Whatever the tool that you use consistently is the tool that works. Having FunĪt the end of the day, creating art is what it’s all about. This satisfies the impatient painter in me. I don’t know much about the program, but I already am getting results I like. You can do multiple layers, but I found it much more effective to paint all on one layer to blend the paint.ĪrtRage was also more intuitive for me. This will sound weird, but I love painting “ alla prima” in this program. Also, I could smear the paint around easily for blending. In this program I was able to pin the reference image on my work surface which was a game changer for me. Realizing that perhaps this was more of a “user experience problem”, I began to research other painting programs and found there were many artists using ArtRage with results more in line with what I wanted to accomplish so I gave it a try.Ībove is my first attempt in ArtRage doing a study after John Singer Sargent‘s detail of “Ena and Betty Daughters of Wortheimer”. It just didn’t feel or look like paint and because of that I stopped using the program. I had gotten an iPad for the sole purpose of practicing art and had already abandoned it entirely within a week.
Ultimately Procreate ended up being too “flat” for me. Also, if you do more graphic novel or fantasy types of drawing I think this program is excellent. If you are an artist that can draw from your head or have reference images handy nearby or a live set up, this program may be exactly what you need. There may be a way to have the reference image available on the canvas, but I haven’t figured it out yet. ArtRageĪs a painter of “realism”, I quickly began to get frustrated with Procreate because I didn’t easily have my reference photo handy within the program. I can’t tell you how much fun this is for me to learn from those who inspire me the most! Procreate vs. Many artists throughout the ages copy master works to improve their skills. I figured since I was learning something entirely new, I may as well double up on my learning by copying the work of an artist I admire, Karen Offutt. Above is my first attempt at painting in the program.
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I made the leap and got my own iPad Pro and Apple Pencil and started playing around in Procreate.
I still had to bring my talent to the tablet. It was just like any other set of artist tools I use, just in a different form. First, the program doesn’t “paint” for you and second, it’s not as easy as I thought it would be. My first digital attempt at painting in Procreate referencing a work by Karen Offutt Entering The Digital Fine Art AgeĪ coworker let me try out the program Procreate on his iPad Pro and the lights started to turn on in my mind. This means you will still be “drawing” and reestablishing your lines as you go even if you trace. Just like any physical painting, all of the reference lines get painted over unless you have them on a separate layer which I don’t like to do (it’s incredibly annoying to me). It changes all the time based on the time frame I have and what I really want to accomplish with the work. Sometimes I’ve transferred drawings using a grid. Many artists have traced or transferred images for centuries. Selecting a color from the reference photo may be the destination, but you still have to paint in the colors that get you there and simply selecting from the photo is of no help in that regard as far as I’m concerned. Selecting colors from the reference photo is helpful for learning values, but you need to have knowledge of what color to start with in order to create blended colors. However, it’s still the artist that brings their unique skill set and interpretation of the subject to life using the tools in the program just like you would use paint and a brush. There definitely is an opportunity to “cheat” by being able to trace images and color select right off reference photos. Painting a portrait from a reference photo in ArtRage
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