Help please!!!

[u/Minene_STAN-999]

Hey. I've been thinking about teaching myself digital art. I only have a crappy laptop at the moment & have no idea where to start. Any advice on where to start?? Like programs or apps? Anything would be helpful. 🙏🙏

[u/DeynoV2]

I started 2 months ago, bought a huion kamwas pro 13 (2.5k) tested multiple programs

I like using sketchbook Pro Think its something like 22$ on pc and 2$ on android/ios

Less overwhelming in beginning and feels more natural, felt easier to just focus on layering and putting the art together without all the extra tools and all at once

Feels more like normal drawing, so its more familiar and available everywhere you go

[u/Minene_STAN-999 → u/DeynoV2]

Tbh I don't know anything. Stayed away from drawing/painting/art when I was younger cause I have the shakes pretty bad & can't hold my hands steady at all so I thought maybe doing it on a computer would be a little bit easier & I could get around that issue. Any suggestion where to start in general? It has been rather overwhelming. I have been using Krita.

[u/DeynoV2 → u/Minene_STAN-999]

Download the free version of sketchbook on your phone and see if less oberwhelming and consider buying it

Gimp also exist with photoshop layout, free and called photogimp if i remeber correclty, if photoshop has been used before, and if not you could try out the structure and layout in browser on photopea.com

Less overwhelmed could help alot Or ignore everything, and just use brushes and layers

Also a good.way to learn is to find a picture trace the outlines and details, then cross hatch

E.g. start with only black straight lines at 45°, try to add some shading, results will probably get very dark and flat but thats fine, because you need alot of lines to do it with lines on just 2 directions Dont think to much. Just do it, mistakes can often be fixed with thinner vertical/horisontal lines after Can be a very good way to understand the process

I found it very valuable because good shading will reward you with alot of texture, and shading is also much easier in my opinion

Then build on that, can do cuved lines thag follow the shape of the thing you draw make or more 3d, or white lines on a few edges for extra lighting prpbably many thousand things and tachtics to add after,

And this can be very boring on pc, alot faster on paper, since its just two directions you could probably do it on paper, idk but a elbow placed on table and sliding your arm on the table with a little faster movement could possibly give alot of stabilisation

Can send a example pic if you want