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Eraser
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Posted: 02-18-2013 05:32 AM

Some guy turned a 320x240 screenshot from DOOM into a 9600x7211 image and it looks pretty good:

There's also a video which shows the process of drawing the high res image (with overly dramatic music):

Here's the whole blurb

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DTS
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Posted: 02-18-2013 08:00 AM

It's a good idea but I don't like his style; it's not a patch on the original.

The original used photos of sculptures (for the monsters) and either actual weapons or toy versions of them. Way to downgrade from the original quality.

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Eraser
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Posted: 02-18-2013 08:42 AM

I bet you could do much better.

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DTS
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Posted: 02-18-2013 09:05 AM

Whether I could do better or not is beside the point. The point is the original is better cause of the technique they used aswell as the artist or artists being better.

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obsidian
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Posted: 02-18-2013 09:07 AM

Eraser wrote:
I bet you could do much better.

DTS can't even rub two thoughts together, what makes you think he can draw?

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Theftbot
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Posted: 02-18-2013 12:27 PM

I think Eraser was being sarcastic!

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Eraser
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Posted: 02-18-2013 12:31 PM

Yeah I think obs was aware of that. Subtleties get lost in translation sometimes. I do wonder where DTS got the idea from that the appeal of a piece of art is defined by the techniques used. I'd say that's the least important aspect of art. Still, having said that, watching the video makes me realize this guy has a set of artistic skills I couldn't ever hope to achieve. I'm impressed by that.

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phantasmagoria
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Posted: 02-18-2013 12:32 PM

DTS wrote:
The original used photos of sculptures (for the monsters) and either actual weapons or toy versions of them. Way to downgrade from the original quality.

This interests me, are there any pictures of the sculptures and weapons they used?

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Eraser
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Posted: 02-18-2013 12:39 PM

Yeah that's true. It's on DOOM's wikipedia page as well:
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The graphics, by Adrian Carmack, Kevin Cloud and Gregor Punchatz, were modelled in various ways: although much was drawn or painted, several of the monsters were built from sculptures in clay or latex, and some of the weapons are toy guns from Toys "R" Us.

Unfortunately there's no source referred. I've seen pictures of sculptures before so they do float around somewhere on the Internet, I'm just not sure where.

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Eraser
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Posted: 02-18-2013 12:42 PM

oi! Check the external links on this page:

http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Models

for instance, here's Adrian Carmack working on the Baron of Hell:

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phantasmagoria
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Posted: 02-18-2013 12:48 PM

these are fantastic!

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Mogul
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Posted: 02-18-2013 03:57 PM

TIL: The mancubus has six nipples.

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MKJ
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Posted: 02-19-2013 12:40 AM

suddenly the mancubus' headsplitting death animation makes a lot more sense.

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Some guy turned a 320x240 screenshot from DOOM into a 9600x7211 image and it looks pretty good:There's also a video which shows the process of drawing the high res image (with overly dramatic music):Here's the whole blurb

It's a good idea but I don't like his style; it's not a patch on the original.The original used photos of sculptures (for the monsters) and either actual weapons or toy versions of them. Way to downgrade from the original quality.

I bet you could do much better.

Whether I could do better or not is beside the point. The point is the original is better cause of the technique they used aswell as the artist or artists being better.

Eraser wrote:I bet you could do much better.DTS can't even rub two thoughts together, what makes you think he can draw?

I think Eraser was being sarcastic!

DTS wrote:The original used photos of sculptures (for the monsters) and either actual weapons or toy versions of them. Way to downgrade from the original quality.This interests me, are there any pictures of the sculptures and weapons they used?

oi! Check the external links on this page:http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Modelsfor instance, here's Adrian Carmack working on the Baron of Hell:

these are fantastic!

TIL: The mancubus has six nipples.

suddenly the mancubus' headsplitting death animation makes a lot more sense.

Some guy turned a 320x240 screenshot from DOOM into a 9600x7211 image and it looks pretty good:

There's also a video which shows the process of drawing the high res image (with overly dramatic music):

Here's the whole blurb

It's a good idea but I don't like his style; it's not a patch on the original.

The original used photos of sculptures (for the monsters) and either actual weapons or toy versions of them. Way to downgrade from the original quality.

Eraser wrote:
I bet you could do much better.

DTS can't even rub two thoughts together, what makes you think he can draw?

DTS wrote:
The original used photos of sculptures (for the monsters) and either actual weapons or toy versions of them. Way to downgrade from the original quality.

This interests me, are there any pictures of the sculptures and weapons they used?

oi! Check the external links on this page:

http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Models

for instance, here's Adrian Carmack working on the Baron of Hell: