Magazine Digital Art Muhammad Norakmal

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IS DIGITAL ART
REAL ART?

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The ASUS ROG Phone 5s series was first launched
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CONTENTS ART ISSUE
JUNE 2022

MAIN TOPIC

10789 What Is Digital Art?

Digital art is a term used to describe art that is
made or presented using digital technology.

Is Digital Art Easy?

Digital art is very much easier, can be done with
much ease in sketching, colouring or shading ,
layering and so on.

Is Digital Art Real Art?

Definitely yes. Digital art is simply
another medium choice, just like collage
or oil paint.

Digital Art Spark Student Creativity

A key part of a digital art business is that
you’re creating files on your computer that
you then can have printed.

SUB TOPIC
13
Types of Digital Art

Artist can combine any and all to create
their own unique vision.

15 Where Was Digital Art Invented?
16
Individual pieces of a graphic that when put
together create a whole image.

Is Digital Art a Good Business?

A key part of a digital art business is that you’re
creating files on your computer that you then can

19 have printed.

Do Digital Artists Make Money?

Digital artists make money through multiple different
ways but all of it mainly comes down to offering

20 commissioned work,

Digital Artists You Should Know

Traverse canvas, tools, and media to get the message
across that it’s become the main platform for some of the
brightest ones.

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EDITOR FROM
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Alhamdulillah thanks and thanks to Allah for the
bounty and also sustenance the bestowed by Him. OF
Amen. Thank you for purchasing this magazine! FINAL
The author all the designers were also want to OUTCOME BY
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Thanks to the author of this work, Muhammad
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cooperation throughout this magazines was written.

The author wanted to thanks the most important
person to him which is Miss Amira , her lecturer
who supports the author from the back. All the
design, idea creation, references were from her.

The author wanted to dedicate his dissertation
work to his family and many friends. A
special feeling of gratitude to my loving
parents, Anuar and Noraini whose words of
encouragement and push for tenacity ring in
my ears. My sister Hidayah and brother Zikri
have never left my side and are very special.

The author wants to give special thanks to his
friend, Uzair for being there for the author
throughout the entire doctorate program.
You have been my best cheerleaders.

The author would like to acknowledge
and thank University division for allowing
to conduct research and providing any
assistance requested. Special thanks goes
to the members of staff development and human
resources department for their continued support.

AKMAL

Digital Art Definition new artistic possibilities. Without computers,
digital art would essentially be impossible.
Digital art, once called computer art or new
media art, refers to art made using software, Beginnings of Digital Art
computers, or other electronic devices.
Anything produced or made on digital media, The Electronic Numerical Integrator and
such as animations, photographs, illustrations, Computer, or ENIAC, the first genuine computer,
videos, digital paintings, and such can be classified was developed for military use in the 1940s, giving
as digital art. Some artists use materials like rise to the devices that are so commonplace to us
paints and brushes to create art. Today, many today. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, artists
others also use modern means of exploring first started investigating the potential of creating
creativity, like video technology, television, and art using computers and associated technologies.
computers. This type of art is called digital art.
Around 1965, the first computer art experiments
Digital art refers to creations done with or displayed took place. German mathematician and artist
on digital media. This covers entirely computer- Frieder Nake (1938–present) developed a
generated graphics as well as hand-drawn computer method that allowed the machine to
images that have been scanned into computers draw a variety of shapes to create artwork. By
and finished with tools like Adobe Illustrator. the way, an algorithm is a set of preprogrammed
In addition to projects that incorporate many instructions that tell a computer what to do.
technologies, digital art can also include animation Some of the earliest instances of computer-
and 3D virtual sculpting representations. Video generated art were the resulting drawings.
image alteration is used in some forms of digital art.
American artists Kenneth Knowlton (1931–
The phrase “digital art” was first used to refer to an present) and Leon Harmon produced one of
early computer painting application in the 1980s. the earliest totally digital works of art in 1967.
(Mind you, this was before they were named (1922 - 1982). They converted a photograph
apps!) Because it may be viewed in a variety of of a naked woman into the image Computer
ways, including on TV, the Internet, computers, Nude by adding computer pixels to it (Studies
and various social media platforms, this approach in Perception I). A pixel is a discrete component
of creating art lends itself to a multimedia of an image; several pixels put together might
format. In a nutshell, digital art is a kind of fusion result in a bigger, comprehensive image. One of
of art and technology. It opens up numerous the first pieces of digital art was this naked image.

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WHAT IS
DIGITAL
ART?

Digital art is a term used to describe art that is Introduction to Digital Arts
made or presented using digital technology. This course explores computer based image-
The first use of the term digital art was in making and printing technologies. Through
the early 1980s when computer engineers devised the investigation of various printing materials,
a paint program which was used by the pioneering students will have the opportunity to produce
digital artist Harold Cohen. This became known as two and three-dimensional projects using
AARON, a robotic machine designed to make large contemporary methods. Students will gain
drawings on sheets of paper placed on the floor. hands-on experience with digital drawing tools,
Digital art can be computer generated, scanned or photographic and graphic designs using image
drawn using a tablet and a mouse. In the 1990s, based software while learning about the formal
thanks to improvements in digital technology, it elements and principles of design. Art theory
was possible to download video onto computers, and practice will be presented in conversation
allowing artists to manipulate the images they with lectures and peer review. Professional
had filmed with a video camera. This gave artists and designers using these processes in
artists a creative freedom never experienced their work will be highlighted in the course.
before with film, allowing them to cut and paste In general designer use a computer to
within moving images to create visual collages. translate imagery into digital form, working
from both observation and imagination.
In recent times some digital art has become Apply basic visualization techniques with
interactive, allowing the audience a certain digital media using a variety of materials.
amount of control over the final image. Digital Application of formal elements and principles
art can either be understood as any artistic of design in projects. Utilize related vocabulary
work or practice that uses digital technology through visual and verbal means. Demonstrate
as part of the creative or presentation process, critical awareness within ones own work and
or more specifically as computational art their peers¿ work. Discuss contemporary
that uses and engages with digital media. artists and designers, highlighting
underserved populations and people of color
using these methods in their own artistic
practice according to Metro States mission.

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IS DIGITAL
ART EASY?

Technology has appreciating digital art out all of these neat mistakes can be fixed
once you spend some tools that make the
greatly facilitated time building a solid workflow of digital art faster and you can
foundation in it. Well, so malleable are an
our lives in so many here’s the truth: they’re undeniable advantage. use techniques only
just different! Both
ways. With only one are valid options and You can make changes possible in digital art.
both are real. Just like to digital art really
click, we can edit photos traditional, you have easily mistakes are way The same piece of
to learn to draw and easier to fix, moving an
magically, design using paint digitally, they just object in a painting is art should be faster
work differently and easy, changing the color
countless stock images, if you’re more used to of something is simple, to make digitally
one than the other, it’s rolling a painting
and produce stunning more than natural that back to a previous than traditionally.
it will be easier for you. version the list goes on.
works of art. That last Creating digital art is
one is difficult; please Because digital art is
often more convenient so flexible, something Mind you, that doesn’t
conveniences are the that would take you
wait, please wait. biggest advantages hours, days or even necessarily mean
Surprisingly difficult is digital art has be impossible in
over traditional. traditional media can you will be a faster
be done in seconds
digital art. Perhaps we You can have an infinite when making digital art. artist or make more
amount of brushes,
enjoy drawing on paper tools and colors, Digital art can be made art, as the temptation
you can fix mistakes faster because the
and assume it will be much faster, no color workflow of digital art to experiment and
mixing is necessary, is so flexible, you can
simple to transfer that you can use layers to progress a painting endlessly adjust your
keep elements of your faster there’s less
skill to a computer painting separated, preparation needed, work is high. What it
you can zoom in and
or iPad. We are then does mean is that short
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deeply disappointed. deadlines can be easier

to hit, and larger more

Because it requires a complicated pieces of

whole new set of skills art are more achievable.

than conventional

art does, digital art is You can download new
digital art tools very
extremely challenging. easily on a modern
internet connection,
When switching to a you can download
brushes, tools etc
digital art platform, almost immediately.
No going to the shops
many experienced or waiting for things
artists find that to arrive in the post!

they must relearn

the fundamentals

and are once again

amateurs. Even though
it can be difficult at

initially, your efforts Digital art is less

may pay off greatly. intimidating to

beginners because

Consider how far it’s so malleable and
you’ve come since the
first time you held a forgiving, digital art is
paintbrush or a pencil.
The same applies to way less scary to get
digital art. You’ll be
well on your way to into. No need to worry

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paint or canvas, or

ruining your brushes.

Many traditional artists
feel the urge to explore
digital art forms as the
world starts to gravitate
toward technology in
many aspects of life. The
question then becomes:
Is digital art indeed art?
Our firm response is
yes. Merely like collage
or oil painting, digital
art is just one more
medium option. Now
that we’ve addressed
the query of what
conventional artists
should know about
digital art, hopefully
you feel motivated to
learn how to create it.
While digital art might
be considered cheating
by some artists, the
truth is that to create a
unique piece of art by
digital means requires
just as much thought,
skill, and effort as
traditional art. Artists
need to mastered it.

IS
DIGITAL
ART REAL
ART?

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DIGITAL ART SPARK
STUDENT CREATIVITY

Snapchat Geo
Filter

It’s no secret students are
enamored with social media,
so why not use it as a teaching
tool? If you’re looking for
a project that focuses on
design and typography,
try creating Snapchat Geo
Filters for your community.

Community filters cost
nothing to create! You or your
students can directly submit
your designs to Snapchat for
approval. You can find the
specific requirements here.

Personal Logo
Designs

This is a great project to
combine printmaking and
digital design. Have your
students create monoprinted
backgrounds directly on copy
paper. Students can then
create a personal logo by
using an editing program like
Photoshop. After their designs
are created, you can run the
monoprints directly through
the copy machine, and the logo
will print onto the paper. For
more details on this project,
check out this lesson plan.

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Mosaic Portraits Student Animated GIFs
Portrait
Animating is an engaging process, and there’s
If you use Photoshop, you know there are countless no better way to introduce students then by
features to the program. It’s always exciting to creating GIFs! If you’re looking for a way to get
show your students a new technique. Creating started, check out the animation work by artist
digital mosaic portraits is a great way to put a new Jen Stark. This will inspire your students to
spin on the historical process. If you’re looking create geometric, color changing animations.
for a project to explore several new techniques Use this step-by-step guide to get started.
both digitally and traditionally, this is the project
for you! Using a medium like watercolor, chalk Light Paintings
or oil pastels, students can explore painting or
drawing techniques to create galaxy-inspired If you’ve never tried light painting with your
backgrounds. If you’re looking for instructions, students, you need to! Simply gather up anything
you can check out a step-by-step process for that emits light. Glow sticks, laser pointers, phone
creating a watercolor galaxy in this LearningPack. lights, and Christmas lights work well as light
sources. This technique can be done with DSLR
Space Galaxies cameras using long exposure settings. However,
it can also be done on an iPad, smart phone or
When finished, artworks can be photographed tablet. Download a long exposure app to create
and altered in any digital editing program. light trailing images. As a bonus, students can
Students can even explore 3D editing features digitally edit their photos to create new images.
to create life-like planets and objects.

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TYPES OF DIGITAL ART

What you can expect today is a thorough
definition as well as the purpose of each
type of digital art. Along with that, we will
also venture a little bit into the methods
and try to simplify every one of them.

Fractal Art is a form of digital art including
the use of mathematics. There is a specific
type of beauty involved in the culmination
of this art form which is considered as a
part of computer art and digital art, being a
part of the greater family of new media art.

Data-moshing can be termed as a process
whereby media files can be manipulated
to produce the desired visual effects
or images when the file is decoded.
The status of the decoded file allows the entry
of snippets from other media files and editing
of the existing ones. This data-moshing process
is most common in videos rather than images.

Dynamic painting is considered as the most
modern and advanced form of digital art.
Historically, the denotation of art was assumed
to be created by the hands of man himself and
art was supposed to remain in that terrain.

2D computer graphics are derived from 2D
dimensional models like texts and digital images.
It works on transforming the traditional forms of
art into digital art which can be used in projects
and animation for the media and entertainment
industry. 2D graphics are generally derived
on traditional graphics like typography,
cartography, technical drawing and advertising.

3D computer graphics has the task of
representing the three-dimensional aspect of
geometric data which is found in almost every
modelorstructure.The3-dimensionalcomputer
graphics calculates these geometric data and
stores it in the device for future reference.

Pixel art is mainly associated with
videos and images which are used for
movies, games, or aesthetic ventures.

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Individual
pieces of
a graphic
when put
together
create
a whole
image.

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WHERE WAS

DIGITAL ART

INVENTED?

Andy Warhol created Art involves the use of
digital art using a video and /or audio data
Commodore Amiga where and relies on moving pictures

the computer was publicly The introduction of video in

introduced at the 1960s radically altered

the Lincoln the progress of art. The most

Center, New important aspect of video was

York in July that it was cheap and easy

1985. An image to make, enabling artists to

of Debbie record and document their

Harry was performances easily. This put

captured in less pressure on where their

monochrome art was situated giving them

from a video freedom outside the gallery.

Ocamera and ne of the early pioneers of
video was Bruce Nauman
digitized into
a graphics who used video to reveal the

program called hidden creative processes of

P r o P a i n t . the artist by filming himself in

W a r h o l his studio. As video technology

m a n i p u l a t e d became more sophisticated, the

the image artevolvedfromreal-time,grainy,

adding colour black and white recordings to the

by using flood fills. The first use present day emphasis on large-

of the term digital art was in scale installations in colour such

the early 1980s when computer as Bill Viola’s multi-screened

engineers devised a paint works. Other artists, e.g. Gillian

program which was used by the Wearing, use a documentary

pioneering digital artist Harold style to make art about the

Cohen. This became known hidden aspects of society.

as AARON, a robotic machine

Adesigned to make large drawings nimation is the rapid display
of sequences of static
on sheets of paper placed on the
floor. Since this early foray into imagery in such a way as to
artificial intelligence, Cohen create the illusion of movement
continued to fine-tune the

AARON program as technology

becomes more sophisticated.

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IS DIGITAL
ART A GOOD
BUSINESS ?

There are Incredible Growth Opportunities Say you create beautiful artwork with over
So if you create a file that’s really beautiful, the top lettering for someone’s name. Once
you can sell dozens, hundreds, or even thousands you create the basics of the file, customizing
of prints. This sets it completely apart from that artwork to a person is really just
an art business where you’re drawing each changing the name or changing the font.
individual item. Because of that, there’s a lot This sort of business lends itself
of opportunity for growth. A big part of the well to creating custom pieces, and
digital art business is the customer service custom things are hot right now!
and the actual printing of the finished artwork. Everyone wants to commemorate
their wedding, engagement, the trip
Both of these are very easy things to outsource they took, or their new child’s room.
compared to a handmade business that requires This is a huge market (that’s not
you to teach someone else how to do the artwork. going anywhere) and digital art
For that reason, it’s very easy to scale your work. allows you to easily tap into it.

It’s also easier to run the business without being Digital Artwork Can Also
overwhelmed. You can outsource the printing be Turned Into Printables
and some of your customer service, which is
always something I’m looking for in a business. You’ll want to watch my other video about how

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Price Point
The final reason I love digital art businesses is
because you’re looking at a comfortable price point.
I love these mid-range businesses that are
charging double digits to low triple digits
in terms of price for the finished product.
It depends on the size, but these
are much easier businesses to run.
You’re going to have a larger audience and
be accessible to a wider range of people as
opposed to a luxury goods business, where
you’re selling a $5,000 custom painting.

A Key Part of a Digital Art
Business is That You’re Creating
Files on Your Computer That You
Then can Have Printed.

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Digital Artists Make Money hrough
Multiple Different Ways But All of
it Mainly Comes Down to Offering
Commissioned work.

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Digital art is a great field with a lot of scope in the creative industry.
Many people nowadays are shifting to digital and artists are no exception. A lot of passionate and
aspiring artists are starting to adapt to this new form of art – not to mention it’s also a lot of fun!

As fun as it is being a digital artist and creating beautiful pieces of art digitally there
are a number of questions people might ask before getting serious in this field.

DO DIGITAL ARTISTS
MAKE MONEY?

Digital artists make money through multiple that are trending and tagging them on your artwork.
different ways but all of it mainly comes This works because you are targeting people
down to offering commissioned work, that are already searching for these things so
selling digital art NFTs, freelancing, designing and your art might pop up and interest some people.
selling merchandise, and social media channels.
It should also be noted that many digital artists If you consistently post high-quality pieces of your
I know have multiple streams of income. art on social media, engage in conversations with
They might be earning from their YouTube other artists, and be patient you’ll eventually grow an
channel, teaching, and selling merchandise audience a small, humble audience you can be proud of.
such as, custom print T-shirts and stickers. This audience is going to be your starting point
of monetizing your digital art which means it’s
However, the most common way digital artists time to start taking orders. Getting paid is a bit
monetize their work is by selling commissioned work. complicated as most of the dealing is going to be
Since this is the most popular and preferred way for taken place online. One major confusion that beginner
earning as a digital artist I’ll discuss this first in detail digital artists have is charging for their work.
going over how digital art commissions work and how When working as a professional digital artist for
to make money from it. You should focus on creating the first time you might not have a clear idea on
a social media profile where you post and share your what to charge people especially a different order.
artwork so people get a taste of what your art is like.

I’ve found that one great way to grab people’s attention
is to create digital art of famous celebrities or things

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DIGITAL ARTISTS
YOU SHOULD
KNOW

Art is a universal concept, and Digital to technology has allowed digital arts
Art makes it so ubiquitous for many education to become more prevalent
talented artists to traverse canvas, in schools. Although it continues to
tools, and media to get the message be a new medium for art teachers
across that it’s become the main and students, it’s been around the
platform for some of the brightest art world for quite some time. In fact,
ones. Masters of the digital medium, one of the first significant computer
these artists from different countries art exhibitions took place in 1965.
and continents are an inspiration
to upcoming and aspiring artists; Because technology continues to
covering the full spectrum of human advance, digital art has taken many
emotions, their art is sometimes forms over the years. However,
whimsical, terrifying, fantastical, or one constant has been artists’
breathtakingly beautiful, yet always exploration of digital media as a
a work of masterful skill. With the form of expression. This is true of
advent of new technologies like your students as well. Why not bring
blockchain and concepts like NFTs, digital art into your classroom?
Digital Art constantly proves its It’s a medium your students
relevancy and capacity of reinventing naturally gravitate toward anyway!
itself. The advancement of and access

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Beeple Pi-Slices
(Mike Winklemann)
Michael Winklemann, Pi-Slices is a GIF artist
known as Beeple, is
one of the hottest all about creating
Digital Artists in this
day and age, with his surreal seamless
work featuring funny,
disturbing, shocking, loops in 3D. His work
and oftentimes dystopic
depictions of the future. caught the attention of
He rose to prominence
in 2021 after having many news media and
sold an NFT for a
whopping $69M, which publications like The
has opened up many
other doors for collabs. Guardian, Washington

Post, and CBC Arts, and Sara Ludy

he has worked with Nik Ainley The work by Sara Ludy
UK Digital Illustrator,
brands like Nike and Nik Ainley, is used comes in the form of
to working with big-
Nissan. You can see name clients like Nike, sculptures, websites,
Starbucks, and National
his work on Tumblr, Geographic. Ainley videos, animations,
first became interested
Instagram, and Twitter. in digital art while and audio-visual
studying physics. Many
of his illustrations experiences. Her
and graphics take works seek to find the
influence from the
world of science. relationship between

the virtual and physical

world. In some of her

most recent work, she

explores the world

of virtual reality.

GMUNK

(Bradley Munkowitz) Sean Charmatz

GMUNK is a digital artist Animator, Sean

whose work revolves Charmatz, is no
around sci-fi themes
stranger to fantasy as
along with psychedelic
he spent several years
visual palettes. His
as a writer, artist, and
work takes many
storyboard director Erik Johansson
different forms, such Erik Johansson is a
as short films, music for the Spongebob photographer who
depicts surreal imagery.
videos, commercials, Squarepants television Jason Naylor With the camera as his
main tool, he strives to
digital art exhibitions, show. He’s also shared Jason Naylor’s work is capture the impossible.
None of the finished
installations, and his digital art talents characterized by his use photos he creates use
computer-generated
a variety of other with companies like of bright colors against imagery; they are all a
combination of photos
platforms and media. Dreamworks and rich blacks. His work he has taken himself.
Because it takes a great
He has worked with Disney. You might focuses on spreading deal of time to create
one photo, he might only
top brands like Nike, recognize Charmatz’s positivity and kindness. complete six to eight
finished pieces a year.
Uber, HBO, and many personal work from Naylor’s work can be

more. His work is his animations seen in both traditional
truly one-of-a-kind.
bringing everyday or and digital mediums

found objects to life. with typography as

the central element

in his work. In a

recent Instagram

post, he expressed

how technology, in

particular, the iPad

Pro and Apple Pencil,

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