digital arts

Screen-based creative work

Digital arts encompasses creative work produced using digital technology—computer graphics, digital photography, electronic music, video art, and interactive media.

The term distinguishes work made with digital tools from traditional analog methods.

A digital artist might create illustrations on a tablet, compose music with software, or design immersive installations: She studied digital arts and now works in game design.

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Inherited cultural creative practices

oil painting · watercolor · sculpture · printmaking · woodworking

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digital artsthree-dimensional art

Art with physical volume

installation art

historical/technological era

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Creative visual disciplines

old masters · Renaissance art · cave painting · folk art · craft traditions

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