Wasatch Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 it needs to be bigger up front and smaller in the back, the angle of the grass is pretty steep.I know the perspective of the grass changes but it's not that steep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamSoda Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 it needs to be bigger up front and smaller in the back, the angle of the grass is pretty steep.I know the perspective of the grass changes but it's not that steep.maybe its just that logo, but it doesnt have the appearance that it is going back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 it needs to be bigger up front and smaller in the back, the angle of the grass is pretty steep.I know the perspective of the grass changes but it's not that steep.maybe its just that logo, but it doesnt have the appearance that it is going backI know, that's what I originally thought too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Wasatch: the most notable thing I can see that breaks the illusion in your picture is the scale. If those blades of grass are at best 2 inches long, Photoshop's ruler tool measures your whole logo as at best 7' across.I get the impression the logo is supposed to be much bigger than that in real life, which means you're losing the look a bit. You'll need a better starting image I'd say, with finer grass detail.To answer a question brought up very early on about how to dapple the paint a bit, the easiest way is to render some clouds on a layer mask:1. Group all your layers (except the grass) together2. With the group selected, click the add layer mask button at the bottom of the layers palette3. Press the D key to reset the default colours4. Choose Filter > Render > Clouds. Your logo will go all patchy; that's OK so long as no vital parts of the logo totally disappear. If they do, just keep pressing Cmd/Ctrl + F to rerun the filter until it looks good.5. With the layer mask still selected, choose Image > Adjust > Levels (or press Cmd/Ctrl + L). Make sure Preview is ticked, then drag the black point (the bottom left draggable gripper) to the right until the amount of patchiness is right.That makes a pretty noticeable difference to how authentic the logo looks (though by very definition it makes the logos look a bit more worn and less freshly painted). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Wasatch: the most notable thing I can see that breaks the illusion in your picture is the scale. If those blades of grass are at best 2 inches long, Photoshop's ruler tool measures your whole logo as at best 7' across.I get the impression the logo is supposed to be much bigger than that in real life, which means you're losing the look a bit. You'll need a better starting image I'd say, with finer grass detail.To answer a question brought up very early on about how to dapple the paint a bit, the easiest way is to render some clouds on a layer mask:1. Group all your layers (except the grass) together2. With the group selected, click the add layer mask button at the bottom of the layers palette3. Press the D key to reset the default colours4. Choose Filter > Render > Clouds. Your logo will go all patchy; that's OK so long as no vital parts of the logo totally disappear. If they do, just keep pressing Cmd/Ctrl + F to rerun the filter until it looks good.5. With the layer mask still selected, choose Image > Adjust > Levels (or press Cmd/Ctrl + L). Make sure Preview is ticked, then drag the black point (the bottom left draggable gripper) to the right until the amount of patchiness is right.That makes a pretty noticeable difference to how authentic the logo looks (though by very definition it makes the logos look a bit more worn and less freshly painted).I agree, that Mariners logo is supposed to be much large on that scale. I can't remember how big they displayed it in the Kingdome, but I know it was much larger. Anyhow, I'll look into your suggestions and post what I found. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 OUTSTANDING!!!One suggestion: Try to give the logo a slight "tilting angle", a "Skew", "perspective"... @Frenchie_TO Owner of the Rochester Americans of the MLH Owner of the Toronto Frenchies of the GCFHL6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Kit, that was an excellent suggestion you had! You're right, it gives the painted grass a much more faded look, which would be the case after so much wear and tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSUdraw Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Another good place for Video Program tutorials is tv.adobe.com. They have a whole series on After effects. I know I always find new tricks on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Kit, that was an excellent suggestion you had! You're right, it gives the painted grass a much more faded look, which would be the case after so much wear and tear.I'd say you've made it a little *too* patchy there, but you've clearly got the idea. I'd have pushed the black point so far that it introduces imperfections but not visible spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I'd say you've made it a little *too* patchy there, but you've clearly got the idea. I'd have pushed the black point so far that it introduces imperfections but not visible spots.Eh, no worries. If it were for a professional job I'd spend more time on it, but in this instance I'm ok with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epper Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I used the tut and did this up as a wallpaper for my iPhone: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Is this authentic enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Is this authentic enough?Aside from being an NBA logo on grass, I'd say that certainly fools the eye better than anything you've posted so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Is this authentic enough?Aside from being an NBA logo on grass, I'd say that certainly fools the eye better than anything you've posted so far And what would make it more realistic to the human eye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamSoda Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Is this authentic enough?Aside from being an NBA logo on grass, I'd say that certainly fools the eye better than anything you've posted so far And what would make it more realistic to the human eye? hardwood, hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 hardwood, hahaha I know, I should have used a baseball or football logo to appease you all on the board, but what can I say, I'm a Jazz fan at heart and I just wanted to use that as the example. Since you brought it up though, has there ever been a good hardwood template? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 It looks fairly authentic I'd say.Perhaps a good way to gauge how authentic it looks would be to try your 49ers endzone paint and compare it to a photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandMooreArt Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 not sure if its been mentioned yet, but if you just set your logo's layer blend mode to "soft light" you can get an effect thats very similar. not quite a realistic depending on color, but very close. GRAPHIC ARTIST BEHANCE / MEDIUM / DRIBBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyopokes2 Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I used the same concepts from this tutorial and applied it to concrete. I think it turned out pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I used the same concepts from this tutorial and applied it to concrete. I think it turned out pretty well.That is very nice.That would make a fantastic wallpaper.How about hardwood; same idea? | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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