On 12/1/2011 2:02, Invisible wrote:
> And you're saying stuff like that actually exists in the real world, and
> some of it is actually good quality?

I've seen multiple news reports of people being PO'ed because their "free" 
photography wound up advertising something on the side of a bus. Perfectly 
legal, the way they had released it.

So, yeah.

>>> I can't figure out how it's even possible in theory.
>>
>> I had to google around for about 15 minutes before I found an actual
>> explanation, rather than someone just saying "use the photoshop filter".
>
> Because, of course, everybody can afford Photoshop(r)... Oh, wait...

Well, because everyone who professionally manipulates photos for video games 
can afford photoshop or some similar package.

> I still don't see how you can "fix" the seems. It's not like you can move
> individual blades of grass around.

Sure. Clone brush.

> I mean most of the pictures I looked at have fairly obvious rough edges
> where the seems don't line up.

It needs to be something that's homogenous. You'll have trouble making a 
repeating image of people or buildings or something. Grass? Bricks? Sure.

> Somebody somewhere must actually /teach/ graphic design skills...

Yeah. It's called "college". :-)

> Then again, I spent 6 months at drawing classes, and I still can't draw. So
> maybe it's just that only a tiny fraction of the population will ever be
> good at graphic design?

Or maybe the people trying to teach you to draw were better artists than 
teachers?

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   People tell me I am the counter-example.

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