I need some help defining the technique used in this image. I call it a 3d drop shadow but that isn’t the best or correct term to use for this graphic. Answer I would simply call it 3D extruded text. AttributionSource : Link , Question Author : ROBERT ALVARADO , Answer Author : Wolff
Can anyone tell me about the process behind the effect in this picture. Answer Here’s a fully non-destructive way to create something similar using Photoshop. The beauty of this approach is that you can adjust the filters (or even remove them) if you don’t like the result, without doing the whole edit again. Right click … Read more
I’ve spent the morning playing with noise in both illustrator and photoshop, blending layers and testing various grain textures – trying to get close to this type of superbly fine but crisp noise but it ain’t working – the black noise in many places (see the teeth and lips) boggles me. Is anyone here that … Read more
I am just experimenting on new techniques and op art was something that always pique my interest. Any idea on where to start or how to even get the lines to aligned like this? Source: H.P. Lovecraft, l’expo qui rend fou by Swiss design firm Notter + Vigne (http://www.notter-vigne.ch/fre/l_expo_qui_rend_fou) Answer I’m not going to do … Read more
You know how you could always tell which elements in a scene of Road Runner was part of the Coyote’s trap? Or how characters have a much simpler art style from the rest of the background? I understand it is a product of not having the budget to dedicate as much detail to the moving … Read more
Hi I am unsure what to call this technique that Live2D uses and I wanted get some more information about it. Here’s a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW6Yrxnn5dM You can see how they add the 2D textures then they can give it a pseudo 3d effect like turning the head and having the face and stuff move somewhat … Read more
I’m touching up photos for analysis, so they need to be as true to the original as possible (including when zoomed), but sharpened (anything from slightly to greatly) to bring out whatever textures, features and edges are possible. The originals might be faded, in poor lighting, soft focused, or lower-resolution so there’s any number of … Read more
I have a stencil image of Karl Marx. The subject is mostly white on a black background. However, I would like to create another version of it where the subject is black on a white background. I thought that simply inverting the colors would do the trick, but it ends up looking terrible (see below) … Read more
I like this style of line art: It looks fairly straightforward to make in Illustrator, but I notice that the lines have a subtle imperfection that makes it look more natural. They aren’t uniform in width (especially visible in the trees), and there’s some texture to them. Is this a brush or is it some … Read more
One of my weak spots are the smooth and curved shapes. Normally, i use various tools to do that: Pen Oval with angulated corners, and processed with effect-warp or manually 3d revolve with some sphere or rectangle, and a custom symbol. So, why can’t I understand this kind of technique? An example image of what … Read more
