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Hello everyone,
I would like to share my first experience with a guided lesson online. I was not sure of myself at all but found it interesting. The teacher said it looks like I am able to draw. It was nice to hear :) Here is my first artwork "Stones". Obviously, without a professional recorded guide, and the ability to go backward or forward, I would not be able to make this. The first experience of virtual learning of painting was satisfying, so I consider to continue studying. Still looking for the most interesting school online.
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It's a good start and you'll have learned a whole lot more than (just) what it took to create the image. Keep us posted. And keep on trucking; work out where you want to be as an artist and take the courses that will get you there (from Marshall Vandruff, an art tutor in California).Alan, I appreciate it. Where I can find those courses?
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Hello,
It has been a while for me to find where I want to start. I had free lessons in an offline class. It was not comfortable. Dozens of Instagram profiles, Pinterest, Facebook. I found an international school of art. Some inspirations for the start from their collections https://www.pinterest.com/kalachevaschool/
I also registered for Digital Art. I wonder if there is a difference in drawing between Windows and MAC. I have a good tablet for my laptop.
Please, share your experience with working on a tablet instead of an IPad (I do not have one btw).
Best,
Nadia
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Just to say - I agree with Alan (well, great minds think alike!). Yes, you can obviously draw, but these are very different disciplines; you wouldn't want to learn French and Russian at the same time (or I certainly wouldn't) for instance.
Learning how to draw and paint with physical materials can cover a whole range of practices, one leading on from another. I'm not at all sure what degree of progression lies in digital art - I would think it a discipline to be explored after you've managed others.
And I shall stick my neck right out here and await the axe - I have never yet seen any digital image which I thought could not have been better done with the materials it seeks to emulate. I know that some can't manage physical materials, if I can use that term to distinguish them from digital, any more - and of course I also know of some, not least on this site, who have produced magical images digitally: I still think they'd have been even more magical if they'd been accomplished with paint, pastel, ink, or graphite in one of its many forms.
Right, you can open fire now................
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Just to say - I agree with Alan (well, great minds think alike!). Yes, you can obviously draw, but these are very different disciplines; you wouldn't want to learn French and Russian at the same time (or I certainly wouldn't) for instance. Learning how to draw and paint with physical materials can cover a whole range of practices, one leading on from another. I'm not at all sure what degree of progression lies in digital art - I would think it a discipline to be explored after you've managed others. And I shall stick my neck right out here and await the axe - I have never yet seen any digital image which I thought could not have been better done with the materials it seeks to emulate. I know that some can't manage physical materials, if I can use that term to distinguish them from digital, any more - and of course I also know of some, not least on this site, who have produced magical images digitally: I still think they'd have been even more magical if they'd been accomplished with paint, pastel, ink, or graphite in one of its many forms. Right, you can open fire now................I learned French and English at the same time :-) However, I agree that real physical materials give a tactile understanging of a process. It will be more reasonable to start with classical art lessons. Then, it will slowly evolve into virtual artwork. They must complement each other naturally. After seeing the video of my favorite teacher, I just felt in love with this beautiful pastel drawing. Maybe I should try pastels.
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by Nadia Sych
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I’ll reiterate what I’ve said previously, decide what direction you want your art to take and go for it! Talking about it will get you nowhere!
If it’s traditional drawing and painting, buy some materials, pastels, pencils, watercolours or whatever interests you, and just have a go!
You can post your work on the gallery and ask for critique if you want to.
