Paperclip's pile <*))><

[paperclip]

What, no crits? :eek:

[HerrKatt]

Beautiful painting. I'm a Zorn-fan :)
Keep up da good work!

[paperclip]

I love Zorn too, isn't his stuff great? So vital!

Today's DSG 'Late Night', 20 mins.

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/1769/latenight3us.jpg

[paperclip]

For a bit of craic:

(still haven't found a proper ref for the nose)
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/70/ladybug2copy4fd.jpg

[Squibbit]

is okay with no nose

then the extra roundness on the head on the left side of the pic could be
because of her cold

u know without nose there would be no way for the snot to go so
it would seep out thru the skull


.

[paperclip]

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/1589/white7kp.jpgFor the DSG- 30 mins

[paperclip]

Ok, something new to shake off old feathers and breathe in new fresh air. :D

Crits, of course, much welcome. Still a long way from the end.
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/6372/mashicopy9is.jpg

[paperclip]

I think I messed it up a bit. Crits?

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/mashi2y-1.jpg

[Dianae]

I really love the last one! I think that a yellowish backlighting would work very well here :) Well done!

[Llynna]

hey hon :) i reall love what you have done with the colors s far, but its really time to focus on your values, its all a pile of middle value colors so the whole painting is not really bopping out (you know what i mean).

just try to push it further or if you are not satisfied, just start over and do another one with the same time just a different approach.

[Polydrawer]

some very nice looking works you have in this threath. i really like your work

[paperclip]

Dianae: thank you. :)

Britta, mein lieblings:I agree with you there, decided to scrap this work altogether and start something new....

Raven: Thanks very much. :love:

I'm thinking about light a lot these days...so I made this:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/buglet-6.jpg

If you have any comments about lighting (apart from the legs), let me know. I still need to put a cast shadow under him though.

[Art2]

I like your bug :D

Maybe some harder highlights (white) on it's back to give it more shinyness and hardness.
I some times draw arrows to remind me where the light is comming from.
And erm, I suck at lighting.

[paperclip]

Here's something I'm working on....just for a bit of practice really. Crits welcome as usual.


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/dasgrunmanncopy-1.jpg

[paperclip]

Ok, well, latest update.http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/dasgrunmanncopy-3.jpg

[paperclip]

Gotta totally redo the arms:


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/greenman-2.jpg

[eilidh]

I really like this profile. Very nice rendering on the face/beard, too. I don't think his left arm needs repositioning, besides, the hand looks very expressive!

Overall nice work you've got here. I like that touch of humour you put in almost all your pictures. Keep it up!

[Art2]

Nice Theresa! Great rendering of the face. And it's so funny!
He reminds me of a leprechaun.

[paperclip]

Eilidh (very nice irish name btw!) : Thanks! I'm trying to build up a bit of a portfolio for children's books now....hopefully this piece will eventually be good enough to put into it. Watch this space!


Marly baby: You have NO IDEA how many people have said he looks like a leprechaun! Oh well- I guess that might go down well with the art directors in ireland?? (Or maybe they have leprechaun overload? Let's hope not!)

Does anyone know whether a digital art portfolio should be printed out and sent to art directors, or should you put it on a CD or send them your webpage or....?

[paperclip]

Roughed out the general shape of another hand- I'm going to use ref for the two hands from here on in! I still need to learn a lot about hands....they're tough to do!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/greenman-3.jpg

[paperclip]

Gave the gorilla more of an indignant look and cute flowers in his hair :D


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/greenman-4.jpg

[eilidh]

Ah -- I was about to suggest that you should adjust the hand holding the lipstick, since it looked like he was about to put it on himself, but you fixed this already. Nice look on the gorilla! ;)

About the name... I was told it was a gaelic variant of my name, and I was using it at a time (2000) when I was fascinated with all things celtic. I sort of stuck with it, but still I think it's funny to see all the possible ways in which people can mistype it. :D

[paperclip]

You're right, it is. It's the irish for 'helen' and is actually a rather common name here. (Pronounced Eli or Ally). One of my best friends growing up was called Eilidh ni Gallachoir...


:D

[eilidh]

I see! I thought it was pronounced more like aylee, but it seems I was wrong all these years. *laughs*

[paperclip]

There's not a HUGE difference and the irish accent varies quite widely across the country. (Oftentimes someone from Donegal won't understand someone from Dublin or Cork and vice versa) so chances are one of the regional accents pronounces it 'Aylee'. :D

[paperclip]

Bit of an update:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/gorillasinthemist-2.jpg

[eilidh]

I really like this picture, and how it's coming along, but -- you changed that hand! A pity, I thought it was very expressive the way the fingers were stretched. :)

[paperclip]

Hmm! It's hard to find a pose for that hand, the outstretched fingers seemed a bit too frantic and sort of took away from the rest of the picture- I don't want the focus to be on THAT hand. Maybe I'll put something into it-- possibly some more makeup? Suggestions welcomed!

[eilidh]

I think you could give the picture some more space on the left. That would put the gorilla more in focus.

[paperclip]

Oooh, good idea! I'm trying it out as we speak and it's turning out well. Thanks!

[paperclip]

Here's an update!http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/gorillasinthemist-4.jpg

[frostblade]

Nice change :)

If you don't mind, I have a suggestion about changing the mascara brush to a lip gloss brush (http://www.cosmetictimes.us/productsmallimages%5C04497951102.jpg)... because her eyes look done and he looks like he's thinking about "do i need to touch her up more" with the level of the hand is near the mouth so it still makes sense to me...and some make up artists tend to do the lips last.

But this minor detail change is not needed as your picture still works very well.

Keep up the good work. (http://www.cosmetictimes.us/productsmallimages%5C04497951102.jpg)

[eilidh]

it breathes more now; much nicer!

Perhaps the gorilla's shoulder is too high/forward. A little tweaking would be a thought.

Also, you could make him look even more disgruntled! Try furrowing his eyebrows some more. :)

[Dianae]

Wow, just crazy good work :D Very funny and well painted, I love the way you've added some extra space, it's much better!

[lulaassassina]

Ah!, paperclip!


You have really some nice ideas. I like your violence, lol! You should get more of that, you're sarcasm is addictive, like the happy birthday thing.

:)
luv

[paperclip]

I'm working on this for a commission:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/americangothic-4.jpg

I still have the gorilla going in the background!

Edit: I suck at doing buildings.

[paperclip]

The latest gorilla:


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/gorillasinthemist-7.jpg

[EdP-Art]

Hi Theresa

Lepracauns, lipstick and lime green farmers? Some lovely work here. This is my first vist to the WIP forums and it is no surprise that your thread is one of the hot ones.

Lime Green farmers- if you blur the buildings they will seem more in the background and out of focus. I think you could soften the outline of the A shaped roof, it seems a bit too defined for somethng that's in the backgroung.
Who commissioned green farmers or is it your patriotic colour sense coming out?

Gorilla- love it. The 'lipstick' looks more like a surgical instrument, could you add a bit of red to its tip or blue if its eyeliner.

*Ed

[beaux]

Heya clippy!
Long time no seee. Nice work! You're are most definitely improving. I see a lot of improvement.
My only crit is that you need to work less on details and more on the big picture. Get rid of all your small brushes. The very best thing I think you could do right now is stop digital painting, get an oil set and 3, 2" wide bristle brushes, and paint faces. Cause you're getting the hang of the details, but that's secondary to strong composition and values. Ok, sorry, *steps off soap box*. Shutting up-
Good work though. Great, I see so much improvement. In the areas where you're focusing, you're getting great detail and color and shape.
Cheers - b

[paperclip]

Ed: the buildings are still nowhere near done. In fact I have barely touched them. That's next. The commission is for a short film- these are green baby stealing creatures. That's what they wanted. Me, I just do what they say. :p

Bryan: Thanks for your comment, it was really encouraging! I've had a lot of crits before that I never could finish paintings, so I wanted to finish a few, with detailing and everything. I keep meaning to start oil painting, but it's such a different medium and, well, I'm a bit scared. :D
3'' wide? That seems rather huge. For a giant canvas you mean? Bear in mind I'm a student with no money. :D
I agree with you about the composition and strong values- that's one of my (many) weak spots and one I need to work on in the coming years. Thanks for the push though.

Nearly forgot the update, didn't I? I didn't change much, just the arm and hand on the hip of the guy- does it look wrong? I took a ref picture but it still looks off. What do you think?

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/gorillasinthemist-9.jpg

[eishiya]

I think both of his hands are a little small. I think there might indeed be a problem with the hip-hand, I think the angle is wrong. The palm should be facing us a little more, perhaps? It really depends on where you place your reference hand. The further from the front it is, the more outward the palm. In this guy's case, the palm should be pretty much facing us.

[paperclip]

Better?

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/gorillasinthemist-10.jpg

[eishiya]

The shading makes the hand fit in more, but the main problem isn't fixed, I think. The position is still unnatural. Unless he's got a belt under that shirt and has his thumb tucket in it through the fabric, his hand would just clip in that position.

[walrus]

Theresa -

This is looking really nice. I love the concept, as bizarre as it is.

The man's hand's are looking a bit small to me. What do i know, I always draw large hands, but in real life, a person can generally cover his entire face with his outstretched hand (try it on your own face!) and it doesn't look like this guy could.

Secondly, I have to say I liked the older gorilla face better. This one looks angry, while the earlier one had a lot of undertones of "Oh, the indignity!" that this lacks. Also, the earlier face felt like it had more planes and curves that the light was hitting, while this doesn't look as 3D yet. For example, the lips and the nose just don't feel like they're catching the light just yet the way the old ones did.

Anyhow, hope any of this helps. Good luck with it!

-mike

[beaux]

Bryan: Thanks for your comment, it was really encouraging!
Hey Teresa,
Great job. You are really improving.
I've had a lot of crits before that I never could finish paintings, so I wanted to finish a few, with detailing and everything.
One of my buddies in the program here has a great phrase: "You can't polish a terd." The point being that if the initial concept and execution isn't well thought out, all the fine detailing in the world will never produce a good painting.
It's still a good plan though, in my personal opinion, to take one or two paintings and try and finish them completely. If you'll permit a personal indulgence, the best paintings experience I've ever had was my work on Pinata, which, if interested, you can see on my website. It's not really my strongest piece and I plan on getting rid of it soon. But the reason why I say it was my best experience was because I refused to stop until I got it right. I reworked the composition, the shapes, the colors, the values, the details, the brush types, the textures...everything. I spent well over 250 hrs. in my free time on that one student concept piece for a film that was never even used. The only person who benefited from it was me, and everyone I've done work for since in all the learning I spent. So, I dunno, I guess I'm just blabbering, but I would say that if you're going to "Finish" a piece, really finish that piece. Don't think that just because there's little dots of white in the eye that you're done. It's not done until there's nothing else you can think of that would make that piece bettter.
I keep meaning to start oil painting, but it's such a different medium and, well, I'm a bit scared.
3'' wide? That seems rather huge. For a giant canvas you mean?
Nope, for a 6x8 canvas or so. Even a bigger brush, if you're smart. Seriously, the best painters in the world will all tell you to use as big a brush as you can possibly manage. I was very skeptical when I first started hearing that too, but now, I think I need to take my own medicine and not use small brushes at all. The only time I use them anymore is when I am trying to get a texture from a lot of brush strokes, and it's really a waste of time anyway. There's such better textures out there to be used.
Bear in mind I'm a student with no money.
What do you take me for?
I agree with you about the composition and strong values- that's one of my (many) weak spots and one I need to work on in the coming years. Thanks for the push though.

Me too. Everything I've said here I need to apply equally as hard as myself. I'm trying to paint harder and more consistently every day, and this coming year I plan to abandon digital art as much as allows and go fully into oil in order to teach myself to plan before I paint and think before I stroke.

Best of luck. If you keep improving at the rate you already are, you will no doubt be an admirable painter someday. Keep it up - b

[beaux]

p.s. I must say that your colors have vastly improved, you're developing a good sense of relationship. And the edges in your paintings too have become much much stronger. Keep it up - b

[paperclip]

One of my buddies in the program here has a great phrase: "You can't polish a turd."

That's a great quote and so true.

my work on Pinata I love that piece. The stylisation is fantastic.

Nope, for a 6x8 canvas or so. Even a bigger brush, if you're smart. Seriously, the best painters in the world will all tell you to use as big a brush as you can possibly manage.
How can you get the smaller areas with different values that way? I guess I'll just experiment and see....



What do you take me for?
Er...this?
http://www.geb57.dial.pipex.com/dandy.jpg
This might sound like an awful excuse, but I have a tiny room and not a whole lot of room for hundreds of practice canvas...what will I do about that? Plus, is there any way you could show how to do that painting with a huge brush?
But you've piqued my curiosity and I'll give it a go!



Best of luck. If you keep improving at the rate you already are, you will no doubt be an admirable painter someday. Keep it up - b


Thanks, bryan :)

[beaux]

How'd you get that picture of me? Stalker!

here's painting by Richard Schmid (the colors are horribly off the original) where he paints with a 2" to 3" the whole time, at the end using a 1" brush. He uses all flats, meaning that he can angle them to get smaller and larger shapes.

http://www.beauxpaint.com/forums/12am317.jpg

for other examples, look at Sargent and Sorolla. Both of them never went to a small brush until the very end.

About not having much room, you just paint over old canvas. I keep about 15 pieces of canvas, and just paint over the dry stuff. It's not really that space consuming. Are you going to school yet? Do you have studio space anywhere? I get a desk at school where I keep everything. It's not much, but it works. I'm sure you'll find a way.

Best of luck - b

[paperclip]

I used to go to art college in Dublin, but left as it was an awful school. :( I felt so unmotivated there, it was insane. I actually feel much more motivated doing my own thing with CGtalk here to spur me on. In NCAD, they just had people tying together twigs with beads....I learned next to nothing and the tutors were discouraging life drawing!!
Anyway.

Does it matter how cheap the canvas/paint/ brushes are for practicing on?

[beaux]

well, I'm glad you left it was slowing you down. Just some thoughts on being a self-taught artist: it should be very doable. There's lots of famous people who've done it, and learned more from it in the process. Just make sure you're not only looking for info here, also read good books by/about Andrew Loomis, Richard Schmid, Howard Sanden, Charles Van Dyck (my personal favorite artist right now), Don Seegmiller and others. go to conferences, find jobs, everything:) There's lots of good painters on here, but also lots of beginners (like me).

Howard Sanden's advice for beginning oil painters looking to purchase materials is to buy high quality paint (I recommend Grahme, as it has always done well) and to buy cheap canvas. Paint should be high-quality because you need to learn to mix colors properly, and not unlearn it later. Canvas should be cheap because you don't want to care about whether or not what you're doing sucks. Put that paint down! Then just get some medium to high quality jesso and, once your sucky oil painting is done, jesso over the top of it, let it dry for a couple of hours, and go again.

There was a day when I was painting then that all of sudden I could feel the oil on the tip of my brush and the way it was hitting the canvas, and I was like, "hey, enough of this cheap canvas crap. Lets get down to business!" When that happened, I started purchasing real canvas.

hope that helps - b

[paperclip]

Bit of an update for this one:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/americangothic-10.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/americangothic-11.jpg


...or with glow?
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/americangothiccopy-2.jpg

[paperclip]

Speedie:


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/house-2.jpg

[kefka]

Hi Theresa, that last image is very cool. The mood is great (maybe its because of the colors). I don't really know why, but it is special in some way! Keep going!

[paperclip]

speedy2, 30 min
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/house2-1.jpg

Speedy4

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/house2-4.jpg

[paperclip]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/forest-3.jpg


The face is so off- try and ignore it if you can!

[paperclip]

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/5109/gorillasinthemistoq2.jpg
The gorilla is back!...now with tackier lipstick. :p

[Vitreous]

Thers' some really strong work in here paperclip, keep them coming!

[paperclip]

Be honest: Do you think I can say it's done now? I'm getting kinda sick of it now. :D

[Iridyse]

Aww I love the gorilla! How adorable :D

[EdP-Art]

The gorilla is good to go. It looks well now and the hand is sorted out nicely too.

I like your speedies, nice work.

*Ed

[beaux]

your color has made giant leaps. Great work clippy.

[Shadowbrooke]

For me, the expression on the gorilla's face is priceless!! And the flowers and lipstick on it just look hilarious! :thumbsup:

[paperclip]

A couple I did today for the DSG:

'crime scene':
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4017/crimescenepd3.jpg



and 'pilot'

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3742/pilotus4.jpg

[paperclip]

A couple more speedies:

I've been sick for the past couple of weeks, so haven't done much.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/strangemood-1.jpg
and
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/dreamweaver-2.jpg

[Squibbit]

told u not to get sick

wowz dat longman pic looks great


.

[paperclip]

Thanks, Panu. :love: You know I love ya!

[EdP-Art]

Hi Theresa

I love the background of the sad girl. How did you do it?

The mother in law- which is the mother in law the woman on the ground or the thing with the legs? Either way I'm not sure i want to meet her.

*Ed

[Digitalpaint]

Hi Theresa, good to hear that you've recovered. Love your mother in law painting: it's so moody :D

[jeromoo]

There's your pile! I usually don't visit WIP sections due to time constraint, but because I'm at home now relaxing and waiting to leave for Singapore to work at my new job, I've all the time in the world! :D Ok, back to your little pile that spans 22 pages thus far!

That pink guy with long limbs and crouching towards the small human looks so eerie. Why didn't the lady run away? Wait, was that thing actually her husband?!! :)

I can see that you have been exploring many things here. You know, your characters faces have that unique style. They remind me of stop motion puppets and the like that I like. Your tourist series has that Monster House character style especially the blond boy with red and white striped shirt.

Its good to see you being so determined to become better. I have alot of fun reading this thread. Quite funny! :D

[Cris-Palomino]

Updates! We need updates! Must have!


::: i been gud :::


::: pweeze :::

- C

[NR43]

Updates! We need updates! Must have!

totally agree!

Stumbled onto this thread and now that I've gone through it, I don't want it to end... :D

[paperclip]

Ahh, the resurrection of the pile!
I'm sorry I've been so lax lately, I'm really busy with my new course (pharmacy) and haven't had much time for painting, but the christmas holidays aren't far off!

Thanks for the love. :D

[paperclip]

First off, this was done very quickly, to a one-hour deadline, so it's not the best quality!! I did this for our college newspaper (Trinity News, http://www.trinitynews.ie/) and they want me to do more! It's been ages since I've had time for art, but now since I've finished a few classes, I have more time and so the wacom comes out once again...

Just so you know, the illustration was a comment on the fact that Hegarty (the provost of the college) asked for a huge pay raise, which was looked upon very sceptically by the college community. The Al pacino thing is because of this. (http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news.php?headerID=476&vs_date=2006-11-1)

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/9703/provostve3.jpg

[paperclip]

I'm going to be working on this this week:
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t151/paperclippy/march27copy-1.jpg

It doesn't seem to look as vibrant on the internet though...hmm!

[NR43]

It just needs a bit more contrast and little more saturation maybe...
why not move a few sliders here and there? might work out really well and it would save you a lot of time

[paperclip]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t151/paperclippy/march27copy-2.jpg
dump
tried hue/sat/contrast


EDIT:
Now that I look at it, this version seems a bit too garish. I'm going to go for a more inbetweeny look.

[NR43]

ok maybe this was a bit too much of the good stuff but I think this lil experiment was definitely worth the effort :)

Have you got a particular idea concerning the background?
It doesn't seem to fit in too well now.

anyway,
looking forward to see your inbetween version

[paperclip]

NR43..I like your sig...it's so true. :)

I finally, finally got some time off college/work/labs/study and I started working on this piece. I'm not sure where to go from here, I guess it needs a lot of tightening up, but is there anything else I could do to make it look a bit more atmosphere-y?

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/tree.jpg

[paperclip]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/treecopy-1.jpg
Tightened up the tree somewhat....better? Or does it look better if it's a little bit looser?


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/treecopy-2.jpg

[Art2]

That is looking lovely! Love the clouds too.

[paperclip]

Thanks, Marlon! What have you been up to lately??
I think this is nearly finished-- a few more touchups and I'll submit it to the gallery, what do you think?

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/treecopy-3.jpg

[EdP-Art]

Hi Paperclip

This is a very nice peice. Your technique has developed a lot since you did Journey Begins.

*Ed P

[Squibbit]

nice pic therry-oh

[paperclip]

I call this one 'Bigfoot'. See if you can figure out why. :D

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/trees-4.jpg

[Penguinus]

I see a big footprint :O

[paperclip]

That's right. :D You get the mystery prize!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/2609377508_ffac31c4b7.jpg

[paperclip]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/dreamweaver-2-1.jpg

This one's called 'Dreamweaver'. I'd really appreciate crits on this one since I'm kind of thinking of putting it into the gallery. It feels almost finished to me....

[paperclip]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/monkeygirl2-1.jpg

I'm debating whether or not to put this one into the gallery...

[paperclip]

'Nother speedie. 20 mins...

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/sweetpiles-1.jpg

[paperclip]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/babydragon.jpg

'Dragonfishing'
30 mins

[paperclip]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/afric.jpg

I call this one 'Medusa'- look at the hat!

[paperclip]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/clippy06/noescape.jpg

Such a horrifying dream last night.

[Lemog]

I don't know how exactly was your feeling, when your nights are full of this sort of dream...
effectively... it's very strange... or is it your imagination wich was too fertile ? imagination wich can't never stop ?
Your dream are always in colors ? or is it only your artistic interpretation ?

Sometimes, what you eat could change a lot dream's theme ? any changement in your alimentation ? :scream: or new drinks ?

In my case, I can't remember me my dreams usually... or only during holidays... big change in this case... foods, good times, sleep more, less stress... then, more place to dream... to remember them... my nights are too shorts to have enough time actually !

but maybe in your case it's simply the envy to create more and always more... unconscienly, your brain is always in searching mode... how and what to draw ? a little bit as octopussy's arms of the art, whose want to catch you for an creative eternity ?

what do you think my dear little monster ? :wise:

[Lemog]

Oups... I've forgotten something also very important... this drawing is again very beautiful... with something very interesting behind ! :thumbsup:

[paperclip]

The colors look so different on this computer- too garish. :cry: How can I make sure that my laptop's colours are what they should be? Maybe I should try and find some sort of calibrationg programme...?


Laurent::
I'm not sure. Lately, I've had less work to do than last year. (Last year was very stressful) No time for fun! But now I can relax.... maybe this is what happens? I dream more, but they reflect the scary times I have just come out of?

I eat a fair bit of cheese as well...:)

Je ne suis pas sûr. Ces derniers temps, j'ai eu moins de travail à faire que l'année dernière. L'année dernière a été très stressant. Pas le temps pour le fun! Mais aujourd'hui, je peux me détendre. Venez les rêves peut-être de cela?!? Hmm... Je n'ai plus de rêves, mais ils reflètent la peur fois que je viens de sortir? Je mange beaucoup de fromage aussi. :)

[SmallPoly]

Hi Paperclip,

If you're using Photoshop, then you probably have a copy of Adobe Gamma Control already installed. You can use its wizard to calibrate your laptop screen. You can also buy devices that will do it for you and more accurately, though I believe they typically cost a couple hundred dollars.

You can also check your callibration with these sites:

http://www.photofriday.com/calibrate.php
http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/Calibration/monitor_black.htm

And learn more here:
http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/monitor_calibration.htm

[paperclip]

Michael::

Thanks for that! I went through the steps and it would appear my monitor is calibrated correctly according to those sites- but whenever I see my work on a different computer, it looks far more garish (particularly that last one :argh::eek: ), so I'm not sure what it is. Maybe it's integral to my laptop screen? I really should get a desktop computer....should start saving up...

[Lemog]

But now I can relax.... maybe this is what happens? I dream more, but they reflect the scary times I have just come out of ?
That seem to be the same thing than me... less pressure... less stress... and we dream...


About calibrate... I use something very simple wich give much good results in my case...

between my work and at home... I used 7 PCS... (3 different laptop, and all differents screens)...
I calibrate manually in photoshop, with this file I've made... it's simple... and you must see perfectly all the differences between each value... and to see in the same time very well values of 10% - 90% - 100%
and finally, that give much good results, as I do usually many images for printing...

http://www.lemog.fr/mire_quadri.zip

If that can help... :cool:

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