Digital Tips

So you have a tablet, you have program, now you only have to draw! Drawing digitally will be a bit different from drawing traditionally, but it's still the same concept obviously.

Experimenting digitally will have less repercussions than experimenting traditionally, in the traditional sense, you would have to get dirty at times. For example, getting paint on your skin, on your clothes, maybe making an illustration with charcoal and you only use your fingers to blend and other instances.

You'll also need to dedicate space solely for your art materials and your collection will only grow from there. From simple crayons, to colored pencils, watercolor pencils, charcoals, color pastels, acrylic paint, etc., you'll need quite some space if you have a lot of materials for storage, and you'll also need a space where you'll create art. With digital art, there's less clutter and more just clicking the buttons.

I'll be explaining on how to make your life of creating art easier with some tips that I've learned along the way.

Layers
  

We all know what a layer is, but if we had the same experience with traditional art, you haven't been able to utilize this, and we've only been drawing on one layer where if you make a mistake with coloring, it will surely mess with your line art.

Layers are where you draw or color, it's pretty straightforward.

You can also edit these layers so you can get various different effects from the elements in said layers.

Take note of the layer's orders too, it plays a big role on whether or not the output will look decent or not.

Also make sure to create layers for different layers, if you mess up with this, it will really mess your illustration up.

Hotkeys

Tablets come with different kinds of express keys and buttons, so check your tablet's specifications to be able to utilize it to the fullest.

If your tablet does have express keys and/or buttons, then with the driver installed, simply look for the driver settings and edit the hotkeys.

If your tablet doesn't have that many express keys/buttons, then don't worry because every application has hotkeys so you can just use your keyboard. Make it a habit of searching up hotkeys on the internet or just figure it out yourself by pressing different keys while drawing. Applications also have customizable hotkeys so just edit them until you feel comfortable.

Experiment

This is basic for everything that you do, and it also hones your artistic abilities.

Just basically never stop learning and never stop being the curious person that you are. If you think that you are lacking at something, then search up some tutorials and learn.

You don't like your art style? Try to copy some already famous styles then incorporate them into your own.

In conclusion, the internet is your friend. You can learn from other people's mistakes or learn from your own. Just keep on creating art for art's sake.