Research On The Art Of CG Computer Painting In The Digital Age

The CG industry has been promoted by the rapid development of S&T, especially the computernetwork technology, digital communication technology and multimedia technology in20thcentury. Theintegration of technology and art in CG digital age exceeds our imagination. From the traditional flattwo-dimensional space to three-dimensional, four dimensional or more-dimensional extension space in thefield of visual art, which has a variety of performance techniques, sundry representation forms andno-restricted tool materials based on the computer monitor and the mouse. As the effective way to transmitthe visual expression, graphics and information, the CG technology has some distinct characteristics andgreat commercial marks.With the fast development of computer graphics technology, the CG not only affects widely variousaspects of people’s life, but also penetrates quickly into the field of art. Consequently, a new art form-wasgenerated: computer painting art, whose creative method is using some professional software to produce artworks based on the CG. The artist’s ways of working and painting design concept was changed bycomputer painting that also has impact on traditional art forms to some extent and opens up a vast thinkingspace for artist’s creation. Integrated of human rational thinking and art inspiration, the computer paintingcan produce a virtual art world where we revel in and feel the interaction between the human and the image,reality and strong visual impact that the traditional art cannot produce.The computer painting has many advantages. For example, by means of experiencing the real virtualart world and understand the creation environment, background and tools of the works, we can appreciatethe arts profoundly. The tiny details of work can be performance perfectly and it demonstrates somefunctions that the traditional art cannot be achieved. And a new breakthrough, that extends the viewer’sperspective, was achieved by the powerful digital processing capabilities of computer painting. Making useof some specific software (Corel Painter, Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya and3Dmax) in the process of artcreation, the works can have brilliant visual effects and fantastic artistic effects. Additionally, the artistsalso employ the digital drawing board and pressure-sensitive inputting technology that brings theconvenience in word or study.We study the relevant theoretical and applications about the computer graphics and virtual reality in computer painting in this paper. Firstly, we descript briefly the definition, development history and artisticfeatures of CG. Secondly, based on the thinking and practice of theory in the digital age, we present thedefinition, history and artistic features of computer painting in CG age and the advantages anddisadvantages of computer painting by analyzing the creative methods, master technology, cultural value,artistic value and emotional expression between traditional art and computer paining. Finally, we researchthe application of computer painting deeply and figure out some problems of computer painting in China.Moreover, some reasonable countermeasures to the problems, the development trends of this new art formand some exploratory opinions of computer painting in China are also presented in this character.Digital technology has been applying in more and more areas in our increasing visual digital world.Therefore, the computer painting art has been highly concerned in the fields of arts and business. Indeveloped countries, CG industry has become a pillar industry and speeds the IT, telecommunications,comics, animation, TV, media, culture, entertainment and online games. In this global environment, the CGindustry in China also has a certain degree of development; however, compared with certain developedcountries some shortcomings are still existed, Such as the CG technology development level, hardware andsoftware. Faced with such reality, in order to keep up with foreign level our artists should make joint effortto update the artistic concepts and increase innovation. Due to compared with other art form the computerpainting dose not have absolute advantage, we should have a deep concern about the defeats of thecomputer panting and the problem existed in the procedure of the computer painting so that opening up avast market for digital art combined healthily of art and business. The science and innovation are twofeatures of the digital world, the cultural industry and business should be developed deeply. Combined withcreativity and new technology, we should enhance the software function and CG technology so thecomputer painting is can be populated. The CG industry in China will has a better bright future and thecomputer painting will become more specialized and diversified and artistry based on upgrading of S&T,supporting of the government, updating of the digital cinema technology, development of3D animationand improving the computer painting of educational institutions.