Showing posts with label 3D web icons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3D web icons. Show all posts

Friday, January 21, 2011

The High Quality Of 3D Web Icons in your project layout

The thoroughness and truthfulness of the picture may be even the disadvantage 3D icons possess. Put simply while drawing some object you are much more free to use artistic vision. As an example, if we take a cell-phone, you'll be able to draw it rather similar to what we associate with its name but eliminate some extra details, shades and highlights. Sometimes schematic drawings work even better than 3D models. You should analyze each definite case. To develop an object and make it seem closer to real one 3d icons should repeat thoroughly every detail and line. So it's much more a kind of technical representation than a piece of art. Though some illustrators manage to develop abstract 3D web icons that involve creative thought and look like true works of art. Today accurate and realistic modeling is anyway the most used trend of 3D design.In case you are going to use some characters as icons, 3D icons are going to appear much more realistic than 2D ones. The characters may stay cartoonish and this will give zest to your website.

The technical issues you may face while using 3D icons in your project layout.

So focus on these useful facts while creating the icons design for your website:

Bad quality of the viewers monitors makes it difficult to depict 3d icons in all their glory and details;

for the reason that the monitor screen is 2D device we cant see the true three-dimensional object as we see it in reall life.

2D space is simpler to be modified and manipulated in comparison with 3D one;

sometimes users have to download and install some extra software that is required for correct viewing of 3D web Icons.

To sum up we can say that both 2D and 3D icons are based on geometric data but 3D objects are the sculpture models, they are more complex items. Also 3D web Icons requirements are much severer. 3D icons may have no creativity and abstract air but the facts of depth and volume which are successfully produced with 3D technology are incontestable.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

3D Icons And 2D Icons Struggle

Basic differences between 2D and 3D icons design

As for the 3d Icons the light source plays essential role for creating authentic three-dimensional images. Undoubtedly the using several light sources in webpage design nowadays is more effective but keep in mind that they should follow fundamental rules of physics and be truthful. If you need to make 3D icons look softer and more realistic - use several lights.

Both 2D and 3D icons represent the volume found in the three-dimensional world but use different methods of creating this illusion. 2D Icons can surely represent volume to less extent than 3D Icons. More often the images are flat and show just one perspective. Detailed highlights and imperceptible soft shadows are missing as a rule. The shades usage is restricted as well.

3D icons can be proud of all these features instead. But 3D is mathematical replication of the data which in any case limits its usage. In some cases you can easily replace 3D Icons by 2D ones or by the videos with the sounds - but all this depends on situation. 3D dimension can be produced due to the software used for 3D modeling. It is recommended to depict 3D icons in correlation with the other objects in the neighborhood and the environment they are placed into.