What does 2,000 hours of Photoshopping get you?

[bokep]

So this dude dedicated almost a year of his life making this pic... coulda just used a camera ;)
Regardless, it's pretty awesome

http://www.bertmonroy.com/fineart/images/Damen.jpg
Damen
This is my latest and most ambitious digital painting of a Chicago scene unveiled at Photoshop World in Miami on March 22, 2006.
It is a panorama of the Damen Station on the Blue Line of the Chicago Transit Authority.
Adobe Illustrator was used for generating the majority of the basic shapes as well as all the buildings in the Chicago skyline.
The rest was created in Photoshop.
" The image size is 40 inches by 120 inches.
" The flattened file weighs in at 1.7 Gigabytes.
" It took eleven months (close to 2,000 hours) to create.
" The painting is comprised of close to fifty individual Photoshop files.
" Taking a cumulative total of all the files, the overall image contains over 15,000 layers.
" Over 500 alpha channels were used for various effects.
" Over 250,000 paths make up the multitude of shapes throughout the scene.

http://www.bertmonroy.com/fineart/images/Damen1.jpg
Close-up 1:
The front face of the train was created in its own file. The reflections in the windows were added once the train was placed in position within the overall image.
The side of the train car was created in a separate file. Duplicating that file made it easy to add additional cars.
The duplicates required changing the reflections in the windows, the accumulated grime and the car numbers to make each car appear different.

http://www.bertmonroy.com/fineart/images/Damen2.jpg
Close-up 2:
Symbols, text and logos were created in Adobe Illustrator.

http://www.bertmonroy.com/fineart/images/Damen3.jpg
Close-up 3:
The grime was created with Spatter brushes, available within the Photoshop brushes palette, which were modified to randomize the effect.
The rust was created with the same Spatter brushes but with Color Dynamics applied. The rust was in a separate layer that was also given a layer style of Inner Shadow to add the dimensional effect of the rust appearing under peeled paint.

Source: http://www.bertmonroy.com/fineart/text/fineart_damen.htm

[quikkid]

A camera would never get you that much detail on a part of the scene so far back. I bet even the buildings in the very back still have quite a bit of detail.

[x86asm]

VERY impressive.

[wesleyw]

Thats awesome! I wonder how we can get the original master file :cheesygri

[cluless]

Wow!! definitely very impressive! :D

[Rehan]

It took eleven months (close to 2,000 hours) to create.He may be good with Photoshop, but he's not very good with math. 2,000 hrs is way less than 11 months! :|
;)

That pic's probably going to end up in a computer museum somewhere. Amazing detail.

[CSR]

What if he just photoshoped a photo?

[prynce_qt]

doesn't mean he worked on it 24/7.

He may be good with Photoshop, but he's not very good with math. 2,000 hrs is way less than 11 months! :|
;)

That pic's probably going to end up in a computer museum somewhere. Amazing detail.

[7jaii]

Super impressive dude. Could never figure out Photoshop

[gaurav_fhs]

You stole that of rage3d.com forums eh? :twisted:

[aZn_Popcorn]

extravagant! keep up the good work

[napasah]

It is very impressive, but I'm not sure it's worth 2000 hours of someone's life. That said, if this is his "life's work" or the "masterpiece of his life", at least it is good. He even got to add his own name :)

[Hellfire]

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[seshwan]

He may be good with Photoshop, but he's not very good with math. 2,000 hrs is way less than 11 months! :|
;)

That pic's probably going to end up in a computer museum somewhere. Amazing detail.

2080 hours in a work year. You're right that someone's math is off though :-0

[Rehan]

doesn't mean he worked on it 24/7. Oui, je sais. I was making a funny (or at least trying to...).

[hugh_da_man]

He makes some pretty nice stuff but it's very expensive for prints.

[PlayerOne]

So this dude dedicated almost a year of his life making this pic... coulda just used a camera

A camera would never get you that much detail on a part of the scene so far back. I bet even the buildings in the very back still have quite a bit of detail.

you're right, but:

The painting is comprised of close to fifty individual Photoshop files.

so if you combine a truck load of pics from a digi camera, you'd get a lot of details too

[PlayerOne]

oh, but yes, i do agree that it is VERY impressive

[G.H.]

This is where it impressed me:

• The flattened file weighs in at 1.7 Gigabytes.

[pandaharo]

Is this what you have to do to earn a free copy of photoshop these days?

[UrbanPoet]

pfftt... Someone obviously photochopped that!

[spol]

so photochopped,

[Thundercloud]

Is it supposed to be realistic? Because I could tell the picture was artificial immediately. The ugly colour on the orange bricks tipped me off.

[gordholio]

He may be good with Photoshop, but he's not very good with math. 2,000 hrs is way less than 11 months! :|
;)

That pic's probably going to end up in a computer museum somewhere. Amazing detail.
2,000 hours/365 equals about 5 1/2 hours/day.
Obviously, a lot of painstaking work was put into this creation. Well done.

[cmge]

thats siiick.... very impressive nonetheless

[nfnx]

i wonder how much he gets paid for this??

the picture is stunning... imagine how long it would take to open that file!

[CHINAdeals]

it looks 'okay'


































lol nah..this is awesome.that is DEDICATION...

[Irb]

Honestly I think it looks pretty crappy for 2000 hours invested. I've seen some great photoshoppers around and I'm quite sure if they were as dedicated they could create something much better. My opinion.

[nfnx]

2000 hours is not that much time for a photo that big. esp with all the layers and loading / rendering time

[ShadowVlican]

amazing :-0

[PlayerOne]

Is it supposed to be realistic? Because I could tell the picture was artificial immediately. The ugly colour on the orange bricks tipped me off.

WOW, you're really smart man!!! I wish I could be like you!!! so smart!!!

seriously, why do people always pop into convo(or threads) these days and put in a comment that puts down someone's work/hobby/likes, does it really make you feel all that smart?

no one said it looks realistic, i'm sure half the people that visited this thread knew it wasn't real at first sight of the pic, but it's the amount of details that the photoshop-er has put in that makes it impressive

keep these comments to yourself man, it doesn't make you look any smarter

Honestly I think it looks pretty crappy for 2000 hours invested. I've seen some great photoshoppers around and I'm quite sure if they were as dedicated they could create something much better. My opinion.

there's always someone that's better than someone, unless they are truely the best in the world...so basically for anyone to be complimented, that person would have to be the best in the world then? well someone must have had a pretty crappy childhood

[FastFokker]

People trashing it are just ignorant, jealous or have no comprehension of art.

Yes a photo would do it, but why do paintings have such an appreciation and value? Ponder that, and relate your conclusion to this art as well.

It's amazing.

[Irb]

there's always someone that's better than someone, unless they are truely the best in the world...so basically for anyone to be complimented, that person would have to be the best in the world then? well someone must have had a pretty crappy childhood
I'm not saying this guy isn't any good. I'm just saying that from 2000 hours it doesn't look that impressive to me.

[FastFokker]

I'm not saying this guy isn't any good. I'm just saying that from 2000 hours it doesn't look that impressive to me.The actual file is *MUCH* larger.. this is just a small thumbnail of it.

I think it's absolutely amazing. The guy is a true digital artist.

[Irb]

The actual file is *MUCH* larger.. this is just a small thumbnail of it.

I think it's absolutely amazing. The guy is a true digital artist.
Yeah I read that part. The size is quite astonishing.

[bokep]

i was kidding about using the camera part ;)
but yeah, it's very impressive. look at the amount of detail spent on one little section (face of the train, for example) of the overall picture.
i wonder how he keeps himself motivated for 11 months working on one picture...

[FastFokker]

Same way producers/editors keep motivated working on a single documentary/movie for years...

[PlayerOne]

Same way producers/editors keep motivated working on a single documentary/movie for years...

I'm just waiting for the comment:

"ya, but why watch a movie when you can sit on the street and watch people, that's much more realistic"

[FastFokker]

I'm just waiting for the comment:

"ya, but why watch a movie when you can sit on the street and watch people, that's much more realistic" :lol: Likely would have come if you didn't call it out..

There's just no appreciation for art anymore. >:(

[CHINAdeals]

:lol: Likely would have come if you didn't call it out..

There's just no appreciation for art anymore. >:(

yah its way to easy and common for ppl to say "that sucks" instead of hey that actually looks nice.

no appreciation. kids these days.

imma go back to reading my comics

[spol]

The actual file is *MUCH* larger.. this is just a small thumbnail of it.

I think it's absolutely amazing. The guy is a true digital artist.

Kind of makes you wondered why there isn’t a higher resolution pic.

[FastFokker]

Kind of makes you wondered why there isn’t a higher resolution pic.There is.. it's 1.7Gigabytes...

But why would he want to give the high resolution image out for free? I believe he earns his living by SELLING the artwork, not giving it to you and me at no charge.

Purchase Prints:
http://www.bertmonroy.com/purchase/text/purchase.htm

About the Artist:
http://www.bertmonroy.com/about/about.htm



In 2004 he was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame:
http://www.photoshophalloffame.com/winners/bmonroy.html


People knocking this guy or his artwork are simply envious, jealous.. or just idiots. :lol:

[ballz]

Meh. Nice but cartoony ftl.

[FastFokker]

Meh. Nice but cartoony ftl.http://www.art-artist.co.uk/main-gifetc/picasso_boy_pipe.jpg

:arrowu: Also cartoony and sold for $104,000,000USD in 2004. :lol:

[FastFokker]

http://www.oraculartree.com/canaletto_GrandCanalNorth.jpg

"Cartoony" and sold for $32,600,000USD in 2005 (I believe it was last year).

[StrayB]

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/5918/wtf3dh.jpg
"Voice of Fire" - $1,800,000.00 in '89.

Yay for art.

[FastFokker]

Voice of Fire seems to be an interesting Canadian story...

http://www.robertfulford.com/gordon.html

I hadn't known of it, but after reading, it's quite intriguing!

[Rehan]

Here's more digital art... it took 2 years to create:
http://www.deviantart.com/view/27892167/

[Lonely Soldier Boy]

WOW, you're really smart man!!! I wish I could be like you!!! so smart!!!

seriously, why do people always pop into convo(or threads) these days and put in a comment that puts down someone's work/hobby/likes, does it really make you feel all that smart?

Don't take it personally.

There are a lot of losers IRL who have never accomplished anything. Any artist will feel a sick joy hearing them nitpick.

I love this art, but I enjoyed the pixel art posted after even more. I guess I am from that video game generation after all :lol:

[purple_rabbit]

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/5918/wtf3dh.jpg
"Voice of Fire" - $1,800,000.00 in '89.

Yay for art.

Hey! I just saw that at the National Art Gallery in Ottawa last week!!!

Art is so vulcan to me...it's just layers upon layers of abstract....

I'm not an artist, but IMO contemporary art is such Bull...when I was at the national art gallery, they had a video of a guy blowing up bottles of water in the air....They consider that art!!!???

I also remember reading an article about some guy who put up a urinal on display....is it me or are artist running out of creative ways to stun the public...

[jory29]

Man!! Thanks for posting, OP! I seriously had no clue that such things can be done, and that photoshopping was such an art; I've been using it solely for touching up prints such as red eye, blemishes, removing backgrounds for a portrait effect, etc., but had no clue one can learn to do all of this art from the ground up using the photoshop program. Amazing! My husband is an artist, and I think he will be very interested to see what can be done with photoshop. He's only done sketches and colored sketches, but if he could learn to do all of this, he sure would have an eye for it. Any good photoshop tutorials out there? Thanks!

[Badman]

Bravo to ppl who usues thier time to create art :)

[Avant_Garde]

Hey! I just saw that at the National Art Gallery in Ottawa last week!!!

Art is so vulcan to me...it's just layers upon layers of abstract....

I'm not an artist, but IMO contemporary art is such Bull...when I was at the national art gallery, they had a video of a guy blowing up bottles of water in the air....They consider that art!!!???

I also remember reading an article about some guy who put up a urinal on display....is it me or are artist running out of creative ways to stun the public...

The Urinal you speak of is most likely Marcel Duchamp's piece titled 'Fountain.' It is considered the most influential 'artwork' of the 20th century because it laid the groundwork for preceding art movements. Not that I like the piece or anything, just merely stating facts.

I agree with you that contemporary art is BS because ANYTHING can become art these days. The importance lies in the idea behind the art work rather than the work itself.

[JAC]

Screw art. I want this guy on the design team for the next Half-Life.