Technology has given artists a lot of powerful tools that previous generations could only dream of. Think of a tool like Adobe Photoshop. You can create and manipulate images, layer them, or diffuse one image into another. These are things that professional animators used to have to do painstakingly by hand. Tools like Photoshop also …
Whether you’re a hobbyist or a professional, a good touch screen can have a number of uses. The most basic example is to use as an input for your PC. You can run one app in your primary monitor. You can then display a second app on the touchscreen and control it by tapping and …
Sometimes, a single monitor isn’t enough. For certain tasks, it helps to have two or even three displays. One of the most common applications for a multi-display setup is programming. You can have your code open on one display, and run an instance of your program on the other. You can move seamlessly back and …
Computer technology has changed a lot about how people do graphic design. If you were a graphic designer at the turn of the century, you were working with physical media. At most, you might scan something into a digital format to post an image on the web. But nowadays, graphic design is almost entirely digital. …
It’s a poor artist who blames their tools for the shortcomings in their work. That said, having the right tools is essential if you want to work efficiently. Could Rembrandt have made all of his paintings with one brush? Probably. But it would have taken a lot longer than it did with a proper set …