I recently bought myself a Wacom Intuos Pen and Touch tablet thingy and I love it Digital art feels kind of difficult to me in terms of getting things into proportion, though. I have tried numerous digital art software programs and I really like ArtRage and Firealpaca. Anyone else? :icon_bigg
I use photoshop and illustrator, though I much prefer photoshop. In terms of the wacom tablet, yeah, I find it a little harder to control than a pencil so I often will sketch things out by hand, then scan them and go over the scanned sketch digitally.
I hear that SAI is very good, depending on the kind of thing you want to draw. I also like Sketchbook Pro and LayerPaint, but I'm not sure if they are compatible with your equipment. I used to do it, but not so much anymore. It feels unnatural at first but I'm sure you will find the right programme and it will work fine.
I was pretty good at Illustrator when I worked as a graphic designer for my high school journalism department. I didn't have a tablet, so things were kind of tedious to work with a mouse.
I sometimes make digital art whenever the occassion comes up. Intuos is the only tablet I tried though. I love using Paint Tool SAI.
If you're coming from a traditional art background, then corel painter is the way to go. It simulates real art materials, and you can approach it like a real painting. I tried photoshop, but the approach is just too different from traditional painting and I couldn't get used to it.
I am more used to traditional tools however while not really a pro I used photoshop to color some of my drawings. I never get into drawing with a tablet. Mine is gathering dust on a shelf. Seeing what other people do with a tablet and PShop I feel dumb and talentless.
I dabble in it a bit, I would highly recommend Paint Tool Sai when it comes to software! I love it, it really feels like painting irl. I have an ancient Wacom Bamboo Fun, I'd love to upgrade to an Intuos when I have the cash.
I make digital art. I use a whole assortment of programs and also traditional pencil and paper. I use Manga Studio 5, Adobe CC, Painter, Blender for 3d modelling, And a whole assortment of other tools depending on the job. Using a tablet takes a while to get used to, especially if you come from a traditional drawing background. Once you get used to it it's great though. Having a powerful workstation really helps. The more ram the better. Also a large display with good color accuracy is very helpful. ---------- Post added 26th Sep 2014 at 04:17 AM ---------- ^^ This. Corel painter is awesome. It works in parallel with adobe products as well. I usually swap back and forth between programs depending on the task. Photoshop great for tweaking things but for digital painting it can be a bit annoying. Manga Studio has been by far the best program for drawing in that I have used. I start my sketch there and then use Coral Painter for painting. I will then tweak things in Photoshop as needed.
I have an old Wacom Intuos 3, it's ancient and the pen nib is absolutely destroyed but I'm a poor uni student so...anyway. I usually line on Sai and flop between Corel and Photoshop for painting. Occasionally I'll use Sketchup (because it's free) for 3d modelling but I'm abominable at it. I gave up on teaching myself how to use Blender. It feels like a whole new ballpark! Anyway, yay for you and your new tablet!
