I am a digital artist

I belong to The Arts Society.
Every lecture opens my eyes and my mind. Art is exciting. One doesn't have to 'like' a particular art form to appreciate and understand the art form.

As you say Greyduster Many digital artists had previous art training. And thereby hangs the difference.

It’s not a question of telling people what they should or shouldn’t like. It’s a question of being open to new ideas. If I wasn’t open minded about art, I would have turned round and walked straight out of Sheffield City Art Gallery last week. Some of the works were challenging, but it doesn’t hurt for us to be challenged sometimes - by either subject matter or technique.

You can't tell people what you think they should like.

It doesn’t do to be blinkered about any artistic media.

Exactly. My DD2 studied at Glasgow School of Art, but much of her artwork is digital these days. Times change. The GSA now offers courses in digital work.

I'm perfectly happy to enjoy art created by any means. There is only one rule for me, - that I like it, that it pleases me to see it.

“ Sorry but I had a five year art education”.
One of my favourite local artists studied for around the same length of time and produces both traditional paintings and the most stunning digital works. Here’s what she has to say about it.

“I discovered what a great drawing tool my PC was. I really love the way layers of translucent blocks of colour can build up an image.

“My passion for making images this way combined with a rekindling of my previous love of painting in oils on canvas and I really enjoy exploring both old and new technology in the development of my work. I often use an iPad as a portable sketchbook as well as using photographic references.”

It doesn’t do to be blinkered about any artistic media.

JamesandJon33

Like others have said I believe real art is hand and eye
Not a computer. Sorry but I had a five year art education.

And so did many, if not most, digital artists.

Aldom

BlueBelle your response tells me that you have no knowledge or experience of Digital Art. Perhaps you should do some research before condemning this art form.

It is quite clear BlueBelle doesn't understand the digital art form

Art is in the eye of the beholder.

Well said biglouis.

I agree biglouis.
Has anyone looked at, say, the Tate digital collection?
www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/digital-art

Some very old fashioned views on this thread!

A compuer is just another form of tool or medium. The skill is in using the tool. There are some highly skilled people working in digital arts.

Are you saying that the technicials and artists who create special effects for films are not skilled? The computer can do nothing sitting there by itself. It requires human input.

I used to sell on Etsy and there were some very skilled digttal artists there. This may be a surprising view from someone who sells antiques but I also love SciFi.

Giles Davis' work reminded me of Sean Hillen
seanhillen.com/

...but maybe not so easily if you don't just "undo" it and have lots of things "on top"?

PamelaJ1

Can you delete a brush stroke on a digital painting?

Yes you can.

Imarocker. Hockney was a trained artist before he attempted digital work.. Went to art school etc. Probably has a phenomenal link between hand and eye.

Here is a link to Hockney - it shows his photo collages, iPhone, iPad, Computer, Film work etc.
Lots of work here:

www.hockney.com/works/

BlueBelle

Sorry but I only recognise pictures that are made by a person not a computer

Have you not seen the wonderful and uplifting paintings made by David Hockney on his iPad? The technology doesn’t do the work - the artist does.

Can you delete a brush stroke on a digital painting?

A drawing is hand and eye. Digital art has a computer between those two.

Neither does drawing a picture on a piece of paper or painting on a canvas.

My digital art would certainly not be up to Hockney's standard, but neither would any sketch I drew or picture I painted. All would be the same quality but just using different media.

Just because David Hockney has produced digital artworks (after a lifetime as a more “conventional” artist) does not elevate all digital art to the level of a Hockney!

David Hockney draws directly on his iPad which are enlarged for exhibition. The app he uses allows for different brushes,different types of paint, colours, layers et etc. His drawings are directly by hand using a special pen(stylus). In no way are they not art.

All the great artists embraced the new materials as they arose - pigments etc. - and we do not bat an eyelid at that. Digital art is the same. It is a new medium and it requires skill and practice to achieve good results.

I worked as a photographer and one strand of that career was producing "art" photos for exhibition. I was given an Arts Council grant to do this and my work (abstracts created from photographs) was exhibited in many places, and enjoyed by many.

I think we need to keep an open mind and actually find out what digitally altered/painted works look like. It is to easy to dismiss them because they are using modern media.