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Anyone know what types of interesting graphic/computer based art there is, struggling to find an idea for my course
Original post by zoeziaullah
Anyone know what types of interesting graphic/computer based art there is, struggling to find an idea for my course

The simple answer is just about all of it ..... other than specific physical techniques like using oils, acrylics etc, and lots of computer programmes will have a good go at simulating those styles and media for you.

I think you need to narrow things down a bit, are you looking for something that is traditionally done using a computer drawing package, e.g. like most Manga / web comics, do you want to have the computer generate its own "art" from maths, e.g. fractals, do you want the computer to make a photo-realistic image of a 3D scene for you, e.g. using Ray Tracing (see PovRay for a great free package) or do you want to "just draw", but have the computer turn that into a different style, e.g. using a drawing table and something like Krita (another good free package) ?
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Original post by Mr Wednesday
The simple answer is just about all of it ..... other than specific physical techniques like using oils, acrylics etc, and lots of computer programmes will have a good go at simulating those styles and media for you.

I think you need to narrow things down a bit, are you looking for something that is traditionally done using a computer drawing package, e.g. like most Manga / web comics, do you want to have the computer generate its own "art" from maths, e.g. fractals, do you want the computer to make a photo-realistic image of a 3D scene for you, e.g. using Ray Tracing (see PovRay for a great free package) or do you want to "just draw", but have the computer turn that into a different style, e.g. using a drawing table and something like Krita (another good free package) ?

Thank you, this has really helped, I think I’m thinking of a sort of drawing about surrealism thank you 😁
Original post by zoeziaullah
Thank you, this has really helped, I think I’m thinking of a sort of drawing about surrealism thank you 😁

Ok, do you have access to a drawing pad, ideally a pressure sensitive one and a PC ? I have a friend doing a surrealism project for GCSE, some of their work is done on the computer using Krita which is a very capable freeware drawing package. Take a look at the following for a few pointers, the lower links are from artists who like a surrealist approach to computer art.

https://krita.org/en/

https://krita.org/en/item/interview-with-ray-waysider/

https://krita.org/en/item/interview-with-shane-semler/

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