Finding Digital Art Resources

Digital art is rapidly growing in popularity and exposure. It ’s a relatively new, still-uncharted form of artistic expression. This pathfinder attempts to answer digital art-related questions that TexShare users may have.

I am new to digital art. Where should I start to look?

Student Resource Center Gold is an excellent resource for exploring the world of digital art. It has access to essays, critical analyses, and many articles from magazines, newspapers and journals. By performing a keyword search on ‘digital art’, you can find information about what is happening in the digital art world, the creative tools employed, and the artists themselves.

Is there a database that can provide newspaper articles about digital art exhibits?

Besides Student Resource Center Gold, another database that provides full-text articles is Infotrac Custom Newspapers. Enter ‘digital art’ and select it so that your search includes words ‘in entire content’. Limiting the search by date and subject section is also possible. Look under ‘Arts and Entertainment’ for most articles pertaining to gallery and museum exhibits.

Where would I find books that explain how to use Adobe Photoshop?

The NetLibrary eContent Collection has a number of electronic books on many topics, including how-to guides on software and digital art tools. Do a Keyword search for ‘photoshop’ to produce a list of available e-book titles on Adobe Photoshop.

Digital Art Source
http://www.digitalartsource.com/index2.html/
The highlight of this free resource is its sixteen categories of carefully-selected web links pertaining to digital art and associative disciplines. Created for the benefit of students, professors, and industry professionals, it also offers essays, a list of essential books, announcements of upcoming festivals and exhibits, and a discussion forum to exchange technique tips and knowledge.

Digital Art Museum
http://www.dam.com/
This is a great place to see the work of the leading artists in the field. Besides images of the works themselves, the Museum also provides biographies, interviews, and other background information about each artist. Look here also for essays, suggestions for further reading, and online exhibits on the history of digital art.

The Digital Artist
http://www.thedigitalartist.com/
This site gives a place for digital artists to display work and provide a link to their portfolios as a promotional and marketing aid.

Austin Museum of Digital Art
http://www.amoda.org/
This is the first museum devoted exclusively to digital art. The museum exhibits work in its space and hosts a monthly Digital Showcase, a night of digital art and music.

Be sure to check out Art Resources Available through the TexShare Databases for more information

This page was written by Henry Stokes in Spring 2006 and revised by Kathleen Houlihan in the Spring of 2007.
INF 382S: Library Instruction and Information Literacy, taught by Dr. Loriene Roy
School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin