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Subject:Re: I still love crayons. From:Steve Owens <uso01%eagle -at- UNIDATA -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 25 Jan 1994 16:04:49 +0700
> The distinction I use between illustration package drawings
> (Adobe, Frame graphics tool, SuperPaint etc.) and gray
> scale drawings is in terms of intended quality.
> Gray scale uses shades of gray similar to chiaroscuro to
> capture dimensionality (photo quality).
> To me, an illustration package drawing implies a generic
> tool design that uses the textures bar to its fullest.
Ah. Well, as long as sufficiently clean lines are used, I don't
think the extra quality in shading will detract from the clarity of the
graphic. We have artists here (in the marketing dept, but...) who use
full 3-D texturing and rendering techniques to produce marketing fluff.
It's still very clear and easy to follow, however.
