DIGITAL ART

Technology-based Art

is essentially

computer-generated and/or

manipulated. Through the centuries,

visual artists used actual brushes and

palettes, and a whole array of paints,

inks, and natural pigments applied to

paper, canvas, fabric, stucco

walls and ceilings.

early 1960s

Computer art or digital art first came on the scene

in the _

1960s to 1990s

In our country, Filipino artists were

likewise influenced by the technology

trend in art. However, this was more in

the commercial sphere. From the _

to the _, their computer-generated

works were primarily geared towards

illustrating for international comic books.

PixIr

a powerful, free online image editor

Pic Collage

allows you to make collages incorporating photos, stickers, text,

and frames

Photo Grid

a downloadable application for android phones that allows you

to make collages out of images from your photo gallery

Doodle Booth

an iPad application (with a free downloadable version) that

enables you to 'doodle' on your images using available stickers

Photo Booth

an application for taking photos and videos using an iPad or

iPad mini (a version for the iPhone, called SimpleBooth, is also available)

Magic Mirror Booth

an iPhone application that allows you to take

amusing, distorted images, simulating camera effects

Pic Monkey

a free online photo editing tool that provides filters, frames,

text, and effects to manipulate your images

Flipagram

a downloadable applicationthat allowss you to 'bring your

photos to life in short videos set to music of your choice

Picsart

a free photo editor and drawing application, as well as a social

network for you to share your art with others

Snapseed

a photo application that enables you to enhance, transform, and

share your photos; a free downloadable version for Android phones is available

Instagram

a fast and fun way to share images with others; snap a photo,

choose from among the available filters, and share via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and more

Digital Painting

is a method of creating an artwork using a

computer.

This is,however, different from the image

generating devices and programs discussed

above,which create, modify, store, and share

images entirely on a laptop, tablet, or android

phone.

makes use of traditional painting mediums such

as acrylic paint, oils, ink, and watercolor and also

applies the pigment to traditional surfaces, such as

canvas, paper, polyester etc.

Ctrl + Paint

is an example of an online

resource for teaching yourself digital

painting for free, via simple videos and

mini tutorials.

Social Media Purposes

Another

tremendously powerful and innovative

field that digital technology has

revolutionized is that of creating and

presenting videos.