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.
1. Do not wait for inspiration. 2. Do not let yourself get interrupted. 3. Find your focus. 4. Work to build a following, and your reputation. 5. Be patient. Be tenacious. Be dedicated. Success does not happen quickly. 6. Use a schedule. Be organized. 7. Finish your work. 8. Put away the “how to” books …
Claire Sherman is an American painter currently living and working in New York City. I first learned about her work in a recent Landscapes class with Fran O’Neill. I admired the use of color and form as each brush stroke popped and slid me around the composition. She is a direct painter who, like Sargent, …
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”7866″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][vc_column_text]Connectivity Report, System 1 New work by Claire Putney Watercolor, burned maps and text on paper Don’t miss this show, Leaguers! Reception 1st Thursday, Feb 1, 5:00-9:00 Showing through February CORE Gallery 117 Prefontaine …
Yesterday’s post featuring drawings by Kathe Kollwitz introduced the idea of hands as expressive elements within a drawing. I was so excited about the idea of hands doing the talking for a face in a drawing that I made a class to study expressive hands and heads, and I started collecting examples. Some I collected …
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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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