Visual Arts & Making · Digital & Tech
Digital Painting
Undo and layers exist, and that changes how you work
The fundamental difference from paper is not the screen but undo, layers and free transform: you can rough something in and then revise it indefinitely, which reorders the whole process. A tablet is the main cost, and screen tablets are far dearer but more direct. It does not bypass seeing; bad drawing stays bad digitally.
First stepOn a tablet or a basic pen tablet, block in big shapes on one layer, add detail on another, and finish one still life.
Barriers
Cost to start
Under $50
Going deep → $2k–10k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Sitting
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
1–2 hours
Where
At home
Why people take it up