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Metaverse: Content Creators = Artists

As for me, I’m an artist telling a story through the images I create using a computer as my tool.

The Enchanted Forest is a series telling the story of the woodland creatures and a merry band of forest fairies and Norwegian gnomes. I just created my first character, her name is Ms. Sugar Plum, the most famous deer in all the forest, she introduced herself to me yesterday.

It’s a great story how we met, she startled me, sneaking up on me from behind when I was sitting in front of the garage. I often have these moments and don’t have a camera but fortunately, it was in my pocket and I was able to capture the moment of her looking down at me.

I almost have her portrait finished so you’ll meet her soon.

Thanks for your attention and I hope you follow along as I introduce you to more places and characters in the Enchanted Forest.

This article gives you an idea of my viewpoint with respect to “digital art”. I recently gave myself permission to call my creations art and it’s empowered me to imagine the possibilities. I thank each and everyone’s comments and feedback.

Computers Do Not Make Art, People Do

“This column explains why today’s technologies do not create art; they are tools for artists. This is not a fringe viewpoint; it reflects a mainstream understanding of both art and computer science. There is a long tradition of computer-driven procedural art, and all of it is ultimately made by people, even when they use software branded as AI. It is possible this could change someday, that our software gets so good that we assign it authorship of its own works. As I will explain, I believe this is unlikely.”