ECZenith Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I don't know if these count... I made these structural representations of several coasters for my finals last year. The images have been posted here before while they were being built, but for those who have not seen them... And a slew of Cedar Fair Intamins... SheiKra Kraken Tatsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 ^Those are incredible! Fantastic job! What are they made of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Flipdude, they are mostly composed of very fine bendable wire, it's a long process cutting correct lengths and shaping th etrack and supports. A lot of these are unfinished, which is a shame because I'd like to move onto my "California Screamin" model as soon as these are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Hello! It's been quite a while since I was here... I have lost interest for coasters ages ago. I have gotten into a modern art movement called hyperrealism ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperrealism_%28painting%29 ). Modern architecture is also another new interest, and I'm going to become an architect  Here is my first contribution to hyperrealism:  Painted by freehand, with acrylics and regular brushes, on a canvas. It took 6 months to paint, 450-600 hours. An art gallery in London has already shown interest read more and see a larger image here: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/52335458/  greetings Ville aka. NCF  I'm extremely impressed with this. The movement in general is ridiculously awesome. It and photorealism really are bringing back technique that was neglected in modern and pop art. If you actually look at the picture, it's definitely painted. Even without the detail shots you provided, if you REALLY lok there some things that are a little "off" but only upon closer inspection.  Verrrry nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 ^such as what? I couldnt notice anyhting in the non-close-up picture. Â I mena, it did look like something was a little off, but it was more like a photo that's been airbrushed to look better than a drawing made to look like a photo. Â Â I am still completely floored by this drawing, by the way. had to print this out and show my parents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayOfLight Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 1, Thanks for the nice compliments 2, the proportions can't be off, I used grids and I was never done with an area until it was perfect in my eyes 3, many of the colors are off because of the bad photograf of the painting that I also tried to fix in photoshop. The strokes are also more visible in pictures of it than on the actual painting in real life. Acrylics are weird paint. The colors and the stroke's visibility changes a lot depending on the lighting. Â Here is an unedited picture taken in the same lighting as the first one, and after I varnished it: Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dood Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 HOLY CRAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 ^^You are one talented, amazingly patient man. I admire that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xascher Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Again, amazing. I'm almost religiously attached to acrylic paints, need to get my set out. Anyway, do you have any preferences between natural and synthetic brush tips? Â Here's a photograph I took of a tree in my backyard, I was amazed to see how abstract the picture turned out, so far I am working on creating a charcoal piece based on the photo. Tree In Winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfan200692 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Is the white puffy stuff snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xascher Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Bingo, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfan200692 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 That is a really cool picture, I didn't think that it was a real picture at first. Good luck on reproducing that, there's a lot of detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 1, Thanks for the nice compliments2, the proportions can't be off, I used grids and I was never done with an area until it was perfect in my eyes 3, many of the colors are off because of the bad photograf of the painting that I also tried to fix in photoshop. The strokes are also more visible in pictures of it than on the actual painting in real life. Acrylics are weird paint. The colors and the stroke's visibility changes a lot depending on the lighting. Â The main thing is in the "focus" of the painting. A lot of edges that in a photo would be really crisp and clear are softer here. Unless you went through the process of leveling and sectioning the paint it would be extremely difficult to achieve by hand. It's nothing you did wrong, it's the just that slight limitation of the acrylics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayOfLight Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Iit was more like a photo that's been airbrushed to look better than a drawing made to look like a photo.  That is exactly the point of hyperrealism.  "Extreme detail and ethereal lighting effects are often added to create an appearance of reality, in contrast to mere photographic simulation."  "Photographs are an artificial simulacrum of an image captured in time. Hyperrealism considers photography as a process tool of art from which to exploit the painted illusion of a representation of a representation. Hyperrealism exceeds its photographic reference source in optically convincing surface details, spatial depth and lighting effects."  Many edges are softened on purpose to get closer to reality  Unfortunately it is impossible to completely 'hide' the strokes when you use acrylic paint with brushes. An airbrush can give perfect results, such as Denis Peterson's paintings: http://www.denispeterson.com/hyperrealism.html  Anyway, it was my first attempt. Actually it's my first ever "serious" painting, like not just a scetch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 ^Those are too creepy for me to take note of smooth edges, lighting, or anything else for that matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfan200692 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I screwed something up, and my picture are gone. I don't think anyone would mind if I posted them again. still want some feedback so thats the only reason Im even bothering with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 ^Spectacular! I love the first one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfan200692 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Thanks, it took me 2 years, but I wasn't working on it every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I stumbled across the hyperrealism pic on Deviantart. it made front pge! Its a huge success on one of the internet's biggest art websites! KUDOS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayOfLight Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I stumbled across the hyperrealism pic on Deviantart. it made front pge! Its a huge success on one of the internet's biggest art websites! KUDOS!  Thank you so much  It has now gotten over 9000 views, recieved over 700 comments and been favorited over 700 times! I am so happy and it is more that I could ever have hoped for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterNut17 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 ^Well, it is REALLY good... Â Everything in this entire thread is good! Probably better that I could ever do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Black & White fast sketch     ... and short comic strip from three panels  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 ^Those are really really good! Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Colored version on last picture. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jappi Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 This one. I was bored and made something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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