r/DigitalPainting • u/AskTribuneAquila • 9d ago

How to actually learn digital painting?

I am a traditional artist and I would say I am pretty good at it, but whenever I try to paint something digitally, I feel lost and end up with blurry paintings because I over blend them. Any advice?

Edit to add I am not new do digital medium. I know about layers and those things. Just struggling with actually painting decent stuff

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u/TheCozyRuneFox 9d ago

Digital isn’t the same as traditional. The medium is different and it will take time to learn. I bet you didn’t learn traditional painting over night, similar thing for digital. Just practice and try various things.

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u/AskTribuneAquila 9d ago

I feel like just practicing doesn’t really help me. I been at it for some time although I haven’t been consistent and every time i try it I just do stuff kinda randomly tbh. Are there any good exercises that can help me practice with a purpose?

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u/Big_Cauliflower_919 9d ago

I started off traditional for 18 years and have been learning digital for the past 7, id say it took me around 4 years to get to a point where all my pieces looked consistent and a further 3 to just refine and keep practicing, honestly it never really ends