very different. there are almost 90% functions of a tablet that cannot be done with a mouse. pen pressure: opacity, flow, angle... jitters. fast erasing, configured buttons... those things. plenty.
Sure. But that's the challenge. The pen made it EASY for you things you can't do with actual paint and canvas, so, is that real skill? Without the pen, can you do those things?
I can "paint" with a mouse.
you are entitled to your opinion and i cant really argue about it, but to doubt my skills based on that is being narrow. more often than not, it is easier for those who have a background in painting to do digital painting painting because of the their foundations. i think other traditional artists who have turned to digital would agree also that digital is alot more flexible and easier because it gives you more freedom and practicality. but that doesnt mean that if somebody finds digital painting easier he is weak on the actual media. you have no idea what kind of artworks i made before. you havent seen my traditional works. and it is unfair to judge a skill without seeing the produce.
Not really an unfair assessment, unless of course you show REAL skills by posting ACTUAL painted works or sketches. Freedom is the usual excuse of people who love digital painting because it allows them to CHEAT. It allows them to hide their weaknesses in real art. As far as your reactions go, I doubt you have any actual skill in ACTUAL REAL art, or even if you do, is quite limited. Digital art is easy to do after all. When one makes a mistake, all one has to do is "undo" or use Photoshop's "history."
You can't do that for real, can you?
I suspect you are a frustrated digital artist, and you are bitter to those you really can do digital painting. how about that?
Wrong. I was one of the people who pioneered and championed digital art and digital layouts here in the Philippines, and has been a regular resource speaker at Graphic Expo. I'm one of the few who afforded those early expensive wacom tablets. I can make "art" in both vector and pixels. I was one of the few "pixel pushers" back then who started digitally coloring comic books, and enhancing those colored on paper. I have worked on Gerry Alanguilan's Wasted and Arnold Arre's Batch 72, as well as the "Lost" trilogy.
You see, the reason why I urge people to go back to the basics is because it's actually there where skills can truly be valued. It's seems I am correct with mine assessment of yours. Again, I don't discount your skill with the wacom, but, you need to go back to reality and learn how to really draw. IT is you who are frustrated as an artist, but digital allowed you to do things you can't for real.
There's nothing wrong with that, except, like I said, without a computer, you have no art.