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Artist => Stuff you've done already! - show it off => Topic started by: lemorris on August 15, 2011, 03:59:46 PM

Title: Few recent cars
Post by: lemorris on August 15, 2011, 03:59:46 PM
Some for shirts, some for not

(http://www.dhphut.com/images/santan_14.jpg)

(http://www.dhphut.com/images/vintware2_15.jpg)

(http://www.lemorris.com/site/wp-content/gallery/my_car_gallery/f250_20.jpg)

(http://www.lemorris.com/site/wp-content/gallery/my_car_gallery/simon_08.jpg)

Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: 3Deep on August 15, 2011, 04:13:04 PM
Dude the Ford truck art is awesome!!!! I would love to print that on some shirts
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: Sbrem on August 15, 2011, 04:20:13 PM
Love the fastback and the split window. I had a '65 Karmann Ghia... like the others too of course. You do like the bugs...
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: JBLUE on August 15, 2011, 04:25:11 PM
Badass as usual. Nice to see your stuff again. Keep it comoing.
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: lemorris on August 15, 2011, 04:47:38 PM
thanks guys

I have some interesting stuff comin up.  I will remember to share here.

Good seein you guys.
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: Command-Z on August 15, 2011, 05:33:05 PM
That split window is about the most amazing thing ever. You really made it look like a colored pencil drawing. I've been studying it everywhere it gets posted. It's absolutely mouth-watering.
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: lemorris on August 15, 2011, 05:52:44 PM
while I got you here, here's a question.

I picked up a book on painting in ps and that noise bit to get that look was something the author suggested.  It is pretty cool IMO.

The question is, even if I were to say only apply it to the car area and not everywhere do you think the effect would translate to a shirt well?

My thought is that the black that makes up parts of the noise bit would come through so strong it would overpower the whole design....kinda like how a black Chuckle being smack dab in the middle ruins the whole damn candy.

:)
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: JBLUE on August 15, 2011, 06:06:04 PM
I think you would really have to pull back the percentage of black and maybe even use a transparent black over the paint. A trans black will still let color through and give it that effect. You would end up with two black screens but it would be kick ass. That would even be cool indexed.
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: Command-Z on August 15, 2011, 06:08:18 PM
while I got you here, here's a question.

I picked up a book on painting in ps and that noise bit to get that look was something the author suggested.  It is pretty cool IMO.

The question is, even if I were to say only apply it to the car area and not everywhere do you think the effect would translate to a shirt well?

My thought is that the black that makes up parts of the noise bit would come through so strong it would overpower the whole design....kinda like how a black Chuckle being smack dab in the middle ruins the whole damn candy.

:)

That's a valid concern... black likes to get heavy. Maybe only apply the noise to the other color channels. If you do use it in the black, maybe pull the curves wheeey back so it's subtle.

Here's another thing... Tedder does this a lot... if you can afford an extra color, print a second black screen. One for tones, one for lines and solids. Or just a not-black color for the noise, like a dark purple.

But yes, it can translate to the shirt.



Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: supergabe on August 16, 2011, 09:08:59 PM
sweet
when i grow up i wanna be like you
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: Chadwick on August 16, 2011, 10:38:35 PM
Nice work Lemm.

The noise would need to be straight pixel data, wouldn't it?
As in, not a tone at whatever linescreen. Those noise pixels are usually rather small and subtle.
Although, I've seen scary things appear in tones from bad jpeg data, so..?
Someone clue me in here.
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: Colin on August 16, 2011, 10:43:36 PM
Lemo,

Scott has it right.  The BEST way is to do one screen for your solid blacks, then a second for your black percentages and use a reduced opacity black for that second screen so it becomes Very smooth in transition.  Otherwise use a reduced opacity black as your black.  If you are worried about the black looking black enough on the shirt there are easy ways to fix that.

Now that I think of it, there are several different ways you can actually print the black without adjusting how you create your art.

Oh, and this batch of designs I think are the best I've seen from you!

Amazing work as always.
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: tpitman on August 16, 2011, 11:24:32 PM
The thing that stands out for me is your treatment of the glass that allows the background and some interior detail to show. A lot of car guys treat glass like it's opaque. I really like the "painterly" background behind the truck. It creates a whole environment for the truck to exist in without being so fussy as to draw attention away. A very unique treatment, and well done.
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: Dottonedan on August 17, 2011, 02:23:10 AM
All that they said, times 2.  :D

Very good. Maybe your best yet.  The first thing I noticed and aprecuated moat was the noise effect to make it different than most. It actually looks sort of like Tedders marker art. You can see the illustration board fibers and that's what that noise represents to me. Good stuff.

As far as getting thr noise to print, I've done that many times in traditional painted art. The thing is, you don't want to use black on it at all if you ca avoid it. Most times you can't fit another black in...and having that in black even on a halftone screen can still be overpowering even if you Set it at 10% abd you would want that to be a percent of Guangdong black if you did go the 2nd black route.  Keepbg it a solid couple pixels would be way too harsh.

The best option is to make that texture come out of the (colors) and not black. You can take a mid level color (or two) and still keep that in halftone form. You want to exaggerate the size of that noise in some cases. Lighter noise colors work easier.
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: lemorris on August 17, 2011, 09:48:18 PM
right on guys

thanks for the input.

I'll probably just chicken out and not do it.  :)  (jk)

When one goes to press, I'll share.

Thanks for lookin.

-lemorris
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: JBLUE on August 17, 2011, 11:55:18 PM
All that they said, times 2.  :D

Very good. Maybe your best yet.  The first thing I noticed and aprecuated moat was the noise effect to make it different than most. It actually looks sort of like Tedders marker art. You can see the illustration board fibers and that's what that noise represents to me. Good stuff.

As far as getting thr noise to print, I've done that many times in traditional painted art. The thing is, you don't want to use black on it at all if you ca avoid it. Most times you can't fit another black in...and having that in black even on a halftone screen can still be overpowering even if you Set it at 10% abd you would want that to be a percent of Guangdong black if you did go the 2nd black route.  Keepbg it a solid couple pixels would be way too harsh.

The best option is to make that texture come out of the (colors) and not black. You can take a mid level color (or two) and still keep that in halftone form. You want to exaggerate the size of that noise in some cases. Lighter noise colors work easier.

You could always index that baby too. That would get a good noise effect.
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: Dottonedan on August 18, 2011, 12:06:19 AM
Guangdong black?   Haha.  Dang IPhone.  I love going back and reading some things I posted using my phone. :)
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: mk162 on August 18, 2011, 07:25:03 AM
I was wondering what Guangdong black was.  I was like holy crap, there are so many things I don't know.

Dan, next time you sep a job for me, just remember, I don't stock that black ink.  :P
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: Sbrem on August 18, 2011, 08:21:40 AM
I thought it was a typo, but I couldn't make anything out of it. Then, I thought I should look it up. Apparently, we'll have to go to China to get it.
Title: Re: Few recent cars
Post by: supergabe on August 30, 2011, 09:30:55 PM
i`ll buy an XL dude