Is Digital Art "Real" Art? Facts and Myths About Digital Creating by Monika Zagrobelna
This article addresses the somewhat ambiguous state of digital art. Zagrobelna acknowledges to several preconceptions about the medium such as: digital art is easy, digital artists utilize expensive tools, photoshop is magical, etc. She then declares all of them false. Why? Because no matter what medium you utilize, art is still art, and digital art is certainly not going to be easier than traditional art. Drawing, painting, sketching, sculpting, and whatever else you can do in a traditional setting can be recreated in a digital setting. Does that mean there's inherently less skill in creating a digital painting than a traditional painting? No. The amount of effort that can be put into a digital painting is equally limitless as the amount of effort that can be put into a traditional painting. I'm really glad that this article so clearly addresses some common misinformation about digital art. I'm personally not very well-versed in digital art because when I tried it before it was considerably more difficult to me than traditional art. Art is art, and the effort put into it should be respected regardless of the medium. 10 awe-inspiring pieces of monochromatic art This is just a simple collection of some varied and pleasing pieces of monochromatic artwork. There are many works and each of them is definitely noteworthy, however the real lesson I learned from this is that sometimes working with a limited palette, even in painting, is more favorable than a vivid and varied palette. I'm glad that there's still options to tone down the range of colors and to focus on value and form in a medium that's usually filled with vivid and colorful works. Obviously utilizing color, and certainly a variety of color is also sometimes necessary, I have a feeling I'll tend to stick with more limited ranges in my own endeavors.
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