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Nick
July 27th, 2003, 12:39 AM
I've seen abstract phothoshop art from some you which is very impressive (I can't find and example right now but i hope you know what im talking about). can you tell me how you do it, or send me links to some tutorials?
Nick
July 27th, 2003, 12:58 AM
heres an example of what I want to learn:
VisualAid
July 27th, 2003, 09:26 AM
if you want to do pictures like that theres some things you gotta learn.

:- 3dsmax5, cinema4d, rhino3d or any other 3d program.
:- how to use burn&dodge effectivly in photoshop
:- picking colours that look good together
:- and alot of inspiration and a crazy mind.
eilsoe
July 27th, 2003, 10:58 AM
basically only PS and MAX are needed :)

I saw a tut on how to do this once, with the use of simple blobs made in MAX.

I too want to learn this Nick, but it's REALLY hard to get it right.. try and experiment a little with color layers in PS first :)
Nick
July 27th, 2003, 12:06 PM
thanks for the help. i'll try out those programs in the near future.
eilsoe
July 27th, 2003, 12:08 PM
and good luck with it ;)
mdipi
July 27th, 2003, 03:34 PM
big e can you post that tute?
replode
July 27th, 2003, 04:15 PM
basicly its a bunch of layers, lighting, and blending effects to create something abstract. it's similar to a collage, but abstract is more blended and smoother.
eilsoe
July 27th, 2003, 04:33 PM
dipster: It's on deviantart. I would find it for ya, but I hate the speed of deviantart's webby... :-\

it's sooooo sloooow......
mdipi
July 27th, 2003, 05:29 PM
i will search later then! thanks!
iLikePie
July 28th, 2003, 04:01 AM
would u post a link when you find it?

also, i know that you need to use a 3d proggy, but i don't really understand what you make with it before doing all the rest of the stuff

is it just blobs, or long ribbons with low opac...?
TheOrangeOne
July 28th, 2003, 06:11 AM
Nick!theres a tutorial in the latest 'Computer Arts' Magazine which takes creates an image like this. Its all photoshop - it doesnt show you how to create the cool 3d elements, but its very good at showing you how to use dynamic lighting effects in photoshop to give you good results.

I guess you can only get the magazine in the uk, but if you can get it, its very good, if only for ideas :) PM me if you can't get it, i may be able to e-mail you the files at least.
Kitiara
July 28th, 2003, 06:58 AM
Ooo, Computer Arts magazine? I'm off the the newsagents then. :) I always wondered how you create this kind of thing too.

Seriously though, if you're into this kind of artwork, speak to Dan (Telekinesis) - he's sickeningly good with this. :)
loki
July 28th, 2003, 08:55 AM
www.deviantart.com ....my fav. tut resource (click the 'tutorials' button on the left :-p ) hope this helps :thumb:
TheOrangeOne
July 28th, 2003, 09:20 AM
Originally posted by Kitiara
Ooo, Computer Arts magazine? I'm off the the newsagents then. :) I always wondered how you create this kind of thing too.

They had a "computer arts projects" out last month as well. This had a huge photoshop project which showed you how to create a beautiful photoshop montage. It was really good then thats a worthwhile purchase too!

Theres another magazine that my dad gets. It doesn't really show much advanced stuff, but its great for beginners and is full of VERY usefull quick fix ideas and plenty of tips. (The CD useually comes with a load of plug-ins as well)


....um, sorry. I went off on one a bit there. :sigh:
kei
July 28th, 2003, 10:25 AM
experiment experiment experiment! :)
thx1172
July 28th, 2003, 11:05 AM
Exactly.... and Replode is right as well...Many layer and blending effects.
jay-em
July 28th, 2003, 12:06 PM
Everyone has probably seen this before, but this guy does some amazing stuff with PS only. [no 3D progs]
http://www.aqa-d.se/

Hope this helps... He has tutorials, and is easily contacted. You might want to post this in his forum also.

____:eye: jMkM
mdipi
July 28th, 2003, 12:40 PM
amazing site jmk! thanks fro the link
replode
July 28th, 2003, 01:26 PM
hey, that site looks really familair....someone posted it in sitecheck a few months ago, and it was really cool. anyways, the tutorials were good, i just added them to the tutorials section of my Favorites ;)
morse
July 28th, 2003, 01:27 PM
Originally posted by Kitiara
Ooo, Computer Arts magazine? I'm off the the newsagents then. :) I always wondered how you create this kind of thing too.

Seriously though, if you're into this kind of artwork, speak to Dan (Telekinesis) - he's sickeningly good with this. :)

Yea dan is d a m n good at this but he'll never tell you how.
telekinesis
July 28th, 2003, 02:15 PM
Originally posted by Nick
heres an example of what I want to learn: Dude, that is something I made! :tie:

Lets just say, the 3ds max part was easy, but the PS part was pretty much layers, curves, gradient masks, stuff like that. Private message me sometime and I will tell you how to really do it. ;)

My favorite 3D work of mine is this, was for a battle poster:

http://www.macromotive.com/ebay/dalu/aliska_battle.jpg
iLikePie
July 29th, 2003, 03:23 AM
i just don't understand how all the 3d bits come about... I have maya (but i haven't learnt much of it yet) but i really don't know what to do

is it just shapes that are warped heaps, or what?

don't make me PM you dan...:angry: :scream:
jay-em
July 29th, 2003, 09:21 AM
Tele.>>>> I think we all wanna know...=)
How is that done dude?
Great work!

____:cyclops: jMkM
Nick
July 29th, 2003, 12:47 PM
Originally posted by telekinesis
Dude, that is something I made! :tie:

Lets just say, the 3ds max part was easy, but the PS part was pretty much layers, curves, gradient masks, stuff like that. Private message me sometime and I will tell you how to really do it. ;)

My favorite 3D work of mine is this, was for a battle poster:



lol what a coincidence. it looks awesome. i ike that slick metallic pic too. great work! im kinda busy learning about flash. when i master that i'll ask you for help with 3D. thanks for offering me help. :thumb: