kenlandrum
Sr Member
Progress is looking wonderful, Ken.
One thing I'd like to add is that I believe (after seeing and hearing a lot of evidence) that the red on this pattern should be much deeper and cooler, certainly moreso than the red on the Raimi pattern. I've spoken to some people that saw the screen used suits in person, that one of the things that they said stood out most was how surprisingly dark the red was.
Most of the references people have been seeing for the suit are either retouched promotional shots, highly lit stills from the film, and full sunlight set photos, which all tend to blow out the color and make the suit look more like a primary red than a deep blood red. Also, red is a portion of the color spectrum that tends to overload sensors on many digital cameras and register as a lot hotter in color temperature than it actually is. The result is that most photos people share of the suit have it look like a bright primary red, though not because the suit IS a bright primary red.
Here, below are some of my favorite images that give credence to the color disparity.
In the first and second image, the film suit is shown with a bright primary red fabric right up next to it, which serves to anchor the red spectrum and plainly show just how much darker the suit color is than a standard "out of the bottle" red. The first picture has the outfit of the kid on his shoulders, while the second has a piece of red fabric (probably a kid's mask) in his hand.
http://i.imgur.com/qipPNhg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NHRs0lt.jpg
The third photo is a set photo, but one that was taken with ambient natural light instead of in direct sunlight like most set photos (which usually blows out the color).
http://i.imgur.com/tF8LXW9.jpg
You can also get a sense of the deep color in this video where William Spencer met a fan on the set.
Justin and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Rochester NY - YouTube
It's a little tough to nail the color because the suit was printed on a thick, slightly shiny/reflective red lycra, so it takes on a bit of the color of the surrounding light conditions. You can also see the depth of the red color in the comic con panel video, where the suit looks nearly burgundy.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Comic Con 2013 Panel - Andrew Garfield, Jamie Foxx - YouTube
Thanks! Thats a VERY good point. Value is definitely darker and the color cooler than where it is now. Once I get everything together in one file I'll start adjusting colors etc...it's nice to be able to make those adjustments with the webs, etc in there...
Great reference shots!.. thanks again.
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