Arts- Digital Art

Technology-based art

Often called computer art or digital art, is an artistic work that uses digital technology as an essential part of the creative process

Georg Nees

From Germany, is one of the pioneers of computer art and a pupil of Max Bense. Is known to make the “Schotter” (Gravel).

Frieder Nake

A German, is one of the first programmers to allow the general public to see how digital computers could be programmed to create artistic and aesthetically pleasing images. Is known to make the “Polygon Drawings”.

A. Michael Noll

An American engineer and professor, and a very early pioneer in digital computer art and 3d animation. Is known to make the “Gaussian Quadratic”.

Computer

Most commonly used tool in digital art

Hardware

Are the Physical tools used in digital art

Software

Are computer programs, data or applications. Can copied, updated, corrupted, or deleted.

Raster Image

Composed of pixels

JPEG

Raster image format

Vector Image

Composed of paths that can be filled with color

PDF

Vector image format

Digital Photography

Art of capturing images

Photo manipulation

Use of different applications to manipulate pictures

Mobile Phone art

Use of mobile phones to manipulate personal photos and videos

Computer Generated Images

Creation of special visual effects

Digital Painting

Digital version of traditional painting

Game Art Design

Concept of making an interactive form of technology for entertainment

Animation

“the act of bringing life”

Story board

Sequenced images in graphic organizer

Advertising & Film-making

Two fields in industry where digital arts are mostly used