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Complete Beginner's Guide to 
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• Digital Art (both 2D and 3D) has gone through many 
changes over the past few decades
• Back then, new artists had to learn complicated software 
and own extensive tablets or graphic study designs. 
Though, over the years, digital art has become more 
creative, artistic-oriented, and purpose-worthy. 
• Today, we have reached the point where digital art is 
accessible to everyone. Also, the opportunities for 
beginner and pro digital artists have doubled with the 
emergence of social media, new courses, and concepts 
like NFT. 
What is Digital Art?
• Digital art is regarded as a transition from traditional 
media like canvas painting on canvas or paper to 
creating photos or images digitally, to be used for 
digital mediums. 
• As artwork is a direct way to express ideas and 
thoughts, it shows the perspectives, thoughts, and 
emotions of artists in the most creative way. 
• Art/graphical representation of ideas is a concept 
not unfamiliar to us, we use this in every field and at 
every level. 
Basics of Digital Artwork
• With the world becoming more and more 
connected, digital art pieces are proliferating, and 
the art world is opening up for a global audience. 
More movies, games, TV shows, comics, illustrated 
books, etc are created and consumed every day. 
• Photo manipulation, 3D images, character and 
environment designing etc are some of the tasks 
you can undertake as a digital artist.
• If you have made a decision to get started with 
digital art, you should know about all the basics of 
digital art
Tools to get started
• Getting started with anything can be a daunting 
task. 
• To start with digital artwork, you can use a drawing 
tablet or a drawing app. 
• You can either use a pen tablet or a display tablet 
that connects to your computer. Furthermore, you 
can use free drawing software as a beginner
• The notable drawing software includes Adobe 
Photoshop, Affinity Designer, Procreate, and Infinite 
Painter etc
 The Basics
• To learn every new skill, you need to get its basics 
right. Therefore, learning the fundamental concepts 
is vital. 
• One thing that you learn in the art classes is how 
you can hold the pencil, the type of pencil you 
should choose, and how to draw lines. These 
concepts are quite similar to traditional drawing. 
• In the digital art world, you can start with the basics 
of operating the software you’re learning (such as 
Photoshop). 
Source:The Impact of the Increasing Popularity of Digital Art on the Current Job Market for Artists
 
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Fundamental Concepts
● Once you are comfortable with the tools, stylus, 
and shape, you can move to the other level of 
understanding by learning all the fundamental 
concepts. 
● These concepts apply to both traditional and 
digital artwork. This includes concepts like forms 
and structure, perspective, anatomy, composition, 
values, and colours. 
Learning Courses 
● Choosing a beginner-level digital art course will 
help you set a new path and get more 
opportunities. A guided course will be far more 
effective than learning on your own.
Future of Digital Artwork 
 
• Digital art is in the mainstream, and for all good 
reasons. Most of the art you see today is digital. 
The phenomenal growth in demand is caused in 
part by the increased use of visual-based social 
media.
• Digital art is in the mainstream, and for all good 
reasons. Most of the art you see today is digital. 
The phenomenal growth in demand is caused in 
part by the increased use of visual-based social 
media.
• Artists have new means to showcase their creations 
to the world. Earlier, the beginner-level artists had 
limited audiences as the only means was to 
connect with gallery owners. Though, with the 
internet, they can post their paintings online and 
showcase them to people around the globe.
Using technology as leverage 
Artists are trendsetters. With the evolving art ecosystem 
and the introduction of new concepts like augmented reality 
[ AR] and virtual reality [VR], artists are getting opportunities 
like never before. 
● NFT: Revolution in the Digital Art World 
NFT brings a revolution in the art industry. The modern 
age, also called Web 3.0, is making NFTs even more 
popular. 
A recent example of this is Beeple's artwork, who sold 
his digital creation 'Everyday: The First 5000 Days' for 
$69 million. 
Virtual Reality 
● 3D art is not new at all, and is infact one of the 
oldest forms of digital art, and is the key 
constituent in most media released/published 
today. 
● The VR world is the representation of illustrations 
and paintings for artists who are trying to bring 
new dimensions to their creations. This allows 
artists to not only optimise their craft for VR, but 
also to explore new forms and avenue in their art. 
● VR has the potential to take 3D sculpture, 
dimensions, and art pieces to a whole new level 
of simulated experiences. With the soaring 
demand of virtual reality, artworks are getting 
more recognition than ever.
Character Designing
Character designing and environmental designing are 
two main facets of digital art that are gaining the utmost 
importance.
• A character designer is basically known to 
conceptualize and show action, costumes, and 
anatomy from different perspectives. With the 
growing need for animations and the advent of 3D 
and 4D modeling, the role of a character designer is 
gaining the utmost importance. 
Digital Artists salaries 
Source: https://www.salaryexpert.com/salary/job/digital-artist/singapore
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