/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

3,268,700 Subscribers

2

I finally tried digital painting

2 Comments
2024/11/23
06:55 UTC

50

"Don’t forget to enjoy the journey…”

9 Comments
2024/11/23
05:14 UTC

6

Digital Artists who make a living off your art, what are some tips/things you wish you knew before getting into it?

Hi everyone🥰 I am interested in making a side hustle with my digital art. It would be really cool if I could make it a career but I don’t think that step will come anytime soon. I’m looking on advice or tips from those of you who have already taken the step to sell your artwork. I have to do some more research but my main questions relate to determining pricing, platforms you sell on, and anything else that goes along with an art related business. Im going to be selling portraits of people or images of pets. Any advice is much appreciated🙌🏻 you are all so talented in this sub!

1 Comment
2024/11/23
00:14 UTC

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Help me choose a drawing tablet

Should I get a Gaomon PD156Pro 15.6”, 15.4” XPPen Artist 16 2nd, or HUION KAMVAS Pro 16 15.6”?

0 Comments
2024/11/22
23:17 UTC

187

"No Thoughts" (Procreate) [OC]

2 Comments
2024/11/22
22:52 UTC

15

A Sudden Jolt

2 Comments
2024/11/22
21:16 UTC

0

Pen display worth it?

Hello, so I have been looking into getting a pen display tablet for a while now. Right now I draw on a graphics tablet with no screen. While I love it I get frustrated at the many times needing to ctrz something because my line isn't how I want it. So would you say switching to a pen display is worth it? I know there are pros and cons to both types. But overall is it better to draw on a pen display?

I'm looking at the Huion Kamvas pro 16.

4 Comments
2024/11/22
20:21 UTC

883

the chain

21 Comments
2024/11/22
19:21 UTC

19

Empyreous weapon design

4 Comments
2024/11/22
18:03 UTC

0

Simple drawing pad for mature

Edit: title should read “amateur”… I am looking for a super affordable drawing tablet with a display (so I can see what I’m doing) that is super easy to use. I enjoyed drawing on my iPad with a knock off ipencil in procreate but i am embarrassed to say it was a little complicated for my “super amateur, don’t have a ton of time to invest in learning the program” ass. But it was nice to have a level of flexibility on what I’m drawing and manipulating. I have been looking through suggestions but find most of them are totally out of the realm of what I understand and care about. I have even been looking at super note as an option but that may be tooooo far in the other direction. Any ideas on where to start would be amazing and I appreciate your time!!

What I care about: pencil shape, color, layers, undo/redo, save to cloud/computer, ability to do shapes, opacity, upload picture, basically paint on light steroids.

What is too advanced for me 😬: drawing a circle and then having it auto fix it, the weird advanced blurr, fill but only in one spot based on some of the shapes you drew. I don’t even know how to describe these things because I understand them so poorly 😭

0 Comments
2024/11/22
17:38 UTC

3

Question for those who work in Photoshop: Resizing sketches

Is there a way to resize sketches on my canvas without them losing quality once i enlarge them again? Does anyone know?

I'm doing character design and I keep running into this issue when doing different iterations.

3 Comments
2024/11/22
13:41 UTC

1

Drawing Tablet Questions

Hi everyone, my 11 year old (12 in December) has been doing digital art on her phone and honestly is just getting too good so it's starting to limit her. We'd like to get her a drawing tablet for Christmas/her bday (dec 27th) but I'm a little overwhelmed with choices.

She's incredibly responsible so, I'm not terribly concerned about price.

Ideally, something that comes with programs that don't require a subscription but, I'm not sure how realistic that is.

A must - one that doesn't have to connect to the computer and has it's own built in screen.

She's mentioned she would prefer a glass screen instead of paper feel.

She typically does manga/anime/kawaii style art but does branch out occasionally.

I want something that will help her grow her skills. So, being able to add layers/textures/etc (I'm not an artist so, hopefully you understand what I mean lol)

Any feedback would be great. I've been drowning in options online and have read what feels like 5,000,000 reviews.

6 Comments
2024/11/22
12:38 UTC

0

Question

I'm new and I don't know how I can upload things here. Help!

1 Comment
2024/11/22
11:57 UTC

103

Repost this

10 Comments
2024/11/22
10:36 UTC

77

Everybody says this is my best artwork

11 Comments
2024/11/22
07:03 UTC

0

Recos for budget-friendly tablets?

My best friend is a digital artist and has planned to buy himself a tablet (I don’t know what it’s called but artists can draw on it like those Apple Ipads).

However, he’s struggling financially, and being that I make enough for myself, I want to surprise him by buying this tablet.

Thing is, I don’t know what to get him and he doesn’t know which tablet either. I don’t struggle financially but I also want to be mindful of how much I spend for this tablet.

Any recos on what good brands/models there are for this kind of tablet? Any suggestions would be helpful.

Also, I’m from the Philippines so if you have recos from here, that’d be great. Thanks!

4 Comments
2024/11/21
19:32 UTC

0

Best graphics tablet under 60dollars for getting started with ui/ux design and digital art

As mentioned in the title and also I live in India if that is required for anything

7 Comments
2024/11/21
18:28 UTC

1

Looking for tablets

Hi, Im a casual artist who is looking for an art tablet. I dont want to overspend and with the upcoming Black Friday sale, Im hoping if anyone have any recommended tablets. A little bit about me, while I do digital art, I do it in a unique way of drawing on paper, scan it and send to my PC. While is a fine way to do art, I still struggle using the curving tool with a mouse that gave the janky edge. As such I deciding on buying an actual art tablet. I have another art tablet which is paper trace by it has alot of problems, ranging from constant paper shifting to the software lacking any way for me to paint.

I have search the web, and I hope for recommendation from XP Pen. I do not want it to be a massive screen size. So I prefer a tablet that is about 14 inch or below. Can be 15 inch if the option is better but no more larger as I do not have the space . I like a tablet that allows me not only to do art on the tablet, but also allow me to transfer like scan images so I can trace art I did on paper to the tablet and clean it better.

I appreciate any help offered. Do limit the price to at least 1k SGD

0 Comments
2024/11/21
13:26 UTC

232

Portrait painting study

14 Comments
2024/11/21
12:09 UTC

0

Ipad 9th Generation for HS Art?

I am gifting two young, budding artists each a tablet for Christmas. But I have a budget. This would be for digital drawing and maybe some painting. They do not currently have a tablet for this purpose and are just starting High School. I am wondering if the Ipad 9th Generation with 64 MB and the first generation Apple Pencil is sufficient, or if I need to go with the 256 MB. Or is the 10th generation and Apple Pro or USB-C Pencil necessary? The higher the price point, the less likely I am to be able to afford it.

6 Comments
2024/11/21
03:59 UTC

19

The Scream

The Scream

4 Comments
2024/11/20
20:19 UTC

16

Digital Portrait of Malcolm McDowell - iPad / Procreate

I did this today as a test. Trying out my newly acquired second hand iPad and Apple Pencil - It took me about two hours

2 Comments
2024/11/20
19:06 UTC

133

Embers

5 Comments
2024/11/20
18:14 UTC

1

Huion or XP Pen

Hi folks! Black Friday sale is coming, and I've been looking forward to my first ever pen display tablet to replace my 10 year-old Wacom CTL. I have my eyes on either XP Pen Artist Pro 16 (gen 2) or Huion Kamvas Pro 16 (2.5k), both have the similar price range and specs. Which one do you reccomend more? And if you happen to have one of them, what's your experience using it and will you reccomend it? Looking forward to your replies!

Also, I'm in the US and the sale is happening right now. Should I just grab them asap or wait for Cyber Monday?

0 Comments
2024/11/20
06:48 UTC

16

Gamorra in Grayscale

5 Comments
2024/11/20
06:32 UTC

1,248

Despair

26 Comments
2024/11/20
01:20 UTC

0

Best free drawing software for pc?

Im broke and I don't like krita at all

21 Comments
2024/11/20
00:56 UTC

270

Chihauha

5 Comments
2024/11/19
18:21 UTC

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