Bert Monroy, who appears on the "Screensavers" tv show as their expert Photoshop instructor, has some fantastic digital creations on his website. Click on Fine art, many of which are signs, and see if you can tell the difference between digital and photo. He says he did not start with any scans to create these. http://www.bertmonroy.com He also has an excellent book on photoshop techniques.
[ January 26, 2002: Message edited by: David Wright ]
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Definitely nice work but it's pretty obvious those images are 100% computer generated and not scans.. There's just some minor flaws that are dead give-aways like crisp, straight lines at the intersections of two textured planes, and the absence of shadows cast onto those textured planes by the texture itsself.
There's also some wobbles, very minor but almost like his drawing tablet or mouse lost control for a second and he didnt bother cleaning it up.. maybe intentionally.
Maybe it's just the difference between my LCD screen versus Tube monitors (LCD's pick up more image detail), or having been in the business of creating photorealistic artwork through 3D animation software so I know what details to look for that hint of computer generation.
Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
That was the point, Mike. Those images are 100% digital, a lot harder to make look realistic without the benefit of a scan.
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
I have a longtime friend in Stuart Florida who is the designer for http://Deggeller.com Deggeller is a carnival company which travels the United States. Michael Saint is the designer and painter of this company and designs all the rides in photoshop then puts his crew together and paints them. He also designs websites using Adobe photoshop and teaches photoshop as well, his site is http://www.michealsaint.com
Michael and I had a partnership many years back called " Saint Maddeness " right about the time he painted Rockaway Playland and Adventurers inn both in New York. From then on e both worked for Conklin Shows out of Canada then moved to Florida where Saint is still today.
Check out his work, you never know !
Posted by John Deaton III (Member # 925) on :
I got the point David. That guy is great! Man, all done in illustrator and photoshop. That is some great work there. Very, very realistic. Thanks David.
Posted by Mike Kelly (Member # 2037) on :
Wow!!! His stuff is truely amazing. Dave, I never heard of the Screensavers. Photoshop is one thing I really need to figure out. I have Photoshop 5 installed, but need more practice.
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