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TECHNOLOGY – BASED ARTS
 Technology-based art is essentially computer-generated
and/or manipulated. Through the centuries, visual artists
used actual brushes and palettes, and a whole array of
paints, inks, and natural pigments applied to paper,
canvas, fabric, stucco walls and ceilings.
 COMPUTER/DIGITAL ARTS - make use of electronic
and mechanical devices, rather than the artist’s own
hand, to produce the desired images and effects. Thus,
these are definitely technology-based art forms. In
recent decades, personal gadgets such as laptops,
tablets, and android phones have incorporated the
artistic capabilities of the large-scale computers. So it is
now possible for anyone to be a digital artist.
 MOBILE PHONE ART/COMPUTER-GENERATED
IMAGES –The mobile phone that you constantly hold
has evolved from a mere communication tool, into a
creative device that allows you to generate original
works of art for an entire range of purposes. These
could be personal photographs and videos that you can
manipulate with a myriad special effects, both visual as
well as sound and music. And the wonder of it all is that
you can do all these right on your own mobile devices,
particularly the new-generation models known as
android tablets, phones, and combination of both called
“phablets.”
You are probably already familiar with the following image
manipulation programs and applications that run on today’s
android devices:
 Pixlr– a powerful, free online image editor
 Pic Collage – allows you to make collages incorporating
photos, stickers, text, and frames
 Photo Grid – a downloadable application for android
phones that allows you to make collages out of images
from your photo gallery
 Doodle Booth – an iPad application (with a free
downloadable version) that enables you to ‘doodle’ on
your images using available stickers
 Photo Booth – an application for taking photos and
videos using an iPad or iPad mini (a version for the
iPhone, called Simple Booth, is also available)
 Magic Mirror Booth – an iPhone application that allows
you to take amusing, distorted images, simulating
camera effects
 Pic Monkey – a free online photo editing tool that
provides filters, frames, text, and effects to manipulate
your images
 Flipagram– a downloadable application that allows you
to ‘bring your photos to life’ in short videos set to music
of your choice
 Picsart– a free photo editor and drawing application, as
well as a social network for you to share your art with
others
 Snapseed– a photo application that enables you to
downloadable version for android phones is available
 Instagram– a fast and fun way to share images with
others; snap a photo, choose from among the available
filters, and share via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and
more many more such programs and applications are
constantly being developed with even more new,
exciting, and fun features and capabilities.
Each of these has an extensive array of special features you
can use to modify your images. Among these are: frames,
borders, and banners; filters, cropping in different shapes,
automatic collage or color change, stickers, text bubbles;
effects such as warp, skew, tunnel, fish eye, and negative;
adding “spot color” to only certain elements of an image;
creating a photo montage with music.
Computer Generated Images
To create original images from scratch, you may make your
own illustrations using specialized programs for image
generation and manipulation.
Examples of these would be Adobe Illustrator and Corel
Draw. These are, however, designed to run on desktop
computers and laptops, so you would need to have access
to these larger and more complex devices.
There are scaled-down versions of such programs
specifically developed for use on smaller, handheld units like
your personal tablet or android phone.
Among such programs are:
 Gimp (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
 Paint.net
 Inkscape
 Xara Extreme
 Artweaver
 Draw Plus
 Pencil
 Picasa
 Paint Star
 Smooth Draw
 Spray
 Karbon
 Adobe Photoshop Express
 Corel Paint Shop Pro X5
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Another means of generating an original image is to capture
it first as a digital file. In the case of today’s electronic
technology, that would mean recording the image using a
digital camera or a device with a built-in camera, like your
mobile phone, android device, or tablet. Prior to the
development of digital photography, cameras were
essentially sealed boxes that would allow a split-second
entry of light to strike a section of light sensitive film inside it.
The result was that whatever was in front of the camera at
the precise instant that the light entered it would be imprinted
on that exposed section of film as a PHOTOGRAPHIC
IMAGE.
The photographer (or a commercial developing service)
would then have to process the exposed film in a special
enclosed space known as a “dark room”—and only then
would the recorded images be seen.
Point-and-shoot vs. DSLR
POINT-AND-SHOOT Digital Type of Camera
- automatically makes all the adjustments in lighting, focus,
zoom-in and zoom-out, even removal of “red eye” with the
user being given some leeway for slight adjustments. It
offers image enhancement features like adjusting color and
brightness imbalances, as well as sharpening or blurring the
image. It may even offer unique effects like “fish eye” or
filters that allow pre-setting of the photo to be taken with a
colored tint or a special texture. Plus, it allows the user to
immediately review the photos taken without waiting for a
complex developing process—and to delete any
unsatisfactory images while storing the good ones for future
needs.
DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex)
This also provides the film-less and instant review features of
a “point-and-shoot” type of digital camera, but gives the
photographer much more artistic freedom and control to
select the camera settings to create the desired final image
with the preferred visual effects.
BASIC TIPS FOR TAKING GOOD PHOTOGRAPHS
1. Choose a good location. An interesting location can
sometimes make the difference between a good and a great
photo.
2. Check that the available background is relatively simple
and not too cluttered, so that the focus will be on your
chosen subject.
3. Natural light in the outdoors or near a window is usually
the most flattering or effective for any kind of subject. Ideally,
the best light for photos is within the first hour after sunrise
and the last hour before sunset.
4. Avoid taking shots facing the light, as this would make
your subject back-lit and most of the details would be lost in
shadow.
5. If you intend to take a posed shot, position your subject
where you want in relation to the location, background, and
source of light.
6. If you intend to take a candid shot, position yourself where
you can capture the most interesting, amusing, touching, or
engaging moment or expression.
7. Take a variety of shots—ranging from far shots showing
the surroundings, to medium-distance shots concentrating
on the main subject, to tight or close-up shots that focus on
details of the subject. You can then choose from among all
these for the best photo or photos.
VIDEO GAMES
- A major component of such entertainment is in the form of
video games of every conceivable genre, subject matter, and
skill level.
- These range from educational games and mind twisters, to
building and construction games, to ones that entail physical
interaction by the users (sports, fitness, dance).
- Then there are the tremendously popular games of
strategy, war, science fiction, and mythical worlds that
employ amazingly complex and realistic graphics, motion,
sound, and other special effects.
- Similar to image creation and manipulation, it is now
possible for video game fans to become video game
creators themselves. Online tutorials and guides are
available on sites like e-how, Instructables, and You Tube.
Examples of such programs are:
 Twine- http://twinery.org/
 Stencyl-https://www.udemy.com/create-your-first
computer-game-with stencyl/
 Game Maker- https://www.yoyogames.com/learn
DIGITAL PAINTING
- A method of creating an artwork using a computer. This is,
however, different from the image generating devices and
programs discussed above, which create, modify, store, and
share images entirely on a laptop, tablet, or android phone.
- Digital painting still makes use of traditional painting
mediums such as acrylic paint, oils, ink, and watercolor and
also applies the pigment to traditional surfaces, such as
canvas, paper, polyester etc.
- But it does so by employing computer software that drives
a type of ROBOT DEVICE (such as a plotter) or an OFFICE
MACHINE (such as a printer) that takes the place of the
artist’s hand.
-Digital painting also refers to a technique using a graphics
software program to create an artwork that is totally virtual.
The canvas, brushes, paints, and other tools are all virtual,
existing only within the computer. And the finished work is
also stored in virtual format, to be shared through cyber
space.
VIDEO TEACHNOLOGY IMAGING VIDEOS:
SOCIAL MEDIA PURPOSES
- Another tremendously powerful and innovative field that
digital technology has revolutionized is that of creating and
presenting videos. The explosion of social media in recent
decades has provided a new platform for video materials
targeting the “netizens” of today.
MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES
– Another extremely valuable use of today’s video
technology is that of imaging videos in the fields of medicine
and science. You’re maybe familiar with Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computerized Tomography (CT
scans)
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