Alyice on June 12th, 2009

Creating Digital Works Of Art

Call me naïve but when I first began manipulating my photographs and art digitally, I actually felt like I was committing the ultimate artist’s sin! I actually had it in my head that if I couldn’t create something stunning completely by hand that I had no right calling myself an artist. However, the more I play in the digital world, the more I am convince that it, too, is a form of art and one that should be appreciated more—cause seriously, it’s not as easy as it looks!

I love my computer. I love programs that allow me the flexibility to take my handcrafted works of art and transform them into beautiful, and sometimes, stunning prints. And I love that fact that I can do it without causing too much damage to our eco-system.

Take yesterday, for instance, after 7 hours of “playing” on the computer I was able to create nearly 3 dozen variations of art from one photograph. After pondering the creations, however, I—and my trusted critics—determined that only 14 were good enough to keep and possibly sale.

The best part was that there was no guilt in deleting the poor quality images and no money wasted. As for the time spent creating them, I simply chalked that up to time spent improving my skills. After all, you can’t become a better artist without practice, practice, practice. Right?!

While I am still learning how to maneuver my way around the digital realm and have yet to master the art of creating absolutely stunning images with intricate details and flawless transitions, I’d like to introduce you to someone who is a master at creating digital dreamscapes: Maggie Taylor. Click here to view her stunning artwork.

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