The striped jug effect
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The striped jug effect
I first noticed this when I was new to the Forum, and saw the effect in one of the member's signature pic...I even PM'd him to ask how he did it! Of course, he didn't know what I was talking about, so I figger'd it had to be related to how a digital image's pixels are rendered on a pixel'd computer monitor. Anyway, I like the look of the "jug striping", and plan to do it to my engine. Looks EZ to apply, and prob'ly EZ to remove/change, also.
> Here's a couple of pix I found on the forum that illustrate the effect I
> mention; save & zoom
> the pix larger after you open them. It looks like it would be easy to
> replicate with masking tape and an artist's brush to tip the unmasked
> fin-edges with some [flat?] black paint that matched the rest of the
> jugs. I like the outward-curving stripe effect exhibited by the front
> jug in the first picture, part of which is accounted for by the
> tapered shape of the jug in general. The back jug in the second
> picture isn't as sharp looking to me.
> I noticed that there's another big difference between the
> two pictures; the first one displays wide black and narrow silver
> stripes, while the second picture displays the reverse. Hmmmm, not
> sure which I prefer. Also, the primarys are different; that's gonna
> have an effect on the appearance/contrast, as would chrome/black rocker covers.
What do you think?
> Here's a couple of pix I found on the forum that illustrate the effect I
> mention; save & zoom
> the pix larger after you open them. It looks like it would be easy to
> replicate with masking tape and an artist's brush to tip the unmasked
> fin-edges with some [flat?] black paint that matched the rest of the
> jugs. I like the outward-curving stripe effect exhibited by the front
> jug in the first picture, part of which is accounted for by the
> tapered shape of the jug in general. The back jug in the second
> picture isn't as sharp looking to me.
> I noticed that there's another big difference between the
> two pictures; the first one displays wide black and narrow silver
> stripes, while the second picture displays the reverse. Hmmmm, not
> sure which I prefer. Also, the primarys are different; that's gonna
> have an effect on the appearance/contrast, as would chrome/black rocker covers.
What do you think?
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Striped Jugg Effect
It's called moray effect in photographic terms. It's when the lens, film, or camera cannot provide enough detail because of lack of resolution. You can see it on tv once in a while when someone wears an outfit that has too much detail and the cameras do a barred color pattern.
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Come to think of it Chris, your bike would look good with curved vertical fins.
Though it might be a little tough getting the air to flow over them.
Why dont you try it and let us know how it turns out.......
Though it might be a little tough getting the air to flow over them.
Why dont you try it and let us know how it turns out.......