There are many things that have changed art over the years. Technology is a big one for sure.
I used to have to hire a photographer friend to take pictures of my art for ads and flyers and my portfolio, I think my IPhone has a better camera then what some of my friends had in the beginning of digital. Granted my friends had a lot of talent and experience so the pics are still great.
I can do so much that I couldn’t do before, all by myself now.
Just between my two books what has happened in formatting is huge. My first crack at formatting could not be recognized from computer to computer. Dots per inch was a term I’ll never forget learning. DPI caused enough issues that I had to get my illustrations rephotograghed and start completely over. In the short time between, my publisher turned into a fully self publishing company.
Now there’s Amazon KDP and Canva. Websites? That was a thing only someone computer skilled could do. I’m practically my own graphic artist now.
It’s nice because I can get closer to what I like. I’m still limited by my own skill set, but gone are the days when I sit helplessly beside a computer design person trying to articulate what I want, when nothing on the computer screen looks right, and instead I’m told what I like isn’t possible. This was always expensive and disappointing. Setting up my art school business with online scheduling was a costly waste of time that never worked right. Now glitches have been worked out and anyone can set one up.
I’m glad for technology. It’s broadened my abilities and my horizons.
Peace Kit 