/r/DigitalPainting

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Welcome!

The purpose of r/DigitalPainting is to nurture growing artists. Be prepared to receive constructive critique on your art. Be active and participate in the conversations, give critiques! Being able to recognize and give constructive criticism will mark your growth as well as help others! Have any questions? Stop on by the infamous Wobbly Wednesdays!

Welcome!

The purpose of r/DigitalPainting is to nurture growing artists. Be prepared to receive constructive critique on your art. Be active and participate in the conversations, give critiques! Being able to recognize and give constructive criticism will mark your growth as well as help others! Have any questions? Stop on by the infamous Wobbly Wednesdays!

Need to find resources and apps?

Check out our awesome wiki!

How to get started in digital painting

Come paint and grow with us. You'll be glad you did.


Unofficial Discord server


Submission Policies

  1. Artwork must be your own
  2. You have to leave a comment about what you struggled with, context, or techniques you were experimenting with, so that commenters can better help you. You get one hour to post your comment before it is subject to removal.
  3. All art must be linked from imgur or tumblr. Before you message us about not being able to directly upload art, read more here. and here
  4. Self posts may include links to software and blogs
  5. Links to process videos are only allowed if they're not on the submitted page.
  6. Photobashing is not allowed. Read more here.
  7. Self-promotional top comments are not allowed. your entire submission will be removed.Read more here
  8. Submissions with the artist's name in the title will be removed. Read more here
  9. Animations are not allowed.
  10. You only get to post a maximum of one post every 24 hours.
  11. No artwork made more than a year ago.
  12. No AI generated images.

Wobbly Wednesdays

Wobbly Wednesday is where new artists asks questions regarding digital painting and more experienced artists tries to answer. Check out the archive here.


Other great subreddits to check out:

  • New to drawing? Check out /r/ArtFundamentals!

  • Want people to paint? there are plenty over at /r/redditgetsdrawn!

  • Did you draw a picture? Check out /r/IDAP!

  • If you like drawing, /r/drawing might be just the place for you!

  • You use Photoshop, why not check out /r/Photoshop?

  • Need a buddy to keep you on track with your art goals? Why not head over to /r/Artbuddy and grab yourself a pal.

/r/DigitalPainting

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Chappell Roan Portrait WIP

My current WIP of Chappell Roan, a drag pop performer taking the charts by storm. She’s been a huge inspiration for me, and definitely inspires me creatively. I found myself drawn to…well, draw her, and I realized a painting truly captures her colorful style and artistic flair. This is currently 89 hours of work, and as you can see, it is not anywhere close to being done. Hair is SO difficult to paint, and I do not envy anyone else struggling with hair. But I will press on!

1 Comment
2024/12/01
23:34 UTC

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Digital art apps

I’m still fairly new and adjusting to drawing digitally after traditionally for along time. I’ve seen multiple apps that are fairly popular but I’ve had a hard time finding information about them like are they easy to get used to, what is better about a specific one over another, etc. as of now im using procreate and I like most of the features but I constantly have issues with the canvas being super pixelated to the point you slightly zoom in and that’s all you see. I’ve followed tutorials to fix it and I’ve gotten it to change a bit sometimes but now im kind of wondering if there’s a better app out there so please tell me your favorites and why !!! Including procreate if you like procreate tell me why its better than others you’ve tried 🫶🏼

9 Comments
2024/12/01
23:27 UTC

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First time Drawing Tablet Suggestions?

I am looking for a drawing tablet, i recently bought a Wacom one display and was unable to get it to work as it said it had no signal. I've since returned it so now I'm looking for a different tablet. Does anyone have any suggestions and why they enjoy said product?

0 Comments
2024/12/01
21:47 UTC

1

a question

What is the best application for digital drawing?(For Android )

1 Comment
2024/12/01
19:20 UTC

1

Entry Level Software for Pen Tablet

Hi, I have bought my daughter (12) a Wacom One tablet for Christmas and am trying to find a suitable companion software package to help her do her art with it. The obvious choice is SketchBook Pro which is available on the Windows Store but I see there are other options. I will most probably install Krita also but my main concern is the interface being easy to pick up. Any suggestions, advice or experience will be greatly received.

3 Comments
2024/12/01
18:29 UTC

3

drawing tablets under €500?

Hello everyone, I've recently had to say rip to my xp pen artist 12 unfortunately so I'm currently looking for a new one. the xp 12 gave me some troubles in the years but im still considering other versions of the same brand like the 16 for example? I really do not know. Discounts are ending shortly so i gotta decide fast, any help is welcomed

4 Comments
2024/12/01
15:29 UTC

16

Red Tower. Learning how to paint on my tablet..

4 Comments
2024/12/01
15:05 UTC

0

Been thinking about getting a drawing tablet with a digital display, any recommendations? (Beginner)

4 Comments
2024/12/01
14:17 UTC

9

Tried traditional style for first time....pls suggest improvements needed:)

4 Comments
2024/12/01
10:47 UTC

17

Taking a Breather

4 Comments
2024/12/01
07:10 UTC

21

Embrace

4 Comments
2024/12/01
02:11 UTC

13

Now that Fresco is free, why learn others?

I am an oil portrait painter; classical realism. Just beginning the move into digital. I've looked at Krita and Clip studio a bit, but just wondering if I should stick with learning Fresco now that it's free.

I've seen extremely impressive results out of Krita. Not as much with the others.

4 Comments
2024/11/30
19:45 UTC

165

I wanted to share this because its my best so far

12 Comments
2024/11/30
18:45 UTC

1

Graphic-Pad

Hey dear friends. I want to start creating characters and simple illustrations for books and stories. I am a total noob in that area and it's on a hobby-based intention.

Do you have any suggestions when it comes to a graphic pad. especially for character-design, which doesnt cost too much?

I am very thankfull for your advices

0 Comments
2024/11/30
18:34 UTC

105

What We Leave Behind

6 Comments
2024/11/30
16:23 UTC

313

I did a strawberry cat today

11 Comments
2024/11/30
14:14 UTC

12

Humans...

2 Comments
2024/11/30
11:37 UTC

976

the moon v2

23 Comments
2024/11/29
16:46 UTC

111

"Capybara and Marigolds" (Procreate)

12 Comments
2024/11/29
15:42 UTC

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Any Recommended Black Friday Deals for Upgrading Drawing Tablets?

Been using a Wacom One for a while, was hoping to upgrade to something with a screen (I have powerful PC, but doesn't necessary need to be for PC). So many Black Friday deals seem like shams with small discounts that exist around the year. Any actual good deals/recommendations?

4 Comments
2024/11/29
15:05 UTC

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Good tablet for casual artists?

I'm sure this sub is probably going to be inundated with posts like these today, so sorry in advance for adding to the pile 😅

That being said, I've really been wanting to get back into art and drawing lately (haven't done anything on a regular basis since HS, I'm 29 now), and I was hoping for a good recommendation for an affordable device that's good for a casual artist while still maintaining a respectable level of quality?

I know basically nothing about digital art tablets, but I have a buddy who draws on one pretty regularly, and he recommended the wacom intuos pro medium, but I have seen talk around the net that wacom products are overpriced for what they offer, so idk.

As for budget, again, I don't know much about these things, so I'm not really certain what I should expect for general pricing, especially on black Friday, but I'd prefer to keep it in the $200-$300 range (or lower, if you happen to know a very reliable device that's on sale for cheaper)

8 Comments
2024/11/29
15:03 UTC

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Looking to get into drawing

For a while I've wanted to learn how to draw and I figured, I might as well just go for it. I was wondering about options for a drawing device. I have done some quick research and seen some professional drawing tablets, but I currently have a Samsung Tab S6 Lite. I was looking to upgrade my tablet anyways, so would a newer gen tablet like the Tab S10+ work with my PC, or do only professional tablets connect to desktop. Also, any recommendations if not a Samsung tablet?

1 Comment
2024/11/29
02:39 UTC

20

“Evanesce” by me

3 Comments
2024/11/28
16:51 UTC

1

Relearning facial proportions and anatomy (ik kill me now) any tips? 😀

4 Comments
2024/11/28
14:02 UTC

26

Consistency is really freakin key!

3 Comments
2024/11/28
12:55 UTC

2

Canvas sizing help.

I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask, but I need some help on figuring out how big I should make my digital canvas. I'm trying to create a mural-style piece with eleven people featured on it. (Kind of like Ekko's mural from Arcane). But I'm not sure how big I should make the canvas, as I want it to include a lot of detail, and obviously that's a whole lotta people. I use procreate.

0 Comments
2024/11/28
11:11 UTC

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