lecture 01 - image acquisition

**steve kim** · October 5th, 2007, 03:21 AM

http://stage6.divx.com/user/ciabchum...ge-acquisition

if you are not familiar with stage6, it's like a high res youtube. one caveat however is you need to install the divx web player.

for people with fast internet it should buffer and stream quickly. for those with slower internets (me included) you can choose to download it for offline viewing. it uses the divx codec.

if you choose to stream the video make sure to press the little button next to the volume bar to pop out a window to see it in full resolution (1280x800).

this video is a primer on working with scanned and photographed images.
there's a glitch where some of the photoshop ui elements are invisible, woops! and it's my first time doing this kind of thing so i'm a little nervous/rushed. hopefully the next lecture will be smoother.

since this video kind of sits outside of the original scope of the class, all i can hope is that some of you take the advice to heart. for those less technically savvy (looking at you phil!)... don't fret, just try to absorb the overall philosophy about working with visual media. there's a lot of my personal theories inbetween the technical gobblygook. some day it might prove helpful!

any questions about the content of the video should be posted here.

the next lecture will come shortly and will have actual drawing stuff. the video after that will be critiques of week 1 homework.

btw i've been very impressed by the fact that everyone (or nearly, you know who you are) have turned in week1's assignment and i hope week2 fares just as well!

cheers,
steve

**Aardvarkphil** · October 5th, 2007, 09:12 AM

Watched and understood. Just don't have any image manipulation software. Maybe, in time, when I get better at traditional media.

Don't like to spend too long on the computer working anyway. A previous job in the computer industry sucked away 10 years of my life.

**steve kim** · October 5th, 2007, 09:19 PM

cool.

one thing i forgot to mention on the scanning side of things is if you are getting bad results, it'll prolly do good to disable any 'automatic' anythings. like auto exposure, auto color, etc. disable any color correction etc. i've found that gives me the best results across a variety of scanners and their drivers.

**Jonas Heirwegh** · October 6th, 2007, 10:57 AM

Hey steve, how can I download the movie?
It worked yesterday but now its stays on connecting...

**steve kim** · October 6th, 2007, 04:36 PM

if you're still having trouble downloading it i suppose i can host the file.. e-mail me personally though so i know who to send the link to

**Barts** · October 7th, 2007, 01:13 PM

nice vid steve, heheh yeah i know about my picture being too gray it was scanned rather than taken by a camera and yeah i didnt realise it was going to be critiqued that way so yeah i just wanted to show my line work really with a half minute photoshop job but definitely something to look out for thanks mate.

**AlexC** · October 10th, 2007, 12:09 AM

not sure if this is the right place to ask this Steve, but
this week I am buying oil paints, so far my list stands at
"colors: titanium white, ivory black, cadmium red, cadmium yellow, sap green, manganese pthalo blue.
: burnt sienna, raw umber, cadmium yellow lemon, permanent yellow green, windsor & newton's alizarin crimson

palette knife
gesso
turpenoid or gamsol

glass pallet

brushes
small round synthetic(rounded tip)
liner(round, long brush)
filber(flat rounded edge, all purpose)
flat
"
I already have medium and a few brushes, anything else I should buy?
And when you paint, what is the process for cleaning brushes.
Thanks

**steve kim** · October 10th, 2007, 02:18 AM

Originally Posted by AlexC

not sure if this is the right place to ask this Steve, but
this week I am buying oil paints, so far my list stands at
"colors: titanium white, ivory black, cadmium red, cadmium yellow, sap green, manganese pthalo blue.
: burnt sienna, raw umber, cadmium yellow lemon, permanent yellow green, windsor & newton's alizarin crimson

palette knife
gesso
turpenoid or gamsol

glass pallet

brushes
small round synthetic(rounded tip)
liner(round, long brush)
filber(flat rounded edge, all purpose)
flat
"
I already have medium and a few brushes, anything else I should buy?
And when you paint, what is the process for cleaning brushes.
Thanks

fricking frick i just lost like an entire essay worth of reply...

when i get a chance i'll reply again. i'll probably make a seperate thread for it so the info isn't lost in this thread.

**Aardvarkphil** · October 10th, 2007, 02:19 AM

alexc check out seedlings thread http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=98647

**steve kim** · October 10th, 2007, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by Aardvarkphil

alexc check out seedlings thread http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=98647

some good info there but proceed with caution. everyone (including me hehe) thinks they got the low down and everyone is usually misinformed.

**AlexC** · October 10th, 2007, 04:43 AM

Originally Posted by stevekim

fricking frick i just lost like an entire essay worth of reply...

when i get a chance i'll reply again. i'll probably make a seperate thread for it so the info isn't lost in this thread.

ah, damn

hate it when that happens, also what surfaces would you recommend for a beginner( taking in cost's/value and quality), that will satisfy me for the time being.