Digital Art Concepts and Techniques

Digital art is the general term used for practices and artistic work which uses digital technology as part of the creative presentation process. It's a contemporary art which uses computer technology in a wide variety of ways to create distinctive work. This type of art was pioneered in 1970. It has received various names to describe its process like Multimedia Art and Computer Art.

What is digital art?. Is an art form created with the use of computers, video equipment, appropriate 3d digital art software, sound mixers and digital tools. This type of art is also known as or defined as New Media Art. New Media Art is related to artworks created with the newest media technologies. It uses different tools from traditional art.

A digital art gallery is a business or institution were they provide the exhibition and sale of art work. Digital art pictures are available in galleries and on the wold wide web. A Digital artist is described as the person which makes use of digital technologies on the production of its art. The most popular programs for digital art are: Deep paint 2, Milkshape 3D, Pixia, Google Sketch Up, Wood Workshop, Corel Draw, Corel Painter, Smartdraw Suite, Hexagon, Corel Photopaint and Concept Draw; amongst an endless list of software.

This type of art combines and transforms such elements as paintings, photography, digital design, sculpture, animation, video, sound and installation. DeviantART is an online community platform that allows all artists to promote, exhibit and share their art works with the individuals who are part of the community. This social network provides all original art work from different artists such as: Sculpture, painting, anime, films, digital and pixel art

In the United States there is a museum dedicated exclusively to the exhibition of this art. The name of the museum is Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) located in Austin, Texas. Is the first museum for displaying this type of art. It was founded in 1997. AMODA defines this art as a type of art that uses digital technology in three different ways such as: Process, subject and product.

Nowadays there are a variety of software available online, tutorials for beginners who would like to improve and learn new techniques and improve their skills. There are also medium and high level tutorials which main goal is to bring to the industry professional art techniques. Most of the tutorials takes you step by step through the subject with all the tools visible for a better practicing and understanding of the subject. Nowadays there is more students who are focusing on studying this type of art. This individuals who are interested on the subject will learn to use their computers to create art. They will work with animation, digital photography, graphic design and electronic sound.