Hi everybody ! I just wanted to mention that, after reading this thrad, I uploaded a few pictures I've made during a trip in Greece. I don't know if it is usable for graphical work, but I thought it could give some inspiration to someone.
Here is the url : http://picasaweb.google.fr/kobal.inpacted/GreekLandscapesAndArchitecture?feat=directlink Besides that, you did a wonderful job on Fedora 10 and I'm looking forward the next step :) (sorry for the bad english) -- David Leray 2009/2/1 Martin Sourada <martin.sour...@gmail.com> > On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 09:54 -0500, Máirín Duffy wrote: > > Hi Samuele, > > > > Samuele Storari wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > > > I work on the Acient Greek theme for this Fedora's release I think is > the best one. > > > Mo I'd like your idea to create a collage from different landscape or > other image. > > > For this theme I try to work on the Spartan "Leonidas" idea, I work on > the Acient Helm so we don't have discussion on violence or other not > connected idea. > > > I started looking some inspiration photos on flickr > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghost_of_kuji/2763629314/ > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/protectorrr/2714125326/ > > > > > > then I draw my own. > > > Let me suggest to you guys my idea and let me know your guess and your > suggestions. > > > Maybe someone could help me to find some more dettailed photos of the > helm? > > > > For F11 we're trying to work together on the same concept, > > we aren't doing competing ideas anymore. > > > > Our deadline for a decision on the visual concept > > (basically, how will we visually depict 'Leonidas') is > > February 1. Do you think there is a way we can integrate the > > idea of your helmet with a landscape of Greek architecture > > for the wallpaper, and maybe we could integrate the helmet > > in other artwork too? Do you have any ideas on what a > > landscape with the helmet integrated into it might look like? > > > > I do think based on the wallpaper poll results that we > > should try for a landscape for the wallpaper, but that > > doesn't mean we can't have a helmet placed in it or somehow > > work the idea of a helmet in it? I like the idea of having a > > helmet somewhere because Leonidas was from Sparta and Sparta > > was very militaristic, but at the same time a helmet is for > > protection so it's not too violent a symbol as you said. > > > > What do you think? Do you have ideas on how we can work > > together? > > > > ~m > > > I think adding a helmet would be great. I have an idea of small bronze > Greek helmet laying on the ground - either on the bottom left on grass > (here I'd use some older helmet, let it blend with nature), while the > bigger temple being on the bottom right, or having the helmet laying on > one of the stairs leading to temple (if we make a temple with stairs; > here I'd use rather shiny new helmet). > > Either way, my idea is focusing rather on the spiritual part of the > image, I'd draw it how it could look if the temple was new and still > used by old Greeks, perhaps around the columns could be some grapes or > some other plant growing, I can also imagine hot springs (with vapour > flowing up from the springs, creating a mist) and maybe forest or small > bushes nearby, possibly with Mt. Olympus being seen in a distance. > Though I am not sure if we'd be able to do such complex art from scratch > with inkscape; or if we'd be doing photo-realistic one, if we could get > hands on fitting and properly licensed photos... Maybe if I have enough > time I'll try to sketch the idea in inkscape, but do not expect > something that will look good >_< > > Martin > > _______________________________________________ > Fedora-art-list mailing list > Fedora-art-list@redhat.com > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list > >
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