I used to view digital paintings as inferior to “real” paintings, requiring less skill. I’ve since come to realize the skill of digital work is no less challenging, and the medium can be every bit as sincere. Digital paintings require the artist to mix and apply specific color, value, texture, layers, and transparency – all of the decision making that “real” painting requires – but digital comes with some extra surprises like curves that change the color palette to ideas I never could have imagined, and there is something liberating about being able to try things without fear you’ll ruin something, whether you just started the painting, or are looking to see how far you can take something you’ve been developing for countless hours. Or what if you get the painting to an inspired place where you can see it going in multiple directions? You don’t need to choose just one! For me, the most valuable asset is that digital removes the dry time and the cleanup. In fact, I’ve recently started carrying my tablet so I can practice new ways of painting when I’m not able to get to the studio. It has been training my brain and keeping me in the game even when I’m busy.
Below are a few sketches from Keith’s Beginning Procreate class.
This is one in a series of posts showcasing a selection of artwork made by League artists during the last year in quarantine. These artwork pics are borrowed from our online class archives. Instead of viewing these as finished artworks, we hope you will appreciate the excitement of these experimental works in process.
7 Landscapes A selection from Keith Pfeiffer’s 4 week Landscape class Five months ago, as we headed into a very dreary holiday season in quarantine, seven League artists found some joy painting landscapes with Keith Pfieffer. Here are a few of their artworks. This is one in a series of posts showcasing a selection of …
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! The highest creativity is in the sketch, when the mind is still free to explore and let things happen. British Contemporary Watercolors Tuesday, August 27th, 2013 at 7:58 pmSource: http://watercolor.net/british-contemporary/ Looking At Watercolor Directions By 5 British Artists Stephanie Tuckwell, watercolor and charcoal In a recent ‘Resource Centre’ …
[image_with_animation image_url=”8266″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Did you know there’s a special Seattle Artist League page where you can post your artwork? OMG Yes! Paintings by People is a Facebook group for past and present Leaguers. Contrary to the name (I started it when we were just a painting class), Paintings by People is not just …
In recent posts, we talked about Cezanne’s process. In particular, we talked about the process seen in Cezanne’s drawings. Yesterday, in figure drawing class, we looked at how Cezanne tends to make short marks when he draws. Those short marks accumulate into longer contours and form descriptions, but they don’t trap or the whole object …
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I used to view digital paintings as inferior to “real” paintings, requiring less skill. I’ve since come to realize the skill of digital work is no less challenging, and the medium can be every bit as sincere. Digital paintings require the artist to mix and apply specific color, value, texture, layers, and transparency – all of the decision making that “real” painting requires – but digital comes with some extra surprises like curves that change the color palette to ideas I never could have imagined, and there is something liberating about being able to try things without fear you’ll ruin something, whether you just started the painting, or are looking to see how far you can take something you’ve been developing for countless hours. Or what if you get the painting to an inspired place where you can see it going in multiple directions? You don’t need to choose just one! For me, the most valuable asset is that digital removes the dry time and the cleanup. In fact, I’ve recently started carrying my tablet so I can practice new ways of painting when I’m not able to get to the studio. It has been training my brain and keeping me in the game even when I’m busy.
Below are a few sketches from Keith’s Beginning Procreate class.
This is one in a series of posts showcasing a selection of artwork made by League artists during the last year in quarantine. These artwork pics are borrowed from our online class archives. Instead of viewing these as finished artworks, we hope you will appreciate the excitement of these experimental works in process.
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Take a class with SAL – anywhere! The highest creativity is in the sketch, when the mind is still free to explore and let things happen. British Contemporary Watercolors Tuesday, August 27th, 2013 at 7:58 pmSource: http://watercolor.net/british-contemporary/ Looking At Watercolor Directions By 5 British Artists Stephanie Tuckwell, watercolor and charcoal In a recent ‘Resource Centre’ …
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[image_with_animation image_url=”8266″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Did you know there’s a special Seattle Artist League page where you can post your artwork? OMG Yes! Paintings by People is a Facebook group for past and present Leaguers. Contrary to the name (I started it when we were just a painting class), Paintings by People is not just …
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