![Black and white photo of Rudy Vallee with his trombone By Bain News Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://robertmgoldstein.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/rudy-vallee-e1525646335260.jpg?w=924&h=0&crop=1)
Teagan and I are hard at work on this week’s Jazz Wednesdays which means
I have to take a short break from Art by Rob Goldstein to make illustrations.
Several of Teagan’s readers have asked how I make the illustrations for Hullaba Lulu, so here’s a quick explanation: to make these illustrations I use two gaming computers and a virtual reality platform.
Each virtual photo shoot takes about six hours and I usually have to do two shoots to get the images I want.
I use four to six avatars per shoot.
Each avatar must be dressed, posed, and positioned, and getting this right
takes total concentration.
The sets I use must be built or purchased, and modified and sometimes
re-textured.
I take at least five to six gigabytes of high-resolution bitmap files per shoot.
Post-processing also takes concentration because the avatars are usually
distorted in subtle ways, so in that sense I use Photoshop to redraw the scene.
This short video is composed of extra shots from the last six shoots for Hullaba Lulu.
I’ll be back on Wednesday.
I have to go see a man about a dog.
Doin the Raccoon by Rudy Vallee, 1928
Graphics and video by Rob Goldstein (c) 2018
You certainly put a lot of time and effort into these, Rob. It does show. The videos and pictures are amazing.
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Thank you, Robbie. It’s fun to do these. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
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Rob, you are so much talent! 🙂
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Thank you–God compensates for what he takes away. I truly believe this. 🙂
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Wow, what can I say…Y’r a star in your field.
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Thank you, Paula. You’ve made my day!
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Wow and wow again! Do you create the avatars? And why the VR platform? totally fascinating.
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I create the avatars to the extent that I use modified shapes and skins made by other people. Why the VR plaform? That’s a long story. 🙂
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-giggles- I have time. :p
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The short answer is I can’t draw but I think in images. 🙂
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Hmm…so…how?
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It’s like writing a short screenplay. Teagan tells me where the story is located and describes the action and I stage what I can. I tend to take a more surreal approach.
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It’s very effective. 🙂
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Amazing work Robert, and so time consuming… but brilliant results… wow.
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Much of the time it takes to do these has to do with process, which involves the placement of objects, creating a narrative and using the right poses. Thank you for your comment, Ivor.
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Always my pleasure ☺️
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This is so creative, you have a beautiful (and very in depth) talent!! My hat is off to you, best of luck!
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Thank you, Didi!
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You’re welcome! 🤗
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I still don’t understand how you do what you do. All I know is that it’s astounding and I hope you keep it up. Your dedication to your art is admirable. Passion is what drives creative types and you clearly have it for what you do—lucky us! 😀
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Thank you, Mae. I’m honored by your comment!
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Wow, Rob… Your process is even more laborious than I thought — and I already thought it was difficult and intense.
Another pos-i-lutely fabulous video! I spotted several shots that I haven’t seen before. I love the close-up of Gramps with a portrait of Lulu in the background.
I want to link back to this in the next chapter.
Thanks for this beautiful post. Hugs on the wing!
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The process is fun…and fun isn’t laborious–I realized it’s really not nice of me to just disappear without notice.
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What a project! Your results are wonderful.
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Thanks Danica. That’s always good to read,
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