The list goes on - that's a ton of wasted energy. Regular tablets force you to gesture in very awkward ways pen displays force you to zoom in and out all the time, making it impossible to get a clear view of proportions and perspective and then ipads apps throw in some weirdo on-screen controls on top of it all. I'd go as far as saying that people create great art despite these awkward tools as opposed to thanks to them, with a huge amount of time being spent fighting the awkwardness. While many artists can (of course) create some great 2d art with graphics tablets, these devices (with or without a display) really are terrible tools for drawing. In an weird counter-intuitive way this could very well be partly the cause of this love/hate relationship you have with digital art. "I have always liked digital art and had a graphic tablet and drawing programs since I was in my teens" At the same time, though, digital art has given me nothing but anxiety, frustration, self-hate, and some sort of sense of "guilt" as soon as I'm enjoying life instead of practicing. I'm unhappy in my current job, and the idea of giving up this dream feels unbearable. When do you know it's time to, you know, give up? I compare my work to portfolios of people fresh out of art school, and it makes me feel quite hopeless. No matter how much effort I put in, it always feels like that I've got so much to catch up with, and that I'm always starting from square one. Progress is so slow when you're self taught, and even though I have some money going now, I wouldn't be able to quit it all and go to uni for 3 years. I've never given up on the dream of being a 2D Game Artist, but it's hard to keep it up and stay motivated when you've got a full time job etc. I also did an year in an Academy of Fine Arts after that, and then I quit to move to London, and have been working as a digital designer for 3 years. I couldn't afford art school, so I ended up doing coding in uni. I have always liked digital art and had a graphic tablet and drawing programs since I was in my teens.
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