Monday, January 5, 2009

If they only had Photoshop

What artists do you think would have embraced digital technology and why?
René Magritte, a famous surrealist, I think would have loved Photoshop. Here is an example called "The Blank Check"

Who do you think would have loved to have gone digital?

3 comments:

  1. Escher! He pushed both 2D and 3D imagery in the 2D format - I can't even imagine what he would have done in the digital world.

    Terry Brosseau
    SUCO '04
    www.DrawingOnNature.com

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  2. I would think that Michelangelo would make some use of running a cloth simulation. He used to draw a nude study first and then draw the cloth over it so he knew how the cloth would rest on the body. I imagine something like NCloth would really have sped things up.

    Benjamin Barnard
    SUCO'04
    www.benjaminbarnard.com

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  3. Its Ben and Terry! Yay! Well I think sculptors (Rodin, Michelangelo, etc.) would have had themselves a grand old time with Zbrush. Imagine how much easier they could have practiced in digital instead of having to buy and cart in a giant piece of rock whenever they wanted to doodle. I also estimate just one human-sized piece of stone would cost more than the equivilant of a copy of Zbrush.

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