08-29-2015, 02:07 AM
I disagree that digital is inherently more difficult, it's just a very different medium to get used to, and most people already have some experience with traditional when they make the move to digital, so they need to relearn a lot and are initially worse at digital, so it feels more difficult to them.
However, (and trust me, I'm speaking from experience) when you stick with digital only and don't touch a pencil for many years, you'll find traditional more difficult than digital once you start up with that again. Same thing happening from the opposite side. With a stylus I'm comfortable, with a pencil I feel like I'm being forced to draw with a broomstick. I'm pretty sure that keeping up with both skills will help your artistic development in the long run, but at first, it certainly can be frustrating.
However, (and trust me, I'm speaking from experience) when you stick with digital only and don't touch a pencil for many years, you'll find traditional more difficult than digital once you start up with that again. Same thing happening from the opposite side. With a stylus I'm comfortable, with a pencil I feel like I'm being forced to draw with a broomstick. I'm pretty sure that keeping up with both skills will help your artistic development in the long run, but at first, it certainly can be frustrating.