What are your opinions on practicing on paper if you draw exclusively

i used to think that it didn't matter, because improvement happens with your brain not the materials you use. until i realized that I'm quite shit at drawing traditionally, while being very good at digital painting. I had amatuer issues like I couldn't scale things the right size and end up making things too big or too small, as well as tunnel vision where i'd start off big and end up tiny and disproportionate. drawing digitally is very convenient because you can resize things, erase easier, go back, flip the image etc. there are so many shortcuts that you can't get with traditional. So imo traditional is more challenging, therefore if you improve there, you'll improve twice as much with digital.

>>2776873
>>what a dumb question the answer is obvious
>No it's not.
yeah it is. it's all muscle memory. if you sit there and grind perfect circles on paper it's the same motion in digital unless you're a pleb who sits there ctrl+z a million times for every stroke.

>>2776879
My biggest problem with digital is that you can't trust it. I've had it from both sides:
I look at a very good drawing in my hand, then when I digitize it, I realize it looks like utter crap or
I print a digital drawing of mine and suddenly it looks 50% better.

I don't know why this happens, or if it's just me.

>>2776882
Not the same movements. If you have a small tablet like most people, your movements are way less wide than on paper, not to mention you're looking forward to the screen while drawing on your right when digital, a completely different position from when drawing traditional.

I see where you're coming from, but that's a very weak and thoughtless argument.

>>2776886
>I look at a very good drawing in my hand, then when I digitize it, I realize it looks like utter crap or
>I print a digital drawing of mine and suddenly it looks 50% better.
no.
stop being retarded.
It's the same and you know it, just practice on any medium you want, you'll improve. Of course you'll have to get used to the tablet, but that takes like a few weeks.
If your tablet work looks shit it means you're shit.

This is as silly as worrying about what pencil you use. Just draw. It's all the same. If you're really so worried, just draw on your tablet. But I promise it doesn't matter.