Birds Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 More and more art is being done digitally these days, but I must admit to being prejudiced against it; not for the purposes of company logo's and signage etc, but in general recreational art. The final result of a peice of digital art can be very impressive, but a big part of the appreciation of artwork for me is the process by which it is created, and this is why digital art has less respect from me than traditional, because a digital artists life is made much easier than a traditional artists life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrangaroo Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 More and more art is being done digitally these days, but I must admit to being prejudiced against it; not for the purposes of company logo's and signage etc, but in general recreational art. The final result of a peice of digital art can be very impressive, but a big part of the appreciation of artwork for me is the process by which it is created, and this is why digital art has less respect from me than traditional, because a digital artists life is made much easier than a traditional artists life. The ability to create the finished project is no less impressive just because it's not done with a brush in my view and I can appreciate both. Some of my own took many many hours to complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I think digital art is greatly underrated. Sculpting a digital 3D mesh image and texturing it can take as long as, if not longer than, a sculpture made from clay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 I dont mean to be disrespectful to anybody, I can appreciate digital art when its done well; but you have to admit that in a way digital artists have it easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a wasp Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Both traditional art and its digital counterpart are equally valid. What counts is creativity. Instead of a canvas, I have a computer, drawing tablet and a pressure sensitive pen. The result is all that counts. Instead of humping 40 pound reels of film around, my movie is on a solid state memory stick or tiny little tape that weighs a few grams. Without story telling skills, it's still a pile of crap whatever medium is used. I can get far much more out of a photo by processing it in software than I ever could by handling dodgy chemicals and hoping for that no one suddenly decides to come unnanounced into the darkroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 Both traditional art and its digital counterpart are equally valid. What counts is creativity. Instead of a canvas, I have a computer, drawing tablet and a pressure sensitive pen. The result is all that counts. Instead of humping 40 pound reels of film around, my movie is on a solid state memory stick or tiny little tape that weighs a few grams. Without story telling skills, it's still a pile of crap whatever medium is used. I can get far much more out of a photo by processing it in software than I ever could by handling dodgy chemicals and hoping for that no one suddenly decides to come unnanounced into the darkroom. Yes, I suppose digital equipment has totally revolutionised photography and film; in this instance, yeah, digital is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrangaroo Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Both traditional art and its digital counterpart are equally valid. What counts is creativity. Instead of a canvas, I have a computer, drawing tablet and a pressure sensitive pen. The result is all that counts. Instead of humping 40 pound reels of film around, my movie is on a solid state memory stick or tiny little tape that weighs a few grams. Without story telling skills, it's still a pile of crap whatever medium is used. I can get far much more out of a photo by processing it in software than I ever could by handling dodgy chemicals and hoping for that no one suddenly decides to come unnanounced into the darkroom. I was sorely tempted to get a tablet and pen a few years back but never did. Everything i've done has been produced with a mouse only, painstaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrangaroo Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I dont mean to be disrespectful to anybody, I can appreciate digital art when its done well; but you have to admit that in a way digital artists have it easy. Possibly although you still have to learn and master the techniques which is not dissimilar from paint brush artistes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 More and more art is being done digitally these days, but I must admit to being prejudiced against it; not for the purposes of company logo's and signage etc, but in general recreational art. The final result of a peice of digital art can be very impressive, but a big part of the appreciation of artwork for me is the process by which it is created, and this is why digital art has less respect from me than traditional, because a digital artists life is made much easier than a traditional artists life. I don't appreciate any digital art really (except photography). I think things that are digitally made just never look as interesting. As a really basic example look at southpark before and after, and wallace and gromit vs toy story. I think the fact that it is never going to be a one off also makes it less interesting. With an oil painting it can never be recreated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Yes, I suppose digital equipment has totally revolutionised photography and film; in this instance, yeah, digital is best. well digital is easier! and you have more control over it but traditional photographs are still more exciting to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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