Digital Art. v. Traditional Art

This copy was done with traditional mediums: Pencil with a watercolour background. It is still my preference over digital art work. But I have to admit, there is some really nifty pieces of art out there done in a digital format. Well done to all those artists. BUT, I also have to admit that I feel a little peevish, after spending a few hundred on software and hardware, only to find a few years later that the format I´m using is not longer used now. For instance photoshop: when I first stated with this: I used Photoshop4, now it seems I´m forced to upgrade to Photoshop6. This means that money must be spent on new software, and to add to this, my computer can not longer handle the requirements of the new software, so that means an added expense. Then I start to wonder if my drawing tablet will be compatible with the new "gear". I feel far to apprehensive to start looking at these possibilities. At the moment I do not need to buy new brushes and worry if they are compatible with the make of watercolour I have. So that is my main disinterest with digital art at the present time. But I´m intrigued with it anyway.