AJ Design
 
Considering the fact that I myself have created hundreds of images that one could classify as "Digital Artwork", I had to find a new piece of art that I could relate to something i'm not skilled at: traditional artwork.

When somebody thinks of an artist, the general image that comes to mind is either a person who draws images, or a person who paints paintings. However, if you think of a "digital artist" you don't exactly have a vibrant thought to reference and classify the artist as. Don't fret, AJ is here to help you classify the digital artist.

The first thing to know is that Digital Artist's don't work the same as traditional artists do, they have an unlimited amount of space and they can always undo a mistake. Therefore, they strive for pure perfection, even the slightest error in judgement can ruin their piece. There's little room for abstract, because even abstract art has to be carefully planned. Anyways, lets move forward.



I'll classify 3 major Digital Artist Genre's, starting with the Digital Painter.

Digital painting is one of the oldest and foremost forms of digital artwork, however it remains as the most extensive and difficult genre to master in. Here are some amazing digital paintings, sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between a painting and a real photograph!
Digital painting is usually done in Adobe Photoshop, however you can also use programs such as Gimp, and zBrush.

Another large genre of digital artwork is vector art. This is the use of mainly 2D and 3D abstract shapes to create unique designs. Here are a few examples.

My original artwork

This particular form of art is rather interesting, however it has many complications. It's difficult to do this type of art in just Adobe Photoshop, so you'll need another strong program, such as Adobe Illustrator.
Also, the vector work should be really colorful and have a lot going on, but in the end the image should be unique and inspirational.

The next genre is going to be photo manipulations. It's exactly what the name calls it, you take a photograph and tweak/manipulate it to end up with a subtle piece of digital artwork. This is a very popular form of work, and these images can be seen nearly everywhere.

My Original Artwork

My original artwork

This happens to be my favorite form of digital art, because you have to draw inspiration from any and everything around you. The image you chose has to be great quality, an overall amazing photograph otherwise the outcome won't be as good.


When it comes to digital artwork, the sky is the limit. You have an abundant amount of resources to help create the masterpiece you in visioned.



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