TECHNOLOGY BASED ART Flashcards
is essentially computer-generated and/or manipulated.
Technology-based art
first came on the scene in the early 1960s.
Computer art or digital art
you will note a strong scientific or mathematical look and feel to the creations of many digital artists. Geometric forms and repeating patterns appear frequently. More traditional subjects like human beings,
landscapes, animals, and still-life elements are simply incorporated as part of those forms and patterns-rather than as the main focus.
Computer art or digital art
became highly popular and critically acclaimed, as digital artists or computer art masters or “superstars” came to the fore in Europe, Russia, and the United States.
Computer art or digital art
example of Computer art or digital art
polygon drawings
schrotter (“gravel”)
(des) ordres
mountain and staurolyte
polygon drawings
frieder nake, 1965
schrotter (“gravel”)
georg need, c. 1965
(des) ordres
vera molnar, 1974
mountain snd staurolyte
ronald davis, 1997
more artists of computer based art
manfred mohr, 1999
olga kisseleva, 2012
jean pierre hebert, 2007
Some digital artists have even used their works to express their views on political, social, and cultural issues, as well as to advocate causes that are critical to modern life, such as the environment and climate change. Others even explore the philosophical relationship between science and technology and the arts.
computer/ digital arts
example of technology based art by filipinos
cityscape by antonio gorordo c. 2010-2012
the center for art and thought
deviant art
the ateneo art gallery
yuchengco museum
institutions offering training courses on the digital arts
FIRST ACADEMY OF COMPUTER ARTS
THE PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR CREATIVE IMAGING (PCCI)
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA)
(scholarships r given by animation council of the Philippines (acpi))
make use of electronic and mechanical devices, rather than the artist’s own hand, to produce the desired images and effects. Thus, these are definitely technology-based art forms. In recent decades, personal gadgets such as laptops, tablets, and android phones have incorporated the artistic capabilities of the
large-scale computers; so it is now possible for anyone to be a digital artist.
Computer/digital arts
And the wonder of it all is that you can do all these right on your own mobile devices, particularly the new-generation models known as android tablets, phones, and combination of both called “.”
phablets
- a powerful, free online image editor
Pixlr
- allows you to make collages incorporating photos, stickers, text, and frames
Pic Collage
- a downloadable application for android phones that allows you to make collages out of images from your photo gallery
Photo Grid
- an iPad application (with a free downloadable version) that
enables you to “doodle” on your images using available stickers
Doodle Booth
- an application for taking photos and videos using an iPad or iPad mini (a version for the iPhone, called SimpleBooth, is also available)
Photo Booth
an iPhone application that allows you to take amusing, distorted images, simulating camera effects
Magic Mirror Booth
- a free online photo editing tool that provides filters, frames, text, and effects to manipulate your images
Pic Monkey
- a downloadable application that allows you to “bring your photos to life” in short videos set to music of your choice
Flipagram
- a free photo editor and drawing application, as well as a social network for you to share your art with others
Picsart
- a photo application that enables you to enhance, transform, and share your photos; a free downloadable version for android phones is available
Snapseed
- a fast and fun way to share images with others; snap a photo,
choose from among the available filters, and share via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and more
if you want to create original images from scratch, you may make your own Illustrations using specialized programs for image generation and manipulation. Examples of these would be(2)
adobe illustrator and corel draw
There are scaled-down versions of such programs specifically developed for use on smaller, handheld units like your personal tablet or android phone.
Among such programs are:
Gimp (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
Paint.net
Inkscape
Xara Extreme
Artweaver
Draw Plus
Pencil
Picasa
Paint Star
Smooth Draw
Spray
Karbon
Adobe Photoshop Express
Corel PaintShop Pro X5
automatically makes all the adjustments in lighting, focus,
zoom-in and zoom-out, even removal of “red eye” with the user being given some
leeway for slight adjustments. It offers image enhancement features like adjusting
color and brightness imbalances, as well as sharpening or blurring the image. It may even offer unique effects like “fish eye” or filters that allow presetting of the photo to be taken with a colored tint or a special texture. Plus, it allows the user to immediately review the photos taken without waiting for a complex developing process and to delete any unsatisfactory images while storing the good ones for future needs.
point-and-shoot” type of
digital camera
This also provides the film-less and instant review features of a “point-and-shoot” type of digital camera, but gives the photographer much more artistic freedom and control to select the camera settings to create the desired final image with the preferred visual effects.
digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera.
is a method of creating an artwork using a computer. This is, however, different from the image-generating devices and programs discussed above, which create, modify, store, and share images entirely on a laptop, tablet, or android phone.
Digital painting
still makes use of traditional painting mediums such as acrylic paint, oils, ink, and watercolor and also applies the pigment to traditional surfaces, such as canvas, paper, polyester, etc.
Digital painting
also refers to a technique using a graphics software program to create an artwork that is totally virtual. The canvas, brushes, paints, and other tools are all virtual, existing only within the computer. And the finished work is also stored in virtual format, to be shared through cyber space.
Digital painting
