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I was painting in digital oils myself Eric, I know how it is alike to creating fine arts on the computer screen.
I was painting old fashion way.
Starting off with blank (digital) canvas, free hand outlines, to get the shapes, proportion right, then I was mixing all colours using limited palette, matching the tones and blocking in, then improving, etc.
Even though I was spending hours on it, every time when I've mentioned to my friends - it's digital - they reacted like it's fake, made up by software rather than me being skilful...
That was annoying me most, the disrespect by just not paying attention of how much heart I was giving into it, and how many hours and effort it was taking.
Basically as many as any other art making process.
I like your explanation, and step by step guide of creating it.
Art.
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Thank you for saying that PogArt Ti. I am glad you understand and share my experience.... There are a lot of people on this website, other artist and admin staff that put down digital art as being fake or meaningless. I think they are envious or jealous of the quality of paintings it is possible to create when you know what your are doing... They don't know how to use it or create it and they are afraid that they are going to become obsolete or be replaced somehow... I have tried to re-assure them that this is not going to happen... I doubt there are very many people or artist on this site or anywhere else in the world, who are able to make a living simply being an artist and nothing else... not having another livelihood... so why should they worry... I am about to turn 60yrs old and have been a Professional selling Artist most of my life, creating art and even having a book published, long before AI or Digital really existed... This is my medium now.. It's more user friendly and much more affordable...In my opinion it is the perfect medium... I still create in other mediums as well, but this is best... It just takes a little education and experience...
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Eric - I don't like digital art much, if I was one of those you had in mind -- but I'm not bothered it'll make painting obsolete; there's one thing to be said for it - unless such media have problems with durability I don't know about, you're not likely to have the issue that has befallen one of our members with oil paintings in her collection that have begun to fall off the canvas.
I don't have concerns about it - I even likesome of it; if I were an old-school illustrator, I wouldn't be too happy that my career had come to an abrupt halt because everyone's using digital imagery now; but I'm not; and anyway - you can fight against progress in technology as much as you like, but what you can't do is stop it. I think we all know that here - even those who still like to struggle with physical brushes and paint in tubes and pans. It may be more particular examples of digi-art that don't appeal - I don't know, I haven't really discussed it with anyone.
To close on a story for you: around 50 years ago, I used to manage an art-shop/gallery - a small-town affair, nothing grandiose. An elderly gentleman wanted us to try selling his paintings - they were extremely good. Unfortunately, he painted with a combination of designer's gouache and poster paint - in a matter of months, even kept out of direct sunlight, they had faded away to the base drawings. That's never likely to happen to your work: I do see its value, and I know that it's a process requiring a great deal of work and study. My aim in replying to you is to forestall any angry responses from those who powerfully dislike digital art, and are not likely to appreciate your suggestion that they might be jealous, or fearful that digital work will render theirs obsolete.