User talk:Wtfiv

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EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:58, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi Wtfiv, I think the problem with this file is that it looks like it's based off of an existing work (see COM:DW). If that's the case, the base work should be named and linked so its copyright status can be verified. clpo13_(talk) 04:22, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

@Clpo13: @EugeneZelenko: Thank you for your quick response, clpo13! If this looks like it is based off an existing work, I am flattered!

There is no doubt that many of elements are inspired by numerous images depicting scenes and items from the 1615-1630 English colonial era to ensure historical accuracy. Its overall composition- inspired by a number of out-of-copyright works illustrating the colonial era- is a visual dramatization based on the written record by the Virginia Company Court in Jamestown during 1623. However, this image is unique, and solely created by me. I've licensed it so that it is now open to use by all if is at all helpful.

If the term "embossed and cropped" raised the issues, this is just in reference to the iterative process of composition. (Please look at the older images. Most of the constructive iterations are done off-line, but some can be seen in the previous images.)

@Clpo13: @EugeneZelenko: If the problem is indeed that this is from an unattributed work, could you please remove the warning template?Wtfiv (talk) 14:40, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

If it's completely your own drawing, please upload its scan in better resolution to proof your authorship. If you just combine multiple historical drawings and added color, please provide references into description. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 13:54, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

@EugeneZelenko: My reply- which attempts to clarify and illustrate my working process- is on your talk page. Thank you again for your prompt reply.Wtfiv (talk) 16:18, 26 April 2019 (UTC).

Comparison of image I used as inspiration for my image

And, to clarify my comment on your talk page about Abbey's Hutchinson image serving as my inspiration, I post both images here for comparison (I didn't want to clog your talk page with an image):. As mentioned, you can see the inspiration by directly comparing the two, but can tell that my composition in no way measures up to what Abbey accomplished.

Anne Hutchinson on Trial

Wtfiv (talk) 01:58, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

Description of Working Procedure

I've copied the description of my working procedure that I shared with EugeneZelenko, so other can judge my work. (I changed the order of two paragraphs and modified first sentence slightly. If there are more specific questions, I can certainly share.

This was in response to EugeneZelenko's request I post a bigger version to somehow show work is mine:

There is no large image: For most of the time, I worked in a 600 x 450 pixeled space, which I eventually cropped down to a 570 x 406, then to 570 x 395 space to heighten the pictorial drama (e.g., slightly clipping the dress, the table, and the figure on the left to heighten the dramatic tension by having the figures slightly out of frame). And yes, I built it in black and white before coloring, so could focus on the difficult drawing. After I created the image, I then determined the coloring based on my own sense of dramatic color theory (e.g., Anglican preacher's dark blue on mid-height left, contrasted by a yellow coming from the upper window that creates a Vermeer-like contrast.

The individual elements are constructed from dozen of composite micropieces that I individually work.

If you look carefully at the back wall on the right, my sloppiness makes my working method obvious to inspection: I created a single panel for the back wall by creating three rectangular objects and texturing (one for a vertical board, one for a horizontal board, and one for a panel). I then duplicated the resultant panel three times texturing it, duplicating it, slightly changing the distortion of each to break up "too easily observed" sense of repetition. I then arranged them into a fixed-horizon vanish point frame I created that vanishes off-screen to the left.

Cecily is another good example. The original is made of a over a dozen separate elements, were modified and reworked- often pixel by pixel- until they form a single personal ensemble. I had to create the arms, the heads, the face, and then rework them into a whole. For example, if you look at the history of the images where the final one is posted, you can see my working method in the previous images. After I posted the original, I realized- based on further research- that I got both her collar and later, the sleeves wrong. If you examine the comparison, you will see the sleeves' composites of multiple shaped and proportioned rectangles, which are then textured shaded (pixel by pixel) to match the dress, which itself is based on multiple modified images. However, you will find not find anything like the figure of Cecily on the web (or in any book illustration either).Wtfiv (talk) 17:51, 28 April 2019 (UTC)