Post APWdc0GV8PKH1Md3i4 by simonstalenhag@mastodon.art
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(DIR) Post #APWXM169fazRFLmdPc by simonstalenhag@mastodon.art
2022-11-12T09:40:05Z
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Fellow art mastodons. What are your thoughts on wacom mobilestudio alternatives? I have an old wacom mobilestudio that is literally held together with duct tape and I'm thinking of getting a new one. I've always been pretty happy with my wacom products, but my biggest gripes with the portable devices has always been noise and heat.
(DIR) Post #APWXM2444qucF9oTnE by john@sauropods.win
2022-11-12T09:49:43Z
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@simonstalenhag Are you including iPads among the alternatives? Because if so the drawing experience on iPads is superior to Wacoms.
(DIR) Post #APWdbuAFoilQ6Fez8i by simonstalenhag@mastodon.art
2022-11-12T10:29:28Z
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Thanks for all the replies so far! I should add: It must be able to run normal desktop Photoshop, ideally on windows. I have an ipad pro and procreate, great for sketching but there's just no way I can do any actual work stuff or big image rendering on it. Also, a huge part of my workflow is photography-> raw photo editing and subsequent photobashing - so SD card reader is almost a must!
(DIR) Post #APWdbvpPdBHTGBvMvo by AleF2050@mastodon.art
2022-11-12T10:30:24Z
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@simonstalenhag I was just wondering where did you study art fundamentals back then. Has this been told back when someone interviewed you?
(DIR) Post #APWdbx7Aqd5BFZF4Fs by simonstalenhag@mastodon.art
2022-11-12T10:33:54Z
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@AleF2050 I'm not quite sure I understand the question in context with the above post.
(DIR) Post #APWdby5nDFZWHZbTk0 by AleF2050@mastodon.art
2022-11-12T10:34:39Z
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@simonstalenhag Pardon. I wanted to change topic.
(DIR) Post #APWdbyooVraIXCfQum by simonstalenhag@mastodon.art
2022-11-12T10:37:44Z
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@AleF2050 Well, first I thought it was in reply to my post about the Ripple Dot Zero post, where I said I really got to practice fundamentals when doing all the pixel art for that game. But the truth is more layered I guess - I started painting traditionally as a kid and kind of had to learn it by trial and error with gouache and watercolors. Another really formative experience was transitioning to digital and hanging out on the conceptart.org forums in the mid 00s.
(DIR) Post #APWdbzYtkWRoq8EEkK by AleF2050@mastodon.art
2022-11-12T10:47:19Z
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@simonstalenhag I'm trying to start my roots on New Masters Academy so i would be able to learn art properly as a selftaught. However, i don't know if i could manage to get motivated to learn painting traditionally since i prefer to spend money on drawing materials than painting... so, for you, is it just fine to learn digital painting if you didn't matter about not doing traditional painting in general?
(DIR) Post #APWdc0GV8PKH1Md3i4 by simonstalenhag@mastodon.art
2022-11-12T10:56:49Z
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@AleF2050 I don't at all think traditional is necessary when learning art. I did it because that was what was available to me as a kid in the 90s. Had I been born in 2004 I'm pretty sure I would be all digital. Fundamentals is good but also not necessary to learn formally - I didn't. To me it has always been important to remember that improvement should be a side effect of free and joyful creative exploration, not the other way around.