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When I turned into the shrimp monster I was afraid at first, but I learned that perfection is worth every ache and creak as my spine expires and my new shell took form
Then there are the "draws with the mouse" artist, the "drawing on their phone USING THEIR FINGER" artist, and the "draws on their phone using a stylus" artist
i used to draw with my finger on a tablet and kept thinking "the quality of my art does not depend on the device I use" and MAN how was i wrong... ppl who still use their finger and make good art genuinely scare me theyre too powerful
I'm really used to drawing with my finger on my phone, I learned to draw digitally that way and even after having a tablet I still enjoy drawing on my phone. Sometimes people ask, what program did you used to draw it? What tablet do you have? And I reply, "I have a tablet and I sometimes draw on Photoshop on my compluter but I did this on Ibis Paint with my finger" and they looked really surprised and asked me to draw in front of them and they just don't believe ut until they see it. I have this conversation like everytime someone sees those drawings and I'm a bit tired of anwering the same again and again XD Some people think that if you have Photoshop and a tablet you magically learn how to draw someway and that you can't draw well with cheap things lol.
@@blux_cross as someone who can only draw with a mouse it's weird hearing people say it's hard, since imo drawing with a pen/stylus is WAY harder for me to do
I'm a finger genius because I'm trying to defeat my art block by instead of drawing traditional drawing on digital and my hand has Vietnam flashbacks from the mouse cursor-
Getting a display tablet improved my digital art... by making it more like my traditional art. It didn't magically change the skills I had, it just changed the skills I was using to be closer to what I was already good at. Though it definitely felt magical the first few times I used it! (And sometimes that magic feeling comes back when I find a cool new program or brush 😁)
Lol, not every single one. You can beat the ahrimping it just takes 1) a little posture training, and 2) a different chair. Traditional chairs suck for drawing, I opted for one of those knee rest chairs and it's helped so much.
@@BIGBUCKS_moneh I would link you to one but RU-vid flags all links as spam. :P If you look up "kneeling chair" though you'll find them. They're kind of odd looking but really comfortable and made a noticeable difference on my back and sitting posture once I got used to it.
A little known fact, but the more money you spend on equipment like pens, tablets, computers, and monitors, the better your art becomes. This is regardless of technique, understanding of art fundamentals, or experience.
Your art is like a bucket of rocks, where the rocks is your skill put into it and the bucket is the tools you use to make it. Thus the more rock you have, the better the art. But that tiny bucket can only hold so many rocks, regardless of how many rocks you pour into it, so a bigger bucket here will improve your art. However, don’t bother buying a bigger bucket if you weren’t able to fill the small one in the first place, the amount of rocks in your art is gonna be the same, and if you did buy one, after some time you may not enjoy carrying rocks around but now is stuck with a huge bucket Moral of the bucket: don’t rock the buy big art
Well.. in fact, if you achieved to buy a big bucket because of the support of your community.. More motivation and inspiration you will have. So at some point it is true that sometimes the big bucket can make you better at some point,
So am I the only person alive that actually likes that I can look directly up at the screen with a straight back and without my whole ass forearm and hand getting in the way
Nope, I also find this a huge plus! I don't have a problem with hand/screen coordination so it's as easy as drawing on a display, minus the 'my hand is in the way' problem.
Nope, you're not alone! I have a very expensive standalone screen tablet, and my 7years old 250$ non-screen tablet, and I really really prefer the non-screen one for long art sessions. The standalone screen tablet is nice if I'm really struggling with a high level of precision needed, or for taking with me to draw paint and sketch wherever I go, but the non-screen one is just as dear to my heart in the end. 😄
nop, I sold my display tablet because not only did my back problems became worse, but the color accuracy was awful no matter how many hours I calibrated both monitors. I'm not going to buy a +$100 color calibrator to finally get my colors correct when I could just return to my $30 pen tablet
I prefer the screenless tablets. I like how my hand isn't in the way and it feels natural as long as you get used to it 8) My posture is as bad as when using a screen though lol.
Same! I don’t like my traditional art all too much, so I like the screenless because it gives the idea that you’re actually making digital art by not looking down at your drawing.
I don't know if I'm allowed to say this but there's a third type of artist too... The one who was doomed to use a mouse... Help where do I find these pen tablets😭
I had a similar problem, one of the ways that helped me is to lower the seating position while placing the tablet on a 45 degree angle; I managed this with a large desk easel. This will aid in keeping the spine straight and relieve pressure on the neck as you are now eye level with the tablet 🌟
My friend had bought a display tablet but didn't use it so she gave it to me, I was so excited I was like "mannn I'm gonna improve so much" I might've improved, but I gained myself back problems
My first art tablet was a display, and eventually I stopped using the display part, and then eventually I got a new one without a display. I much prefer without because my hand and the pen doesn't get in the way of what I'm seeing lol. Plus I don't need to charge the pen ever.
folks who have there screen tablets laying down like that are on a whole different level. I keep mine as vertical as possible and it's saved me from having to hunch so much.
Lol, there is a reason that I taught myself how to draw with my digitizer screen more upright, and bought one of those knee rest chairs. It's not perfect, but boy does it ever help.
That's literally my experience. I could draw on a tablet for 6 hours without any issues and feel perfectly fine, maybe a bit tired eyes. I draw for 2 hours on my display screen and I need to take a break, with longer drawings requiring a solid break routine where I have to get up, walk, stretch and light mobility work. And the worst part is, my display screen drawings tend to look better than my tablet ones.
This is actually true 😂😂😂 I had a pen tablet at first and I was dreaming to have a display tablet until I got my IPad and I live with back pain from that moment on 😂 Love it keep it up 💙
Unfortunately I already have frequent back/neck-pains without a proper screen tablet-- so I'm afraid what on earth I would turn into with one. (For context: I try to sit up straight, sometimes you sorta just get in the zone and slowly begin leaning towards the monitor)
I saved up to buy a Wacom Intuos Pro Large when it was on sale for $499 a few years ago, and recently I had to enough to buy a Wacom Mobile Studio Pro 13, and I gotta say, this is fairly accurate to what happened
Me who's been using my finger, my phone and ibis paint for the entirety of my life discovering one of those 3$ pens on AliExpress that can draw on the screen:
When I first got my display tablet after 5-6 years of a pen tablet, I was SO struggling and frustrated with my hand covering the screen 😭 I don't know how I didn't expect it to happen. Thankfully at least it gets better with time, and now it's not an issue anymore. But hooo boy that was one major problem I hadn't predicted at all
@Sugoish yeah, that's why i'm hesitant to buy a display tablet. I sorta kinda know what it feels like to use a display tablet since i used to draw on my phone with a stylus (only that it's smaller than a display tablet) and i struggled so much with it T^T an actual display tablet would definitely be a lot better than a phone because of the size but i'd still prefer my pen tablet. I got so happy and excited when i first got it c:
An ad popped up before the video played so I looked at the comments for a single second and I saw people talking about shrimp monsters, I love the internet.
My setup is the epitome of the shrimp, but I'm a pen tab user. No chair, criss-cross of the floor, Wacom on small iPad stand that I beat the living hell out of to get it to hold properly, a display that is 2 feet off the floor right in front of me ( I have to look up while slumped foward). Also a Dell keyboard from 2010 right in front for the hot keys, and the vibe. Yeeeeah, Shkrimp life!
I just draw on my iPad with the pencil… It works just as well as a computer, I have access to basically all the same apps, I can draw anywhere and I can also get distracted and start watching RU-vid instead of finishing my…. Oh damn. BRB….
Wife always wants to buy better tools for her art... but every time she upgrades, she just wants even better tools for her art. The sad thing is, she used to draw SO MUCH MORE when all she had was MS Paint and a Touch-Pad-Mouse Laptop. Despite her inability to make her art perfect due to the limitations, her creativity to work within those limitations BLOOMED her art and made her a staple within her art community. Now, years later, with better tools and programs, she barely draws anymore. Her art has improved, but her passion has waned. I'm on the opposite side of the spectrum... give me some dirt, twigs, and leaves, and I'll art. Give me a broken cardboard box, and I'll art. Art is all about being creative, no matter what's within your grasp. I've tried telling her this over and over, but she's still got the envy for people with the fancy tools... *sigh*
I have both so it's really relatable. Problem I faced while drawing in screen tablet: 1) Back hurts all the time 2) eys hurt for watching too much screen 3) half of the drawing is covered with hand so can't focus on bigger picture 4) Not enough space for keyboard 5) Problem in shifting Reasons why i prefer non screen drawing tablet over screen one: 1) Portable 2) eyes doesn't hurt 3) posture is maintained 4) while drawing i can focus on bigger picture rather than detailings 5) half of the screen is not covered by hand 6) feels like im doing traditional drawing But my big brother prefer screen tablet over non screen tablet 🤷♀️ My journey in digital painting start with me drawing on my phone with fingers than my dad saw potential in me so he brought stylus pen for me to draw on phone then he brought big screen drawing tablet because he was very proud of my phone drawing, than he brought i pad so i can draw anywhere and currently I'm drawing on non-screen drawing tablet.
Nah man, the pen tablet is where it’s at. I have zero desire to get a screen tablet, bc I just love not worrying about blocking my view with my hand, and not having to lean over so much when I draw.
what about type 3? the people who are so poor we use a track pad/mouse to draw because tablets, or even paper and pens are so out of our prospective budget we cant afford to think about them.
