# Random Piece I'm Doing
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723
**Category:** design
**Created:** [July 7, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723 "2004-07-07T04:34:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@wanyo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wanyo)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/1 "2004-07-07T04:34:58Z")
I started playing around with some photos, some photoshop, and different effect looks for a piece I’m working on and I thought I’d share what I’m working on and perhaps look for some input with what I should do with it. I don’t know whether I’m finished or not, I may add more or leave it. I can’t decide! Lemme know what you think.
Well, here she is:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/2 "2004-07-07T14:12:51Z")
\*\*\*\* that is a sweet picture!!! 🙂
but i would see how it looks without the city and sunset/rise in the foreground.
:panda:E!KO:panda:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/3 "2004-07-07T15:23:15Z")
It’s actually meant to be an explosion. Perhaps I could portray that better.
It’s early so bear with my misunderstanding: You want to see with without the city and the bright blasts? I could play with some random stuff and post it for ya 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/4 "2004-07-07T21:09:00Z")
and those \*\*\*\* scanlines are overused! ive even got them in my footer for heaven’s sake
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/5 "2004-07-07T21:10:18Z")
this is nice… so smooth… so fine… :thumb:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/6 "2004-07-07T21:10:35Z")
Dan - does it matter? Those scanlines might be overused but they look d\*mn good on the right type of images ;).
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/7 "2004-07-07T21:16:38Z")
i just think that alot of times, when people dont know what to do to an image, theyre like, " hmmm, well, might as well some of those scanlines" and then they throw them in there composition. eventually theyll make stuff look dated i think. just an opinion though.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2004, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/8 "2004-07-07T21:17:25Z")
Those scanlines are used to make it looks trendy. It’s called style :P.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/9 "2004-07-07T21:22:43Z")
i believe trends die out, but good solid , classic design will last and last…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/10 "2004-07-07T21:23:31Z")
We’ll see about that.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2004, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/11 "2004-07-07T22:36:57Z")
In my original image they were less like scanlines and more like stripes. I have a larger version, maybe for print at some point. I just really enjoyed how it looked at a much smaller scale and the lines just come out looking like scanlines I guess. I thought it gave an interesting texture to the sky, giving it a sleeker look mixed with the grungyness that much of the image has. If someone has a better idea for a texture, I would be more than willing to try it. Like I said, it’s more or less a work in progress.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2004, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/12 "2004-07-08T00:42:43Z")
“good, solid design”, example please? lol design stays with the times.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2004, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/13 "2004-07-08T10:35:14Z")
i believe those are called pattern lines, scanlines would have to follow the original concept of originating from a TV, (HORIZONTALY)!:trout: but i could be wrong:puzzled:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/14 "2004-07-08T14:14:29Z")
MAN, SCAN LINES REPRESENT !!!
:panda:E!KO:panda:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/15 "2004-07-08T16:10:19Z")
Wow, I post an image and it becomes a battle of scanlines vs. no scanlines. Crazyness!
_(oops, spam)_
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/16 "2004-07-08T16:46:13Z")
very cool pic! :thumb: If I was u I would eliminate the arrows and make the sky darker
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-piece-im-doing/56723/17 "2004-07-08T20:19:25Z")
I liked the lighter sky because it gave off more the impression of beauty. A darker tone gave it a much more sinister appearance. The sky was also really bland alone even with the texture so I added the arrows to give the impression of change, life leaving, and rebirth.