One day, when my son was about 18 months old, I was painting in my living room and ran to get a telephone call. I started chatting and watched my son walk into the kitchen where I was standing with my palette in one hand and my deep purple acrylic paint covering the other and about to drop onto the carpet. EEEK! That's when I tried to make a temporary switch to computer art. I thought I give it a try as a less messy alternative as long as little hands were roaming the house.
After a few years, I've really gotten the hang of it and I'm having lots of fun. I miss the smell and feel of the real stuff, but I'm appreciating the low cost of digital art for the time being. I found a program called art rage, and it handles just like real art supplies. I got a wacom tablet so I can make movements just like with a pencil and it registers what I'm doing in the painting. So- if you're a mom and you need a less messy way of doing art, you should try it. Or if you just need to tighten up as far as supplies, Art rage is a download for $25, I think, and the supplies are limitless, every color you can imagine, pastels, chalk, and everything. It's worth a look, and it saved my carpet.
After a few years, I've really gotten the hang of it and I'm having lots of fun. I miss the smell and feel of the real stuff, but I'm appreciating the low cost of digital art for the time being. I found a program called art rage, and it handles just like real art supplies. I got a wacom tablet so I can make movements just like with a pencil and it registers what I'm doing in the painting. So- if you're a mom and you need a less messy way of doing art, you should try it. Or if you just need to tighten up as far as supplies, Art rage is a download for $25, I think, and the supplies are limitless, every color you can imagine, pastels, chalk, and everything. It's worth a look, and it saved my carpet.
