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1. 11 Apr 2009 07:55

marg

I've spent ages trying to work out how an earlier artist [mfeex] managed to get the blue into their gothic picture 'tree' - has anyone got any ideas, or is this another early test background ?

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=717

2. 11 Apr 2009 07:58

marg

Whoops, sorry - that doesn't work.. if you go to 'Gallery', and then select Theme: Gothic, Order: Most Ratings, By: All - it's now on the bottom of page 4 .. and please tell me it's not just me that thinks that the background is blue !

3. 11 Apr 2009 08:01

marg

sorry, again.. it's now on the 2nd line of page 4 (I just realised that it was right next to one of mine, so gave it a quick 5 rating !)

4. 11 Apr 2009 08:44

Login

I can't find the pic you are talking about, marg, but I have noticed that likemee achieved a much more bluish hue, by placing the purple next to green:
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=10741

5. 11 Apr 2009 08:54

DMarcella

One of the pieces has blue in it, it looks like just like what you see in the drawing. It is one of the bottom right options.

6. 11 Apr 2009 08:54

Login

You have used purple in two places in your gothic horse. Notice how much more blue it is when surrounded by green:
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=35556

7. 11 Apr 2009 09:11

marg

Thanks, DMarcella and Login..

but I guess it's just me.. . I've been looking at that picture for months, and trying to replicate the blue.. but I honestly don't think it's a simple case of juxtaposition.. will keep trying, anyway !

8. 11 Apr 2009 10:02

kmkagle

Marg - I don't mean to be a butinski regarding your question about their being a "blue" in the Gothic. When I go into Gothic the flowers are a class of burgundy if you will, then elsewhere. for example, the lattice and one or two others are, I'd say, in the eggplant purple. Would you agree. I don't see anything in blue. I honestly never paid attention until I read your comment!

9. 11 Apr 2009 10:05

kmkagle

Correction:
Marg - I don't mean to be a butinski regarding your question about there being a "blue" in the Gothic. When I go into Gothic the flowers are a class of burgundy if you will, then elsewhere. for example, the lattice and one or two others are, I'd say, in the eggplant purple. Would you agree. I don't see anything in blue. I honestly never paid attention until I read your comment! I'm likely telling you something you already know?

10. 11 Apr 2009 10:15

marg

Thanks, KM.. but maybe it really is just me.. the only time I see this blue is on this picture when it's small (i.e. on page 4, gothic, most ratings)..not when I click on it.

The only thing that's reassuring me is that it's been about 3 or 4 months now, and it still looks blue to me !

11. 11 Apr 2009 11:17

Qsilv

marg - the difference in monitors (not to mention video cards inside the computer itself) is a HUGE issue.

Imagine standing in a store looking at a wall full of televisions all tuned to the same station... yet no two look exactly alike.

Soooo...
1st, try tinkering with the color controls for your monitor (make a note of your original settings)
2nd, go have a look on a different computer entirely (a friend's if for any odd reason you don't happen to live a life where they're utterly surrounding you...)

Now you've got a base of info to consider when trying to build your pix to a standard that's determinedly knocking on the door of your imagination.

; >

12. 11 Apr 2009 11:40

five

I am sure monitor settings make a difference.

Also, the black background is really a very dark blue (the one in animals tends toward dark brown or greys for me and is more matte) -- place the black lattice pieces on it and you will see this, because it tends to bring the blue out by comparison. For example, I had done this black cross on the bluish background:

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=31387

Also if you look from different angles, it can appear more or less bluish.


13. 11 Apr 2009 13:33

Luna

five, it's not just you. It looks very blue to me, too. The one above it (Something sinister) has a black background, and it is not the same.
If you click on it it looks darker.

14. 11 Apr 2009 14:44

matthew

The black background is actually blue... Your eye doesn't see it as blue, it sees it as black unless you put REAL black on it... Then your eye sees the difference...

15. 11 Apr 2009 15:22

Login

You're right, marg. In the smaller picture, the background definately looks blue ... and it changes when enlarged. There is another, similar gothic in mfeex's gallery, and the background in that one looks much darker. Both were created on the same day in July 08. It remains a mystery to me.
I understand the points that Qsilv and matthew are making but, in this case, there doesn't seem to be a logical explanation.

16. 11 Apr 2009 16:26

Luna

What Login said

17. 11 Apr 2009 18:12

five

Most of Something Sinister is the black lattice pieces placed the the very dark blue background (putting aside the greys), so yes, it does appears blacker. If you look closely, you can see that what is not covered in black lattice pieces in fact appears bluish.

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=31385

The eyes will play tricks, too, shifting the colors, and at times, the black lattice pieces can actually appear to be the blue, with the background appearing blacker.

The size of the pictures, thumbnail verses larger picture, can make a difference because the eye picks up the amount of color differently.

Not so much a mystery, as it is the relational nature of color.

18. 11 Apr 2009 18:44

marg

.. I'm really glad some of you can see what I mean - I shall continue to treasure it as an oddity !

19. 11 Apr 2009 21:40

matthew

...SEE...

... http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=36053

20. 12 Apr 2009 03:57

marg

well.. I've had a look back at the early days of the gallery, and it looks like all the early ones (up until about mid-July 2008) have the same emphasised blue background (more or less, depending on the foreground, but nontheless a much more obvious blue).

I might flick Rachel an email and see if she can confirm - or maybe just call me an idiot !