Is it normal for digital artists to be bad traditionally?

[joannekwan]

I didn't touch photoshop until I was 17, and I didn't get a tablet until I was 18 or 19. Granted I'm a little rusty sketching things traditionally currently (I should do that some more again). It's just so damn easy to fix things digitally. For example I often draw heads or faces a bit too large proportionally and it's fixed with the transform tool in a snap. Traditionally, you'd have to erase and draw it again. So I suppose digital art has made me lazy in that sense.

But there are some things I can still do better traditionally than digitally though, color mixing for example. I like to think my colors are excellent in water color and oils, but I often struggle to paint digitally. There are just some digital painting styles I don't think I'll ever nail.

Digital art takes just as much skill as traditional media, you still have to know the fundamentals and how to use your tools. Digital is just a different art medium, and it's normal to be better at some mediums than others.

[dojo]

Yeah as many have probably stated all ready it's really all about what you're used to. I mean, lots of people who are bad at traditional are bad at digital as well (and I've definitely seen digital artists knock on traditional art as well). Sculptors can't always draw, Painters can't always use charcoal, it's really just apple and oranges. Digital is just less "accepted" among certain circles because it's newer, but give it time and it'll be considered "just another medium". (Historically the "new thing" is always looked down upon and it takes several generations before people realize it doesn't matter)

And honestly, "traditional" vs "digital" are two very very broad categories. I'm good at inking using a brush, but I'm not that great at painting using anything besides gouache. I'm good at my typical digital painting style, but ask me to paint something that looks real and I wouldn't be able to do it (I'm way better at rendering realism traditionally)

SO YEAH... just your average typical "IT'S 'SALL GOOD STUFF" reply

[Shanny8]

For me, drawing & inking are my strong points. I've tried to sit down and learn painting with acrylics, gouache, & watercolor- and I didnt have the patience to stick with it. I feel my digital coloring isnt good as well...my digital pencils & inks are pretty good, but I feel my traditional pencil & ink skills are better.

[WarkDatch]

Honestly it depends where are you used more.

There are some artist who were used more to traditional drawing, to digital drawing, or both, in my case i got used of digital drawing more than traditional drawing, so i can draw better on digital rather than traditional.