This is a digital painting I did using a Wacom tablet and pen and Painter IX. software. I use a electronic cavas, chose the medium I want, colors, brush sizes, blend, using a wireless pen. I have to choose all the setings, etc. in order to draw/paint every stroke in a digital work such as this one. It's as if I were using real pastels in my hand, blending them, but wihout the mess and clean up. Also, once done, I can't smear it or have to seal it. This is not a phot manipulation. THere are programs that you can use to click and get a manipulated artistic effec such a spastels. It is very limited and doesn't give you the choices as doing it yourself. Whenever I do use effects, manipultations, I post it so not to confuse how I worked. I enjoy doing both types of work, but perfer to do as much or all the work myself. With software souch as Corel's Painter IX.5, you can do the work like you would traditionally. You can also mix mediums that you could not with real mediums, and get some wonderful blending, textures, and results. I love that if I goof up a part of a digital work, I can fix it and not chuck out a work that I goofed up. I've clumbsy hands ofen due to a car accident, so love that I can have the skills I used to. I also love that I am not covered with spills of paints. God gave me back my art, and led me to new ways to use it, and increase my skills. I will in the future take some time to do real canvas works again, though they will take me much longer. Meanwhile, I love digital art and all to I continue to learn to do with it.