should I do drawabox lessons both using a real pen and a tablet pen?
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtFundamentals/comments/rkufwl/should_i_do_drawabox_lessons_both_using_a_real/
2021-12-20 19:00
_Prisoner_
i know drawabox lessons are meant for a real pen, but I also want to learn to use pen tablet. is there a good recommendation like maybe doing each lesson one time for each pen?
a_-nu-_start
2021-12-20 21:43
I'm not sure how important it would be to do that.
You'll get comfortable with a tablet by drawing anything. If doesn't have to be draw a box.
Draw a box is more about understanding concepts and getting your brain go think in 3D. It's done on paper and with fine liners to help establish good habits (confidence in your lines, etc.)
I don't think doing both would hurt, but I wouldn't say it's necessary.
Uncomfortable
2021-12-20 21:48
The thing to always keep in mind is that it's not that Drawabox is "meant for real pen", but rather that the use of the recommended tools (fineliners, printer paper, etc) are part of how the course is designed. Those recommendations are given because they go hand in hand with what's being taught, helping the overall course material, exercises, etc. to be more effective.
Drawabox is not a course that teaches people how to draw with pen, or with any specific medium - rather, it's a course that teaches people the core fundamentals of drawing, and uses ink/pen/paper as an important part of its strategy. So, doing it twice (once with pen and once digitally) would be kind of redundant.
I get that you want to get used to your tablet, and some of the exercises from Lesson 1 may well help with that, but you're also going to get used to it by just using it. You're certainly welcome to, and encouraged to, work digitally while adhering to the 50% rule (from Lesson 0), and that should be more than enough to help you get comfortable with drawing digitally, while building those core skills the way the course was intended to be done.
Remember that there is a considerable difference between learning how to draw, and learning how to use a specific tool. Doing Drawabox digitally to learn how to use your tablet is kind of like dropping a nuclear bomb on a nail to drive it through some wood.
_Prisoner_
2021-12-20 21:45
thanks! regarding drawabox, I suppose it's also meant to build muscle memory right?
a_-nu-_start
2021-12-20 21:47
Yeah to an extent as far as drawing with your shoulder and things like that.
That's one of those things that will take adjustment drawing on a tablet though I'd say
_Prisoner_
2021-12-20 21:48
ok thanks a lot