Why drawing digitally is NAUGHTY 👀 (or is it?)

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Nahhh. It's not really. That was a naughty title.
Anyway, we got this brilliant and juicy question in our students-only Facebook group for the Find Your Creative Voice, Fly Your Freak Flag Course.
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Megan said: "I just opened up the Microsoft Surface Pro I bought for digital drawing, and I’m freaking out a little. Not just about the expense, but a sense of cheating or something. Will this kill the joy of drawing on paper? Does anyone combine analogue and digital drawing worlds?"

Topics

• Megan’s question: Is digital drawing cheating?
• Analogue vs digital: can you mix them?
• Why digital tools are lifesavers for fixes, tweaks, and deadlines.
• Handmade isn’t about the tool, it’s about you!
• The danger of too much choice.
• Top tips for keeping your digital work cohesive.
• Happy accidents.
• Will drawing digitally kill your love of drawing on paper?
  

Other Stuff we mentioned

• Our Tania’s Genius Colour Workshop: Join in here
• Brush sets for Procreate by Vivian Mildenberger: voila (we're not an affiliate, we just love 'em.)
• Find Your Creative Voice - course doors are open, in case you fancy workin' on flapping your freak flag a bit more in 2025.) Click here to see what all the freak flag fuss is all about.

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