Digital Art is a general term for a range of artistic works and practices that use digital technology as an essential part of the creative and / or presentation process. Since the 1970s, various names have been used to describe the process including computer art and multimedia art, and digital art is itself placed under the larger umbrella term new media art.
Digital imaging or digital image acquisition is the creation of digital images, typically from a physical scene. The term is often assumed to imply or include the processing, compression, storage, printing, and display of such images. The most usual method is by digital photography with a digital camera but other methods are also employed.
The impact of digital technology has transformed activities such as painting, drawing and sculpture. New forms, such as net art, digital installation art, and virtual reality, have become recognized artistic practices. More generally the term digital artist is used to describe an artist who makes use of digital technologies in the production of art. In an expanded sense, "digital art" is a term applied to contemporary art that uses the methods of mass production or digital media.
In short digital art is art using computer techniques and tools. It is digitized art and therefore can also be transported digitally using the Internet.
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