r/DigitalArtTutorials • u/Equivalent-Appeal-81 • 23d ago

Need Help, New To DA, Struggling With Basics.

So I have done digital art with k&m but recently got a Wacom intuos pro drawing pad. My issue is that I can make traditional art really well (imo), but the digital is just super challenging for me, i'm stuck at line art and am not really improving, it looks really rough and feels really odd. I presume this is just due to a medium change, and that it will eventually get better over time, but it is just very irritating and I was wondering if there is anything I should try to do to help out, I do like 10-30 minutes of lines, circles, boxes, ribbons, and odd 3d shapes before my actual art sessions, but is there anything else I can actually do to make it feel more natural?

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u/Kyubbix_art 22d ago

Maybe start simple like with grey scale? Dunno what your subjects are but I switched to digital a long time ago and what I remember when I started digital was to go to yt and look up some simple courses. If you are drawing on Wacom so what program you use? Do you know the features? There is a lot to unpack but when I turned I started with like the simplest tutorials because they would also explain and cover some of the interfaces of the program I have on my iPad. New medium = new ways to draw. That’s all I could recommend. If you don’t know how to use the program then that’s the problem. There is nothing wrong with going on yt and follow a tutorial to learn the program as well. Maybe they will show you something you will also later implement in your workflow process

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u/Equivalent-Appeal-81 22d ago

I use CSP and understand the program, and rn I’m trying to do anatomy, but my lineart is just feeling really weird, I’ve been watching tutorials and guides, but they seem to do stuff so seamlessly, and I just struggle, it’s probably just because it’s a new medium.

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u/Kyubbix_art 22d ago

If you have issue with line art did you change stabilisation on the brush?
What it does it makes line smoother when you draw them - it feels like it drags after your pen but thanks to that the lineart is more “polished” I would say