The arts.

[Tito Approved]

Paintings that strive to look real are the best ones.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... abalus.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... s_big.jpeg

Discuss.

[vifs]

Wow i really like the 2nd one, the sky has a really cool effect and stuff

[Tito Approved]

Wow i really like the 2nd one, the sky has a really cool effect and stuff

You know that if a painting is better than a photo, it's a really good painting.

Too bad all the great old painter guys died with the camera.

[rubberfishy]

Paintings that strive to look real are the best ones.

I disagree with that, I would rather see someone's take on a landscape then see them documenting it with a realistic painting.

I rather see stuff like this:
http://joereimer.deviantart.com/art/Mel ... -133379746
http://joereimer.deviantart.com/art/Alo ... -136493270

[Tito Approved]

Paintings that strive to look real are the best ones.

I disagree with that, I would rather see someone's take on a landscape then see them documenting it with a realistic painting.

The second picture i posted is a great take on a landscape.

[raocow]

Paintings are awesome, pure and simple, because reality is just so BORING.

Man, look at me captain artpoop without any examples at hand.

[supercharizard64]

art guy without his examples.. but i agree with raocow there...

edit: except what about niagra falls huh?

[Tito Approved]

Paintings are awesome, pure and simple, because reality is just so BORING.

I love going outside and looking at the sky and the trees and even the buildings and thinking "Man, this is all real!" because it seems pretty crazy.

I mean, take trees. They are all gnarly and strange and even a bit disgusting. What if children grew up like that too, with limbs coming out wherever they could be useful? We'd all be going around with like five arms with random amounts of fingers on each.

[Chernobog]

Paintings are awesome, pure and simple, because reality is just so BORING.

Man, look at me captain artpoop without any examples at hand.

art guy without his examples.. but i agree with raocow there...

edit: except what about niagra falls huh?

Paintings are awesome, but reality really isn't all that boring. But you can't just stare at a million pictures of something and then say that you have now experienced it, you have to go out and see it in real life.

[flameofdoubt]

Arguably the staring at paintings is not intended to replace staring at the real thing, but rather to be a different activity altogether, where you see the artist's interpretation of this real thing; or if fictional, you see whatever message, note, or just happy little picture the artist is trying to convey.

This is shown by the fact that you can look at the mona lisa online for hours, but can also ask if it really compares to going to see the real picture. Here you are doing both activities at once, and as such the activities are different.

[Ellinor]

Gee, that first one is like every girl's dream come true.

[flameofdoubt]

Whaaaaat? A tonne of rose petals and some greek people? Wow no wonder guys just don't 'get' women.

[Ellinor]

Whaaaaat? A tonne of rose petals and some greek people? Wow no wonder guys just don't 'get' women.

Imma girl, flame.
Pink is awesome :D

[Argumentable]

No way!

[flameofdoubt]

oh! you're a GIRL!

[Ellinor]

oh! you're a GIRL!

NO :(

[Shanara]

Maaaan, seriously, flame...

Referencing tropes is MY gimmik...and maybe Gob's... you can't steal my job, man!

[flameofdoubt]

I claim work experience! I'll be out within two weeks.

[BlackDS]

Maaaan, seriously, flame...

Referencing tropes is MY gimmik...and maybe Gob's... you can't steal my job, man!

Not getting references is my gimmick.