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This reminded me of my own journey of interest in, and work with representing shadows... After one month of CGI learning, interest levels were like this: http
by themodelplumber 4y ago
This reminded me of my own journey of interest in, and work with representing shadows...
After one month of CGI learning, interest levels were like this:
https://www.creativeshrimp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cg_lighting_tutorials.jpg https://www.creativeshrimp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cg...
15 years later, this is just about what comes to mind when I read the article:
https://photodoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/24-shadow-art.jpg https://photodoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/24-shadow-a...
Shadows as a concept are, let's say, much more flexible in my mind now...
It might have something to do with alternately being told that some of my real photos were obvs fake, and that some of my realistically-rendered (per spec) shadows for product marketing needed to change in the fake direction, in order to fit the needed composition better.
After that I decided that all shadows would go in the cow direction whenever I felt like it, no matter how the scene was actually modeled.
- taneq 4y agoThe cow direction is clearly superior. Where’s the tail come from, though? That’s the only bit I can’t figure out.
- themodelplumber 4y agoI'm pretty sure somebody just photoshopped that entire scene together and drew the cow. Look at the way shadows would have to be cast to form the handlebars vs the hands on the handlebars, for example. So the tail could be an intentional puzzle or joke. It also has the general photo-illustration style of Caplin's "How to Cheat in Photoshop" books.
- jerrre 4y agoYeah look at the guy making the udders, below the udders in the shadow are skinny cow legs, and then the bulk of the shadow is on the floow.