I decided to gather the epic shots from Rogie and Tim because… well, because they’re EPIC! It’s so much fun to watch this battle. The textured shots are Rogie’s and the clean smooth vector shots are Tim’s. I hope you enjoy this post, and make sure to stop by Rogie’s and Tim’s profile on dribbble.com. Pure awesomeness. I just wrote this post because I needed to pay tribute to the guys somehow. Consider it done.
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The game Minecraft is actually pretty cool. I heard about it through the Danish radio program Harddisken. They talked about how a teacher was experimenting with using the game to teach English. Obviously the students found it very entertaining to play a computer game in school, and consequently got a huge motivational boost — and motivation (along with curiosity) is key to any learning process, and I must say that Minecraft really triggers your curiosity (at least mine it does).
The game i Java, but I really hope they’ll rewrite the code, so it runs more smoothly. The graphics are quite primitive, and it would be cool to see more smooth graphics in the future as well, but apart from this, it’s actually pretty addictive. There’s just something about finding yourself stranded in an unknown location, having to use your imagination to survive. Good stuff. Totally recommendable. If you’re into Cast Away, Indiana Jones or Lost, then Minecraft is for you I’m guessing.
Thanks for everything Mr. Jobs. You will be missed.
The world has lost a true visionary — a man who has brought us revolutionary devices through revolutionary thinking. Even though he is no longer with us, his ideology will continue to inspire us as well as future generations, many many years to come.
The final image. Click for a larger view.
Not to long ago, I created this illustration as a birthday present, using a technique I’ve used before. It’s a technique that I’ve found particularly useful (and fast) for creating a nice painted look — a look that isn’t computer generated, but instead depends on your own hand movements / brush strokes. Below you’ll find a somewhat brief walkthrough of the process behind this illustration. It’s not in-depth in any way, but only serves as a brief overview of the process. If you’d like, I can make a video tutorial on this subject. Let me know in the comments below. If enough of you guys show interest, I’ll make one :)
I scanned a photo of the couple whom the illustration was for (birthday present).
Downloaded this image from the Google Image Search. I was looking for something superhero-ish, and what more perfect than "The Incredibles"?!
Removed the other members of the family, to focus only on the husband and wife.
Cutting out the heads from the scanned raw material, and placing them on the superhero bodies.
Creating the title of the illustration in Illustrator using the type tool and various filters.
Imported the title to the Photoshop document as a smart object. Also, I've added color to the faces using the multiply blend mode.
Using the Blender Brush in Photoshop to give the image a painted look. Notice the difference on the left (painted) and right (non-painted) part of the image.
Adding texture and color grading. Left: Final look. Right: Untreated.
I thought it would be fun to post short video status updates, so I signed up on VYou. It seems to work very well, so expect A LOT of video updates from now on… hehe, just kidding! (or was I?!). Anyways, I think I’ll have some fun making these. Bear with me on this one! This is my profile on VYou.
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