# Digital Portrait Mastery Extraordinary Creations from Stanley Lau's ‘Pepper Project' By Geebee Micro | Published 2009-03-28 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Digital-Art-Anime References: [artgerm.deviantart](http://artgerm.deviantart.com/gallery/#Pepper) & [artgerm.deviantart](http://artgerm.deviantart.com) I absolutely love digital art, especially of the kind I'm showing you here from Stanley Lau. What he did in this particular case is take a character named Pepper, and named it his "Pepper Project." His purpose was to explore a [variety of different art styles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creator-odyssey) under the moniker. Under the name of Artgerm at Deviant Art, he has an entire [gallery of fantastic art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-displays) he created, not only under this project name, but a number of other creations along with them. [Digital art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/layer-canvas) is quickly growing into an extraordinary field, and the artists in the genre I really like are inspiring and have a lot to say through their work. I continue to be awed at the quality of work coming out of these very talented artists. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 82% | Activity: 34% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Digital Art Exploration:** Exploring different art styles through digital art offers opportunities for innovation in software, tools, and techniques. - **Digital Art Galleries:** The rise of online galleries for digital art creates innovation opportunities for platforms, marketplaces, and curation services. - **Digital Art as a Medium:** The increasing popularity of digital art showcases disruptive innovation opportunities for traditional art materials, techniques, and markets. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Technology:** As digital art becomes more sophisticated, it opens up innovation opportunities for software and hardware providers in terms of development and supply. - **Art:** The growth of digital art presents disruptive innovation opportunities for traditional art markets, museums, and galleries as well as new platforms and channels for artists. - **Entertainment:** As digital art gains popularity in the entertainment industry, there are emerging innovation opportunities for companies in animation, video games, and film. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital City-Inspired Art Works](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grand-central-station.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [Artistic AI Image Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/donny-ai.md) - [AI Pet Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drawmypet.md) - [AI Portrait Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portraitia.md) - [AI-Generated Self-Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/persona-ai.md) - [Digital AI-Generated Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/picsart-1.md) - [Pixel Art Creators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pixelart-lab.md) - [Digital Art Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/layer-canvas.md)