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Is there any place in the Modern World for an "Old Fashioned, Pen and Ink" style Draftsman? It's either "Adapt or Die" for this old Steamfox. (Thank goodness I enjoy using the Computer Rendering Programs every once in awhile.)
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 750 x 523px
File Size 103.4 kB
They kinda tell you what you are going to study before hand. Drawing 101, Painting with traditional media 102 etc. If you want to learn, choose the classes you want. If you are looking to get a degree, then you have to follow their path. You are paying for it, they can't force you.
An art degree, in my opinion, is just an expensive prerequisite to learning how to say "would you like fries with that?" The way to succeed as an artist is to get a business degree and then take what art classes improve your talents. Really good artists tend to fail at business and thus the term "Starving Artist" is usually spot on.
An art degree, in my opinion, is just an expensive prerequisite to learning how to say "would you like fries with that?" The way to succeed as an artist is to get a business degree and then take what art classes improve your talents. Really good artists tend to fail at business and thus the term "Starving Artist" is usually spot on.
At first I thought that it was about the way the federalies are making mining towns go extinct across the west. I've done engineering drawings with India ink, and you are a master of it. I make enough mistakes so that the infinitely forgiving nature of digital media is irresistible to me.
Is sad too many pepole enjoy only the digital colored stuff in these days, i know some artists who color also by pencil but didn't got any attention at anthrocon for this reason for example, when all digital colored and shaded ones were all sold out. At least i know also there is pepole who consider the pencil and graphite made pictures better than digital ones, because are more "stylish" they say. And btw i'm one of them ^^ (makes me think about new generation videogames that are considered better only for the graphic many times)
My father is in the same sort of situation, but being a bit of a Luddite, has it even worse, he never quite adapted to CAD work.
Unfortunately, even CAD opperators are starting to vanish too, it seems. As more and more people are doing their own cad work, or the work is outright automated.
Unfortunately, even CAD opperators are starting to vanish too, it seems. As more and more people are doing their own cad work, or the work is outright automated.
I like a combination of the two. It's all good. Extinction awaits those who practice snobbery and are unwilling to even try new tools. Disney tried to weed out some of their 2D animators by having them learn 3D animation. Of those that tried, most did really well to the vexation of Disney who later just canned the animation dept. Talent isn't dependent on the tool so much but it can enhance and extend what you can do greatly. I always recommend people try all the tools available, learn the ones that do what you want and then focus on the one or two that make your talents shine.
Considering people still do oil and water-colour paintings, I reckon there will always be room for good old pen-and-ink. It's hellishly more portable than computers for a start, plus there's a nice tactile feel to working with traditional media as opposed to digital.
It's just a different room these days from what it used to be.
It's just a different room these days from what it used to be.
I do tend to enjoy the "traditional" medium more than the digital medium. For starters, the imperfections simply add something to the image which makes it feel more realistic by making it less realistic.
Though, at times I think that computer made things are useful, does one ever want to draw a cityscape over, and over, and over again when one could simply drop something in. (I am, of course, talking to the wrong fox here, who would probably salivate heavily at the prospect of making a detailed cityscape, but I digress.)
That being said, I can barely draw a squiggly line, so what I'm saying is rather moot.
Though, at times I think that computer made things are useful, does one ever want to draw a cityscape over, and over, and over again when one could simply drop something in. (I am, of course, talking to the wrong fox here, who would probably salivate heavily at the prospect of making a detailed cityscape, but I digress.)
That being said, I can barely draw a squiggly line, so what I'm saying is rather moot.
I haven't had to draft to much, but I enjoyed the few classes where I got to do it. It was a lot easier than the old Versa CAD program that I had to use later on. Truthfully I'm really in awe of some of the older engineers that turned out some very exacting work with T-squares and triangles. I think the CAD and the cut'n'paste nature of computers makes the ones I work with now sloppier than engineers used to be.
As far as art goes I am still working with traditional. I like the digital art for some looks, but not all of them. I've rarely seen fur texture done well in digital. I don't have a good program, so that's the main reason why I haven't tried digital color. However, I still envision myself at the very least inking with pens and coloring in the computer when I do get one. I've just got some better books, and I'm practicing graphite techniques, inking, and coloring with pencils. I'm going to try to get better with them before tackling the computer.
As far as art goes I am still working with traditional. I like the digital art for some looks, but not all of them. I've rarely seen fur texture done well in digital. I don't have a good program, so that's the main reason why I haven't tried digital color. However, I still envision myself at the very least inking with pens and coloring in the computer when I do get one. I've just got some better books, and I'm practicing graphite techniques, inking, and coloring with pencils. I'm going to try to get better with them before tackling the computer.
I really doubt that traditional pen and ink works will ever die. It's the same scare I've heard with oil painting when lithographic printing and acrylics came out. Besides, toys didn't fall out of favor with kids when video games came out.
The number one thing to keep in mind is that old technology gets replaced because the new technology is better; not because it's newer.
The number one thing to keep in mind is that old technology gets replaced because the new technology is better; not because it's newer.
For art and other creative activities, the computer is an optional tool.
But for things like blueprints and precision designs, the computer is a vital and necessary component of the job. I would expect a draftsperson to understand and have a bit of practice in hand work, but it's just impossible for me to think of a commercial use that would not be improved with CAD. I'm sorry, but it's buggy whip time for the old way.
But for things like blueprints and precision designs, the computer is a vital and necessary component of the job. I would expect a draftsperson to understand and have a bit of practice in hand work, but it's just impossible for me to think of a commercial use that would not be improved with CAD. I'm sorry, but it's buggy whip time for the old way.
In my job, I've done 98% of the work 'by hand' and used to hear 'why don't you use AutoCAD for that?' until about 4 or 5 years ago when there was a sort of backlash against CAD renderings and people wanted hand done renderings again. I'm not sure where things stand now but I could have made some good money if I would have had the time and energy for freelance work.
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