Art E-Magazine 1st Edition 2022

01 Message from the principal of royal college 02 Introduction of the ART CIRCLE 03 Vision and MIssion of the club 04 Office bearers and tic for the year 2022 05 news feed 06 an introduction to digital arts 07 history of digital arts 08 best digital artists of all time 09 interview 1 10 3d printing 11 digital photography 12 2nd interview 13 digital art in the 20th century

CONTENTS digital art in the 21st century 14 importance of typography 15 importance of infography 16 graphic designing tutorial 17 18 illustration as a digital art 19 painting as a digital art 20 video editing tutorial 21 22 best digital art softwares 23 animation tutorial 24 digital art in srilanka 25 future of digital arts puzzle



A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL I am delighted to pen down few words for the “Art E-Magazine 1st edition 2022”, which is published by the Art Circle of Royal College. The main aim of this particular edition is to give knowledge about digital arts around the world and to make our college fraternity aware of the values of those arts and artists. We all know that art is one of the best relaxation remedy for our minds. But,since the modern society is too busy with their day-to-day works, they don’t have enough time to enjoy these arts and go into the details. Therefore, the Art Circle of Roy- al College has come forward to publish an e-magazine which includes articles, interviews, tutorials and a puzzle on digital arts and artists around the world. I hope this will help everyone to learn and inculcate spiritual values within them and enjoy a better quality of life while preparing for opportunities of the upcoming job world. In order to make this project a resounding success, I would like to give my heartfelt apprecition to Mr. T.D.C.P.Amaratunga, Senior Master of Clubs and Societies, and Mr. Amitha Panideniya, teacher in charge of Art Circle, for teaching and guiding our students to do miracles. In addition, I would like to commend the dedication and commitment of Vinindu Siriwardhana, the Chairman of Royal College Art Circle 2022 and his able team members for organizing highly successful projects like this during their tenure of office. Floreat! Mr.P.A.S.P.Jayalath Principal

CLUB INTRODUCTION The Art Circle of Roy- student’s talents to an extent of al College has been being recognized by other people one of the most active in the society. Also,the Art Cir- societies of Roy- cle works to pave a path for those al College since 1995. talented students who wish to It is also one of the larg- carry out their skills in the future. est clubs in the school, with a member base of over 1000 students. This society has always played a main role in polishing the aesthet- ic talents of not only Royalists but also of Young students from all over the island. The main duty of those at the Art Circle is to develop the 01 | Art E-Magazine

VISION The vision of the Art Circle is to enrich the students’ lives, enhance their school experiences and compliment school-based art education. MISSION The mission is to provide the members an opportunity to express individuality through the creation of artwork; these being created in unique ways for our community, school and self. Art E-Magazine | 02

OFFICE BEARERS & tic FOR THE YEAR 2022 Teacher in Charge Assistant teachers in charge Mr.Amitha Panideniya Mr.Rajitha Kamalanath Mrs.W.S.Vidanagamage Mr.J.A.J.L.Jayasinghe Mr.Pratheshan Mr.V.Satsorupn Chairman Assistant Chairman Vinindu Siriwardhana Sasmitha Samarawickrama Secretary Assistant Secretary Ravindu Jayasekara Kalan Weerabaddana Treasurer Assistant Treasurer Methjaya Pathberiya Sankitha Amarakoon Student Coordinator Assistant Student Coordinator Vimukthi Dasunpriya Vihadu Amarasingha IT Coordinator Assistant IT Coordinator Sanvidu Rathnayake Gayuka Gunasekara Public Relations Director Assistant Public Relations Director Oshadha Hettiarachchi Didula Prabhashwara Events Coordinator Assistant Events Coordinator Anuhas Mawella Sandeeptha Wijewardhana

Project Committee Project Chairman :- Vimukthi Dasunpriya Project Secretary :- Priyasankha Madushan Project Treasurer :- Yaswan Dissanayake Project Committee :- Chamuditha Heshan Nisal Pabasara Tharindu Tishan Gunathilake Kanil Deshan Dinuka Ellegama Genuka Pasanjith Samarasinghe Nevin Nethsuka Thilakarathna Venuka Yaneth Wijayawardhana Content Creators DESIGNERS Kaveesha Katugampola Senuth Damsas Sellahewa Amiru Ekanayake Chamithu Vithanage Tharindu Tishan Navick Sejan Thavachchelvam Nevin Nethsuka Genuka Pasanjith Samarasinghe Tharindu Gamage Thamindu Gamage Viyath Minsara Arosha Akash Sithil Karunarathna Kanil Deshan. Pramod Nanayakkara Thejan Rashmika

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‘Chithra aAimkoufrimap’roisvinagparnojdecdtedveolnoepinbyg ethdeucRatoiyoanlalCkonlloewgeledAgret Circle with the of those who study art as a subject nationwide. Our main goal includes providing solutions for problems encountered by many students while studying the subject of art. In 2021 we developed a series of websites containing the Grade 11 subject content of art , for Ordinary Level students and launched them successfully. In 2022 we are planning to develop another series of websites which contains Grade 10 subject content of art. In addition to that we have developed our first ever Telegram papers bot and launched it on 27th of February. A term vice trivia quiz to motivate art enthusiasts by challenging their general knowledge in the subject of art will be organized and the 1st term quiz will be open for students in the last week of March. Furthermore, we are publishing a poster on every Thursday which provides modern day information related to variety of art styles , famous artists and art works worldwide.We have started publishing these posters from 3rd of March. ‘Art for everyone’ is a seminar series organized for prima- ry,middle and upper section students to give basic knowledge about art. This seminar series will help to students to increase their creativity. Also this project will be conducting Online through Zoom platform and physically. This seminar series will be commenced from the March 2nd week Onwards. ‘Memorable 20S22cwehnicherwiilel ssh’owciasse vaariounsewalrytworiknstrocrdeuacteedd project for the year by the Royal Art Crescent, themed on school sceneries. These creations will be sold by framing and using for bookmark designs to the old boys and those who love the school. 03 | Art E-Magazine

‘The Online Art Gallery’ will be open to the students in a short time. We are planning to let the students create their artwork and upload them to the online art gallery. This will serve as a useful and appropriate interactive art activity that will entertain and engage different age groups. The online Art Gallery will provide a method to inspire curiosity in the visitors about art and its services to the society too. ‘Art Mirror’ is a project which hopes to present a variety of creations made by the members of the Royal Art Crescent as an exhibition. The Royal Art Crescent, which coincides with the Royal College Art Circle, is made up of a limited number of talented students, alumni, teachers, and parents who are currently in the school. All of them are talented in the field of visual arts. Their talents have been of great benefit to the school, students, and the art community. To provide motivation to students who have drawn those creations we will publish them on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. ‘fantasy sccurlpetuaretsuwrheichs’inisotha ecrowmoprdetsitmioankianngdscaulwptourrkessheosppesceirailelys about making by carving stone,clay,wood or by casting metal or plaster. Under the concept of fantasy creatures, we will not expect a sculpture of any real animal, but a carving of an animal that is imagined by themselves. The workshops were held on the 27th of February for the primary section and on the 28th of February for the middle and upper sections. And the competition started on 1st of March and will be ended on the 8th of March. Winners will be announced in the month of March. Art E-Magazine | 04

An Introduction to Digital Arts Digital art is the result of continually evolving technology. Through the years, digital art has emerged as a frequent topic in talks about the modern art world. While there have been occasional pushback from art traditionalists, digital art represents advanced creations ranging from 3D model animation to even paintings. “TO CREATE ONES WORLD IN ANY OF THE ARTS TAKE COURAGE S . V.P. D asu npr iy a 1 2 M 7 This accessibility opens the door for individual creative perspectives to come through even more. With access to multi- ple tools and courses, creatives can begin to get their ideas and works out to the world better than they ever have before. 05 | Art E-Magazine

It’s no surprise that many art- ists are embracing the movement. Some even think that it might soon surpass the popularity of tradition- al art. If so, digital could become the primary source of art in today’s society. Digital art offers creatives multiple roads to embark on in their hobby and career. From knowing how to make animation and cartoons to character art and patterning, any and more are possible just by learning a few courses and programs. The return on the investment of your time will carry over for years, possibly even a lifetime. By embarking on a worthwhile endeavour today, in the future, you will be educated and ready for whatever comes next in your life with art. Art E-Magazine | 06

HISTORY OF DIGITAL ARTS Kaveesha Katugampala 11E The act of expressing creative skills, With the flow of time, many engineers imagination, and emotions using visual who had an artistic imagination made media is known as art. By the im- machines that can engender mind pact of the renaissance and industrial blowing arts on a single canvas. revolution, innumerable fields have This artistic practice that utilizes been developed in many ways. People’s digital technology to perform creative imagination skills have grown with the artworks is simply kenned as digital time environmental factors. As a result, art. In the first era of digital arts, artists they were forced to make machines do had only used simple lines and shapes their tasks more productively in many to express their conceptions, but as the different fields. Art is one of the technology ameliorated, the field of major fields that changed with these digital arts had improved in its unique considerable matters. way. 07 | Art E-Magazine Not only had the machines, with the instant development of technology peoplemade different apparatus that were helpful to make digital arts. Light pen and stylus which were invented in the 1950s are some best examples of that.

Same as showing their artistic skills, Art E-Magazine | 08 digital arts are also used to perform complex actions such as taking pictures of internal body organs and architectural planning. As an example, a German mathematician and also an artist Frieder Nake made a machine to draw a series of shapes. And also, medical machines such as X-rays and MRI can be considered digital art machines. Throughout the history of digital art, it is obvious that digital art is not only utilized in one field, but also in many fields to interact with different social groups, give some information, and to entertainment as well. “ To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

Best DIGITAL ARTISTS OF • Kyle Lambert • Tracie Ching Kyle Lambert is a famous Tracie is a special vector artist digital artist known for because of all the knowledge and illustrating movie posters for skills she obtained by herself. In the entertainment industry. her work, she uses a limited palette Currently, He lives in Los and graphic lines to create complex Angeles. You must have seen portraits. While she is living the posters of the award-win- in Washington DC, she creates ning Netflix series “Stranger movie posters and vector Things” that Kyle created. He portraits for her clients. Some of works with some of the world’s her main customers are Disney, Li- largest brands, including Apple, onsgate, and Marvel Studios. Ching Disney, Marvel, Netflix, Para- shows her pop cultural art works in mount Studios, Sony Pictures galleries such as Spoke art in San and Universal Studios. Some Francisco. For more information, of the other posters that he had you can visit tracieching.com. . done are Jurassic Park, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Jungle Cruise, Beauty and The Beast and Jumanji. ART BY TRACIE CHINGART BY KYLE LAMBERT Amiru Ekanayake 11J 09 | Art E-Magazine

F ALL TIME TRACIE CHING • Yann Dalon KYLE LAMBERT Yann Dalon is a young digital artist ART BY from Paris. In his artworks, he uses TONI INFANTE rhythmic strokes and vibrant colours uniquely. His painting style ART BY is a mix of traditional painting YANN DALON (watercolour, acrylic, ink, pen…) and digital painting (Photoshop and graphic tablet tools). Disney, Adidas, Adobe, Jim Beam, NBA are some brands that praise his artwork. Most of his artworks are based on sports like Basketball, Football, Wrestling and Boxing. • Toni Infante Toni Infante is a notable digital artist from Barcelona. He has been doing Illustrations for children’s books, games, or comic books like “Sons of the devil”. He mainly focused on illustrations and cover art. He also works with a huge variety of clients such as Apple, Mar- vel and DC. Not only has he shared his tutorials & videos on how he does his artwork. You can check that out by searching his name on Youtube. Art E-Magazine | 10

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I am Deilone Vaijantha Angammana. I was born in Anuradhapura. I was educated at three schools in the Central Province. I did my A/L in arts subject. At present, I am working as an external lecturer and a digital artist, also as a sticker designer in Viber Media Institu- tion. I currently support design work in over about 12 countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, and globally. My art can be introduced in many ways. That is cartoons, creations, digital light printing character creations, and history creations. Most designs were created for commer- cial purposes, depending on the need of the client. But with the latest technology, art has been updated and with the advent of the traditional art gallery into the digital space, we too have been able to express our ideas in a creative sense. NFT is a good example of that. I started designing when I was studying for my A/Ls. At that time there was no sep- arate tool for that arts. First, I created designs with software like Microsoft Paint and then with Photoshop. After selecting me to the university of Aesthetics, I learned about the art of multimedia and progressively pursued self-study over the internet. Today many people are focused on digital designing. It is something to be done very carefully. First, I started about principles of Arts and then created digital designs. It is very difficult to move forward as a professional designer without a basic education. Digital is just one medium, and as time passes more media will come, but from all those mediums we will have to work with the artistic knowledge created by previous designers. It cannot be said in such a way. I study the creations of many designers; some are famous and some are new. Today there are unimaginably talented designers. I never think twice to learn what needs to be learned from a good design. Regarding myself, I have no special style. Most of the time a lot of new styles emerge from the designs I make. I often study models in other designs. We can automatically develop styles by observing techniques that are used without imitating other designs. Accordingly, my designs may vary up to some extent. It was my passion that motivated me to recreate digital designing. I am always curious about life, so any subject that satisfies that curiosity is my favorite. The style can vary depending on the tool. In digital designing its style varies according to the software we use. The software I use most often is photoshop clip studio and Illustrator. Art is something that man has brought forward since the stone age. The art of the past has been updated and has come a long way to the present. Accordingly, the products of this era have been updated as digital art. Gradually modern man has brought traditional art to the digital space. NFT art is a good example of that. Digital designs are being auctioned off at unimaginable prices. In that sense, art has achieved a very high level of professionalism as well as artistic quality. Therefore, we need to get into the digital space through proper study. Thank you for contacting me ………… Art E-Magazine | 12

3d printing Even the best artists struggle to show us what real-world objects look like in all their three-dimensional (3D) glory. Most of the time that doesn’t matter looking at a photo Tharindu Tishan 11Bsketch gives us a good-enough idea. But if you’re in the business of developing new products and you need to show them off to clients or customers, nothing beats having a prototype: a model you can touch, hold and feel. 3D printers, which work a bit like inkjets and build up 3D models layer by layer at up to 10 times the speed and a fifth the cost. How exactly do they work? It comes…. right now...! What is 3D printing? - 3D Printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making 3 dimension- al solid objects from a digital file. This 3D printing involves layering materials like thermoplas- tics, stainless steel, polylactic acid or biomaterials to create objects that range in shape, size & colour. W h o i s b e h i n d t h i s ? -Charles Hull (Chuck Hull in 1987) is the inventor of Stereolithography, the 1st commercial rapid prototyping technology, commonly known as 3D printing . Will it cost more time? –The printing time of any creation depends on number of factors such as size, material & complexity. For example, it can be taken a few minutes to several days. How it works? – When we are talking about it, the function of 3D printing can be classified into main 3 steps, 13 | Art E-Magazine

• 1st step- Modeling - In this step, manufacturing companies typically design object models using a special type of computer software known as CAD (Computerized Aided Design). Then check the errors in the files and delete them. Once this is completed, the object model is saved as an STL (SStereolithographyor) an AMF (Additive Manu-facturing File) format. • 2nd step - Printing - The user uploads the sketch or program to the 3D printer. Then the 3D printing pro-cess turns a whole object into thousands of tiny little slices, then makes it from the bottom-up, slice by slice. That tiny layer can be very complex, thus means, 3D printers can create moving parts like wheels, hinges also. • 3rd step - In this step, it involves the final touch on the printed object to create it more smoothly. What are the 3 main broad types of 3D printing? • Sintering - The material is heated (but not melting) to produce high-resolution items. Metal powder is used for direct metal laser sintering. While thermoplastic powders are used for selective laser sintering. • Melting- In this, they use lasers, electric arcs or electron beams to print objects by melting the material together at high temperatures. • Stereolithography- This technology uses the correct light source to interact with the material selectively to cure and solidify a cross selection of the object in thin layers. Art E-Magazine | 14

Uses of 3D Printing • Education • Medicine -Allowing students to create prototypes -In bioprinting, biomaterials such as cells without the ford of expensive tools. and growth factors are combined to create tissue, like structures imitating their -The ideas are not just limited to 2D out- natural counterparts to medical devices like prosthetics. puts, they can be a 3-dimensional output thus giving more experience to a student by -Also this is used for producing metal -feIetlihnagsitbneactoumraellya. common practice to use orthopaedic implants due to 3D printing capabilities for creating porous surfac- this technology in projects like engineering, es, these types of implants more easily architecture, and robotics & also in fossil integrate with the patient’s natural bones, research respectively. allowing them to grow into the implant. In today 3D printed pills, tissues can be • Prototyping and manufacturing seen often. -3D printing technologies have been created while tooling. This is where cooling used in manufacturing processes such as hydro-forming, stumping and injection moulding, is designed by modular means, enabling quick prototyping and responses to tooling and fixture needs. -With the use of cloud computing, people do not have to buy expensive 3D printers. Only they have to design it remotely and order it to any other convenient place thus avenges money, time & etc. -Also it does not need to buy or manufacture any other expensive parts in industries like automotive and aero- space because of this facility. For example ‘Strati’ 1st 3D printed electric car in the world, developed by Local Motors, ‘Blade’ a 3D printedcar & ‘Dagger’ a 3D printed motorcycle can be mentioned. 15 | Art E-Magazine

• Architecture • Fashion -In Amsterdam, architecture firm ‘Dues -In April 2017, Adidas partnered with Architects ‘developed a 3D printed canal house as part of a 3-year design Silicon Valley Startup Carbon to launch a project. The rooms in that canal house are trainer with a 3D printed sole. separated each one by one & it was built by a 20-foot 3D printer named ‘The Kamer -Recently, a 3D printed footwear is Marker’. invented named Scholl, while brands like Nike & New Balance continued their experiments. Art E-Magazine | 16

L.G.Nevin Nethsuka 9P digital PHOTOGRAPHY Digital photography is one of the most popular techniques used now. But in the late 20th century many small developments were leading to create digital photography. The history of digital photography began in 1950. In 1951, the first digital signals were saved to magnetic tape via the first video tape recorder After six years, in 1957, the first digital image was produced through a computer by Mr. Russell Krisch. The image was of his son. The first semiconductor or image was the CCD, and it was invented by physicist Willards Boyle and George E. Smith at Bell Labs in 1969. While researching the MOS process, they realized that an electric charge was the analogy of the magnetic bubble and that it could be stored on a tiny MOS capacitor As it was fairly straightforward to fabricate a series of MOS capacitors in a row. They connected a suitable voltage to them so that the charge could be stepped along one to the next The first digital video cameras for television broadcasting and their invention was recognized by a Nobel Prize in physics in 2009. The first published colour digital photography was produced in 1972 by Michael Francis Tompsett.. 17 Art E-Magazine

If you didn’t know the process of digital And the advantage is the camera of photography, this is the time to add your the phones helped popularize digital knowledge. Digital photography uses photography, along with the internet, cameras containing arrays of electronic social media, and the JPEG image format. photodetectors to produce images focused The first cell phones with built-in digital by a lens, as opposed to an exposure on cameras were produced in 2000 by sharp photographic film. The captured images and Samsung. Small convenient, and easy are digitized and stored as a computer file to use, camera phones have made digital ready for further digital printing. Until the photography ubiquitous in the daily life advent of such technology, photographs of the general public. Same as advantages were made by exposing light-sensitive we also have disadvantages. So we have a photographic film and paper, which were limit to everything. I think there was no processed in liquid chemical solutions to ending to digital photography because develop and stabilize the image. The first day by day new things will be added to consumer digital cameras were marketed digital photography. That’s why we in the late 1990s. s. According to research want to find new things about digital from Keypoint intelligence into trends, an photography every day. estimated 400 billion digital photos were taken globally in 2011, and this eventually has rose about 1.2 trillion photos in 2017. Billions of JPEG images were produced ev- ery day as of 2015. 85 percent of the photos taken in 2017 were done with the smartphone rather than a traditional digital camera. There are many advantages of using digital cameras.Some of them are, immediate image review and deletion are possible, lighting and com- position can be assessed immediately, which ultimately conserves storage, using flashin images can provide a different look such as the lighting image, faster ingest of images, it will take more than few seconds to transfer a high-resolution RAW file from a memory card vs. many minutes to scan film with a high-quality scanner. Art E-Magazine | 18

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Member of RCAC -: Sir, can you give us a brief introduction about yourself? Artist Sudath Abeysekara -: My name is Sudath Abeysekara. I am a visu- al artist. In 1996 I left university. After that I worked in Sri Lanka and overseas about fine art. I did about 15 solo exhibitions in overseas in around 12 countries. Visual arts means joining illustration art and computer art. Performance are also regarding that. I trained three months in England. After that I did many exhibitions in Sri Lanka. They were media BBQ, media quad and many more about media. I did 22 in 3 crows exhibition. I did another exhibition about how a video and illustration art joining as media quad and I did exhibition about joining illustration art and performance art. Before I held exhibitions, I got experience from overseas. First I worked as a visual artist. I worked as a creative director at Finics. I started my first own company as art and certified. Our generation transferred the old art to digital art. I am the director of artway and chair- man of Chithra Lanka. I was the chairman in National craft council for 1 and half years. Member of RCAC -: Sir, Can you explain about digital art work? Artist Sudath Abeysekara -: We are using a pen and pad to do digital arts. First we should sketch and draw a story board for the advertising. Graphic designing (video art) is drawing from recording and lightning. From these things we can think nicely and creatively. Video art is very developed. It is not like drawing or canvas it is a concept. Video art means drawing and capturing. All these things are visual arts. Member of RCAC -: Sir, how did you enrolled to digital arts? Artist Sudath Abeysekara -: We can apply art to fashion designing, graph- ic designing, architect, cities and vehicle designing. We can’t make drawing as our occupation in Sri Lanka. We can tell our thoughts through the art. I did 3D street art at Diyatha Uyana first time in Sri Lanka. We can think very much in advertising environment. We can sell drawings online. Art E-Magazine | 20

Member of RCAC -: Sir, how does previous art techniques helped you to in digital art? Artist Sudath Abeysekara -: We have to dedicate for the thigs what we want to achieve. There are changes in the technology but there no changes in pattern. Pencil in the pad is similar to the real pencil. We should use the tools and join to it. Member of RCAC -: Sir, what are the other subjects you like? Artist Sudath Abeysekara -: I like music, dancing, drama, drawing, writing film scripts and acting. When I was the chairman in National craft council I designed and a new logo and a new website called Lukshilpa website. If someone needs to motivate as an illustrator he should know how to draw fully and correct- ly using a pen. Only the person who learn a to z in drawing can be another designer. Before coming to digital art and video art he must know the basics of drawing. Member of RCAC -: Sir, what do you think about art is digitalizing and some people are copying artist’s creations? Artist Sudath Abeysekara -: Some people think that “I don’t have it so I can’t do that”. Actually they are trying to not working. They don’t do their work at correct time and they are passing the work. There is a style in art but there are no originali- ties. We can proves our reciprocity and develop by finding what we are actually doing. Some people said “there will be no artist in this world” when cameras are came to the market. But it was wrong. Always artists think what can I do next? So artist are very strong. Change means finding something that we can’t find from anywhere. Art is not changing. But the tools are changing. The tool that we are using for the digital art is technology. 21 Art E-Magazine

Member of RCAC -: Sir, what is your prediction about digital arts? What is the side that sir think digital arts should go? Artist Sudath Abeysekara -: We are already thinking about the broadcast. If we are deciding a film we should make a one regarding to the future not to the his- tory. There are no use of separating man and the culture. If cultural man goes to a developing stage in his life if we can make them correctly and flowing, we can use this all technology and tools for good and success of the people. This is my story. Member of RCAC -: Thank you very much sir. The interview is over. Art E-Magazine | 22

DIGITAL ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY Tharindu Indeewara 8L Digital art is the most popular and The first piece of digital art which the latest improvement of arts. This became well known was created in is a kind of artistic work that uses the 1960s. A computer graphics digital technology. This is also known as specialist Kenneth C. Knowlton computer art and multimedia art since transformed a photo of a young the 1960s. With the advancement of nude woman into an image made of technology, this was drawn with the help computer pixels, in his work youn nude of a computer and a mouse. First, in the in 1966. 1990s all the videos were downloaded and it was possible to control the images. 23 | Art E-Magazine

Following this, other artists too began to use this new technology. In 1969 Allan Kaprow created ‘Hello’ and this was an artistic event, which was done by a group of people using television monitors. In 1970 some artists began to look into the effects of the connectivity with given equipment and developing computers. In 1974 Vedro Art pioneer Nam June Palk talked about television and its ability to bring people around the world together through shared experience. Later on, this idea of universal communic ability was led to the introduction of mobile phones and internet colour graphics was offered for the first time on a screen of an Apple II computer in 1970. Further, in 1979, the modem allowed digital signals to be transmitted through telephone lines making a path to transfer data easily. “Inspiration does exist.. but it must find you working. With the progress of all these contents, computer animation began to develop in the 1980s, which was based around bright colours and square pixels. With the development of graphics, Adobe took the initiative to make programs like Photoshop and exhibit them to everyone. Then artists were interested in exploring these discoveries. As the internet began to expand in the 1990s, digital art became more accessible to artists and viewers. From, then artists started finding ways where the internet could be used as a medium and a messenger. In the late 20th century, the rise of the internet was a part of digital art itself, and as new technologies continued to be invented and developed successfully, the scope of digital art expanded further. Art E-Magazine | 24

2D1IGsITtAL ART IN THE CENTURY Thamindu Gamage 8L Digital art is an artistic work or In Twenty-first-century art is a grow- practice that uses software, computers, ing field of practice, research, and or other electronic devices. Since publications, which is a very strong field the 1960s, this was described by of study. Digital art improved more by various names such as computer art and using digital technology. From then multimedia art. onwards, artists have discovered and used many other mediums and techniques in the creation of their artwork. 25 | Art E-Magazine

Over the past decade, many technological improvements have greatly contributed to the spread of digital art. Various inventions such as tablets, 3D printers, and touch screens have made digital sculpting painting and illustrations accessible. Some artists now use digital technology to extend the reach of creative possibilities. This advanced software allows creating images and information for any computer user. At present computers have become high-tech creative tools, such as from still images and animation to digital installations. Art in the 21st century is the influence of globalization. The globe has grown rapidly, aided by the internet and mass media awareness of the vitality of the spirit of modern art in localities around the globe. Technology has become an extensive influence in our society and especially influenced the way that we create art. At present more artists are using Photoshop and digital cameras to create and edit pieces than ever before. Today digital art continuous to change and evolve as new technologies come into play. Some digital artists work with lighting systems like LEDs, others mix computers and sounds in installation. Digital Photography is also known as the most widely used type of digital art at present. In the 21st-century, contemporary artists work in a globally influenced and technologically advanced world, therefore we can introduce Contemporary Art as the art of the pres- ent. The current popularity of digital art comes as no surprise because of its practical way, as artists can create various types of digital artworks and large scale projects on their computers very easily. Art E-Magazine | 26

IMPORTANCE OF typography Typography is the art of expressing language through writing. It is the art of arranging letters in a visually appealing way. The success of it depends on a creative mind, colours, and lavish font styles. Good typography can result in a lot of profit for you as it can attract the spectator instantly and insist them to read your thing. Whether it is the bottle labelling, the book covers, or the big hoardings, typography plays a vital role to grab the attention of the reader. Here is the importance of typography that you must know. Viyath Minsara 11 E 1. Typography grabs and holds 2. It is comparatively easy and the attention of the spectator reader-friendly Good typography will catch the eye and Typography is user-friendly as it says make you see more of it. It can make the all. Instead of just picking pictures if you difference between a ten minutes play with the words then it will be easily visit and a half an hours visit to your comprehendible for the reader. They will website. Good typography makes the connect instantly and do as you direct. ontent visually stimulating and tireless to read. 27 | Art E-Magazine

3. It creates harmony between the picture and the content Typography binds the overall sense of content may it be a book cover or a website design or food packaging. It acts as a unity betweenthepictureyouuseandthewords you want to convey through it. Making the font simple and continuous will create sync in your presentation. 4. Typography establishes brand recognition You should have your one fixed unique typography style for your web- site or product labels. This will make your dedicated customer instantly recognize you. It will eventually increase your user following and build a sense of trust among your customers. Good typography is like a good personality that will work as your company’s goodwill. Thus using typography smartly is very much needed in modern-day Marketing. You can use different font weights, styles, and play with the colours and contrasts to make your typography look dynamic. Also, you should avoid tiny and light font sizes. The size of the font also depends on where you are applying the typography. For instance, you cannot use the same font size on a business card and a magazine cover. And lastly, make sure that the font style relates to the type of content you are presenting. Art E-Magazine | 28

IMPORTANCE OF infography Sithil Karunaratne 11E Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge “I intended to present information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition is by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system’s ability to see patterns l and trends. Infographics have been gaining popularity and become widely used amongst businesses and organizations in both digital and print. They are a clear, effective and artistic way of presenting information without losing the attention of the viewer. In this fast-paced, modern age, people are inundated with information every day and attention spans are decreasing by the second. Unfathomable amounts of data are stored online and organized for analyzing and reporting purposes. It can be difficult for people to navigate through countless lines of numbers and statistics whether it be online or in an excel sheet. Infographics are used as a powerful tool to allow people to easily digest information through the use of visual data, charts, and statistics. With the proper use of colour, proportion, and negative space, information can be transformed into memorable, attention-grabbing and even persuasive graphics. 29 | Art E-Magazine

Insurrection It can be difficult fo r pe ople to na vigate th rough s an art, and countless lines of numbers and statistics whether it like all arts be online or in an excel sheet. Infographics are used has its own as a powerful tool to allow people to easily digest information through the use of visual data, charts, laws. and statistics. With the proper use of colour, proportion, and negative space, information can be transformed into memorable, attention-grabbing and even persuasive graphics. Do you know – The human brain processes images and visual details 60,000 times faster than text/words, so a picture is worth more than 60,000 words. There are many advantages of Infographics like it is visually attractive, easy to remember, simplify a complex topic and grab the user’s attention. You can use this type of visual content to teach your audience no matter what topic serves as the focus of your Infographics. Whether you want to explore educationspecific t hemes o r focus o n virtually any other industry, you can use Infographics to accomplish these goals, •Illustrate a Historical Timeline •Highlight Important Statistics •Increase Awareness of an Issue •Provide Helpful Tips •Offer Step-by-step Instructions •Generate Interest for an Event While contemporary Infographics often deal with “qualitative” or soft subjects, generally speaking, Tufte’s 1983 definition still speaks, in a broad sense, to what Infographics are, and what they do—which is to condense large amounts of information into a form where it will be more easily absorbed by the reader. Art E-Magazine | 30

Thisulaka Hesara 12 MSE GPEHTTOINGTSOTASRHTEOD WPITH Graphic Design Adobe Photoshop is a software application for image editing and photo retouching for use on Windows or MacOS computers. Photoshop offers users the ability to create, enhance, or otherwise edit images, artwork, and illustrations. Changing backgrounds, simulating a real-life painting, or creating an alternative view of the universe are all possible with Adobe Photoshop. It is the most widely used software tool for photo editing, image manipulation, and retouching for numerous image and video file formats. The tools within Photoshop make it possible to edit both individual images as well as large batches of photos. There are several versions of Photoshop, including Photoshop CC, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Lightroom and Photoshop Express, a version of Photoshop for iOS with reduced features. Adobe Photoshop is available on its own as a subscription that includes Photoshop Lightroom, and as part of the larger Creative Cloud subscription. Now, let me briefly explain the commonly used file formats in photoshop. PSD (Photoshop Document) is the main file format for Photoshop. It’s the best for using as your working file. It supports RGB, CMYK, LAB and Duotone color spaces. This is great for archiving and working form as it supports all of Photoshop’s features. A PSD saves all the layers, masks, channels, paths etc. If you have Maximize Compatibility turned on when you save, it will also save a flattened version in the file. This makes it possible to open in a previous version of Photoshop or embed in other non Adobe programs. A PSB (Photoshop big) is the same as a PSD, but supports larger files. A PSD has a file limit of 30,000 pixels or 2 Gb. If you need a larger file, save it as a PSB (Photoshop Big) which supports 300,000 pixels or 4 Exabytes.. JPG- (Joint photographic experts group) is the most common format for saving photos when you need a small- er file size. When you need to email a photo, upload it to a website of social network, share on mobile etc. Most photos you see online are jpg. 31 | Art E-Magazine

tutorial Because they are compressed, they suffer from Generational loss. This means if you keep saving a jpg file over and over, it will deteriorate in quality. It’s a delivery format. So I suggest working from your PSD and saving a new jpg each time you make a change. A GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file is also used online. It compresses by reducing the number of colors in an image to 256. It creates a CLUT (Color Look up table) of 256 colors and remaps all the colors in the image to this color index. It shifts colors to the closest match, Because of this, you will see posterization of photos. However, line art and solid colors do very well in gif. However, the main use for gif is small animation files. You have seen animated gifs, be it online, or in emails. Gifs also support basic transparency whereas jpg’s do not. PNG 24 (Portable Network Graphics) is a high quality lossless format and supports 256 level of transparency. This would be a good alternative to jpg, except the files are much larger. It supports lossless compression to there is no loss of quality. This format is used online, but more common for software and apps. The high quality transparency, also makes it a great format for saving overlays, such as lower thirds, bugs, logos etc and used in video, multi media and print. Art E-Magazine | 32

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Let’s look at how Photoshop’s toolbar is organized. While it may seem like the tools are listed randomly, there’s actually a logical order to it, with related tools grouped together. At the top, we have • Photoshop’s Move and Selection tools. • And directly below them are the Crop and Slice tools. • Below that are the Measurement tools, followed by Photoshop’s many Retouching and Painting tools. • Next are the Drawing and Type tools. • And finally, we have the Navigation tools at the bottom: Art E-Magazine | 34

An adjustment layer applies color and tonal adjustments to your image without permanently changing pixel values. For example, rather than making a Levels or Curves adjustment directly to your image, you can create a Levels or Curves adjustment layer. The color and tonal adjustments are stored in the adjustment layer and apply to all the layers below it; you can correct multiple layers by making a single adjustment, rather than adjusting each layer separately. You can discard your changes and restore the original image at any time. Fill layers let you fill a layer with a solid color, a gradient, or a pattern. Unlike adjustment layers, fill layers do not affect the layers underneath them. Adjustment layers provide the following advantages: • Nondestructive edits. You can try different settings and re-edit the adjustment layer at any time. You can also reduce the effect of the adjustment by lowering the opacity of the layer. • Selective editing. Paint on the adjustment layer’s image mask to apply an adjustment to part of an image. Later you can control which parts of the image are adjusted by re-editing the layer mask. You can vary the adjustment by painting on the mask with different tones of gray. • Ability to apply adjustments to multiple images. Copy and paste adjustment layers between images to apply the same color and tonal adjustments. How to add text to a photo, and then style and position it in Adobe Photoshop. Go to File > Open. In the next dialog, browse to a photo to use for this project, Click Open. Go to the tools panel and select the Horizontal Type tool. Click your image where you would like to insert text and type a phrase. When you’re done, press Escape to exit the text field. Notice that a new layer with your text has appeared in the Layers panel. See the type options at the top of the Photoshop workspace. Customize the text using the type options, which include font selection, type size, alignment, and color. To change the text, be sure that you have selected the Type tool. Hover over the text with your cursor and click once. Edit the text. Press Escape to finish. If you decide that you want to move the text, select the Move tool from the tools panel. Click and drag the text to move it. 35 | Art E-Magazine

Use this technique to create postcards, website headers, invitations, and more. Experiment with different photography, type styles, and color combinations to create unique compositions. In Photoshop, saving works a bit differently from most other applications. Instead of working with one main file type like, .docx in Microsoft Word Photoshop offers a variety of ways to save your images. Let’s explore the method of saving a photoshop file. • With the image open in Photoshop, select File > Save As • A dialog box will appear. Type the desired file name, then choose a location for the file. You’ll want to use a new file name to avoid accidentally overwriting the original file. • Click the Format menu, then choose the desired file format. In our example, we’ll save our image as a JPEG file. If you’re saving as a PSD file, make sure the Layers option is checked. However, most other formats won’t allow you to select this option. • Click Save • Some file formats, such as JPEG and TIFF, will give you additional options when saving. Select the desired quality level, then click OK to save the image • If you’ve already saved your project as a PSD file, you can select File >Save or press Ctrl+S (or Command+S on a Mac) to save your progress at any time. However, if you’re working with another format like JPEG, we recommend using Save As to avoid overwriting your original file.. Art E-Magazine | 36

S . V.P. D asu npr iy a 1 2 M 7 With science and technology being escalated ever increasingly, traditional painting methods have been replaced by digital illustration method, which is very prevalent and quite multi-functional. Illustration designers can tack design work via digital tools, such as computers and digital boards and so on. Dramatic changes have taken place in the field of computer digital illustration and exerted a revolutionary impact on design conception and design method. Illustration can be expounded into the case, example, explanation, iconography and illustration. It is an art form that expresses some things, explains objectives, narrates a certain process, and describes realms of fantasy. Based on digital and new media technology, digital illustration is an art that integrates human rational thinking and artistic inspiration through digital methods. With the development of information technology, digital illustration art is now permeating into all aspects of life. ILLUSTRATION AS A DIGITAL ART 37 | Art E-Magazine

A hand-painted board is the most The arts and primary external equipment in digital illustration and the most important tool “humanities are in the formulation. The hand-painted vastly more board consists of a pressure pen and a important in board that can be erased and modified troubled easily and takes place of traditional times. brush and paper. There is no need to buy expensive paintbrushes and paper, which is very economical and environmentally friendly. Instead of the traditional paper and pen, the illustrator can design on a board in a paperless way. Illustrators can simulate reality and spark inspiration via excellent painting techniques and image processing functions, such as Photoshop, Painter, 3D software. When it comes to digital tools, there is no denying that it admittedly possesses overwhelming functions. Put it bluntly, it is a tool indeed, by its nature, which needs people to navigate no matter how tremendous functions it has. Thus, illustrators themselves should have pro- ficiency in painting techniques and unparalleled ideas; furthermore, it is a must for them to get familiar with digital graphics software. Only in this way, can their own artistic styles come into being and their thoughts and feelings be unexceptionably manifested in illustrations. Art E-Magazine | 38

Udan Deshitha 8L PAINTING AS A digital art Digital Art is an amazing variant of art. The use of digital technology in artistic work is Digital Art. The fi rst Di gital Ar t ca me in th e mi d – th e 1960s. Ke nneth Knowlton transformed a photo of a woman into an image made of a computer, computer pixel, or individual pieces of a graphic which put together to create a whole image. This is the beginning of new technology. Th e te chniques of digital art are used in mainstream media in advertisements and filmmakers. Most of the advertisements and films we see on television are used this technology. Digital Art can be purely designed from a computer. Digital Art is much easier than you think. If you have a computer with 8GB of RAM, 250GB storage, HD Display, a fast, powerful lat-est-generationprocessor,andagood,fastgraphicscoProcessor youcaneasily makedigital arts. 39 | Art E-Magazine