Digital art is art created on a computer in digital form. Digital art can be purely computer-generated, such as fractals, or taken from another source, such as a scanned photograph, or an image drawn using vector graphics software using a mouse or graphics tablet. The term is usually reserved for art that has been non-trivially modifed by a computing process (such a computer program, microcontroler or any electronic system capable of interpreting an input to create an output); digitized text data and raw audio and video recordings are not usually considered digital art in themselves, but can be part of a larger project.
Still Life, Digital painting 2004
The availability and popularity of photograph manipulation software has spawned a vast and creative library of highly modified images, many bearing little or no hint of the original image. Using electronic versions of brushes, filters and enlargers, these "Neographers" produce images unattainable through conventional photographic tools. In addition, digital artists may manipulate scanned drawings, paintings, collages or lithographs, as well as using any of the above-mentioned techniques in combination. Artists also use many other sources of information and programs to create their work.
3D graphics are created via the process of designing complex imagery from geometric shapes, polygons or NURBS curves to create realistic 3 dimensional shapes, objects and scenes for use in various media such as film, television, print and special visual effects. There are many software programs for doing this.
The technology can enable collaboration, lending itself to sharing and augumenting by a creative effort similar to the open source movement, and the creative commons in which users can collaborate in a project to create unique pieces of art.
The mainstream media uses a lot of digital art in advertisements, and computers are used extensively in film to produce special effects. Desktop publishing has had a huge impact on the publishing world, although that is more related to graphic design.
Anai - digital art (portrait) detail, 2005
Computers are also commonly used to make music, especially electronic music, since they present an easy and powerful way to arrange and create sound samples. It is possible that general acceptance of the value of digital art will progress in much the same way as the increased acceptance of electronically produced music over the last three decades.
Some say we are now in a postdigital era, where digital technologies are no longer a novelty in the art world, and "the medium is no longer the message." [1] Digital tools have now become an integral part of the process of making art.
Digital Photography and digital printing is now an acceptable medium of creation and presentation by major museums and galleries, and the work of digital artists is gaining ground, through net art and software art. But the work of digital painters and printmakers is still not widely accepted by the established art community. It is not represented or collected by any major institution. Only the Victoria and Albert Museum print department has a reasonable but small collection of digital art.
See also New media, New media art
Contents
- 1 Fields of digital art
- 1.1 Computer Generated
- 1.2 Illustration
- 1.3 Photography/Cinematography Related
- 1.4 Painting
- 1.5 Game Related
- 1.6 Other
- 2 See also
- 3 External links
- 3.1 Museums
- 3.2 Online galleries
- 3.3 Communities
- 3.4 Miscellaneous
- 4 Further reading
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Fields of digital art
Visual digital art falls into 5 main categories:
Computer Generated
Artwork rendered from models created by the artist.
Illustration
Artwork created using, generally, vector-based tools.
Photography/Cinematography Related
Artwork created through a camera which may then be manipulated.
- Digital photography
- Movie Special effects
- Digital imaging
- Photo manipulations
Painting
Artwork created in similar fashion to non-digital paintings by means of software.
Game Related
Artwork that relates to computer games.
- Video game design
- Artistic computer game modification
- Demoscene (A subculture that concentrates on making digital art.)
- Computer art scene (Another subculture with many parallels and ties to the Demoscene.)
- Pixel art
- Machinima
Other
Aside from visual digital art, there are also other forms of digital art.
- Software art
- Electronic music
- Code poetry
See also
- Computer art
- Internet art
- Electronic art
- Cyberarts
External links
Museums
- Austin Musum of Digital Art
- Digital Art Museum, An online archive of the Pioneers in history of Digital Art. With archives of artists work, biographies and writings. (There is also a phyisical space in Berlin).
- DigitalArtMusem.com
- HTTP Gallery House of Technologically Termed Praxis.
- Museum of Computer Art
- MODA - Museum of Digital Art
- UNESCO Digital Art Museum
- DIAN - Digital Interactive Artist Network
Online galleries
- Renderotica 3D and 2D erotic art
- digital blasphemy, Hi-res original 3d-rendered computer desktop wallpapers
- digital by nature, Another 3d-rendered computer desktop wallpaper site created by Lincoln Patz.
- digital salon, Virtual gallery of fine art
- computer fine arts, online netart collection
- deluxe gallery, Now closed but was considered one of the main galleries for new media in the UK, the site is a good reference to many new media exhibitions. Contact can also be made through the site to many digital artists.
- The Power Of Beauty, Digital scifi fantasy photo manipulation art.
- DigitalArt.Org, Digital Art forum and gallery.
- Selectparks.net, archive of artistic computer games and mods.
- Some Kind of Error, Digital art gallery focusing on photomanipulation and vector art.
- EndEffect The artwork of digital artist George Smith.
- misanthropia Digital art gallery focusing on photomanipulation of dark scenery
- Dysmedia The artwork of digital artist Douglas Anthony Cooper.
- Depthcore Abstract artgroup comprised of many abstract digital artists that release themed "issues" on a bi-monthly basis.
- The Raster Group one of the world's best international Art groups
Communities
- Original Art Source Online artist portfolios and art directory
- deviantART, Where art meets application
- PGN Community, Japanese artist community surrounding a popular graphics program named openCanvas. Images and Painting Event Files.
- SkinBase, Community for artist with huge archive
- GFXartist, The Digital Art Community
- digitalart.org, Expression through technology
- Epilogue, Fantasy and Sci-fi at their best
- CG Channel, Artists from the computer graphics industry
- Webism Webism Group of Worldwide Artists
- renderosity.com Renderosity Art Community
- Yessy Buy and sell artwork
- SITO - Internet art collective with special focus on collaborative art experiments
- Sijun.com Dhabih Eng's digital-art forum
- CGTalk.com
- TheDigitalArtist.com
- FullDigitalArt.com
- Online digital gallery
- Spookyart, Dark Artist Community
Miscellaneous
- Ars Electronica, Worlds longest festival of New Media and Digital Art.
- furtherfield.org, Internet art
- rhizome.org, Internet art
- newArteest, list of prominent digital artists
- Pilgrimage (USA), Computer graphics festival and demo party held annually in Salt Lake City, Utah
- turbulence.org Internet art
- Neural magazine of New Media Art, Hacktivism and Emusic
Further reading
- Paul, Christiane (2003). Digital Art (World of Art series). London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0500203679.de:Computerkunst
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