Reply #10: I agree

[OhioArtist]

I've seen work done digitally that is every bit as much of a painting as any oil painting I've ever seen. You can see many examples at sites like conceptart.org. Then I've also seen people use photos and put them through a hand full of filters in photoshop or painter and call them a digital painting. Too me if someone puts the time and effort into a piece it doesn't matter if it's on a hard drive or on a canvas it's a painting IMHO. I'd just put the word digital in front of painting for anything I do in the computer. Some times I start with a pencil drawing, scan it and paint and other times I work traditionally and make a physical painting.

Sadly there seems to be a backlash still against digital work and I'm fairly certain it is because of the fact that there are people who spend time figuring out what filters and manipulations to put a photo through and call it a digital painting simply for the praise or profit they might get instead of putting the time into learning how to draw and paint and express themselves in a way that's visually appealing. Anyway, I'll stop now before I go on and on.