I believe this is one of the questions that people who are interested in drawing often consider; do I need to buy a digital board to try drawing for the first time? If so, which pentablets are more suitable for beginners? In this article I will combine the objective reasons of the times and personal subjective reasons to analyze the reasons for the development of digital painting, and analyze the importance of pen tablets in conjunction with the growth of demand, and give objective suggestions.
(1) Analysis of the development background and importance of electronic painting.
With the vigorous development of computers and information technology, contemporary society has become a network society; computers, cell phones, laptops and so on have become the necessities of people’s life.
As a result, many painting apps and digital tablet companies have sprung up to adapt to the change of people’s life style and rely on the development of modern technology.
The development of technology has led to the flourishing of painting apps, which allow painters to export their works and publish them on the internet very quickly. During this period, the convenience and fun of digital painting also gradually increased. Due to the diversity of tools, the convenience of transmission and the fun of sharing, the number of online painters also gradually became huge, and some traditional painters also gradually turned to digital painting field.
(2) Digital Painting vs. Traditional Painting
Features | Digital Painting | Traditional Painting |
Endless Canvas Size | √ | × |
Shareability | √ | × |
Post-modification | √ | × |
Space Occupied | √ | × |
Special Effects | √ | × |
Portability | √ | × |
Eye Health | × | √ |
Special Texture | × | √ |
As you can see from the above table, although some of the advantages and disadvantages of traditional painting and electronic painting are complementary, the advantages of electronic painting are very obvious. However, in general, as people’s economic level rises and their demand for convenience and quality of painting becomes higher and higher, electronic painting gradually becomes the mainstream.
2. The Subjective Reasons for Contacting Digital Painting
(1) Develop hobby and seek self-worth.
It is believed that some of the beginning painters like painting just to explore more areas and find self-worth in this area. The search for self-worth is a high-level need in Maslow’s needs theory. Among this need, self-drive can motivate painters to maintain continuous curiosity and bravery about painting; thus prompting to keep exploring the wonders of painting and enjoying the pleasure it brings.
(2) Recreation.
(Combined with the epidemic) There are also some people who start to approach digital painting for leisure and entertainment. Painting can bring joy in leisure time. Especially in the special context of the epidemic, many people stay at home for a long time, and the saved commuting time gives people enough energy to do what they want to do; painting is a way to cultivate body and mind. Spending a lot of time in the creative process is also good for concentration.
(3) Earn the first bucket of money.
With the development of information society, social network has become the main medium of communication, and the new profession of online celebrity is booming. Many artists with good quality paintings are quickly known through the medium of internet, such as Kooleen, @artiaze and so on. Weblebrities can rely on their social media influence and their own resources to swap resources with brands, thus reaping the benefits they deserve. Of course, there are also many painting appointment APPs that provide many painters with a platform where they can earn their first bucket of money. It should be noted that painting is not only for the purpose of making profit, but also as a means to help achieve self-worth.
3. What tools enable digital painting?
After the demand for digital painting arises, the right tool is the first step to realize the demand. From the comprehensive market situation, GAOMON, HUION , Wacom, XPPEN are the main digital tablets brands. There are many pen tablets on the market that are suitable for novices. As for how to select a specific pen tablet, we will update “How to select a pen tablet” relative articles in the follow-up, and gradually form a systematic analysis and introduction.
4.Summary
So, my answer to the two main questions at the beginning of the article is: developing your hobby in a holistic way is something that is beneficial but not harmful, digital painting is a process of seeking self-worth, and buying a pen tablet is a tool to help achieve self-worth.
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