Digital Art
I have been playing with digital art for a number of years now.  These days there are many really interesting computer programs available with many fun options to create digital art.  You  can draw and paint with very realistic traditional effects.  There are also some very non-traditional effects you can get.  You can create collages with photos and scans of physical art or use them as bases for digital painting.  And then there is the whole new world of 3d modeling software, some of which were originally designed to help as traditional artist's references but are now far much more.  



These images were all done with a combination of AI renders and other techniques like digital painting, photo scans and even the incorporation of 3d model renders.

The "Cosmic" line was created with the intention of using them as bases for sympathy cards by the veterinary clinic I work at.   Variations will be  available for sale on Etsy for other uses. 
Some of the programs I have been playing with:


Digital Art Software

Adobe Illustrator, Adobo Photoshop, Corel Painter, Rebelle, Inkscape, Affinity Photo, Affinity Design, Clip Studio Paint, Repper, Procreate, Paintstorm,,,



3d Software

Poser, Daz Studio, Hexagon, Marvelous Designer

My thoughts on the use of AI for digital art.    As Artists we can use it or not use it, but it is just a tool.  It still take a human being to review the work, and judge whether it meets the goal, to fix the sometimes huge flaws AI currently has with anatomical realities .  It can be a great boost to creativity and efficiency, even with it's currently limitations and many Artist are using it every day to do just that.  Controversy will continue with it's use and many are validly concerned with how AI is trained, but in all reality, it is trained pretty much the same way human artists are trained and personally, I think the same rules should apply.   Don't try to make it look like another artists work.  Alter the image, make it your own, use it as a part of a project and don't try to sell it as something other than it is.   

Playing with 3d Models


Combining it all!
 



Cosmic Beardie
Cosmic Ferret
Cosmic Footprints
Cosmic Guinea Pig
Cosmic Parrot
Cosmic Rabbit
Winter Ferret
Colorful Conures



3d models are fun to play with and renders can be used as is, or taken into other software for Postwork.  You can produce still images or create animations. 

3d Models and
Digital Art
Some of the programs I have been playing with:
Using AI to create Digital Art