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Digital art is work made with digital technology or presented on digital technology. This includes images done completely on a computer or hand-drawn images scanned into a computer and finished using software programs.

See the fact file below for more information on the Digital Art or alternatively, you can download our 20-page Digital Art worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment.

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DEFINITION AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Following the development of a computerized paint program in the 1980s, Harold Cohen pioneered the concept of digital arts. He was an engineer whose work defined the first generation of computer-generated art.
  • This program was soon named AARON, a robotic machine designed to make large drawings on sheets of paper placed on the floor. His system is one of the longest-running, continually maintained AI systems in history.
  • Later, the impact of digital technology brought painting, drawing, sculpture, and music/sound art into newer platforms involving net art, digital installation art, and virtual reality, and these became recognized artistic practices.
  • This allowed artists to digitally manipulate still images and cut and paste within moving images to create visual collages and effects.
  • Artists also began to produce using sources of electronic information and programs to create their work.
  • Some digital art has also become interactive, allowing the audience a certain amount of control over the final image.
  • Nowadays, arts can be purely computer-generated or taken from other sources, such as a scanned photograph or image drawn using vector graphics software with a mouse or graphics tablet.

TYPES OF DIGITAL ART

  • Digital photography – The artist uses a digital or conventional camera to take the best images. The photographs are then digitized and translated to the computer, and the artist uses image editing and special effects software.
  • Digital installations – Usually 3D, and can be interactive, i.e. responding to visitors’ input, such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).
  • Algorithmic art – A form of digital art including the use of mathematics. This process is created using an autonomous system of computer algorithms.
  • Datamoshing – A process where media files (videos) are manipulated to produce the desired visual effects or images when the file is decoded.
  • Dynamic painting – The art or picture is painted by a computer, an autonomous system, with minimal physical labor of the human artist used to complete the work.
  • 2D computer graphics – Derived from 2D models like texts and digital images, it transforms traditional forms of art into digital art used in animation for the media and entertainment industries.
  • 3D computer graphics – Created using 3D representations of geometric data for rendering images and most commonly used for computer animation and video game graphics.
  • Pixel art – Isometric and non-isometric digital creation of images at the pixel level.
  • Photo painting – Involves creating a painting inspired by a photograph as it brings together paint and image editing software to add more details and expression.
  • Digital collage – Different textures and ideas are taken from several sites and then brought together in one picture.
  • 2D digital painting – The process of painting on a tablet and creating artwork digitally on a computer, commonly used in animation, illustration, and 2D game art.
  • 3D digital painting – Extra effects can be incorporated into the illustration texturing methods so you can see how the texture looks on your model in real time.
  • Manual vector drawing – This is art made up of points, lines, and curves based on mathematical equations, rather than solid colored square pixels.
  • Integrated art – This is a combination of more than one form of art using more than one media or even multiple software on the same artwork in order to achieve one single piece of art.
  • Raster painting – Also known as bitmap or grid painting, each color and line is registered on the digital canvas pixel by pixel.

KNOWN DIGITAL ARTISTS

  • David McLeod is a digital artist specializing in CGI (computer-generated imagery), images filmmakers use to create lifelike special effects in movies and still imagery.
  • Erik Johansson is a photographer who combines his finished photos into one image. None of his works are computer-generated.
  • Hal Lasko is known as “The Pixel Painter” who uses Microsoft Paint software.
  • Other digital artists include Sara Ludy, Aiste Stancikaite, Jason Naylor, Nik Ainley, Sean Charmatz, Alberto Seveso, and Stephen McMennamy.

Digital Art Worksheets

This is a fantastic bundle which includes everything you need to know about the Digital Art across 20 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-use Digital Art worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the digital art which is work made with digital technology or presented on digital technology. This includes images done completely on a computer or hand-drawn images scanned into a computer and finished using software programs.

Complete List Of Included Worksheets

  • Digital Art Facts
  • Digital Artists
  • 2D vs 3D Arts
  • Graffiti Art
  • Real to Cartoon
  • Photo Filters
  • Digital Painting
  • Digital Collage
  • Infographics
  • Shaping Art
  • My Digital Art

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