Unleash the power of your self (rather than your machine)

This is a different post in sense that there are no ambigrams in this, but the context is same - Art.

I have been experimenting with art for a couple of months now and showcasing it to you in this blog. After seeing many works in this area, i am a bit worried about the artistic skills which people are losing due to playing around with software too much. I know that vector graphics programs such as Adobe Illustrator let you enhance your designs a lot, add textures, shadows et. al. However they lack the essential skills which artists learn while using the traditional drawing methods (pencil/brush and paper) which force more concentration, intuition and introspection to the artwork and help build up the complete artist. As a result, people playing too much with their softwares produce uninspired work on paper.

This view is supported by the recent concern of art university teachers in U.S. that 'students are more comfortable manipulating computer graphics than doodling, drafting and drawing with pen on paper, and this has created a sharp decline in drawing skills in recent years.'

'Computer graphics allow artists to move briskly. By contrast, drawing on paper can be frustrating, forcing concentration, introspection and revision as an idea or vision takes shape. The process hones essential skills and sensitivity and personality that make artwork unique,' instructors say.

All the major artists till now have used brush or pencil or pen to create stunning pieces of work. I feel that if at all the software should be used, it should be only for the purpose for 'refining' the work and not for 'creating' it. All my artwork is hand drawn and scanned for the purpose of uploading it on blog. No refining is done in any sort whatsoever. Another reason I prefer to draw on paper is that i get most of the ideas while relaxing in bed. Using computer graphics is the fast way to sell your designs professionally (since it takes considerably less time manipulating designs on screen than doing it on paper).

After all don't you feel that using a keyboard has degraded your handwriting.

p.s. My bent towards creation of hand crafted artwork is perhaps drawn from my professional responsibility. As an analog design engineer, part of my work lies in building circuit layout designs ground up by hand (instead of writing a code/program for creating the layout, which is usually the path followed in digital domain). I love analog, i feel it has a sense of belonging to the glorious and beautiful past, a past where man achieved marvellous results out of his hands, rather than submitting himself to a machine. This doesn't mean that i hate PC, but i feel it should be used for its computing power rather than assisting your art.

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