As a straight answer, popular paid ones are Photoshop, Paint Tool SAI, Corel Painter, etc... There are also some free ones, like GIMP and FireAlpaca.
But if you're interested in art I strongly suggest learning by hand (either first or at least at the same time you do digital). You can do traditional art anywhere, as long as you have a pencil and paper! To get better it really is just practice practice practice, which means drawing whenever you can.
I can understand why people call digital art "easier", but it's easier in aspects like instant brush/color swapping or the undo button; you have to learn all the basics no matter what. You're still the one drawing the people and figuring out the perspective, not Photoshop!
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Learning to draw by computer requires quite an investment. Even if you use a free program, you're still going to probably want a tablet. Starting out learning on paper is much cheaper.
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Aside from the cost, I probably should bring up that, obviously, computers can be very distracting, and also when looking at tutorials online, it can be difficult to keep switching between your browser and the program you're drawing in unless you have a two-screen display.
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What places(say websites) would I go to for tips on taking up drawing (can't buy books on the subject right now) ?
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Where are you starting, exactly? Recognising shapes? Perspective? Light and shadow?
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um...everything really, but I guess recognizing shapes is a good first step. I need to be able to do that probably.
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Go to your local library. Get some anatomy books and some art books. Go from there.
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having recently gotten back into drawing with the acquisition of a drawing tablet, yyeeaaaaah digital drawing has its pro's and cons.
you can make mistakes and overall you dont have to spend tons of money on the right equipment for just the right type of painting or drawing you want to make, you dont have to scavenge your apartment for a pile of usable paper or sharpen the fucking pencil (god i hate pencils)
buut it takes a lot of getting used to, drawing while looking at the screen. additionally you basically have no focus. you pretty much have access to the tools required for most types of art, and as a result you can end up pingponging between brushes, styles and techniques rather than focusing on one to improve.
basic shapes and perspective is a good place to start.
http://artists.pixelovely.com/
<— this, which allows you to practice gesture drawing, is another good place to practice, and it has a lot of nice tips on on the site or forums.
edited 29th Mar '14 3:59:59 PM by Tarsen
So I was wondering what was a good program or app to download.
Right now I can only draw stick people, and while I intially considered learning by hand, Ii got a suggestion a while back to try using the computer for it, so I came here to ask you guys for advice.
Any suggestions for a total noob in when it comes to art?
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