digital art...real art ?

This digital digital artwork was created using artpad.

What did I like about art pad ?

I liked how their background option wasn't as simple as paint', they had coloured splatters, allowing the user the artist to use numerous colours for the background. You can also decide the opacity of the colour, meaning you can create darker and lighter shades of the colour to suit your needs. You can also add a frame to your finished work, to give the artistic effect. And lastly, you can change the size of the brush as to whether you are colouring something or outling it. You can also insert text to your image, as a constrast to written words [to give the artwork a deeper meaning and give the post modern effect].


Is digital art a valid form of art?
What is art? Art can be in the form of literature, architecture, sculptures origami and parintings so why not digital? The focus of art is for an artist to display their ideas or thoughts on a topic in a form of presentation. i believe these forms can include digital, because many artists have evn created their work on Adobe Photoshop which is a DIGITAL program. As long as the artist can convey and prtray their thought to the audience, it is considered art, whether it be made digitally on a computer or by using brush stroke techniques. So in all, digital art is DEFINITELY a valid form of art.

What are some of the advantages that digital paint and draw programs offer over the traditional methods (canvas and paint).
Advantages that digital paint programs have over traditional methods include that you do not need to get your hands dirty. You can do it with the convenience of sitting in your home, cosed up in bed (on a computer or laptop). You can undo any errors that you make, meaning you can achieve perfection in your artwork, however this could take away the orginaltiy of having to deal with the errors. You also have a variety of options in the program such as cloning tool, stamps, transparencies and various more, making your artwork more visually enhanced and hence pleasing.

What skills must a digital artist possess to create great digital art?
To create great digital artist, a digital artist must understand the numerous tools that programs have, to be able to make the most out of the program eg. inkscape has a snap to gridline option. They must also know basic commands such as undo.