I thought came to mind that I would like to share.
I have been drawing on the computer for about eight years now and in that short time the technology has evolved so rapidly that there doesn’t seems to be a leveling off. Now I am not going to say something negative about computerized art because I like it. I am getting the results that I envisioned when I came up with and idea and the process time is becoming quicker by the day.
Here is where I tap the breaks.
As the technology advances, I am working and studying the basic principles of drawing, mostly pen and ink and watercolor, for two reasons; One is that fact that I enjoy the feel of the pen on paper and the process of building tones with lines. The other reason, which is most important, is that without a focus on the roots of drawing the computer will just simply take control and I will be just along for the ride.
I have seen it in the work of some artists who jumped on board with the emergence of the Wacom tablet. Their drawing is now, no longer crisp and edgy. Its like dining out all the time instead of preparing the meals yourself. Your body becomes rounded and your thinking process becomes cloudy.
The artists that have a good foundation in drawing will survive and thrive in the digital age however, those artists are becoming harder to find.