The basic note of differentiation is that designers design, construct and built, however artists create, express and imagine. extract from the smashing buzz article the difference between an artist and a designer. Now this translates into the digital domain. It has also occurred to me that a designer must have an artistic background and base [...]

very true there is a difference, what i feel is happening is anyone that uses a computer is assuming to be a digital artist. amongst digital artist i have found online are digital sculpture aka 3D modeler, digital painter, digital animator, digital photographer, digital make up aka retouch artist, digital matte painter, digital lighter, digital [...]

it really isn’t about individual opinion….its about our interpretation of a digital artist there must be a point where someone is not called a designer, art director, web developer or digital photographer and becomes a digital artist…my opinion is that yes they are all art forms in there own rights and disciplines but when do [...]