Traditional art and digital art are both forms of visual expression. Both forms require creativity, technical skill, and a knowledge of design principles.
While traditional art uses physical materials such as paint, paper, or clay to create works of art, digital art is created using computer software and hardware. Despite their differences in the materials used to create them, traditional and digital art have many similarities.
The Creative Process
Both traditional and digital art involve a creative process. When creating traditional artwork, an artist must decide on the composition of their work as well as what colors, shapes, and lines they will use to bring their vision to life.
Similarly, when creating digital artwork, an artist must also determine the composition of the artwork before beginning their work. This can involve deciding on textures, colors, shapes and other elements that will be included in the design.
Design Principles
In order for any artwork to be successful it must adhere to certain design principles such as unity/harmony, balance/proportionality/rhythm, contrast/emphasis/movement/variety. These principles apply equally to both traditional and digital artwork; for example a painting should have unity by having similar colors throughout the image while a website should have contrast by having different colors for different elements.
Technical Skills
In order to create successful works of traditional or digital art one must possess certain technical skills. Traditional artists must understand how different mediums interact with each other in order to achieve their desired effects while digital artists must understand how colors interact with each other on a computer screen as well as how different software programs work together in order create cohesive designs.
Conclusion
At its core there is similarity between traditional art and digital art; both forms require creativity and technical skill in order for the artist’s vision to become reality. Additionally both forms adhere to certain design principles which help create aesthetically pleasing works of art.