The Digital Canvas: Discovering the Art Studio in Your Computer

The computer is an art studio in itself, for those who know where to look and how to use it. Inspirational yet highly practical, The Digital Canvas explores contemporary computer-generated art and shows how the computer can be a flexible and surprising tool for visual experimentation. This is not an instruction manual, but the digital equivalent of a survey of techniques and materials in the fine arts, emphasizing creativity and visual thinking over rote learning. It takes the elements common to all visual art and shows how they can be deployed using digital resources.

The Digital Canvas is one of three titles this spring from Abrams Studio, our new imprint dedicated to providing artists and designers with innovative, affordable books to help them improve their skills.

Jonathan Raimes is an artist and director of Foundation Publishing, a group specializing in publishing and print design, as well as branding and packaging. As an artist and graphic designer, he has worked with many luminaries in the art and design world, including Peter Blake, Ron Kitaj, and David Hockney. He lives in London.

Malcolm Garrett is one of Britain's best-known graphic artists and designers, a pioneer of interactive design, and the first interactive designer to be bestowed the honor of Royal Designer for Industry. He is currently visiting professor at the University of the Arts, London.