Introduction to Digital Art

I would guess that the comics and games industries may have fuelled this to a great extent.I was hugely inspired in the 80's by artist Dave McKean, whose mixed media work and exceptional drawing skills seemed to be pushing the boundaries.

Now, creative digital methods are almost limitless - to use a stylus, tablet and painting program and be able to create a piece of work with almost lifelike medium and the ability to hit 'undo' sometimes feels a bit like cheating. 

With all of the portraits I created for this project I didn't allow myself to erase mistakes, but rather try to treat the portrait as I was using real paint. I love the smudge tool; blending the paint together with different brushes is very satisfying. 

 I love the smudge tool; blending the paint together with different brushes is very satisfying. Ideally I would rather be using real paint, but I wouldn't have been able to produce so many portraits - and I wouldn't have had the bonus of the time-lapse video of the creation process that the app Procreate records as you make your art, not without a special film crew!