Digital painting: Difference between revisions

'''Digital painting''' is a already established art medium. It’s a medium that typically combines a [[computer]], a [[graphics tablet]], and [[software]] of choice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is Digital Illustration? |url=https://www.painterartist.com/en/pages/digital-illustration/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=www.painterartist.com}}</ref> The artist uses [[painting]] and [[drawing]] techniques with the [[Stylus (computing)|stylus]] that comes with the graphics tablet to create 2D paintings within a digital art software. There are multiple techniques and tools that are utilized by digital artists, the first being digital brushes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digital Painting Tips: How to Pick the Right Brushes |url=https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/digital-painting-tips-how-to-pick-the-right-brushes--cms-25819 |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Design & Illustration Envato Tuts+}}</ref> These come standard with all digital art programs but users can create their own, altering their shape, texture, size, and transfer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Creating and Modifying Brushes |url=https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/creating-modifying-brushes.html}}</ref> Many of these brushes are created to represent traditional styles like [[Oil paint|oils]], [[Acrylic paint|acrylics]], [[Pastel|pastels]], [[Charcoal (art)|charcoal]], and [[Airbrush|airbrushing]], but not all.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How To Create Traditional Art Brushes For Digital Art? – ArtRadarJournal.com |url=https://artradarjournal.com/2021/11/18/how-to-create-traditional-art-brushes-for-digital-art/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=artradarjournal.com}}</ref> Other effective tools include [[Layers (digital image editing)|layers]], lasso tools, shapes, and masks. Digital painting has evolved to not just mimic traditional art styles but fully become its own technique.