And listen you young wanna-be-designers and artists, illustrators, tweakers, listen carefully:
If you think you are a master just because you've purchased PhotoSoup or gazillions of PhotoSoup filters and plug-ins doesn't mean you are CREATIVE.
An effect for the sake of the effect is like shitting into your pants because you are scared, nothing else. And please do me a favor: do never again try to compare an 800 dollar package with a 90 dollar package (or is it 190 dollars? I don't remember it). The 800 is a waste if you only want the effects (sorry if I have the wrong price for PhotoSoup at this point, but in Germany it's around US$ 1.300)
You'd better listen to the experienced designers, artists, illustrators, product developers, watch them, ask them if you can look over their shoulders before you start commenting or speaking. Hold your breath for a while. Learn how to be creative and how to draw, illustrate, render, just using your hands, brain, some sort of drawing pad and only a pencil BEFORE you think you can take over the world. You simply don't know enough to compete with know how and experience. A filter effect rubs off very fast and is used by others as well, so it's never unique.
You can't substitue experience with purchased effects. Learn and study the tools you have. Gather experience. And then let's talk.
Are you sure you are fit enough for a real shoot out? I'd love it though this 2D stuff is not my strongest weapon. I **know** that not only I can kock you out in less than 10 minutes right on the spot in a real competition, there are many more in this forum who can do it. They all belong to the 'old' or 'older' generation. Don't underestimate this generation only because it doesn't belong to the MTV generation or generation X.
It's a fatal error to believe you are better just because you are younger, more computer educated or better equipped with plug-ins and filters.
Did you ever hold a real airbrush in your hands? Do you really know how to mask without an 'automatic plug-in' behind it? Did you ever study a production process and materials before you started thinking about developing a new product?
But let's stop here because I don't want to stirr up this forum too much.
Have a great easter weekend,
jens
jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://jens.highspeedweb.net
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