There are several reasons I prefer using the pen tablet for doing drawings, paintings, abstracts etc.
No nose bleeds from paint fumes and cleaners, no headaches for same reason. No more throwing away "Omigod that's TERRIBLE" attempts, so paper waste. No worry about frisky feline knocking something over, or headbutting your elbow at just the wrong time. And storage. When you save/store your digital work, there is no worry about fading, insects, humidity etc etc. It's as bright and vivid as the day you created it (unless you want to run it through an aging filter)
And anyone who does work with digital painting programs, not image generating programs, but painting programs know the end results are just as breath taking and dynamic as the 'real' methods.
(looks at the stylus) Nib is almost worn down. Luckily, it came with three replacements.
New Project: Archimedes, my rainbow lorikeet
As you can see, I.ve sketched the outline of the body. Getting the blended shades of blue, lavender, violet to look like his head was a lot of trial and error with different brushes, and 'substances' (as in acrylic or oil or chalk etc). I love working with layers. Each one keeps any mistakes easily correctable. The fun part is going to be making the feathers on the body, and avoid 'cartooning' or sloppy edges.
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