Art making with physical art materials has been demonstrated to reduce stress. Digital art making is utilized in art therapy but questions about its therapeutic and artistic attributes remain unanswered. We hypothesized that participants drawing on a tablet would experience less stress reduction and pleasure and that frequent use of the undo and erase functions would be correlated with higher negative valance, stress and neuroticism; and lower flow and positive affect. As an exploratory hypothesis we were interested in differences in formal elements of art therapy between a digital and physical artistic medium. We conducted a quasi-experimental study in which stress was induced and participants were randomized to create art using oil-pastels or a tablet. Formal art elements were coded, the number of erase and undo functions pressed on tablets was counted. We found that state stress was significantly reduced after art making with both mediums without significant difference between. Higher use of undo and erase was correlated with less relaxation and higher stress, agitation, agreeableness and conscientiousness, suggesting personality-based underpinnings of self-correction. Formal art elements were similar between mediums. We concluded that digital art making may be just as beneficial as traditional materials for stress reduction, creativity, and flow.

事实证明，使用物理艺术材料进行艺术创作可以减轻压力。数字艺术制作被用于艺术治疗，但有关其治疗和艺术属性的问题仍未得到解答。我们假设，在平板电脑上画画的参与者会感受到较少的压力减轻和愉悦感，并且频繁使用撤消和擦除功能将与较高的负价、压力和神经质相关；以及较低的流量和积极影响。作为一个探索性假设，我们对数字和物理艺术媒介之间艺术治疗的形式元素的差异感兴趣。我们进行了一项准实验研究，其中诱发压力，参与者被随机分配使用油画棒或平板电脑进行艺术创作。形式艺术元素被编码，计算平板电脑上按下的擦除和撤消功能的次数。我们发现，用两种媒介进行艺术创作后，状态压力显着降低，但没有显着差异。更多地使用撤消和擦除与更少的放松和更高的压力、激动、宜人性和责任心相关，这表明基于人格的自我纠正基础。媒介之间的形式艺术元素是相似的。我们的结论是，数字艺术创作可能与传统材料一样有益于减轻压力、创造力和流动性。提出基于个性的自我纠正基础。媒介之间的形式艺术元素是相似的。我们的结论是，数字艺术创作可能与传统材料一样有益于减轻压力、创造力和流动性。提出基于个性的自我纠正基础。媒介之间的形式艺术元素是相似的。我们的结论是，数字艺术创作可能与传统材料一样有益于减轻压力、创造力和流动性。