Have entered a contest to win "Oil Painting;" wondered if you think it will be CG
sireland13
really off the normal subject here, but I have a question and I
apologize for my ignorance.
I have entered a contest and the winner gets an oil painting of their
dog. How easy is it to take a JPEG or BMP and convert it to something
that looks like an oil painting but doesn't use a drop of oil paint?
I haven't used any type of computer art programs, so I'm really in the
dark.
Any help would be appreciated, and if you'd like to vote for my dog, so
I can really find out if it's oil or CG, please click on the link
below.
http://vote.sparklit.com/poll.spark?pollID=1015843&ballot=0
Thanks for your help! Steve
DJJohnson
"sireland13" <sirel...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi. I'm not sure if this is the group to post this and I know that
> I'm
> really off the normal subject here, but I have a question and I
> apologize for my ignorance.
>
> I have entered a contest and the winner gets an oil painting of
> their
> dog. How easy is it to take a JPEG or BMP and convert it to
> something
> that looks like an oil painting but doesn't use a drop of oil paint?
>
It's pretty easy. With using the right plug-ins and filters it would
be difficult to tell the difference just from a digital image of it.
The only way to be absolutely sure would be if you had the picture in
your hand and could smell the linseed oil. Even then, I'd be suspect
that they printed the image on paint-stroke textured substrate and
smeared linseed oil on it for that extra touch. I've seen a
documentary where an "artist"(????) does just this and sells them for
outrageous prices, the public is stupid enough to buy them and call
him an artist. In this case, you'd have to look at the brush strokes
and see if their textures mirrored the colors and hues in the image.
(Knowing what I do about technology, even that could be emulated by
digital means.)
sireland13
Thanks. That helps a lot!
Steve