a lot of acrylic painting and I kinda wish i could get back into it but I currently have no room for a canvas lol.

[LCT_m_a_d]

Everyone's traditional stuff here is so stylish!

I much prefer my traditional works when it comes to black & white.
However, not so much with coloring. I don't paint anymore, and the logistics of sharing/posting I find a bit tedious.

[jkb4753]

I use daniel smith watercolor and 140lb cold press. i bought hot press by accident but it works great for color studies, which I do a lot. I keep all my old cheap college paper and I use it as scrap while I paint.

@Kelheor i love your art style
im just in love
if you ever want somebody to color something. pick me.