Post #206013 by foamy on Fri, Jan 6, 2006 11:56 AM

I’m just wondering how everyone else feels about digital art. Art created on the computer. Is it it “art” in your opinion? Can digital art be “fine” art, as opposed to say, “mere” illustration? Ever notice how everybody is an “artist” these days, except for the “illustrators”? When does illustration become “art” and when does an illustrator become an “artist”?

For my own part, I have to say that illustrators are artists, in every sense of the word. Whether you’re creating something to hang on the wall, or doing it for an ad, it’s all art. Hence, digital media is as valid as “hand done” work, as long as it’s all done by the artist on their machine and elements (pictures, other people’s work, pre-existing stuff) are not lifted from other sources and used as “fill”. The only thing I can’t come to grips with is the fact that there is no “original”.

I’d like to hear other people weigh-in on this.