History Behind Digital Art

Digital art has been around since the time of the first camera. It has evolved over the years into more of a diverse art form ranging from photography to photo manipulation using different adobe programs. Author Leanne Cole writes in her article What Is Fine Art, and How To Do It, “Digital photography has changed the way people take photos, and how many are taking them.” Her article gives an explanation of the new fine art photography culture that goes hand in hand with adobe photo manipulation and content creation.

In my opinion, it is the art form that allows for the most creativity and variation. There are endless possibilities when it comes to digital art; you can constantly create things that have never been done/seen before. To me, it is the ultimate form of expression.

John Warnock founded Adobe on the ground of wanting to break all of the cultural norms of design. This is the link to his YouTube interview on the origins of adobe from Warnick. His goal was to allow ultimate freedom from all rules set for creation, and to honor the history of the design of books. Warnick greatly valued the history behind the original design and layout of books, which was formed thousands of years ago during the time of the Mayans. He wanted to honor the traditions of book design by creating programs that let you express yourself and meaningfully connect people to the history, future, and present of digital media. Warnick single handedly changed the world of printing and publishing, and defeated the dominating presence of Microsoft by out inventing them.

Adobe programs like photoshop can be hard to figure out at first, but there are thousands of different tutorials online that are extremely helpful in breaking down steps to accomplish different things. This is a link to a great website with photoshop tutorials of how to accomplish photo manipulation, http://www.vandelaydesign.com/ultimate-list-of-photoshop-manipulation-tutorials/

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