Water is one of the four Classical Elements, the other three being Earth, Fire and Air, which make up the four known states of matter: solid, liquid, gas and plasma. Of those four elements, water, arguably, is the least understood. For instance, the depths of the ocean are vastly unexplored and hold many mysteries for the human race. Many myths are based on the oceans. Water is life preserving and can also be devastating; it can be fun to play in, or it can be dangerous.
Water is a subject on which an artist’s imagination can run wild and still be believable, and here I present you with more than 40 examples of water-themed digital art. Some are wildly fantastic, others not so – but they are all very imaginative and very good art.
Examples of Excellent Water-Themed Digital Art
Breathe Underwater by tincek-marincek
Underwater by Venator Somniorum
Fantasy Wallpaper 4 by Rado Javor
Underwater Part II by LadyShock
Arctic Base by Dmitry Glazyrin
In the Deep Water by Martina Stroebel
Octopus Diner by Stephan Brisson
Alarm Shallow Waters by Vic Barreto
The Birth of the Legend by Mike Cyrus
Silver Falls by Bastien Grivet
Underwater Rotterdam by Necrosage
Where Silent Waters Whisper by Inga Nielsen
Into the Unknown by Kerem Beyit
Mermaid of Deep Water by Candra
Knight of the Water by Designerkratos
Conclusion
The thing about water is that it is timeless – water doesn’t change or evolve. Any image portraying water will be recognized as water-themed now and in a thousand years’ time. Water lends itself to art in many forms, ie: underwater, on the water (boats, ships), beside the water lakes, rivers, waterfalls, etc. As water is life-sustaining, it is represented in many, many works of art – but then water is all around us in real life too!
I hope you enjoyed this selection of water-themed art, do share your comment below.
There are some amazing pictures in that collection.
also related to post apocalyptic themes like Water World. the iceberg ship is very interesting.
Amazing work. Really fascinating. Thanks for sharing
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There is some really nice images in the post, but some of them - especially some of the photo manipulations and 3D works - just look cheap and cheesy. The landscape digipaintings look good. The Iceberg Ship and Arctic Ship are perhaps my favorites accompanied by Octopus Diner. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Great! It is hard to create realistic water!
Oh.My.Gosh. Those are absouletly fantasticcc. Amazinggg artwork. Great job. (: