Digital media is content created, stored, and distributed electronically. Digital art is artistic work using digital technology. My art club digital group is the only one in Canberra.
For fieldwork, I use a laptop. So I prefer a table by a power point.
I use pointing devices: mouse and stylus. They input spatial data. A mouse tracks motion. Whereas a tablet detects stylus position, pressure, tilt and button actions.
Tablets
Tablets can be expensive. I have two Wacom peripherals. The first one I used was an Intuos M graphics tablet. The drawing action is separate from the laptop display.
Thanks to a grant, I now use a Cintiq 16 pen display. It requires a stable power supply. The pen draws directly on its screen.
Animation
The animation process manipulates still images to create the illusion of motion. I used twelve frames per second, which is the minimum for portraying motion. Traditionally, each frame was hand-drawn. Software tools accelerate workflow.
Illustration
Application software renders graphics. Raster programs paint pixels. Vector programs draw paths.