Post #206317 by hewey on Sun, Jan 8, 2006 4:41 AM

Digital art is art to me. A lot of Sam Gambinos awesome work is "computerly" done. Foamy also has some killer digi art too.

I would also consider some of the recent digital films to be considered "art" too, in a very alternative way. The level of detail and "period-ness" in some films is amazing - look at the sets in The Incredibles. I dig it, in a big way.

Im not big on producing it myself though. You dont get that tangible feedback or interaction with your art as you do with a paintbrush, pencil, chisel, or urinal... okay, maybe not the urinal. With a chisel if you stuff up and take off too much you gotta work with it. The production of the artistic piece is a journey in itself. With digital art if you stuff up you just delete that last line and have another go. I dont know, it just aint the same.

I tend to have more respect for a "traditional" artist for this reason. Yes, digital art requires skills, and different from painting or carving skills. But the safety net just doesnt work for me. Yeh, Im a picky bastard I know.

And with digital artists like Foamy and Sam, I know they got the goods to create just as good art with a paint brush or pen, so I have more respect for them and their skills.