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2650665 No.2650665 [Reply] [Original]

Can somebody beat him up for me, please? ic why are you still sucks at painting? useless junk.. all of you.

>> No.2650667

>>2650665
I haven't learned color theory.

>> No.2650678

Yes! Nice thread!

>> No.2650681
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2650681

>>2650667
ok. you have 7 days

i'm waiting

>> No.2650688

jesus whats with the influx of awful fucking threads lately?

>> No.2650689

>>2650681
This thread will likely be dead before then.

>> No.2650701

Terrible flace // hand size compared to head // color palette

I'm shit at painting and even I can tell this.

>> No.2650702
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2650702

>>2650688
shut the fuck up faggot

>> No.2650707

>>2650681
>>2650702
More!

>> No.2650709

>>2650665
>>2650681
>>2650702
There is just something about his rendering that is super jarring.

>> No.2650712

>>2650701
>I'm shit at painting so let me tell the currently best digital illustrator in the world why he's shit too.

>> No.2650713

>>2650665
I don't really like this one.
If you strip away the fancy rendering achieved through thousands of light and color life studies, the pose, the expression, the subject matter or the anatomy detail is really nothing special.

>> No.2650714

>>2650709
The 3D layout is super obvious.

>> No.2650715

>>2650702
That use of aerial perspective gave me the hardest boner.

>> No.2650716

>>2650713
>half naked girl with a gun
>nothing special
Yeah, okay, anon. You better be gay.

>> No.2650719
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2650719

>>2650712

>the currently best digital illustrator in the world

>> No.2650720

>>2650713
Why would it be something special? It's a simple character illustration done by an insanely skilled artist. Why do retards like you always assume every time an artist paints something, they should be trying to change the fucking world with some mindblowing revolutionary subject matter, idea and composition?

>> No.2650724
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2650724

>>2650707
u faggots didn't deserve more. his art too bad for ic's taste. bad palette, terrible anatomy, disgusting style

>> No.2650725

>>2650719
The fact that you posted a meme reaction face instead of an example of a better digital illustrator pretty much proves me right already.

>> No.2650726

>>2650725
Youre retarded if you actually think this
Bet you think youre automatically right when someone doesnt post their art as well

>> No.2650733

>>2650726
No, because there are many reasons to not post your own art. There is not a single reason why you wouldn't post an example of a better digital illustrator if you knew any.

>> No.2650735

>>2650724
That's just not nice, cunt.

>> No.2650739

>>2650665
>>2650681
>>2650702
Holy shit thanks OP post more please.

>>2650725
I'm not that anon but I would still put Mullins in the number 1 spot by a long shot. Ruanjia is probably top 5 by most people's accounts though.

>> No.2650740

>>2650720
>why would it be something special
That's the point of why we have separate words for "art" and "craft", I like the painting, but putting some thought into it before pressing the pen on the paper would have multiplied the impact and artistic value a ton. It's a shame such a skilled artist doesn't take that one extra step.

I find simple artists like Mel Shaw or Norman Rockwell much more inspiring.

>>2650716
Transfer some of that blood accumulated in your dick back to your head and look at it again.
The only asset of that painting is loads and loads of rendering.
Not saying it's bad, just that there is nothing original or inspiring that would catch my attention.

>> No.2650743

http://www.mediafire.com/download/ryqw1ga88n9298h/Ruan_Jia_HD.rar

>> No.2650745
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2650745

http://200013398.vod.myqcloud.com/200013398_11a237a4594311e685992dbe4e99d5fd.f30.mp4

>> No.2650746

>>2650739
>I'm not that anon but I would still put Mullins in the number 1 spot by a long shot.

Mullins is a concept artist and doesn't have shit on Ruanjia and plenty of other illustrators when it comes to pure painting skill and technique.

>> No.2650750

>>2650746
>literal pioneer of digital painting
>doesn't have shit on Ruanjia and plenty of other illustrators when it comes to pure painting skill and technique.

jesus christ stop posting

>> No.2650752

>>2650746
Are you trolling? Mullins is leagues ahead of anybody else when it comes to digital painting skills.

>> No.2650760

>>2650746

Moebius fucking kills Ruan Jia and he's not even mainly an illustrator.

>> No.2650763

>>2650750
Are you retarded? Why would him being the pioneer of digital painting have anything to do with the fact that he just isn't as good as many other digital artists when it comes to pure technical skill? Do you think being the first to do something means no one will ever surpass you? You Mullins cocksuckers are seriously the most cringy fanboys there are.

>> No.2650764

>>2650760
Moebius is ded

>> No.2650767

>>2650763
He's pointing out how long Mullins has been painting. Skill takes time to learn and improve at, and Mullins has been improving probably about as long as Ruan has even been alive.

>> No.2650768

>>2650763
>denial

>> No.2650772

>>2650763
>many other digital artists when it comes to pure technical skill?

Measured how? And examples?

>> No.2650774
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2650774

>>2650763
made me cackle

>> No.2650779

>>2650760
Moebius is nothing special, he just has imagination.

>> No.2650782
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2650782

is it bad to suck cocks?really?! i don't think so... if it's big enough

>> No.2650783

>>2650763
DENIAL

>> No.2650789

>>2650739
>>2650746

Have you ever seen a signle stream or video of Ruan's process?

kek

>> No.2650791

>>2650782
Calm down, Ruan. You're still a great painter.

>> No.2650794

>>2650779
that's what makes him so special ya dingus

>> No.2650818
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2650818

>>2650763

Not playing: if you can't see why Mullins is the idol of every digital artist, whether Western photobasher or Chinese rendermonkey or whomever... you do not have the Spark.

>> No.2650820
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2650820

>>2650789
>Have you ever seen a signle stream or video of Ruan's process?

Do... do you have a link?

>> No.2650826

>>2650820
someone posted a link so some in the last ruan thread from a few days ago, try searching it in the catalog or maybe warosu if it died by now...btw ruan's process is very much a brute force thing with lots and lots and lots of repainting until it looks good and the structure is fixed

>> No.2650830

>>2650702
I didn't know he did this one, I've only ever seen it on the card.

>> No.2650836

>>2650818
He has to have better than this, this is pretty boring.

>> No.2650842

>>2650836
Just go to his site and look at his work. Mullins excels at so many things you need to view his body of work to fully understand just how good he is.

>> No.2650846
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2650846

what do you think weebs?

>> No.2650847

>>2650842
What a load of bullshit. No one denies his input into shaping the concept art industry, but stop with this nonsense. He's far from being the best painter out there from the technical point of view.

>> No.2650850

>>2650826
>btw ruan's process is very much a brute force thing with lots and lots and lots of repainting until it looks good and the structure is fixed

Oh so the same as Mullins then. All of this Mullins ass-worship has gone too far, he's good but he's not this untouchable deity that you faggots portray him as.

>> No.2650869

>>2650850

Post your merc_wip. Lack of taste is indicative of low knowledge/low skill.

>> No.2650871

>>2650847
Who would you put above him? All the guys at the top like JJ, Mielgo, Peleng, Bumskee, etc are all very good but still behind Mullins.

>> No.2650874
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2650874

>>2650846
L
O
O
M
I
S

>> No.2650876

>>2650869

flash me

>> No.2650878

>>2650871
>All the guys at the top
are the guys that you're personally choose to consider as the ones at the top.

>> No.2650888

>>2650846
at first glance i actually thought that was RJ..

>> No.2650896
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2650896

>>2650874
thanks

>> No.2650910

>>2650725
What are you, 12?

>> No.2650911

>>2650846
Better than RJ is

>> No.2650923
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2650923

what's wrong with the hands size? i dont get it

>> No.2650930

>>2650923
It's called foreshortening, ya dumb fuck.

>> No.2650934

>>2650896
>>2650846
what the fugggg. are you him?

blog now

>> No.2650947
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2650947

i fucking love the way he draws hair

>> No.2650953

>>2650923
What a fucking stupid post.

>> No.2650964

>>2650947
What's with his weird ass glossy style

>> No.2650973

>>2650896
>>2650874

Is this guy seriously from /ic/? No way he's that good

>> No.2650983
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2650983

I'm gonna go with Craig. He is far more experimental and doesn't still have adolescent taste like Ruan.

Jaime Jones is also better than Ruan. Obviously.

>> No.2650988

>>2650667
>>2650740
>>2650763
>>2650750
Study? What is this bullshit you are all talking about.

If you have it in you, then you can draw.
If you draw everyday, you will eventually get better. What kind of bullshit books do you think will make you good?

git gud

>> No.2650993

>>2650983
>experimental

So, that's how we call photobashing of other artist's paintings now?

>> No.2651007

>>2650993
Give the guy a break. He went temporarily retarded and made ONE rip-off piece, ok? I mean, it's like saying a guy is gay just because he sucked ONE dick. But if that were true then we would all be gay, right? But that's not the case...

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2651021

>>2650983
they all are shitty hacks, but ruanjia don't steal from traditional painters.

All their works suck.

>> No.2651029

>>2651007
It wasn't just one painting. I saw at least a couple more "findings" besides that sea waves one that started the shitstorm.

>> No.2651030
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2651030

You guys suck.
Mullins jaime ruanjia etc. suck at art
art is dead.
i'm done.

>> No.2651037

>>2651030
Hope you die soon as well.

>> No.2651039

My pokemon is stronger

>> No.2651045

Weibo chines only? Or anyone can register?

>> No.2651048

>>2651037
We all will die soon.
No need to shit talk.
I've done that already.

>> No.2651075

>>2650665
Where is dem fire bush?

>> No.2651087
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2651087

my pokemon get stronger but..
guys my pokemon don't want to evolve
PLESE HALP ME

>> No.2651104
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2651104

>>2650983

All that really matters is the underlying drawing, imo. That's the true measure of how good an artist someone is; like Ingres said, 'drawing is the probity of art.' Ruan Jia's rendering technique is holyfuckballs awesome... but his underlying drawing is often fairly mediocre. Pic related. Jaime is a better draftsman by a significant degree.

Ironically, there are plenty of artists out there who draw much, much better than Ruan Jia Jaime or Mullins. But /ic/ is mostly impressed by shiny rendering, which is a trait that's typical of, uh, people who are still pretty new. I don't think that these three are really the holy trinity of the modern art world, compared to some of the other talent that's out there.

>> No.2651108

>>2651104
>But /ic/ is mostly impressed by shiny rendering
It can turn a mediocre drawing into something nice to look at. It's an amazing technique.

>> No.2651114

>>2651104
>shiny rendering,
If that's all you see in Ruan Jia's painting, then probably you are the one who is pretty new.

>> No.2651126

>>2651104
I like theorycrafting about art too.

>> No.2651161

>>2651104

Ruan Jia has an entirely different approach if you've ever seen him work, he works with a loose drawing like some traditional painters are know to do. Sometimes he doesn't even use a drawing.
Sometimes he just paints masses and pulls them back.

>> No.2651162

>>2650665
I think I've gotten considerable close to this finish

You need an absurd amount of time, giant canvas, lots of color "injections" through textured brushes and several layers modes, lots of value adjustments and an ardent love for rendering

>> No.2651171

>>2651161
How could you ever see him work

>> No.2651183

>>2651162
photoshop is all you need

>> No.2651244

>>2651161

that's still drawing.

>>2651126

difference is that your theories probably still produce bad art.

>> No.2651248

>>2651161
>Sometimes he just paints masses and pulls them back.
What does this mean

>> No.2651264

>>2651104
It is true that many digital painters have weak drawing skills. It is also true that many artists who are great at drawing never move beyond it.

Also, to brush off Craig/Jaime/Ruan as "shiny rendering" is pretty ridiculous. It's not flashy and plastic like Sakimichan or Ross Tran. And I'd much rather look at the holy trio than stuff like KJG.

>> No.2651289

>>2651171
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ltqbRywpCk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFO0LRB-yGg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzQdZQBAOyk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mitZ8zqTUfY

There are videos out there.

>>2651244
>that's still drawing.
In a sense.

>>2651248
Meaning that you build something and wing it until it looks good. Comparable to Sinix's "non-constructionalist" "sculpting" methods.

>> No.2651315

>>2651248
>>2651289
Brad Rigney also takes more of a sculptural approach.

I've always found it easier to work that way. But I've been trying to focus on line drawing more recently. I think some people are more prone to one or the other. I always drew with lines when I was a kid, but when I started drawing from life I found I really liked to block things in with charcoal and cut back into it with the kneaded eraser. Then when I started learning digital I defaulted to that process.

>> No.2651327
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2651327

>>2650818
>that tiny sniper rifle

>> No.2651342

>>2651244
>difference is that your theories probably still produce bad art.
>difference
It's actually same for you, or you can prove it anytime just posting you work :)
But you can't

>> No.2651346

>>2651327
das not tiny! goi in ze suit just big!

>> No.2651347

>>2650709
Seems like all subjects are in focus... little/no blurring/disfocus. Really jarring. Nice rendering aside from that. But no, yeah, same story with >>2650681 . There's atmosphere, but everything's still in focus. It hurts. I don't know where to look.

>> No.2651992

>>2650896
All the features are slightly misplaced and/or in the wrong perspective. Really ruins what could otherwise be a nice homage piece.

>> No.2652029

>>2650745
where did you get that?

>> No.2652033

>>2650702

huh.. this is quite clearly painted over a 3d render

>> No.2652034

>>2650846

nowhere near Ruan. Still pretty damn insane, but nowhere near Ruan.

>> No.2652087
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2652087

>>2650934
nope

>> No.2652136

>>2650702
>>2652087
something about the jpg artifact blur makes me think that he worked on a small canvas and resized it to a larger one. rezising like that softens all the edges and when you introduce lasso'd edges (or even 1px hard round with 100% opacity) after, it makes it look really sharp in comparison

>> No.2652154

>>2652033

Not really.

>> No.2652156

>>2652136

Some parts of his work have that unsettling collage look.

>> No.2652208
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2652208

>trying to register on weibo
>need phone
>okay
>registration works only for China numbers because you got errors for everything except China.
>Google information about this
>it's two years old problem that never fixed and no one gives a fuck
>tfw you can't follwo art gods and watch their sketches
Why Chinese services are so shit?

>> No.2652213

>>2652208
>Why Chinese services are so shit?
>commies

>> No.2652214

>>2652208
>caring about weibo
Why? It's for the Chinese.

>> No.2652222

>>2652208
> not Chinese
> can't use a Chinese service made by Chinese people for Chinese people
> why is it so shit?

>> No.2652237

>>2652222
???
You can register. There is even english interface. SMS sending feature just broken now. It's doesn't sent sms anymore because of error.

>> No.2652857

>>2652136
it's an overpaint

>> No.2652871

>>2652208
i'm from russia, works fine for me, but registration took about 3 days. not all russian numbers are compatible

>> No.2652874

>>2650665
I like his rendering and unusual color choices, but I swear he puts a weird texture filter on all his paintings that almost hurts my eyes. Like there are no real hard-ish edges on anything, so I have to look real hard to make anything out.

>> No.2652879
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2652879

weibo search

>> No.2652894

>>2652874
>Like there are no real hard-ish edges on anything, so I have to look real hard to make anything out.

The problem is not with the painting it's with your damn eyes. Go see a doctor about that.

>> No.2653654

>>2651104
If we were to judge pure draftmanship, then none of the concept art and illustrator crowd has shit on the greats of the animation and comic book industry. There is however nothing wrong to also appreciate artists who specialized in beautiful painting technique and understanding of color and light because they can do things that those great draftsmen can't and vice versa.

>> No.2653688

>>2650947
This is my favourite piece by him, it's so damn incredible.

>> No.2653691

>>2653654
>and comic book industry
fuck no.

>> No.2653705

>>2653691
great argument, champ.

>> No.2653715

>>2651104
My main issue with Ruan Ja and like 99% of other chink digital artists is their subject matter, which is usually some juvenile shit like anime girls, anime girls in armor, demons etc. Most of this stuff is such horribly designed and generic even Ruan Jia's rendering cant save it.

Its like they decided to paint scenes from some korean f2p MMO game. Look at the armor design in the OP, just fucking look at that monstrosity.

>> No.2653718

>>2653715
Their choice of subject matters is more or less the same as that of western concept artists and illustrators. I loved how that moron before was talking about how Mullins has more mature subject matters compared to Ruan, when all he fucking draws professionally is shit for triple A video games and Hollywood blockbusters and privately it's nothing but trees, rocks and naked chicks.

>> No.2653812

>>2653715
Your subject matter is shit m8
All your favorite things are shit for me m8

>> No.2653857

>>2653718
I hate to break it to you anon, but you just have shit unrefined taste if you can't see the difference between east and west digital illustrators.

>> No.2653878

>>2653857
The styles are a bit different, though they are both looking at each other so getting more similar by the day. He is right though that the subject matters are essentially the same.

>> No.2653891

>>2650665
this is one of the most terrible aesthetics I've seen

>> No.2653916

>>2653878
That's the thing, it's not about subject matter, it's about execution. Frazetta drew naked big titty babes, warrior dudes, and monsters and shit. So does Vallejo. One is obviously better than the other. Mullins can paint a half naked chick piloting a mech or whatever and it won't be as lame as when done by the asian digital artists or western weebs.

>> No.2653947

>>2653916
>One is obviously better than the other.

>> No.2654401

>>2653718
You just have shit taste if you cant tell the difference between western illustrators and chinks doing their childish crap all day long.

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2654655

lol

>> No.2654662

>>2653891
i don't give a fuck about cg-aesthetics
19th century is gone u fucking retard

>> No.2654672

>>2650665
learn how to speak English you degenerate

>> No.2654680

>>2650665
>people ITT complaining and nitpicking about Western VS Asian artists
And none of you are even 1% of what they are. Whine more

>> No.2654701

>>2654672
>>2654672
thank u western faggot
show me how to english please

>> No.2654704

>>2654701
I heard anki is pretty good.

>> No.2654721

>>2654704
鄙视

>> No.2654722

>>2654721
Rude

>> No.2655259

>>2650818
>tiny tiny sniper rifle
>awkward as fuck hands
>seriously what the fuck
>skinny little lanky legs
This is fucking terrible.

>> No.2655319

>>2654662
what the fuck do you even mean you dipshit
Im talking about the retarded crotch guard, a fucking handgun, terrible armor design, awkward pose, the weird handle on her left leg...
but seriously, the armor design fucking sucks

>> No.2655480

>>2655319
post your works pleb

>> No.2655483

>>2655319
are you a feminist?

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2655495

>>2655319
OVER 3000 LIKES U FUCKING WOT MATE?!

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2655516

>>2655259
B-but it was painted by Crab Mullins so it must be great! He's the best ever!

>> No.2655524

GESTURE BATTLE

>> No.2655563

>>2655483
no I'm a misogynist

>> No.2655591

>>2655319

I agree, but I can't stop looking at the painting. It's so nice to look at.

>> No.2655823

how do i become a chinamen

>> No.2655834

>>2655823
By swallowing enough Chinamen semen

>> No.2655905

>>2650745
Holy shit what kind of computer do you need to paint a that resolution?
The amount of detail is amazing.

>> No.2655907

Git Gud westerners.

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2655921

>>2655319
> the retarded crotch guard, a fucking handgun, terrible armor design, awkward pose, the weird handle on her left leg

ruan doesn't give a shit
live with it
pleb

>> No.2655933

>>2652156
>unsettling
That is the word i was looking for to express what i feel when i look at ruan paintings.
I'm not questioning the quality of his work but i find it very uncomfortable to look at.

>> No.2655934

le render every painting the same man

>> No.2656018

>>2655934
le bad man

>> No.2656037

>>2650665
Wtf even is that bg?

>> No.2656044

>>2656037
The eye of a monster.

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2656060

there are hairs

>> No.2656211

>It's another chinamen tier painting where they blast the fuck out of exposures and use pure white to highlight, pure black shadows and gimp the painting with a highlight/burn brush everywhere else
>It's another bland fantasy painting with skin tones that never look natural or appealing bashed up against other tones that muddy everything with a weak composition

You know how Chinese cheat on tests and steal everything else, like a piece of technology/hardware but don't know how to run and maintain it? That's pretty well represented in the art they produce too.

Just look for a great painter past or present, then compare some chinese painter and look for the low tier copy of technique but no mastery in applying it. Like a great highlight in hair from an old painting or lively skin tones, but then the chinese painting just has some washed out highlight brush + burnt exposure/white paint.

>> No.2656227

>>2656211
I'm sorry that you don't seeem to understand anything about color and light, buddy. He doesn't "paint with white", he merely uses a neutral, non-colored light source. Which is mainly done to give it a very naturalistic and real look, that then contrasts strongly with the subject matter itself, the vibrant hair color etc.

Also he has an exellent handling of exposure. It's a very common technique to either overexpose the light source or the shadows and then focus your detail and get the maximum value range in one of those areas, while keeping the other somewhat simplified. In this case, Ruan chose to slightly overexpose the light and keep a full value range in the shadows.

You should really know this basic stuff before you even attempt to criticize a painter of Ruanjia's calibre, otherwise you'll just embarass yourself like you just did.

>> No.2656244

>>2656211
But that's exactly what you're supposed to do and how it's been done for centuries. Study the masters, copy and steal their techniques, apply them to your own work. You're basically saying "Those chinese painters suck because they try to paint like the masters, but they aren't quite as good themselves!" Well, no shit they aren't, but guess what. Someone like Ruanjia is closer to the skill level of an actual master painter than you are to the skill level of Ruanjia.

>> No.2656254

>>2656060
Actually it looks like when you paint over a photo but forget some parts

>> No.2656842

>>2652033

How?
Teach us how to spot this?

>> No.2656930

>>2650702
truly gross, stretched low res textures and weird edges jesus christ it looks ok in thumbnail and on the card but i can't believe blizzard paid for this

>> No.2656941

>>2656930
>textures
How retarded can you get? You think it's a 3d render, because the bottom of the picture is blurred out?

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>>2656930
>stretched low res textures and weird edges
hahaha pleb

>> No.2657158

>>2657140
What dimensions do you have to draw in if you want to print out pieces that size?

>> No.2657171

>>2656941
Textures are not exclusively a 3d thing. That pic obviously was sketched small and then upscaled so he could add details. The original sketch does show under as being much lower res. I don't think it looks horrible though unless viewed at a large size.

>>2657140
Did he do a show? Why is his art printed out?

>>2657158
You usually want 150 to 300 dpi for printing

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>>2657158
3000X4000 300dpi

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>>2657171
yes

>> No.2657210

>>2657175
What's a 1600x1200 poster look like I wonder.

>> No.2657231

>>2657175
3000x4000 at 300dpi is only 10"x13.3". If you truly wanted 300 dpi then it would need to have more pixels.

>>2657210
Most printing doesn't need 300 dpi. You can get away with 150 and most people can't tell the difference; you need good paper and good printers to even get great printing. Also the 300dpi rule is mostly for things like images in books, so you are looking up close and inspecting the details. A poster is viewed farther away so doesn't need such a high dpi. You can be sure that billboards will just be blown up images and not an image that is genuinely hundreds of thousands of pixels wide.

As for how it a poster would look at various dpi's, there is a range. It may be somewhat pixelated in an extremely bad case. Normally it will look be in the range between looking fine but perhaps some details are slightly blurry or not that impressive up close, to a better one having very crisp and sharp details that look fantastic even upon close inspection.

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>>2657181
Jesus fuck

>> No.2657484

>>2650702
man this is the most retarded shit ive ever seen, draw at one size do not upscale shit holy fuck this looks so bad

>> No.2657637

>>2657484
cos you are retarded

>> No.2660198

>yfw

https://trojan-unicorn.com/main-event/knights/ruan-jia

>> No.2660205

>>2660198
>He now works at 343 Industries in Seattle, Washington, as a Senior Concept Designer developing the Halo Series
For fuck's sake how long do we have to wait until those pics get released? Will they ever be released? His only Halo stuff online is super old.

>> No.2660270

>>2657484
Who cares what it looks like high res when it's just gonna get scaled down in game.
Not the people who are paying him, that's for sure.

>> No.2660636

>>2660198
How come so many chinese people who have the means get the fuck out of China. Is it the smog?

>> No.2661226

>>2660636
Being rich in a communist country without getting in bed with the government is a great way to get yourself wrekt.