Many people grew up doodling on pieces of paper, some imagining that they would grow to be great artists. Many artistic people go on to become audio engineering workers or film and television engineers but never give up their love for the world of artwork, no matter the medium. In today’s high tech world, some of the people who liked to draw have learned how to make digital art with a computer and find it very satisfying and creative.

Several of the better known art school alumni have participated in various artistic designs using a computer. Graphic design and web design are but two of the many ways one could use their artistic and creative talents to produce beautiful, meaningful works of art with a computer or camera. One of the most popular computer generated pieces of artwork needed today is animation and 3d animation for advertising, movies and television.

Sound engineering is becoming a popular career choice for many artistic types. This type of computer generated music, sound and pictures could also be made by an artist and their computer software program. Radio, television or commercials all need sound in order to sell or have people take notice of what’s on the screen and the sound make the pictures seem to ‘pop’ with life. People who know about music, who can compose or write it or even know how to sing it or what sounds good could learn the computer programs that are needed to introduce the music to the pictures and create something wonderful.

Photography is another art medium that many people are dabbling in. They enjoy capturing a beautiful scene from nature, animals or children and then downloading the photo onto the computer. Once the photograph is on the computer, an individual could manipulate it using colors, stretching techniques or various software programs which allow the photo to be manipulated into a different kind of work of art.

The process behind making an art form with the computer is fairly straightforward and simple when following the directions given in the software or other programs. There are many different forms of software that allow someone to manipulate a photography or picture of something or someone. Some people think about the famous Andy Worhal’s famous print of Marilyn Monroe where there are four of the same pictures of her but each in a different color. Of course this was not done on a computer back then, but something similar is being done all the time with a computer.

If an individual has a scanner, they could scan a piece of artwork, photograph, print or perhaps a child’s drawing, into the computer to make something different with it. There are many unique and unusual computer programs that will help a computer artist generate various pieces of artwork from a single picture. Sometimes the pixels or dots that make up the photo will be elongated or made of some different shape altogether.

Many people like to experiment with the computer and different prints or photographs because they don’t get messy like with acrylic paints, colored pencils or oils. The computer is also more forgiving then a canvas style piece of artwork. If someone makes a mistake or does something on the computer monitor they are not happy with, they can go over it or erase it without a big production.

Learning how to make digital art for a profitable career such as for the movies, television or commercials, or even as a hobby could be a fun and rewarding venture for many individuals. There are several financial aide packages available through various avenues for both the traditional photography schools in Canada of art and the online photography school. In addition, some of these schools may offer to find jobs for graduates.

Fancy yourself as the next Walt Disney. Take time to enrol a graphic design school, and enrol in some animation courses in a recognized art college or art institute.