painting in photoshop with super realism

[Erik Heyninck]

This is a good reply Beth, it adds lots of new possibilities to this thread.

Yes, yes and yes (you have to say it three times to be true before you are ready to go hunting the Snark.). I adore classical art, and live with Greek Mythology (no joke). In those days they considered the artist as having a double link to the Divine World, whatever that might be. On one hand you had the Muses which inspired, but this was not sufficient. To make real art you needed the Graces too because they laid contact from the artist's heart to the heart of the person who looked at the work of art. It might be some kind of clich

[This message was edited by Erik Heyninck on February 01, 2001 at 02:56 PM.]

[Erik Heyninck]

Something's wrong with the forum. I can't post my answer...I'll start a new topic. See you there...

[This message was edited by Erik Heyninck on February 01, 2001 at 03:03 PM.]

[Klaus Nordby]

Beth said a lot of things I might like to comment on (some of it rather, umm, er, critcally), but I have a lecture to write for my Bermuda-trip, so it's gotta wait!


K

[s.winders]

I wonder if it was at all practical if you took your computer outside and set up as you would with your oils and easel to paint naturally,if the resulting landscape would be more realistic and compelling after being created with CG because of the natural light source as opposed to an artifical one created inside four walls? Maybe one of the stumbling blocks is we try to create realism using second hand methods ie photograph.

Have any of you guys ever heard of anyone taking a computer out into the field to paint with CG {just curious}

Stu.

[ozid]

Thank you everyone who posted a reply to my challenges.

As has always been the case when dealing with artistic concept, I see that utilizing computer software to accomplish a specific task is again in the eye of the beholder.

This generates a new idea. Given the exact same specifications regarding a image..such as content and limitations, I wonder how many different and unique forms that same content would provide. With the quality of conversation this question has provoked, I have no doubt the end results would be remarkable.

As always, power to the pixel pusher!

[Erik Heyninck]

Ask one hundred specialised travel agents to walk around in a certain town for one day, and write an article on what they saw, you get 100 different towns to visit. That's what's called individuality.

[s.winders]

I thought seeing as their are obviously some formally trained artists in our midst that I would post a seascape that I created in PS 6.I think it has a little of that realism we have been discussing.Its also a little undersaturated.

Any comments on this image are more than welcome as I am only interested in improving.

Stu [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

[Mark (theKeeper)]

Very good points Beth, every one of 'em.

I especially like the point about "turning off the screen and it's gone". That is exactly how i view computer art work.

Well... until NOW that is! hahaa

Thanks for the new outlook!

[Beth]

Hey by all means Klaus, speak your mind here. No offense will be taken. After all, I dont think, I really can define art. Its a very personal thing (although I think that is what my point was). The passion thing is probably too niave. I would like to believe that an artist is passionate about the things they do. But there are alot of big name artists (or should I say business') that hire painters and glass blowers etc to do the labour for them. Is that art? ??

I am also attaching a few things that have been done in Painter. I have some other really good things done on the computer....but they are on my windows machine (which is not hooked up to the internet)

Thanks for all the comments folks,
Beth

[Beth]

guess you can only attach one at a time