Distressing Art to go Retro
Hi and thanks, Larry.
Off the top of my head is dandruff.
Sorry.
Off the top of my head, there are at least two different ways to approach designing "vintage stuff."
1. Choose an appropriate image and then filter the daylights out of it. Ron Duke, did a beautiful piece of antique auto art a while ago that captures the experience of taking a precious photo out of an old cigar box right here.
This is an animation of an appropriately vintage scene (?) that was messed up in After Effects with special filters:
Alien Skin's Exposure plug-in also does a great job of adding authentic film grain, colour casting, and contrast to work. Half-toning adds a sense of Retro to work, too.
On the other hand, you can achieve a sense of Retro or Vintage simply by choosing your colors, fonts, and composition (and subject) from a popular period in published works.
It takes a lot of time to research and put all the elements together, but I think it's worth it. Everything old is new again!
This is certainly a larger answer than your question, but does it lead you in an encouraging direction? I hope so, because your work is terrific!
My Best,
Gary
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks