• Auxiliary Pics
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imagine how the pictures/video will look like if you use that in a soccer game
[img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/q71/1238911_563427673693983_1107363145_n.jpg[/img] [editline]5th September 2013[/editline] [sp]should i link it for spoilers[/sp]
I think complaining about Star Wars spoilers would be a little ridiculous at this point.
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;42082039][img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/q71/1238911_563427673693983_1107363145_n.jpg[/img] [editline]5th September 2013[/editline] [sp]should i link it for spoilers[/sp][/QUOTE] Has anyone noticed that Star Wars-themed pics seem to win Cracked Photoshop Contest too frequently?
[QUOTE=nerdster409;42082110]Has anyone noticed that Star Wars-themed pics seem to win Cracked Photoshop Contest too frequently?[/QUOTE] Star Wars is one of Cracked's obsessions, along with Batman, Teddy Roosevelt, Tesla and Die Hard.
Well Star Wars is the best sci fi series afterall.
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;42082039][img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/q71/1238911_563427673693983_1107363145_n.jpg[/img] [editline]5th September 2013[/editline] [sp]should i link it for spoilers[/sp][/QUOTE] White all along? It's a fucking flap with a gray inside. This is made up symbolism interpreted by some idiot on Cracked. I like Cracked, but come on.
idk, you could argue it only looks gray because of the lighting, trying to find more pictures of it but its hard. even if THAT part is not true though, his black suit does imply that he may turn/has turned to the dark side in the movie and its a pretty cool way to look at it though, made up or not
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;42082148]Well Star Wars is the best sci fi series afterall.[/QUOTE] It's not Sci-Fi, it's Sci-Fantasy. Star Trek is Sci-Fi.
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;42082148]Well Star Wars is the best sci fi series afterall.[/QUOTE] It's not science fiction, it's science fantasy. It is literally classic mythological tropes packed into a loosely sci-fi-based setting, with elements of WW2 films mixed in for good measure. And I'm saying this as a guy who has read nearly every SW Expanded Universe book that's been written, and can to this day give a summary of every event from the Sith Wars to the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. Are they good movies? The first three, yeah. Maybe they're even the best science fantasy around. But they're not science fiction.
[QUOTE=TAU!;42082268]White all along? It's a fucking flap with a gray inside. This is made up symbolism interpreted by some idiot on Cracked. I like Cracked, but come on.[/QUOTE] The fact that that image won the contest is idiotic. It's a pretty clear case of reading too much into shit.
[QUOTE=gman003-main;42082686]It's not science fiction, it's science fantasy. It is literally classic mythological tropes packed into a loosely sci-fi-based setting, with elements of WW2 films mixed in for good measure. And I'm saying this as a guy who has read nearly every SW Expanded Universe book that's been written, and can to this day give a summary of every event from the Sith Wars to the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. Are they good movies? The first three, yeah. Maybe they're even the best science fantasy around. But they're not science fiction.[/QUOTE] Last time I checked, Fantasy was Fiction.
[QUOTE=Skyward;42082432]It's not Sci-Fi, it's Sci-Fantasy. Star Trek is Sci-Fi.[/QUOTE] As much as I like Star Trek, they really push the fantasy thing at times. Especially on the original series.
Even if that bit of symbolism were true, it's incredibly shallow. Books do that kind of thing on a regular basis, and movies have subtle, confirmed themes like that all the time. Overanalyzation at worst, unimpressive at best. Star Wars captivated me as a kid but I find it a bit difficult to enjoy it the same anymore. [editline]4th September 2013[/editline] And IMO Star Trek is a really terrible example of Sci-Fi. It doesn't even bother most of the time.
[QUOTE=$$>MUFFIN<$$;42083718]Last time I checked, Fantasy was Fiction.[/QUOTE] You mean to tell me that fantasy is a type of fiction? I would never have guessed! I'm pretty sure he was talking about the difference between science fiction and fantasy and how Star Wars is Science Fiction with more fantasy than science, hence the "Science Fantasy" title.
Auxiliary pics: Nitpicking genres edition
who fucking cares honestly lets all just agree that Star Wars is the best science fiction out there and move on. [editline]5th September 2013[/editline] [img]http://i.imgur.com/nFolPy4.jpg[/img] Political cartoon, apparently from the 50's. Kinda funny how the person who wrote this' generation is holding us back today.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;42083665]The fact that that image won the contest is idiotic. It's a pretty clear case of reading too much into shit.[/QUOTE] There was some behind the scenes shit I saw a few years ago, a woman went on about this very thing. Saying Luke's costume in RoTJ symbolized (Intentionally) his struggle/acceptance of his Dark Side heritage/roots/whatever
We are talking about a movie were the bad guy is called 'Darth Sidious' and Vader literally means 'father'. Star Wars is about as subtle as a punch to the face.
i like 40k more than Star Wars, at least it's less subtle in everything weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellll there is that "most favored son gets corrupted by eevul and takes half of his very godlike fathers super warriors against him and fucks around with demons" and that "dying race of beautiful and tall and proud and racist human-like people with long hair superior tech and pointy ears" and that "OI LADZ WANNA GO 'AVE A PINT AN' KRUMP SUM GITZ????" and that "tiny people with bare hairy feet who are good at sneaky things" and that "gasmask stahlhelm and trenchcoat" and that "here come the insectoid alien invaders RAAGHHHH call the power armor dudes who deploy from orbit" and that "lets use motion trackers to root out the parasitoid xenos in a massive and dark derelict of pure pants shitting" etc etc etc speaking of 40k, have some old 40k art [t]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h4C5N072w1E/UZflK1UHKzI/AAAAAAAAALg/5IoKkSw1Y9o/s1600/40K2ndEditionArtWork25.jpg[/t] [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xyjhq2MYBlg/TzaYHPEsuII/AAAAAAAAA7A/JxavTSM7vK4/s1600/m850209a_BA_JB140_873x627.jpg[/img] [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T2x4j_P09Kg/TzaYDegm8nI/AAAAAAAAA64/63jG89zbCvQ/s1600/m850207a_BA_JB124_873x627.jpg[/img] [img]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2009/4/7/26398_sm-2nd%20Edition,%20Copyright%20Games%20Workshop,%20Imperial%20Guard,%20Retro%20Review.jpg[/img] [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XpPlEXGBmNk/T2IhT0HxzRI/AAAAAAAAInE/obmRohjzycM/s1600/DSC08543.JPG[/img] this one is particularly cool in my opinion: [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xZJTKQ5yyPo/UZflM1Ie8yI/AAAAAAAAALo/GY6klQtOP0s/s1600/ork_assault.jpg[/img] [img]http://chestofcolors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/warhammer-40000-25th-anniversary-space-marine-model-review-03.jpg[/img] [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hc8HzNlNOMk/T-QEj8mhjvI/AAAAAAAAAOE/90gHg7YRHWU/s1600/space+marine.jpg[/img] [img]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2009/4/7/26414_sm-2nd%20Edition,%20Armored%20Company,%20Artwork,%20Baneblade,%20Copyright%20Games%20Workshop,%20Epic,%20Imperial%20Guard,%20John%20Blanche,%20Retro%20Review.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.freakygaming.com/gallery/game_art/warhammer_40000:_dawn_of_war/battlefield_mayhem.jpg[/img] [t]http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/9/9a/Codex_Eldar_2e.jpg[/t] [img]http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110728062651/warhammer40k/images/2/2d/Ork_Warboss_2.jpg[/img] some of the links may not work
tbh i absolutely hate big warhammer pieces. the character designs are already comically busy and over the top, with conflicting colors and way too much shit going on, and then there's all these battle scenes with like a hundred of those guys together, to me its just plain bad
[img]http://i.imgur.com/KtOgADO.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;42090292]the character designs are already comically busy and over the top[/QUOTE]Warhammer 40,000 [QUOTE=Zukriuchen;42090292]with conflicting colors[/QUOTE] going to have to be more specific i think. what do you want, the contrast and harmony between blue and orange? [QUOTE=Zukriuchen;42090292]and way too much shit going on[/QUOTE] define 'way too much', or alternatively explain why there is too much shit. are you having difficulties making out what's going on? [QUOTE=Zukriuchen;42090292]and then there's all these battle scenes with like a hundred of those guys together, to me its just plain bad[/QUOTE]hundreds of what guys? the comically OTT detailed ones? because the last time i checked the largest battle scenes don't actually have that many overly decorated characters at all; something like that would be a waste of time on the artist's part and would just add unneeded clutter. in the big battles only special people like commanders and hero characters etc are covered in bling. take a look at this pic; where is the "comically over the top" detailing if the commander's armor and the banner behind him don't count? [t]http://www.freakygaming.com/gallery/game_art/warhammer_40000:_dawn_of_war/battlefield_mayhem.jpg[/t] not saying you don't have the right to voice your opinion but i just didn't understand some of your reasoning also there are probably hundreds of 40k artists out there and i agree that some of them are honestly just bad, but most of the official art at least is very clearly and well-drawn, even the bigger scenes
Lets get an artist/photographer in here and I'm sure he could tell you exactly why. When I look at Warhammer art I see a big convoluted mess without a focal point, often all being of seemingly the same battle with different factions swapped in and out. By "conflicting colors" he means that everything is either the same color, or a fucking rainbow puked on the page and it's impossible to focus on any single thing. [editline]5th September 2013[/editline] oh and by "way too much going on" he means there is [B]"way too much going on"[/B]. You don't need minute details for things to look messy. It's really not a hard concept and it's probably exactly the effect every single W40K artist is likely going for anyway.
[QUOTE=Mbbird;42091850]Lets get an artist/photographer in here and I'm sure he could tell you exactly why.[/QUOTE]no thank you i don't need those people to tell me jack shit right now thanks keep the guy called ChestyMcGee out of here, especially that guy [QUOTE=Mbbird;42091850]When I look at Warhammer art[/QUOTE]hate to be picky but are we talking about smaller pieces like the Imperial Guard codex cover that i posted or the huge clusterfuck battle scenes? because "warhammer art" is a pretty diverse bunch. that's almost like saying "when i listen to metal all i hear is screaming" [QUOTE=Mbbird;42091850]often all being of seemingly the same battle with different factions swapped in and out.[/QUOTE]that's true, it tends to be an organized faction shooting some alien horde or human cannon fodder [QUOTE=Mbbird;42091850]It's really not a hard concept[/QUOTE]so you're saying i'm somehow stupid since i can't grasp this simple concept or...? [QUOTE=Mbbird;42091850]and it's probably exactly the effect every single W40K artist is likely going for anyway.[/QUOTE]you might be right there, 40k does slip into the Parody of Itself territory more often than not
[QUOTE=Joazzz;42091912]no thank you i don't need those people to tell me jack shit right now thanks keep the guy called ChestyMcGee out of here, especially that guy hate to be picky but are we talking about smaller pieces like the Imperial Guard codex cover that i posted or the huge clusterfuck battle scenes? because "warhammer art" is a pretty diverse bunch. that's almost like saying "when i listen to metal all i hear is screaming" that's true[/QUOTE] Well that's the thing some people have a problem with. What you've posted is pretty much the only kind of W40K art I've ever seen. Massive battles, grotesque/ugly things because that's cool I guess, and armor porn. If it's not that it's some massive monastery looking thing with humongous walkways that take 3 years to traverse with altars and stuff at one end. It might mean a lot more to people who are into W40K, and it fills its own niche (if we want to assume there's a niche for everything), but damn that stuff is loud as fuck.
[QUOTE=Mbbird;42091951]It might mean a lot more to people who are into W40K, and it fills its own niche (if we want to assume there's a niche for everything), [B]but damn that stuff is loud as fuck.[/B][/QUOTE]that might be the best way of putting it here i tried to find some stuff that wouldn't be huge clusterfuck war scenes [t]http://chaosorc.com/images/Warhammer%2040K%20Codex%20Space%20Marines%20NEW.JPG[/t] [t]http://chaosorc.com/images/Warhammer%2040K%20Codex%20Orks%20NEW.jpg[/t] [t]http://chaosorc.com/images/codex%20dark%20angels.jpg[/t] [t]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8dt7wxTIp88/UgXUfw1e4uI/AAAAAAAAZHM/Xe1tnvLq1lA/s1600/BL-cover.jpg[/t] [t]http://media.moddb.com/images/groups/1/3/2055/on_pale_horses_by_diegogisbertllorens-d65i4c3.jpg[/t] [img]http://i11.servimg.com/u/f11/12/51/57/93/0210.jpg[/img] [t]http://www.wallm.com/images/2012/12/warhammer-40k-artwork-hd-a.jpg[/t] all official AFAIK, except the one with the gasmask cavalry [editline]6th September 2013[/editline] also does anyone know what was the first fantasy series/franchise that featured big, green, muscular, hunched Orcs with tusks?
[QUOTE=Joazzz;42091797]Warhammer 40,000[/quote] yeah its a famous franchise, that doesn't mean its style deserves praise no matter what [quote]going to have to be more specific i think. what do you want, the contrast and harmony between blue and orange?[/quote] none of them have a defined color scheme, it just hurts to look at [t]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2009/4/7/26398_sm-2nd%20Edition,%20Copyright%20Games%20Workshop,%20Imperial%20Guard,%20Retro%20Review.jpg[/t] this is alright, it uses a few colors while still not looking bland and preserving the colorful style of the pieces [t]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XpPlEXGBmNk/T2IhT0HxzRI/AAAAAAAAInE/obmRohjzycM/s1600/DSC08543.JPG[/t] this still has conflicting colors and its pretty bad on that aspect but can be "forgiven" and justified with "its their style". worse than the other one, but better than this other one below: [t]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T2x4j_P09Kg/TzaYDegm8nI/AAAAAAAAA64/63jG89zbCvQ/s1600/m850207a_BA_JB124_873x627.jpg[/t] is this a mcdonalds toy meetup that turned violent? [quote]define 'way too much', or alternatively explain why there is too much shit. are you having difficulties making out what's going on?[/quote] uh yeah, in a lot of them you have to look really close to realize that what you saw is not the soldier's arm and is instead 2 different people standing next to each other. not saying you need to be able to make everything out on a quick glance but christ. [quote]the largest battle scenes don't actually have that many overly decorated characters at all[/quote] [quote]most of the official art at least is very clearly and well-drawn[/QUOTE] all i can do is think "does this guy seriously believe this" because i'm definitely not changing your mind on those ok here's some examples of what i consider good [t]http://us.blizzard.com/_images/community/contests/blizzcon10/fanart-winners/3rdplace.jpg[/t] there's a defined, warm color scheme, but even then, the green and purple on the elf and the orc still don't look out of place. [t]http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/capfree4.jpg[/t] nothing says conflicting colors more than comic book art. and yet, other than some anatomical oddities on cap's arm, this looks pretty damn cool. there's a shitload of colors and a lot of stuff going on, but you can still see everything clearly. if you want to argue that those two are completely different styles from the warhammer art, that's probably because the only stuff that i've seen that looks remotely like the warhammer style are covers for 80's metal bands
[QUOTE=$$>MUFFIN<$$;42083718]Last time I checked, Fantasy was Fiction.[/QUOTE] Is is. All fantasy is fiction, but not all fiction is fantasy. I'm not saying it isn't a bit overly-semantic, but by definition Star Wars is Science-Fantasy. [editline]5th September 2013[/editline] As for Warhammer 40k, I typically find the quality of the art runs the gamut of very well done to very poorly done. And as for the colors being a problem, this is something I primarily see with the older pictures- not that there aren't newer ones have the problem, its just less common. Still I'd be lying if I said I don't think the old 40k pictures have charm to them. I can see why others don't like it but I find it sort of endearing. [editline]5th September 2013[/editline] And I know it sounds like a bit of a cop-out excuse, but ultra-detailed vibrant colored chaotic imagery was kind of 40K's style. It supposed to be ludicrously over-the-top to the point of parody while still inhabiting a very gritty grimdark world.
As an artist I say: Rule of cool, guys. Rule of cool.
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