Anyone else do this?
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Printed Date: 11 September 2025 at 2:17pm
Topic: Anyone else do this?
Posted By: AngelOTG
Subject: Anyone else do this?
Date Posted: 29 July 2009 at 5:36pm
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When I'm working with a piece, I'll just take the image and flip it horizontally. It makes it seem like I didn't just make it and helps me find flaws on my own. Does anyone else do this? I know it's very helpful for me. :) |
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Posted By: Hatch
Date Posted: 29 July 2009 at 7:07pm
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I do that a lot, particularly with portraits. Very helpful to be able to see it for the first time all over again. And by helpful I mean soul-crushing, because all of the flaws become glaringly obvious. ------------- |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 29 July 2009 at 7:35pm
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I've never done this...must try.
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Posted By: Peeter
Date Posted: 29 July 2009 at 11:26pm
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Tried it, and found out that I've left the palette in the picture that I already submitted in the gallery. :D ------------- 
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Posted By: greenraven
Date Posted: 30 July 2009 at 6:23am
I've been doing ye olde mirror trick ever since my 5th grade art teacher showed it to me. Mui helpful. 
-------------  "pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso 
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Posted By: AngelOTG
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 10:55am
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Awesomeness! Hope I can help some people help themselves, then. :D [Greenraven] My CMAT (computer graphics class) teacher was the one who taught me this! Guess it's just something people pass along? :D |
Posted By: Lawrence
Date Posted: 31 July 2009 at 2:45pm
| Yes, it's very useful. I also do a similar technique with music; I play back what I've made so far at a slightly slower/faster speed so the pitch is different. |
Posted By: Jooble
Date Posted: 13 August 2009 at 11:42am
| hahah damnit, i wish you'd never told me. |
Posted By: KittenMaster
Date Posted: 13 August 2009 at 10:31pm
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I should do this more often. Seriously get it into my system to do so. I was looking at optical illusions yesterday and found this: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1028411/mona_lisa_optical_illusion/ While the purpose of the vid is to wow people, for us it's a pretty good example of how flipping an image can help us find mistakes and things that aren't right. |