yes, i agree that traditional art isn't as showcased as much as the other art forms, lets say digital, but i think that has to do with how fast one can post the art form here on dA, being a digital gallery, those artists whith digital works can post their work a lot faster than lets say a painter who is trying to take a photo that reallly shows his painting, then scan it onto the computer, then post
also, traditional art has always been seen as an artform that usually requires some actual talent, while some see digital artwork as more of an 'everymans' art form, so more people are participating in it more, also, i'm not sure how long you've been here, but dA is littered with digital artwork that isn't really 'artwork'

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Yes, I haven’t really been here to long. I personally don’t appreciate digital art work that much. I mean, some stuff does blow me away, but a lot of it is just well, crap.

There are so many people I know that can do digital art, but when it comes to real drawing, they can’t do it. People who do both and are good at it, then that’s amazing.

And your right, I would love to post more artwork then I do, but it does take a lot longer to do a painting and upload it, and I don’t post any “real” artwork, I’m always scared someone will steal it. =/

My traditional art isn't as good as my photography
Taking pictures is hard work
I enjoy looking at traditional work though. I envy people who can draw/paint etc. If I could I would make the greatest pictures

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I consider photography as traditional work, as long as it’s not Photoshoped to death. I know, it’s hard work, I can’t even do it. I’m sure you could do a good painting… maybe if it was abstract. Lol

I know what you mean but some people don't consider photography as traditional but those are also the people who think art is easy. HA!
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That's not a nice thing to say, I'm going to kill you! Abstract my ksujgbkbnkdfjhdjtgno!!!! My art pwns your life

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Lol Yes, I know it does. xD

Personally for me, coming from a more traditional art background, it does leaving me wanting to see some more traditional artwork being placed on the site.

Your right Veronika, some people are afraid of putting it up cause it might get stolen, which sad to say happens. And it hurts to see someone steal another person's artwork and claim it as there, knowing that it took so much time and effort put into it. It's hard to accept that fact that other people would lay claim on another person's work. Do they have no shame? Apparently not.

Which brings me to the next point that, that there is too much digital work and it's being constantly cranked out that viewers and artists alike become desensitized by it, it's like mass production of art, there's so much of it that it becomes hard to compete with because there's just so much visual garbage and that it takes so long to filter through to come across some really good decent art work whether it'd be digital or traditional; but my main point being traditional.

I highly agree that there should be more traditional art, to show viewers and artists alike that there are some things that a piece of machine or software can't replicate. When you see the same picture done in the exact same technique but one was done on the say photoshop and the other by hand, which would one come to appreciate more? With digital, yeah sure its so forgiving that if you mess up you can edit it, but with traditional it's less forgiving, but that's what art is the spontaneity of it, the excitement of working with your hands, the medium and creating something from scratch . But if you make a mistake, be creative with it, what I've learned in art is that there are no such things as mistakes but rather an opportunity to flex and really apply the things you learned. It's only a mistake it you think it.

Don't get me wrong I'm not a digital art hater or anything, frankly I see some impressive artwork, but nonetheless it's never the same compared to working with the real deal. What rather insults my integrity as student of the visual arts are those that only work digital and have never touched the real thing, let alone be able to draw, or do any technique. If the person can draw and do digital, it means that person has that much more integrity to provide a solid foundation for their artwork and make it that much better. But seriously how can a person call themselves an artist or whatever art related title if one just does digital? Sure one may have 'drawn' the image but really in all truth the bloody software program has done 90% of the workload in terms of technique, medium and control of it. I challenge any digital artist who hasn't done any traditional work to try a medium and see what it's really like. It's not computer by far and its far less forgiving than photoshop or illustrator.

Believe me I can go days on in on this topic so I shall stop here for now. But seriously, not trying to bash any digital artists, but traditional art does take more than a click of a mouse to create artwork. And personally I think people would respect you far more if one has the capacity to draw and/or paint far better than any piece of software program can do.

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there are more "traditional" works on site as you might think. day by day ~8.000 deviations are submitted into traditional art (if we forget that ~200 of them are miscategorized digital works).
if you want to see solely "traditional art" you have to use the site-search.
if you search randomly it's clear that you will find far more digital or photographic works. as other commenters have written: more of these are submitted (dA has started as a site solely for "digital" works).

and apart from this: yes, it would be nice to see more "traditional art"!

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I agree with you. When I first came to DA, I felt a little out of place. Most of the artwork was anime or graphic (and done by mostly young ones!) But I have grown to appreciate the fact that so many feel free to share their art, no matter what form it takes.
I never had any formal art training. I just always felt the artist inside screaming to get out and started letting it! I am learning from others and by just working at it.
My other concern is that it seems to be just artists on DA and no buyers! Does anyone actually sell anything through this site?

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Yes, you’re right. There are many traditional works on DA then I see, it’s just a matter of finding them. The problem is, not many of them are popular enough for me to find in one search.

I’ve seen some beautifully amazing traditional works, that have, maybe only 5 views. Why is it the beautiful painting doesn’t even get noticed when some half-ass drawing of some anime character gets all the recognition?

I guess a part of what I’m saying is traditional art doesn’t get recognized as much as it should.