Tag: Digital Drawing

Why do traditional and digital artists not see eye to eye.

There is no denying that when it comes to creating art with traditional materials such as brushes and paints as opposed to digital art, the two do not see eye to eye. I have been trying to find answers to these questions with regards to the way I draw and paint in both mediums. I Read More

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Digital Drawing & Painting – The Forgotten Skills

Introduction: This paper is a continuation of the blog post that you can find here… The digital art medium has exploded in the last ten years with the introduction of the tablets from the Google Android and Apple platforms. An abundance of drawing apps now available from these platforms have allowed many people to get Read More

The Art of Digital Painting

Many people engaged in art are all too familiar with the traditional media These include physical media such as acrylics, oils, watercolors, pencils, pastels and much more My favorite water based medium is acrylics since it has the vibrancy of colors, consistency for using brushes and palette knives as well as a fast drying time. Read More

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Breaking down the Six Myths of Digital Drawing

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paintology.lite Digital drawing has been with us for over several decades since the invention of the IBM PC back in 1985. People were quick to see the value of digital artwork using the PC digital medium. As a result, early drawings were produced using this medium and they were crude but nevertheless opened the gates Read More

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Portrait drawing approaches of Chadwick Boseman

You may have read some of the techniques developed on the Paintology app, namely the block coloring method to drawing. This involves making small blocks of color of an underlying image that you want to draw and doing this repeatedly until you complete the drawing. You can find more information from the post below. We Read More

Learn to draw an outline / Improve drawing with Paintology

Drawing an outline in a drawing is an essential step to mastering drawing skills in all mediums. Oil painters often use this to provide the base for laying down the paints and is also important for portrait drawing & painting. Proportions, form and perspectives are all important to enhance the final drawing or painting and Read More

Digital drawing on your phone/tablet | An in-depth look

There are many foundational questions for the aspiring artist who wants to improve their artistic skills in the area of drawing and painting. Questions such as these are core to painting and drawing: How do you learn tones in drawings and paintings How to get better faster in drawing strokes How to learn portrait paintings Read More

Line Drawings made easy with the Paintology app

Line drawings can be a fun way of drawing for many artists since the technique is generally easy to learn. Drawing with gray shades using pencil requires a good understanding of gray tones and lots of practice. If you are into traditional drawing, you won’t go wrong with the Paintology app available from the google Read More

Paint by Numbers for Adults vs Paint by Numbers App

There is a growing trend with Paint by Numbers hobby that has been much loved over the last century. Did you know that the same is available on your phone or tablet. Before you get too excited there are certain things you should know about this growing trend. Some of the most popular apps available Read More

Anime Drawing on the Paintology App

Anime is a popular drawing subject for many youngsters and adults alike. This is partly due to the proliferation of TV series and movies based around the anime characters and stories. You only have to check Netflix or Prime to see all the TV series and movies made in Anime. Paintology is a great app Read More