George Anchev wrote:
What's the point of describing a picture when you can actually look at it?

Look up tables (LUTs) are one of the correct technical ways to describe looks. But it is much more than a "color scheme". Color is just one component.

Thanks, my thoughts exactly, it's like describing to people in words how do mangosteen taste like, there is no way to know until you eat it

Agnes Zee wrote:
POLL:

Which one of the three posters you guys like the most?

and WHY?

I like this one because it shows something real and creates a feeling of liking.

George Anchev wrote:

I like this one because it shows something real and creates a feeling of liking.

hahaha thank you for liking me, although this won't be a poster that sells for the particular film we are making

Steven Burnette Retouch wrote:
I generally shy away from critiquing, because even though it is generally constructive, not everyone takes it well. You're asking, so I will just share some insight: When I look at the movie poster examples and compare where you are versus where you want to go, it's very much night and day. You are asking how to describe what you want more clearly to your digital artist, but you already have a visual example of the look, which you've shared with the artist. From that alone, I believe that if your digital artist was at anywhere near that skill level, you should have much better results at this point.

One difficulty is the source material. Granted, it's CGI and composited, but much of the look in the Disney poster is due to lighting, overall composition, and shading, with grading being the final polish. Trying to get the same 'look' with very different source material can be tricky until/unless you can identify the parts of the example poster you want to incorporate.

Sure, a flat image can be handed over to a top retoucher, and they can make it into anything desired, but there aren't anywhere near as many of such top retouchers out there as you'd think based on the # of Ps licenses.

Joe Diamond wrote:
instead of writing pages you can post a tf request and get the job done for free and way better

That's actually a great advice! When I post castings here, it asks for city specifically, since it will be all done remotely, what cities has the most digital artists for me to use the casting calls on?

Kevin Connery wrote:

One difficulty is the source material. Granted, it's CGI and composited, but much of the look in the Disney poster is due to lighting, overall composition, and shading, with grading being the final polish. Trying to get the same 'look' with very different source material can be tricky until/unless you can identify the parts of the example poster you want to incorporate.

Sure, a flat image can be handed over to a top retoucher, and they can make it into anything desired, but there aren't anywhere near as many of such top retouchers out there as you'd think based on the # of Ps licenses.

Thank you! That's very helpful for us to understand more!

Ya I've seen those youtube videos of how the pros do it, way too technical for the average people, but very fun to watch

Steven Burnette Retouch wrote:
I generally shy away from critiquing, because even though it is generally constructive, not everyone takes it well. You're asking, so I will just share some insight: When I look at the movie poster examples and compare where you are versus where you want to go, it's very much night and day. You are asking how to describe what you want more clearly to your digital artist, but you already have a visual example of the look, which you've shared with the artist. From that alone, I believe that if your digital artist was at anywhere near that skill level, you should have much better results at this point.

It seems as if you are asking for the high quality and professional results from an artist who is just not yet on that level. It's like you're pushing a second year hobby gymnast to perform at the level of an olympian, no amount of pushing, prodding and will power is going to make that happen, he/she is simple not there yet, skill wise.

This . The work is not emulated at all , the post work is not up to the same par as the disney movie poster at all . Cgi like effects can be done in photoshop with the right digital artist . but this digital artist does not have the talent to render such a work yet or to me it looks like they were not trying to emulate the same style at all .