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CG Tattoo Program Allows You to Try It Before You Buy It
Posted by Sean Fallon at 12:52 PM on November 15, 2007
For those of us who have gone into a tattoo parlor sober, the decision to be permanently inked can be a difficult one. Fortunately, computer graphics artist Loic Zimmermann has developed a program that will allow users to get a look at what a complex design might look like on a 3D figure. If this technology catches on, the possibilities for pushing the art form are obvious. Let's just hope Zimmerman can refine his software to include a program that illustrates what that naked chick tattoo on your chest might look like 30 years and 3 cup sizes from now. [Loic Zimmerman via Needled via Cool Hunting]
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Bodypainter
Posted 1:53 AM 15/11/07
adds another dimension to faked profile-photos ;-)
Bodypainter
DanB
Posted 1:16 AM 15/11/07
Does it include a function that will mock the human canvas for getting that 21st century version of "MOTHER" across a bleeding heart -- the tribal tattoo?
DanB
itchytooth
Posted 12:20 AM 15/11/07
Shoot the zombie!
itchytooth
SomeoneUKno
Posted 12:16 AM 15/11/07
Woohoo! Software I can use that I'll probably need an 8800 GTX card for in order to get that 3D view!
SomeoneUKno
ashwinmudigonda
Posted 11:27 PM 14/11/07
Ah! Now it shows up! goddamit. 5 minutes after I got mine, I realized I had it laterally inverted. I knew something was wrong when I looked into the mirror and loved my tattoo.
ashwinmudigonda
mettleh3d
Posted 10:31 PM 14/11/07
absolutely flawless idea. i cant imagine a con for this concept other than possibly long image rendering times.
mettleh3d
Cupajo
Posted 10:30 PM 14/11/07
@AdmNaismith:
I was thinking EXACTLY the same thing. Of course, all they need is some scrolling text across the bottom that says "NOW=LOOKS COOL...IN 20 YEARS=LOOKS BAD"
Cupajo
mikeysnipa
Posted 9:41 PM 14/11/07
pretty nifty idea... although fat old woman will go in there to check out what her tattoo would look like, and its on some hot a!5 CG model... and shes like "HELL YEAH!" and.. then we all suffer.. THANKS ALLOT ZIMMERMAN
mikeysnipa
AdmNaismith
Posted 9:35 PM 14/11/07
Do they supply a forensics program to show you what it will look like in the future when you skin's all saggy and the ink bleeds?
Even if it looks good now, there's no guarantee you'll still like it in 2 yrs+.
AdmNaismith
homerjay
Posted 9:32 PM 14/11/07
Do you supply the photos with all that artsy fartsy lighting and background or is that part of the package?
homerjay
Keebler
Posted 9:26 PM 14/11/07
I guess this 3D model didn't like his tattoo much... he couldn't even open his eyes and take a look at it.
Keebler
UNDERSTAR
Posted 9:07 PM 14/11/07
This is a AWESOME idea, seriously.
UNDERSTAR
pocketcowboy
Posted 8:09 AM 15/11/07
and i was just starting to get over wanting a tattoo...
pocketcowboy
Elvisisdead
Posted 7:50 AM 15/11/07
@DanB: Classic. Tribal is 1998, for sure. Or, in 10 years, a full Japanese sleeve.
Elvisisdead
strider_mt2k
Posted 7:32 AM 15/11/07
Sorry Roger, you...oh wait it comes off now!
Sorry Roger, my bad.
strider_mt2k
sumocat
Posted 8:57 AM 15/11/07
That's way cooler than my magic marker tattoo testing system. Mine is a tad cheaper though.
sumocat
europria
Posted 9:33 AM 15/11/07
Good idea on paper , bad idea on practice.
1. Sellers usually don't like their buyers experience the remorse before they close the sale.
2. There is no robotic tattoo printer. It is human made, it will never look the same on you as on the screen.
europria
brodie123
Posted 11:57 AM 15/11/07
Loic Zimmermann is a CG god.
brodie123
Mr. Black
Posted 11:24 AM 15/11/07
Guy #1: Computers? Bah! Back in my day we got tattoos the old fashioned way...drunk & by a fat guy names Tony. We trusted Tony, cause he would hurt us otherwise.
Mr. Black
hkspowers
Posted 1:30 PM 15/11/07
Actually he did not create any software. He just did a digital scan of himself, then imported the model into Maya cleaned it up and then into z brush and refined the details and texturing. Even so he did do a very good job.
hkspowers
e338
Posted 2:51 PM 15/11/07
ok. my comment got lost for some reason.
Just to correct this fancy idea of an automated solution.
THIS IS NOT TRUE.
I did it the way you would do a CG double for a film or whatever. This was a good way to simulate and design my tattoo, as well as a good way to show my skills in CG for future job.
Glad you like anyway.
The real one, after 19h of work, is pretty close to the CG one.
CHEERS.
e338
e338
Posted 2:45 PM 15/11/07
Hi,
just thought I should correct this fantasy idea of an automated solution.
indeed, HKSPOWERS, This all all made "by hand" using the method you mentioned.
I did this for the tattoo purpose as well as for me, as a personal CG challenge to test my skills and interrest some potential employeers.
After 19h of suffering, all I can say is that the real one is freaking close to the CG one and the method is pretty cool.
Thanks for the interrest. Cheers
e338
infmom
Posted 7:23 PM 15/11/07
I waited till I was 46 to get my first tattoo. That was ten years ago. I wouldn't care if I did end up as a multicolored saggy old bag but the truth is, I bet I end up looking a lot better than some of the kids who have punched multiple holes in themselves already. :)
Multi.Colored
infmom