In general terms, I pretty much just use Photoshop for most of my drawing and painting.



Pencils and Paper are still incredible important. If you want to get good at drawing, you need to start there. That's where you build your foundations, which are the core skills that you need to be able to master. Doing so, you can easily translate it through any medium regardless whether it's digital, traditional, or sculpture, etc. So don't think that's dead. You just see less of it because digital tends to be "easier" to do and easier to post online. Also, it's faster because you can technically "cheat" your way into completing something faster if you were to do it traditionally.



For me, I just practice. Do research and practice some more. Look at tutorials online and buy some tutorials from industry pros. I see what they do and try to mimic it. Just trying to get as much info for me to use when I draw. It also helps if you know someone who's actually good at drawing and you can see them actually do it right there. For me, it gives a better sense on draftsmanship and see what goes on in their head.



Hopefully that helps!



P.S. Don't use a mouse to paint (unless you wanna be like Craig Mullens).