Check out this picture! [part 2] : V

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:03 pm

Link to Part 1: http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1196235-check-out-this-picture/

Part II

1st Update: http://yfrog.com/h4nshcdkj

2nd Update http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd147/Spartan_Elite117/310627935.jpg

3rd Update http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8613775/Skyrim/skyrimbanner.JPG (Credit to BootySweat) / Other angle http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8613775/Skyrim/skyrimbanner2.JPG

Discuss.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:38 pm

Why did this need another thread?

Oh, nevermind. I just read the last post in the other thread

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:15 pm

Mighty Fine. I usually can't stand art, but in this case...

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:47 pm

Why did this need another thread?

How could it not need another thread?

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:30 pm

@Bootysweat How close is it to the E3 convention center?

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:35 pm

Where are they doing that?

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:18 pm

Where are they doing that?

Los Angeles. Or,

Right by Bootysweat's house, whichever is the most significant to you. (lol)
The guy lives in downtown LA! Cool.

I'm still just really impressed by the artistry. I'm having a hard time fathoming how much perspective you have to keep in mind to be able to paint a 3x3 sq foot piece of this thing and still have some idea how it's supposed to fit into the whole.

Impressive in a lot of ways, that.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:12 pm

In the left corner it looks like it says ESRB RR or RP is that like that they haven't put a certain age yet? (Rating Pending)?
It's and awesome poster.
Omg look in the right corner a 5 minute express car wash sweet!

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:30 pm

Awesome! Is that a bunch a tarps that are there or was it actually painted on or something? Either way, very cool

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:27 pm

@Bootysweat How close is it to the E3 convention center?

It's about 2 blocks away.

In the left corner it looks like it says ESRB RR or RP is that like that they haven't put a certain age yet? (Rating Pending)?
It's and awesome poster.
Omg look in the right corner a 5 minute express car wash sweet!

LOL yeah you can get your car washed after the same pigeon that crapped on Skyrim craps on your car.

BTW in the bottom left corner it says "Rating Pending"

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:35 am

Here's a birds-eye view of the convention center. The Skyrim ad is on the building at the top-right corner.
http://i.imgur.com/WscHX.jpg

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:30 pm

Gorgeous.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:04 pm

Awesome! Is that a bunch a tarps that are there or was it actually painted on or something? Either way, very cool

The wall of the building is flat and has no windows, but it's also near the convention center. At some point in the past the owners of the (hotel?) thought it would be wise to rent out that huge amount of wallspace.

From what I can tell, what they do is hang an enormous canvas/tarp/sheet of something and then paint the picture by hand with a whole team of people. The tarps have been seen to be re-used, but they don't last forever. Last year the FF tarp was painted over the previous year, but this year it looks like Skyrim gets a fresh one.

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:32 am

Thanks OP, BootySweat, and Luke!

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:46 pm

The wall of the building is flat and has no windows, but it's also near the convention center. At some point in the past the owners of the (hotel?) thought it would be wise to rent out that huge amount of wallspace.

From what I can tell, what they do is hang an enormous canvas/tarp/sheet of something and then paint the picture by hand with a whole team of people. The tarps have been seen to be re-used, but they don't last forever. Last year the FF tarp was painted over the previous year, but this year it looks like Skyrim gets a fresh one.

I'm pretty sure it's a digital wallpaper type thing they are gluing to the wall in sections.

I work in marketing and sometimes we make huge outdoor advertising images - nothing quite this large so far, but usually nobody is painting anything by hand.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:02 pm

Here's a birds-eye view of the convention center. The Skyrim ad is on the building at the top-right corner.
http://i.imgur.com/WscHX.jpg

@Bootysweat I see your house

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:12 pm

I'm still just really impressed by the artistry. I'm having a hard time fathoming how much perspective you have to keep in mind to be able to paint a 3x3 sq foot piece of this thing and still have some idea how it's supposed to fit into the whole.

Computers are impressive tools, capable of things that would be truly incredible if done "by hand." Like scaling an image up to the size of a bulding, then dividing it up into a grid and printing it out in 3X3 foot sections that are numbered so a window washer can paste them up in the proper order. :thumbsup:

EDIT: They're everywhere: :ninja:

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:50 pm

The wall of the building is flat and has no windows, but it's also near the convention center. At some point in the past the owners of the (hotel?) thought it would be wise to rent out that huge amount of wallspace.

From what I can tell, what they do is hang an enormous canvas/tarp/sheet of something and then paint the picture by hand with a whole team of people. The tarps have been seen to be re-used, but they don't last forever. Last year the FF tarp was painted over the previous year, but this year it looks like Skyrim gets a fresh one.

Ah, thanks for the great answer. Pretty awesome that they can paint something in those conditions, the wind must make it tricky

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:31 pm

@Bootysweat I see your house

I better close my curtains!

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:28 pm

I wonder if Skyrim will be at E3...

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:54 pm

That is awesome.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:23 pm

Clearly everyone is missing the most important part of the 3rd picture....

Taylor swift tickets :rock:

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:50 pm

Does it look like he's standing on the bank of a river? Is that water in the right side of the pic?

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:07 pm

Clearly everyone is missing the most important part of the 3rd picture....

Taylor swift tickets :rock:

Clearly you are the one that has been missing the point of the thread, we have all been waiting for the electric thingie to show the dates of the Taylor Swift live shows. The Skyrim ad is just a plus.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:09 pm

I wonder if Skyrim will be at E3...

:blink:

I wonder what http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Owyn would say about such a rumor.

Does it look like he's standing on the bank of a river? Is that water in the right side of the pic?

Yep. And if you look at the left side, it's fairly clear that it's not only the bank of a river, but one that flows over a cliff on the left side of the image. Left edge, just above the sword blade- rocks end, trees very distant. Cliff. River. Waterfall.