Traditional vs. Digital and some shameless hints to my nieces.

 So I've been putting off posting about this subject for a while because it's just a lot of how I feel about the different art styles and such. I guess now is a good time to talk about it though. 

I love traditional art. It's where I started, something that took a lot of practice, and I still struggle with some things. I can draw lineart and fanart of characters that others have created without a problem, but drawing my own characters has always been difficult. I've never been good at doing things step by step with circles and lines and structure or armatures, but I'm learning that with digital art and maybe it'll translate to my traditional art as well, like with shading. I can't shade anything traditionally to save my life. That doesn't stop me from trying and I'd never give up traditional art to go fully digital, even with my nice new computer being a small reach away. I love traditional art too much to give it up.

Now about digital art, there's a lot to unpack on that topic alone. You see I was hesitant to try digital art. I thought I would hate it. I didn't want to try it, I didn't want to even talk about it. I was hesitant to even discuss attempting to draw on a computer. I talked to my Uncle Steve about it, and still I hesitated. I was afraid I'd be terrible. It was terrifying to try something new. My Brother in law Nick attempted to reason with me. At first I wouldn't budge. I didn't want to try. He sat me down with his computer and handed me the drawing pen. He encouraged me. I hesitated. My nieces watched. I didn't want them to see me quit before I'd even started. I didn't want to set a bad example. 

(My nieces Lilly and Lotus draw amazing things too. I'm thinking of featuring their art on my page if they'll let me.)

I decided to try. I tooka chance and I ended up taking to it like a fish to water. I hesitated. I got mad a few times, but I liked it. Now I draw on my computer every day and I doodle or draw traditionally as well. If it hadn't been for my family I would have never even given it a chance.

(Seriously though, my nieces are amazing. They do fanart that looks like it should be actual art from the series it's from. I'm hoping that they'll let me show you all just how amazing they are too.)