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While on vacation recently, I did some drawing on a laptop computer while outside and it caught another artist\u2019s attention. She asked me what sort of setup I was using and I told her \u201ca cheap one!\u201d And it is too. (For a computer.) My husband bought an old 12\u201d Mac Laptop for my birthday for around $500 and I added a $100 Wacom Graphire graphics tablet. I\u2019m running OS 9 on the Mac and I use old lite versions of graphics programs that don\u2019t take up much memory to do my drawing in.<\/p>\n

I love the freedom of drawing on a computer! That sounds a little odd because it\u2019s so much more complicated than plain old pencil and paper but the computer offers some very alluring tricks. Quick area fills and being able to add light values over dark ones easily are two that I love. The versatility of using \u201clayers\u201d is another one. I love being able to change paper texture at will and choosing \u201cbrushes\u201d that create interesting patterns. Then there is the \u201cundo\u201d feature which is also wonderful. (I wish I had the undo feature in real life!)<\/p>\n

The computer is a great \u201cthinking\u201d tool for artists too. It\u2019s very easy to work out compositions when you can move all the elements around easily because they are on layers. And you can change values quickly just to see what they look like and even scale objects to different sizes.<\/p>\n

I still make the art I send out into the world by pencil, paper and lots of work but it\u2019s fun to step away from that sometimes and merge my muse with my computer.<\/p>\n

Carol Rosinski<\/p>\n
Toad Hollow Studio – Drawing Lessons and Inspiration\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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