KrNews #13 31 января 2001

Graphics - An opinion or discussion on the topic of graphics.

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  (C) 2ooo Gas 1913


  The article raises such, become
topical, topics such as plagiarism in
creativity, chunky syndrome, opinion
about custom graphics compo,
Questions handdrawn graphics and much
drugoe.Soderzhanie rather
controversial, but it definitely has
right to life. Due to the fact that
article have been affected by my interest in
the end is a small comment
about writing.


  (C) 2ooo Cannibal / TL


  Hello, People of the planet Spectrum!
Over the history of this company have come a long
number of party ... I have some work
looked, and in particular to work with
gfx-compo; well, what about that can I say?
If it were -O.K., the text you
would not see. And it is this: we all
crazy about sharp images with the party,
demo, intro ... Always pay attention
on how the way to draw
picture, a little less on the meaning of images and
probably very few people paid attention,
where the ideas come. In the incredible
amounts borrowed ideas from the PC,
posters, magazines. Want examples?
For example, all three made cool
Teeray'em pictures with E'97 were
borrowed from various sources.
"X-Files" - a poster titled, "The
shadow "(rulez $-shot) I've seen on
cover of the magazine to any film,
(I think "Shadow" was called.) And
"Paradise" ... Evokes themes of
Paradise Lost, is not it? In principle,
screenshots with another idea, this is a good idea
but you can not steal all the time, it is necessary and
their ideas implemented. (I refuse to
to believe that so hard to come up
something of his own - a fantasy, whatever it
was not there at all. ) Of course, it is easier
pick up an interesting idea in his
colleagues than to come up with their own, but do not
forget that this is called
Plagiarism. No, you can certainly say
that's a good idea worthy of imitation,
that you can draw cool remix,
agree with this, but not in the same
quantity! Beginning with the 1997-98 year (as
maybe 96?) gfx-compo littered
plagiatnymi works. Of course, there have
us artists conscientiously Drawing
graphics, which makes them honor. People!
Are not you annoyed that your
work only half-owned
you?? But how nice, even before
yourself to feel the full independence
work and the pride of it!


  A few words about Redraw
Images: Suppose a man wanted
Kartika copy from the album of his favorite
Groups ... Let's not assume this
plagiarism, as is usually above or below
patterned man always wrote name
group and slightly less album. It is one thing
if he did not and left
his autograph, and the other when large
letters written some music
team is the creation. Such pictures
can be regarded as remix'y.

  Whew, I here about the music painted.
(And himself otmazatsya and others ...)


  After reading vyshenapisannogo one
man told me: "this is the same
Plagiarism! "I reply:" Plagiarism is nothing
other than the use of others' ideas by
its copyright, and without
source, ie, the true author,
given case how I already said on
figure is the name of the team about to
have reference to the source, and call
This can be a remix or reproduction,
whom somehow.


  On this occasion, I would like to
suggest the following. In the past year
apart from the ordinary graphics added
More ascii gfx, chunky gfx and 3 color gfx.
As much as three new categories! So, in
This year, I propose that the organizer of these
party to enter (if not already done)
another, the fourth of the new nomination:
multicolor gfx, I mean, Multicolor
schedule. Especially, shortage
editor for multicolor we do not
experience has been somewhere, even to the compiler
one of them. (I think, in the annex to
former magazine Oddysey # 2). Bad that
there is a problem of compatibility and
computers come from some
City Semisranska, roll the picture is not
be. So what? We are not perturbed,
when any trackmo on
computers above the city
slows down, freezes or resets. We
all familiar with, that the vast
most of the demos Pentagon only; sometimes
found an opportunity in fix'it
some of the demos for his miracle.
You can also do with multicolor
gfx. The main thing that an artist could
tweak editor running his car and
so that later on Pentagon'e Katsila.
(The Standard, after all!)


  This stems from writing the following text,
served as a conversation topic with gfx-making'a
an advanced person. Dealt about
hand-drawn gfx'e. He assured me that
schedule to the party should be only from
hands, ie, use rulnyh Moolack and
Fenech is prohibited. But it can not be
everything to be hand-drawn! Okay,
Speccy on this can be, well
how "large" car? They
Drawn by hand on images look
as photographs so all realistically and
beautiful. There is no point by point as we
does not draw. There are using a scanner
paint pen, or at worst, a mouse,
and further refinement of the picture is cool
sorts Photoshop'ami etc. A refinement,
This means using the built-in
Editor Moolack. Of course, they
There are strict rules prohibiting
or vice versa, allowing the use of
any functions for graphics processing
(For example, prohibits the use of
raytracing'a). Do we need such
Rules? Definitely! (Zhirinovsky,
quote) Prohibition raytracing'a
inappropriate for the Speccy and silly, but here
Some standards are not set
way. I'm not going to take
such powers and establish
standards, regards it as
proposals, and stick to them or
No, everyone's business, the main thing - it's
comply with the charter party. (Organayzery!
Can include in the charter nizhenapisannye
suggestions!)

 Do not:


  - Transferring graphics from other platforms
(This is all so clear, I am writing from the principle);

  - Wrap graphics cool way
by Slava Mednonogov (read Rush # 1)
(Damn good way-screenshot 's
style reminiscent of the Raven and Teeray'ya
Paracels'a! But the differences may be -
spekovskaya schedule looks more
vividly than konverchennaya ... );

  - Persistent and often steal (plagiat!).

 Recommended by:


  - Use all kinds of
programs on the Speccy for processing
images and write ACME protsedurki,
producing graphics manipulation;

  - Use layers -t.e. impose
image at each other on the mask;
(Incubus long ago found a way to Art
studio can do if someone
wish to know, drop me a line ...);

  - Application of brightness, (the first time on this
drew the attention of Gas 13-cm. KrNews11);

  - Getting the frames of the demos and their
application. (A friend of mine
used a frame "chessboard" of
old Shock MD in its picture -
impressive looks.) Well, not manually as
draw a checkerboard and sinusoidal
field!


    And a couple of tips ...


  Do not be afraid to use "foreign
material ", namely: fractals. Beautifully
see, for example, a fancy font
superimposed on a mask to some
fractal ... (Handsome effect OBOI - of
ZX-Pevyu n3/94) Less carried away
chunky gfx. To you it is not tired?
It infuriates many already! Remember
"An attribute Syndrome 1997-98, when
everything whom not laziness, did atr-plasm'u.
By the way, I still do not understand why
authors journals (all you these sinners!)
when inserted into any or photographs,
(Scanned graphics) for example,
report about any party, not
use the program to optimize
scanned graphics?


  So, after reading vyshenapisannogo
tdksta, you might creators
impression that he himself
contrary, namely: I say that
can not be transferred from PC graphics, it is necessary
use only Spectrum
opportunities, and why to use
features done on the Speccy, if you can
use much steep and fast
features and prog - Photoshop, for example?
Inattentive recall: as was already
mentioned above, the points on the PC nobody
paints, so they use
additional features
Editors and limited to certain
rules, and that to use
Photoshop and similar to the benefit of
Spectrum graphics, it's some kind of
perversion besides not every able
cool convertible gfx'u, and
Results spekovskih Fenech looks
steeper, the same fractal, for example. Why?
It is unlikely that the PC you want to create
navorochenny fractal 192x256 resolution
points (although it can and where you can change
permission not seen ... ) Program
create it under pisyukovoe resolution, and
then Photoshop'e you diminish
drawing to the size of our permission, in
resulting in lost quality
Pictures can be slightly, can
much more ... And what are the
Spectrum features? Primitive
opportunities, creating, for example,
sinus nets or sprite rotating. A
What gadgets have PC'shnyh editors?
Perhaps I wrote too much, and so all
understandable, but it is better to retell than
unsaid, behold, a man to surrender
article Maxx'u read it zakritikoval,
had to fill this paragraph, if somebody
also did not catch up with ...


  In conclusion, I want to say the following:
who disagree with me, or has its
concerns about the rules of gfx-making'a -
write to KrNews. It would not hurt
actually create the rules together
and include them in the charter of different party ...
(If it can be ...)


  P.S. The article was full when I was still
have not seen prog BURIAL GFX-EDITOR, in
which Plug-ins doing everything what
referred to in this article ...


  PPS After this writing
and viewing Burial Gfx Editor'a,
there were concerns: Will not
Slide the function to the mass uniformity?
Because now without too much straining can
create pictures in the style of Paracels'a,
Demiurge ASH'a, etc. that may cause
the degeneration of "dissidents", ie those
people who paint in his style ...
(Colorbok, an artist from Artwork, etc.)



               Comments



  (C) 2ooo Gas 1913


  So, as promised in the beginning,
a few comments. All anything,
but in so doing the editor, about which so
casually mentioned I was a Cannibal. I
wanted to bring the article more
definition and direction. Minutes
30 we all discussing in something converged,
somewhat disagreed, and concluded
that must much remake to new
KrNews number did not match
the definition of "at the dump." But ... tangible
Change does not happen, but he appeared
unpleasant paragraph in which it appears,
I just did not catch up ... The thing is
that some are just lazy
rewriting. It was clear right away. I
still subjected to a small article
correction by removing some of the points are not
accord with the times.


  Regarding redrawing with cassettes ...
I wonder why it is no more plagiarism
if thou blurted title? Well, if
stole, stole, and so writing
band name here is not otmazheshsya. And we
because everything is discussed ... For example, I do not
knew about existence such group
nothing. Another contradiction is the same TeeRay
just signed his works titles
movies;)


  Pursuing a so-called "plagiarism"
learn to draw is quite possible, too
trust me. I, and many others
artists, from this beginning. And when thou
you do what you call "remix" (although
and here is the remix, if you
without having to redraw koordinalno
changes), you will also learn (and
regardless, there is the logo or not;)).
When you repaint, you're just all
identify and try to repeat the form
body, face, etc. In general, so I do not
repeated just look in # Z80-06.


  Next on the software
intervention in the schedule. What programs
for image processing, which
protsedurki in ASME? To do
high-quality screen you must first
draw on paper. And what do you
say can only be used for
logos and simple images.


  Removing the frames of the demos? .. What
you? Chessboard looks cool? Well
let:) But believe me, time is much
faster to draw it. About
foreign matter, really ask you
do not listen to the words Cannibal'a.
This same material, usually
used when laziness dorisovyvat
background, or just do not come in
head for creating backgrounds. Once I
this thing has applied to Fish Mutation ...
If I not done she would not
was in the third ten on the FT98. But
then in principle it was a lack of
time and skill.


  Slide (BGE). Generally not understand anything.
You make life easier, and you keep it
send, just because I do not want
it to be accessible to all:) Well, on
occasion phrases that now possible
will without much straining to create what
making, for example, Paracels ... This Well
nonsense. Do not say ho, until
pereprygnesh. Slide only can help
certain places, but it looks like
chunk in the inept hands. If you want,
that all looked like "in the best houses
France "will have serious
modifying the gradation of hand.
Degeneration, I think, no no,
If a person really your style.
ColorBok (whether in one year return of
the army, whether this-stamp is illegible,
In a letter date is not) used in their
work texture and Slide to him not exactly
prevented.


  New gfx compo ... I think that's anybody
not necessary. Basically confirmed it experience
DI: HALT'a. In addition to scanned and
konverchennyh nothing works there was no
(With very rare exceptions).


  Spec'a force to draw just as
subject to constraints. All there
Multicolor'y 3color'y and try them
overcome. And if not easier to change
platform? Hampered by restrictions and forth
on the Amiga / mi. For me personally, it is these
limits and attractive.


  Naturally and my views not
claim to objectivity and I will
just be very happy if there are people
wishing to challenge my opinions, or
Cannibal'a. E-mail - address in the outro.
We will be happy.