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RE: HOW TO TURN DOODLES INTO ART
I have apps with mirror tools too.
I often wonder what your pictures would look like if you threw some filters at them!
I have apps with mirror tools too.
I often wonder what your pictures would look like if you threw some filters at them!
A long, long time ago I did a post asking if digital art was cheating. I wanted opinions from physical artists. I was often left wondering why many of them wouldn't even stop by my posts. One opinion stuck with me. It was something like, "We don't know if you're doing this work of if a filter is making the art." So I've avoided using filters. I just put colors down and pull it around like a paintbrush. I got my trusty virtual spraypaint airtool as well. If I needed to darken an area I can just go over it with a thin spray of black, things like that. There's probably a button out there to push and that would give me the same effect, but I think I have more fun just messing around.
I think the idea that you have to "do the work manually" to be an artist is a bit old school. To me, part of what makes it art is having the eye to know "yes, that works" or "no, that one doesn't". We had a NZ artist called Colin McCahon who is very highly regarded, but I think his stuff is crap, despite being done on canvas with paint and brush. What do you think? http://www.mccahon.co.nz/browse/title
So all that proves is that everybody has a different opinion. If it look s good, you want to hang it on your wall, you spend ages looking at all the hidden bits in it (eg yours), it makes you think about something - any of those make it art.
I agree. My usual response to anyone thinking digital art is somehow cheating is typically something like, "Did you feel like you were cheating when you wrote that comment without a pen?"
I like some of these special effects we have now. The only thing that ever bothers me is when someone takes a photograph, applies a filter, then presents it in their blog post as if they did it by hand. There's no need to be dishonest. If you make something look cool, it looks cool. Simple. There's a place for all artforms. Altering photographs takes skill and a good eye, like anything else.
Deb's comment got me looking at some McCahon - what do you think of this picture?
I think it is so ghastly that I'm planning to see if I can improve it.
And selling it for vast amounts of money is cheating too in way, but if you can, why not?
http://www.mccahon.co.nz
Selling at auction for $1.35m, The Canoe Tainui broke the record as the most expensive piece of art sold in New Zealand.
That's not really my style. Don't worry though. If these folks ever realize the true potential of this platform, we'll be making millions from our artistic endeavors as well.
Maybe I could sell this version for half a mill?
Probably. It has elements of my style. At least a half mill.