FeelTheRads said:I quite know that, thank you very much.
Call it what you wish, though, it's still a photo manipulation.
Wikipedia said:Photo editing is the technique of modifying a photographic image by either analog or digital means.
Wikipedia said:Matte paintings are used to create "virtual sets" and "digital backlots". They can be used to create entire new sets, or to extend portions of an existing set. Traditional matte painting is done optically, by painting on top of a piece of glass to be composited with the original footage. Nowadays, matte painting is done in computers with the use of a tablet as a drawing device. In a digital environment, matte paintings can also be done in a 3-D environment, allowing for 3-D camera movements.
In digital editing, photographs are usually taken with a digital camera and input directly into a computer. If a digital camera is not available, a printed photograph may be digitized using a scanner. Photos can also be obtained from stock photography databases. With the advent of computers, graphics tablets, and digital cameras, the term photo editing encompasses everything that can be done to a photo in a darkroom or on a computer. Photo editing is most commonly subtle (e.g. alterations to coloring, contrast, so forth), but may be explicit also (e.g. overlaying a head onto a different body, changing a sign's text). Image editing software can be used to apply effects and warp an image in whatever way possible until the desired result is achieved. Sometimes, after photo editing, the resulting image has little or no resemblance to the photo from which it started.
Dominus said:FTR, if you think that anything that any concept that contains a photo is a cheap piece you are very VERY wrong
here`s a link for you
http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials_3/making_of_fantasy_budapest/budapest_01.asp
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Dominus said:FTR, if you think that anything that any concept that contains a photo is a cheap piece you are very VERY wrong
*snip link*
Autoduel76 said:Isn't concept art usually cheap and dirty?
I'm no artist, but a lot of concept Art that I see is pretty rough sketches, or quick paintings. I imagine that using photomanipulation is just another way to do a quick job for concept art. Its not as if they want to spend too much time or resources on images that aren't going to be in the game.
I don't see the big deal.
Vault 69er said:That's because concept art is usually used to convey ideas to the game modellers. Whereas these are meant to show atmosphere, so naturally people are more critical.
Autoduel76 said:Vault 69er said:That's because concept art is usually used to convey ideas to the game modellers. Whereas these are meant to show atmosphere, so naturally people are more critical.
These were created with the same purpose as any concept art. The artist created them long ago and, likely, had no say in which pieces are being shown. They weren't created to be shown to us, that is likely someone in the marketing department's decisions, and the technique used to create them still doesn't matter, IMO.
Autoduel76 said:These were created with the same purpose as any concept art. The artist created them long ago and, likely, had no say in which pieces are being shown. They weren't created to be shown to us, that is likely someone in the marketing department's decisions, and the technique used to create them still doesn't matter, IMO.
Isn't concept art usually cheap and dirty?