Pyrotex Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 Hello there, chimichangas y chimichangos. It is moi, the ever-humble, here to expose you to some works of art, composed on the original, Paint application, in Windows 3.1. Sadly, when Windows 95 came out, they reworked Paint, removing many of its most useful (and undocumented) features, making it very difficult to produce more of this art. I was so afraid that all these pictures were lost forever, when we moved three times in two years, and my collection of 3.25" floppy disks were lost. That is, until last week, when I found them in a box marked, "Paperwork, Bills & Personal". So, for your artsy-fartsy consideration, I hereby present, The Pyrotex Paint 3.1 Collection. Quote
Pyrotex Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Posted June 2, 2009 Here we have: The Machines of Mars -- a dark and tension-filled tone poem that hints of 1960's B-rated science fiction movies. Forests of Zanzibar -- an ethereal interpretation of an alien landscape set to African colors. Sacred Mountain -- from out of your deepest dreamscape, a mountain clothed in night, lit by clouds of flame, an icon of hope cuts the sky, and silent sentinals pay witness. Quote
Pyrotex Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Posted June 2, 2009 Rejection Fantasy 1 -- Even the most fragile of beauty can remind us that we're not good enough to possess it. Rejection Fantasy 2 -- Through every golden life runs a bloody river of rejection and denial. Quote
Pyrotex Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Posted June 2, 2009 Paper Cut -- A symphony of textures, dithered patches of fabrics, and a fractal hand that screams, ouch - paper cut! Guns and Horses -- Pastel patches, a quilted homage to handguns and horses. Turtles In Love -- Symbols and shapes, with a pair of moired turtles, I think. Quote
freeztar Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 Rejection Fantasy 1 and Guns and Horses are my favorites. What features are you missing from the original Paintbrush? I'm quite sure there is something out there now that can do it. Quote
Turtle Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 Hello there, chimichanas y chimichangos. Hola! :eek: It is moi, the ever-humble, here to expose you to some works of art, composed on the original, Paint application, in Windows 3.1. Sadly, :hihi:, the Warpbad on this machine (not mine; i don't have my own) gives me a conversion filter failure message and all I get when I say go ahead anyway is the text title. :) Why does the cyber world deny me the privilege of viewing your art Good Knight!!!??? The same befell me with your most excellent (by all accounts) Excel fractals. Mon dieu! :hyper: Well, I do know from the Deteriorata that whether I know it or not, the Universe is laughing behind my back. Prolly where those images you have of me in the .doc file that I can't see were taken from! :) :) Quote
freeztar Posted June 3, 2009 Report Posted June 3, 2009 Turtle, to view the pics without Word (or if it just isn't working for whatever reason), download the files to your computer and then upload them to this site. Online viewer for PDF, PostScript and Word Walah! It's not the best as it is slow and does not fit on one screen (at least at my resolution), but it's free and it works. Quote
Turtle Posted June 3, 2009 Report Posted June 3, 2009 Turtle, to view the pics without Word (or if it just isn't working for whatever reason), download the files to your computer and then upload them to this site. Online viewer for PDF, PostScript and Word Walah! It's not the best as it is slow and does not fit on one screen (at least at my resolution), but it's free and it works. roger wilco Quote
Boerseun Posted June 3, 2009 Report Posted June 3, 2009 Pyro - if you want to have any of those files in current MS Paint and you can't import them for some reason, just open it as big as you can on your PC and press "Print Screen". Then open up the graphical editing program of your choice and press Ctrl-V. You'll end up with a full screen capture, but you can just trim the edges off. Quote
Pyrotex Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Posted June 3, 2009 Please allow me to clear up some misinfo.I can open all the Paint 3.1 files in "modern" Paint.I can then save the files as .bmp or as .jpeg or as .gif The .bmp files are too big for Hypography to upload. The "uploader" cannot SEE my .jpeg and .gif files. I think this is a bug, and have reported it. Now, the problem with "modern" Paint app is that several of the "easter egg" functions, which were undocumented in Paint 3.1, and were apparently removed from subsequent versions, are crucial to this style of art-making. For example, there was a variable size circle-shaped tool which would change any specified color pixel to any other specified color, as you passed the tool over the picture. Way cool. And M$ changed the color palette, adding a number of new colors. I think this was the transition from 16-colors to 24-colors. (?) You may think that sounds good, but it messed up the ability to erase or change specific colors in older files. And the Shift key used to force whatever tool you were using to straight paths that were horizontal, perpendicular or on a 45 degree slant. There was another function triggered by Shift-Control-Alt on the Eraser tool, but I can't remember what it was -- only that it was awesome. And the "modern" paint spray tool is a piece of crap compared to what it was like in Paint 3.1. Anyway, that's why I can't do art in "modern" Paint the way I used to in 3.1. I'll post a few more as I get time. I have about 60 in all. Quote
Turtle Posted June 3, 2009 Report Posted June 3, 2009 I'm in!! muahahahaha :D Velly nice Winston, and I especially liked papier cut. :eek: I immediately imagined them all on the side of one of those cloth eco-friendly shopping sacks. Can you say 'iron-on'? :D Quote
freeztar Posted June 3, 2009 Report Posted June 3, 2009 Pyro, The color differences are likely unworkable. For some of the other stuff, it may still be there but the commands may have changed. Have a look here. There's lots of sites like this. MS Paint Tricks | Tutorial Quote
Pyrotex Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Posted June 3, 2009 I'm in!! muahahahaha :D Velly nice Winston, and I especially liked papier cut. :eek: I immediately imagined them all on the side of one of those cloth eco-friendly shopping sacks. Can you say 'iron-on'? :D Yes, I can say 'iron-on'. And 'poster'!When printed at Kinko on glossy paper with high-saturation inks, at about 16x21 inches (twice normal size) the pixels stand out terrifically. Standing about 4 feet away from such a print, the pixels merge, dither and separate in a most pleasant fashion.I still have a few prints, but they are so damaged after so much moving and packing. :( Paper Cut is one of my most favorites, and oddly, one of the first pieces I did in this technique. :D Thanks. Quote
Pyrotex Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Posted June 15, 2009 Here we have three more: A City Revealed -- City as an oasis of reality in an abstract landscape Arch of Coventry -- Well, it has an arch in it Culture Clash -- Some things just don't mix Quote
Pyrotex Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Posted June 15, 2009 Here are three of my favorites. It was really hard to find names for them. Patriarch -- I went through six names before I saw the 'face' Span of Attention -- A protective bolt of green lightening the length of a thought Patchwork Hand -- Franken-hand with three fingers Quote
Pyrotex Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Posted June 15, 2009 Three of my earliest pieces: Comet -- Spent way too much time on this one, trying to make it jell. But somehow, it works. Anxiety -- Before I finished, I knew what this one was about. Gave chills up my spine. Eye of the Storm -- Well, duh! Quote
Pyrotex Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Posted June 15, 2009 Three representing the next stage of my artsy development: Art of Tyranny -- Like pulling your fingernails across a blackboard Serendipity 2 -- It looks like a metaphor for something! But what? Serendipity 1 -- Gosh, it reminds me of a metaphor for something else! Enjoy. I'll finish publishing the rest another time. Quote
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