by Richard Serra

Created on: March 05, 2009

I truly believe that the best artists are those who can envision what they want to create. Paint and brush is not for the average person who lacks the talent to create something that draws the attention in such a way that it captivates the imagination.

I was blessed with several talents that I never had to work at, and when I realized how much work others put into a beautiful piece, I then realized that I was truly lucky to have been blessed with a natural ability to visualize exactly what it was I wanted to see on canvas.

No, I'm not the famous Richard Serra the artist, but rather a person who shares the name of that artist, and I would never claim to have his talent for the type of art he does. You won't find any of my work in a gallery, nor in a department store. Paint and brush is not the type of art I'm going to write about here, but rather how computer art can give almost anyone with a little patience and practice, art that when viewed. takes the viewer on a journey of sorts.

The computer can generate worlds that are so far removed from reality, so much that it simply captivates ones imagination when viewing them. I realize that a computer doesn't create these works of art all by themselves, so it is important that the artist has a sense of what he or she is trying to create.

Since computer art is so far removed from what a typical paint artist does to create works of art, it is essential that they become familiar with any of the programs that would allow them to bring out the creative artist in them so as to get the most out of what they try to do.

Even a free program can be used to create some dazzling artwork if you know how to push the envelope beyond what the program was originally intended. I have always maintained that it's not the equipment you use, but rather the talent you have to use the equipment, and if you have an artistic eye, it can be applied to almost anything from designing a house, a car, or anything else that would catch others attention.

I've see photographers with cameras that cost thousands produce work that is mediocre, whereas some with the least expensive equipment used by a photographer with an eye, produce some of the finest photographs imaginable. Sure, the better the equipment, the better the results if it is used by the right person. But in the hands of someone without that artistic eye, they may as well have saved themselves the money and buy something more affordable, because if they expect to get paid for their work, it would

• 1
• 2
• Next Page >>