40+ Coolest Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Digital Artist
Are you on the hunt for the perfect gift to surprise the digital artist in your life? Whether they're a seasoned pro or just starting to explore the world of digital creativity, we got you!
In this curated list, we've gathered the most thoughtful gift ideas that will inspire, elevate, and enhance the artistic journey of your favorite digital creator. From high-tech gadgets to unique tools that spark creativity, these gifts are sure to make any digital artist's heart skip a beat.
Here’s +40 best gifts for digital artists!
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Digital illustrators use two-finger drawing gloves to remove the friction between hand and tablet for smooth gliding over the screen surface. Perfect gift for anyone who works on an iPad or graphic tablet to create art!
Most digital artists find the traditional practice of sketching on paper crucial to their creative process before translating them into the digital software. Decomposition’s recycled notebooks are my absolute favorite!
I bet your favorite digital artist has their own favorite digital artists — gifting them digital art that they love on merch or as prints can be an excellent idea. Find out which digital artists they follow on social media and see if the artist has a shop where they sell their work. Alternatively, you can check out HUG’s print shop.
A quality keyboard is a must-have for any digital artist or graphic designer alike — Logitech Craft is explicitly designed for people who work in creative fields and comes with free Adobe Creative Cloud subscription.
This Doohoeek keypad is an excellent product for any artist using Procreate on iPad – it’s easy to set up and create shortcuts to the artists’ preferences and use as almost a full sized keyboard.
Keyboard Cover for Photoshop Shortcuts
For those getting frustrated over which key is which Photoshop shortcut, this keyboard cover is a good helper to increase speed while giving a soft, “organic cashmere” feel.
Wireless Keyboard for Procreate
This AOIKTYE Keyboard is designed to use with Procreate and make working in the app easier — it has more than 20 shortcut functions so the artist can use their right hand to draw and left hand to operate the keyboard.
A Tourbox is a similar idea but more advanced (and pricey) — it’s designed to speed up digital artists’ workflow by replacing shortcuts and keyboard inputs.
Digital illustrators use a stylus to draw on their tablet — I swear by the Apple Pencil as it’s sensitive to pressure and tilt angle and offers pixel-perfect precision, which makes it perfect for drawing and painting.
Extra Tips and Covers for Stylus
These colorful stylus tips use the same material as the Apple Pencil tips, and offer a more responsive and smooth performance when writing on the screen.
These Delidigi Apple Pencil silicone grips also make awesome gifts as they provide maximum comfort and grip for your favorite digital illustrator.
Similarly, The Pencil Grip has these Ergonomic Textured Grips for Stylus which come in four fun colors.
Illustrated Logitech Wireless Mouse
Every digital artist that works on a computer needs a small, comfortable, wireless mouse for total freedom and easy navigation — what sets these Logitech Limited Edition Design Collection apart is the beautiful art on them!
BenQ PD3205U Monitor is an amazing gift for 3D designers and generative artists — high color accuracy, resolution, and wide viewing angle, this monitor has it all.
When you’re a digital creator, blue light glasses become a need to reduce eye strain and discomfort caused by prolonged exposure to digital screens.
There are some books that every artist needs to have on their shelves, and the gift of a good read never goes unnoticed — here is my favorite, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. This book has amazing exercises to help artists get in touch with their own creativity while making our inner child happy.
Wacom Intuos graphics drawing tablet is our favorite affordable drawing tablet — it comes with its software to draw on as well as a useful training. Note that this is a graphic tablet that you use with an external computer or monitor.
Speaking of drawing tablets, iPad is still the best pen display out there. It may not be the most affordable gift option, but no doubt that you’d make your favorite artist very, very happy.
Paperlike makes these transparent screen protectors to give drawing on the iPad – you guessed it — a paper-like feeling. By adding friction and resistance to the iPad glass, the screen protector improves precision when drawing.
If they already have an iPad or a graphic tablet, this adjustable stand might be exactly what they need!
This JSAUX tablet pillow stand is adorable and useful – it’s adjustable to any angle the artist might need, comes in a beautiful navy blue color, and has stylus holders which is a thoughtful touch.
For those who like drawing with their iPad on their lap instead of a desk, this tablet pillow with adjustable angle control is simply perfect.
If your favorite digital artist would love to bring their desk into their lap, LAPGEAR Home Office Pro Lap Desk is a user favorite — is has a wrist rest, mouse pad, and phone holder.
This is for the 3D designer who’d love to hold their creations in hand! Official Creality Ender 3D Printer is an amazing gift to allow them to bring their 3D art into life.
Most digital artists work with HUGE files that need to be stored externally not only to improve PC performance but also to safely backup their art — I’ve been using the WD 5TB Elements portable HDD for the past four years and I swear by it!
This one is a fantastic tool — Nix Mini 2 Color Sensor Colorimeter is a portable color matching tool which identifies and matches paint and digital color values instantly. The artist can scan any object or surface to find its paint match or digital color value and use the exact tone they want for their creations.
Even though Procreate comes with a large variety of brushes, digital illustrators love using alternative brushes that make their digital creations look just like traditional art. Linked is my favorite brush bundle, but you can find Procreate brush packs by other artists as well.
If your favorite digital artist enjoys making graphics and typographic pieces, they would most definitely appreciate a new font pack to add to their collection.
Every professional artist needs a cool business card holder to promote their work and spread the word — these Padike business card holders are made of UP leather and stainless steel, and they come in every color imaginable.
Online courses are excellent gifts for those who’d love to improve their skills but don’t have the means to invest in learning — linked is Upskillist, an online education platform that offers amazing digital art courses, art business masterclasses, and marketing courses that may be perfect for your favorite artist. Plus, you can now get lifetime access to all Upskillist courses for just $99 using our link!
LinkedIn Learning Subscription
Similarly, LinkedIn Learning offers creative courses that help artists develop the creative business skills they need to drive innovation and career impact.
Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription
Digital artists spend hundreds of dollars every year on programs and softwares to create art — gifting them a yearly subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud would be incredibly useful for a digital collage artist, video artist, graphic designer, photographer, or illustrator.
If you’re favorite digital artist is into creating cartoons and animations, gifting them the Moho Animation Software can make them as happy as a clam!
Similarly, if they enjoy experimenting with AI and create stunning art using this technology, getting them the paid Midjourney subscription may be the perfect gift.
The Art Newspaper Subscription
Becoming a successful digital artist is about keeping up to date with the art world as well as improving skills — subscription to an art magazine like The Art Newspaper may be an excellent gift.
Imagine FX Sci-Fi & Fantasy Art Magazine
Similarly, for those who create fantasy and sci-fi digital art, Imagine FX Sci-Fi & Fantasy Art Magazine features interviews, community news, product reviews, and in-depth workshops from artists and galleries.
3D World Magazine Subscription
If your favorite digital artist creates 3D motion designs, characters, and spaces, an annual subscription to 3D World Magazine can be the most thoughtful gift!
This wooden human figure is perfect for the digital artist who loves depicting the human body in various shapes and forms in their art! These dolls make the perfect gift as they are also a cute decoration for a desk.
Similarly, hands are notoriously the toughest body part to illustrate — this wooden hand model with posable fingers may be the most useful gift for your favorite artist!
These days creating awesome art isn’t enough, digital artists often need to share their work online to get more eyeballs on their art — gifting them a phone tripod can allow them to film as they create art to share on social media.
If they own a DSLR camera, a camera tripod can be the perfect gift for them to create process videos for Instagram Reels or YouTube. The one linked is also adaptable to use with a phone!
For those who create art at their desk for hours on end — this mug warmer keeps their coffee warm while looking adorable.
If your favorite digital artist prefers cold drinks while creating, this mini desk does the job while, again, looking incredibly cute.
Now we are going all in on making your favorite artist comfortable while working — the foot rest is ergonomically designed to relieve the pressure on limbs when sitting for long periods of time.
Good posture is good life — this kneeling chair is designed to keep the spine aligned while sitting to prevent hunching over the desk.
If you’re not sure if you can nicely wrap a kneeling chair, this back support pillow for office chairs also help support right posture.
Give them the gift of inspiration! Taking for favorite digital artist to immersive art experiences, digital art shows, and interactive installations can help fuel their creative spark as you create meaningful memories together.
Last but not least, you can gift your favorite artist a chance to get featured on Digital Arts Blog (for free!) — We spotlight artists on our blog and social media so they expand their reach and get discovered by thousands of digital art fans and digital artists alike. When submitting the form, just let us know that it’s a gift so we reach out to them accordingly!
