Digital Artist: A Complete Beginners Guide by Cestarian, journal
Digital Artist: A Complete Beginners Guide
So you want to become a digital artist? Whether you have a good grasp on traditional drawing techniques or are you have zero skill and want to jump straight into digital painting, the purpose of this guide is to de-mystify digital art for you to make it as easy as possible to start. In this guide I do my best to be unbiased, while I do clearly state my opinion of things I dislike, I also do my best to state their best merits and acknowledge the good things about them regardless.
(Artwork by ~ra-lilium (https://www.deviantart.com/ra-lilium) also known as white datura)
Before we start, let's debunk the myth that drawing digitally is easier than drawing on paper. It is most ce
Digital Artist: A Complete Beginners Guide Part 2 by Cestarian, journal
Digital Artist: A Complete Beginners Guide Part 2
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HardwareWhat sort of computer hardware is optimal for a digital artist's desktop or laptop?
First and foremost, you need a lot of RAM, while you can get away with having a disguised toaster for a computer and painting on it, you will most likely end up with really slow running painting software no matter what you do having more RAM is sometimes the key to solve this. You need a minimum of 8GB of RAM to have any shot at a good painting experience on modern computers, and if you have such low amounts of RAM make sure you turn off all background applications while you paint, you have a lot more breathing room however if you have 1