In this technology-driven world that we live in today, almost everything is digitalized.
Digital drawing is when a drawing is created using graphics software. Instead of using a pencil, paper or paint on canvas, digital artists draw with a tablet or a computer, along with a device such as a mouse or a stylus.
Digital art has countless applications and uses but is most commonly used in commercial settings. Crypto art has allowed many digital artists to sell their works for prices that were previously exclusive to traditional artworks.
There has been much debate and varying opinions on whether or not digital art counts as real art. If by “real,” you mean is the end product actual physical items made using physical tools? Then no. Meanwhile, the cost and skills of making digital art is less than traditional art, so someone believe digital art cannot be considered as "real art".
However, some people think digital art (in this case, digital drawing specifically, is real art) because it requires more or less the same creative techniques and skills that traditional art needs. Art is art, and the primary purpose of art is to express the artist’s emotions regardless of the medium used. Making good quality digital art requires the same amount of skill, talent, originality, knowledge, and effort as any other traditional art piece. Every artist must learn to master his tools regardless of the medium.
In this page, we will display selected digital drawing artworks created by various tools. We encourage the viwers not only enjoy the fabulous digital arts but also be critical about all these works. If you have thoughts or feedback, feel free to leave your message on the "Forum" Page!
Mandy Jurgens is an illustrator currently specializing in portraits and character renditions. She is fascinated by how colour and texture can influence our emotions: “I aim to create a little magic through portraits of people both real and imagined," she says.
Mandy Jurgens creates her art in Photoshop and Procreate. She often play with with the viewer's gaze, focusing on how materials reflect the sunlight in her paintings.
In this painting titled "Study", Jurgens demonstrates the her technical ability as she renders lace. Saying: “My focus here was studying textures – how to simplify the lace and the shadows it would cast on the face, without rendering out every detail.”
Irina French is a UK-based freelance digital artist, mainly working on character illustrations. Dungeons and Dragons, as well as anything fantasy, get her inspired. She aims to tell a story with her artworks.
Irina French is constantly developing her skills. “One day I hope to produce illustrations for a board game.” She’s inspired by D&D and all things fantasy.
Heraldo Ortega is an illustrator, graphic designer and musician. The Chile artist uses Photoshop, Procreate, and Clip Studio Paint to create his art. From a young age he has painted using traditional media, but now works digitally, too. “I’m inspired by fantasy and try to create little stories,” he says.
“I created this warrior, who’s capable of creating fire with the single movement of his sword, for my personal portfolio," says Ortega about his painting The Lord of Fire (above). The juxtaposition of the rain and fire is a nice way to highlight the conflict teased in the painting.
"I’ve had a passion for art since I was a child," says digital artist and illustrator Rachel Walpole. "I whisk myself away to huge floating desert islands, angels with a questionable amount of wings, and creatures larger than countries."
Jeszika Le Vye is an imaginative realist painter whose work uses natural imagery to explore philosophical and psychological themes. She often explores the inner landscape of the character in her paintings, the unconscious mind, history, and choices of the individual to manifest their reality - their infinite potential for greatness or self-destruction - the figures who create their own realities for better or worse. She also enjoys exploring mythological representations of phsychological archtypes.
As a lead artist at Cooperativa Creativa, Dan Volbert has been driven to reach a harmony of colours and shapes ever since he entered the industry. “It’s a spectacular ride,” he exclaims.
There's more ancient monsters in the work 'Dragon Rock'. He says: “This is a piece of unused marketing art for a Viking tabletop game, which was illustrated in Photoshop.”
Barret Frymire is a freelance illustrator and concept artist who works on indie video games and fantasy art commissions. Base in the US he primarily uses Photoshop to create his art. He hasn’t let growing up on a farm with moonshine-powered internet stop him from creating.
Brian Edward Miller is the owner, artist, and illustrator behind the Orlin Culture Shop (OCS for short) based in Erie, CO. As he mentions on his website, his goal is to provide quality illustration and storytelling with the professional hard working ideals his family modeled to him and to chase down that elusive vintage aesthetic which played such a powerful role on him years ago.
As his Dribbble portfolio shows, the influence is appreciated by the design community and is successful original posters, advertising graphics and much more.
Nature harmony illustrations for the website devoted to zero-waste living.
Winter vibes and red house.
The illustration created as a hero image for the landing page of the environment protection community. In web design, “hero image” is a term that is applied to a big eye-catching image that is usually seen in the above-the-fold zone of the webpage right below the website header. This simple scheme from Balsamiq covers the basic idea.