How to get started with digital art

If you’re looking to make the jump to digital art, here’s an introduction to some of the tools available, plus some tips on choosing between a Wacom tablet or an iPad Pro with Apple Pencil. Cartoonist Dami Lee shows you her favorite methods for making digital art.

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[TheVerge]

What are your favorite tablets and programs to use? - Dami Lee

[erickdavid]

Remember you won't start drawing well on a tablet overnight. Specially if you're not able to do it on actual paper.

[RTBRuhan]

Nobody:
Me: Watching this video without any art knowledge

[angle]

Her: *has a laptop, apple pen, tablet, and a standard Wacom bamboo tablet*
Me: *holding a stylist from Walmart and a tablet in my lap*

[jas]

"Shading depends on the light"

Me: blob here, blob there, and that part looks empty lemme put a blob there too

[idontknow-ctik]

Yeah but the thing is...




I'm broke

[dirtydiary]

I remember I used to take a pencil and foil and like wrap around it to make one of those rip versions of the apple pens 🤣😂

[billieboba]

All I want for Christmas is...






An I-pad prooo

[LashanR]

Dami is great. Also loving these diverse streams of content via all these different series, so much better than just having hands-on and tech reviews.

[stargazer]

Love to see more Dami Lee, she's great.

[rimaalamro]

The title should be called “ How to get started with art if your rich

[gee]

Who's here tryna find how to digital draw in Quarantine?

[stillstandingtogether]

Me watching this:


Also me remembering I'm broke: 🕴🕴

[wdora]

i like her.. she is natural... very good explanation... 2thumbsup

[lucid_kms]

Me : has a tablet at last :D now I can try digital art!

**tries to turn it in after connecting to computer**

tablet : *no.*

[jimmyvictus]

Sees thumbnail-- DAMI LEE

AS PER USUAL


WEBTOON

[rjkora]

SO creative, Dami Lee is slowly becoming my favourite, after Dieter! Finally, the Verge is doing interesting and Diverse content! Great Job Guys!!

[dailydoseofhuman]

me: "hm I will be getting a drawing tablet soon so let's get familiar"
*searches up how to get started with digital art*
DAMI?!

[yydbjpk]

*me sees her drawing the bobble head guy*


*cries in left handed*

[PolyMatter]

This was really interesting! I'm amazed by how much of it is talent (rather than tools).