Digital Art. Is it Real?

Digital Art. Is it real? Is it a valid form of Art?
Compared to painting or drawing with a pen and paper, Digital art is different. The main difference is that you can use a computer to do it and with pen and paper you can't. The are different programs you can use to do a digital artwork, such as paint and websites. '
Some advantages of doing a digital art, is that you can undo any mistakes, by using the erasers or by pressing the undo buttons. You don't have to go to the tap to change the water to wash your paint brush, or get up and wash your paint brush everytime you change colour. You can also upload your artwork straight away, instead of waiting for the paint to dry, then scanning through to the computer and then uploading it to the internet.
You can also send it straight to friends or family.
An important, skill that people should possess when doing a digital art, is being able to read. Without being able to read, you won't be able to understand what is to be done, if your using a special program or just paint.
Another skill that people should possess when doing a digtial art, is being able to understand how to use different tools. Other then that, it should be easy enough or anyone to do.