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I'm thinking of starting with whatever's cheapest to freely waste paint while experimenting. I'm guessing acrylics would be it but I haven't been to the art store yet. It's very close by.

I have plenty of experience drawing digitally, but I never managed to get a feel of using digital oil/acrylic/etc brushes, always opting for cel shading instead. In the future, I'd like to make a painting to sell or display somewhere, just for the achievement.
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Caffosaurus☕🍁:mayo: 2y ago

See, I'm the opposite. I never got the hang of drawing digitally. But that's probably an age thing. I also take notes by hand instead of typing.

If you're looking for more budget-friendly options, start with canvass boards, they're cheap and cheerful. You can also paint over any that you don't like. Most student-grade acrylics are fine and you don't need to get a gazillion colours, primaries, black, and white will do. You can mix anything from there. There are really interesting texture mediums, but I wouldn't bother until you have figured out if you like it or not. You can also water down acrylics for some interesting effects. I wouldn't go for the absolute cheapest brushes, but you don't need to break the bank there either. You can always gradually upgrade.

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kijo 破邪顕正 2y ago

Thank you for the tips :)

It may be an age thing but younger people who grew up drawing on paper seem to struggle adapting to digital as well. My boyfriend has made plenty of drawings on paper and using a tablet, but the paper ones just look better. For him I think there's just so many buttons and options he has no time to go through them all and memorize the different brush engines and blending modes.

If you ever want to try digital again I would recommend using a program called MyPaint. It's super minimal and quite comfortable to use as well. The canvas expands as you draw so you don't have to worry about picking sizes. The brushes feel basic compared to other programs but they're enough. Of course, all digital programs will feel slightly off compared to traditional drawing. Replicating oils digitally is computer intensive, and because digital art mixes light not pigment, color mixing doesn't work as you'd expect. Yellow + Blue makes a muddy gray, not a bright green.

A couple of years ago Rebelle 5 was released, using a module called MixBox (https://scrtwpns.com/mixbox/painter/) I believe it's the most realistic pigment mixing implementation by far. MyPaint is better at mixing color than Krita.

https://youtu.be/OqZCsqALNJ0