Rusty Wallpaper Challenge - Continued -

[Ross Macintosh]

Gary's 'Rusty Wallpaper Challenge' has been very successful in getting us to render elegant decay. The original thread is getting very bandwith heavy, so it is that I start this continuation thread. Please continue to contribute (rust is fun [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]) and you can post comments about earlier contributions here.

To start this thread off I've created a rusty thing-a-ma-jig...

Regards, Ross

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[Ross Macintosh]

Gary's 'Rusty Wallpaper Challenge' has been very successful in getting us to render elegant decay. The original thread is getting very bandwith heavy, so it is that I start this continuation thread. Please continue to contribute (rust is fun [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]) and you can post comments about earlier contributions here.

To start this thread off I've created a rusty thing-a-ma-jig...

Regards, Ross

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[Soquili]

Hi Ross,

Too bad your Thing-a-ma-jig got busted, but it looks great ;-)

Soquili

[Ross Macintosh]

Soquili, my red bakelite model broke exactly the same way. I must redesign the reinforcing.

(To whom it may concern: For all the beveled objects I had a completely transparent .png as a fill. The result is those bevels take on the characteristics of whatever is behind. Similarly I had drawn the air vent using just lightening and darkening transparencies - so it will work on almost any background. As a result of these approaches changing the 'look' of the material is extremely easy).

Regards, Ross

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[Lord]

Hello evrybody!
Ross said, we have too much Rust in old thread.
I have desinged a Rustmachine to control Rust.
But don´t stooooop Rust,don´stooooop Rust.
Thanks...
Lord

[gwpriester]

From Nova Scotia, Canada, to Graz, Steiermark, Austria rust seems to be an international problem.

Great images Ross and Lord (and all the folks from the previous thread).

I suggest we form the IRC, The International Rust Consortium. While everyone else fights rust, we create it :-)

The image below only has a little rust.

Gary

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[pinkbat]

awesome airvents, Ross!
I'm assuming this is your patented transparent PNG method at work?

Regards,
Britta

[Ross Macintosh]

The finned airvents are just black and white elements having various transpariencies. I avoided 'bleach' transpariency because it sometimes makes what's behind it look too 'washed out'. Instead, if I remember correctly, I used 'lighten' transpariency for a more gentle effect. I created just one fin, grouped it, and made a blend out of it. Thanks to the vector nature of it I can resize it for future projects. It can be easily made wider, more closely spaced or modified to have more fins. As well it can be put over almost any background effectively.

Regards, Ross

PS - I've attached a little 9k .xar file that has the vent in it if anyone wants to use or dissect it. The shadows on my vent were adjusted for use on a fairly dark background.

[This message was edited by Ross Macintosh on February 09, 2002 at 05:15.]

[gwpriester]

Ross

As I understand it, Bleach and Stained Glass transparency (aka Additive and Subtractive) lighten and darken the whole color spectrum whilst Lighten and Darken applies grayscale values only.

With Bleach transparency, sometimes you need to back it off about 50% or more so it is not too overpowering. If necessary apply the bleached object twice with lighter amounts.

Gary

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[Bob C.]

Very striking image Ross.

I’m intrigued by the stranded copper wire with red insulation hanging down with its appropriate shadow - almost want to pick it up! Did you draw the PCB as well or it that a bitmap? Amazing stuff!

Gary:

Your “G� is beautiful and tells me a sad story of a poor neglected letter abandoned to the elements. This apparently caused the glazed finish to crack exposing the painted undercoat to resist the weather. It is a loosing battle and corrosion is beginning to take it’s toll. This looks awesome!!

Bob C.