Cafe Philosophy

by Daniel Eskridge

Title

Cafe Philosophy

Artist

Daniel Eskridge

Medium

Digital Art - Digital 3d Rendering/cgi

Description

In my homage to Jacques-Louis David's "The Death of Socrates", three rather homely men philosophize over steaming mugs of coffee around a table in front of the Autumn Blend cafe. One has clearly made a relevant point, another argues against that point, and the third is just plain annoyed with the others. Autumn leaves dot the sidewalk while jazz music from the band inside can be just heard above these would-be philosophers.

I visit cafes several times a week, usually to read or get a bit of work done on my laptop. Almost every one I go to has a group of regulars, usually a bunch of retired men, who sit around and rather loudly discuss philosophy, politics, religions, sports or anything else for which they have strong opinions. This work is inspired by all those coffee house philosophers out there.

About how I create my artwork:

Rather than traditional forms of art such as painting or photography, I use a computer to create my images. It's called 3D Rendering and works like so: I make a scene by sculpting and arranging digital models in a virtual 3D space. After stipulating lighting and atmospheric effects, I have the computer create simulated environment from which I take a virtual snap shot of the scene. Then, using image editing software and something more akin to traditional painting techniques (via a Wacom tablet), I go over the work adjusting colors, adding brushwork, painting in details, etc. to produce the final image. Software I use includes: Sculptris, ZBrush, Blender3d, Vue, Daz Studio, and GIMP.

Thanks for looking!
Daniel Eskridge

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September 26th, 2013

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