Through the looking glass

…In the short history of digital painting apps,…a key trend has been the emulation of traditional art media.…After all, in terms of the general public's perception of painting,…qualities like brush strokes, canvas texture, runs and…drips, in pastel and the like, are all expected hallmarks.…If emulation of traditional media was digital paint's only trick, however.…Well, you could accomplish the same thing with a real pencil and…paper at far less expense.…But there's another side to digital painting.…

One that I describe as through the looking glass.…Just because digital painting apps can emulate traditional media,…doesn't mean that's all they can do.…In the digital realm, all things are possible.…Mediums that were formerly exclusive now occupy a level playing field.…What would it be like to dip a paint brush into a photograph?…Instead of painting all of the individual leaves on a tree,…what if you could just paint with leaves?…This is the world of digital painting as seen through the looking glass.…

Like Alice, let's take a short trip down the rabbit hole.…