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==Explanation==
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This is a drawing of flowers that [[Randall]] made. It seems the flowers are based on his imagination, rather than being a real species - see the original quote in the [[#Trivia|trivia]] section.
  
==Explanation==
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The title text explains that Randall originally drew the flowers in pencil on normal paper. He did thus not paint them. Instead he used the invert feature of a photo-editing program to reverse it from black-on-white to white-on-black. After that he added color to the flowers.
Inverting colors is a method of photograph manipulation where colors are switched with their opposites; Black becomes white, red becomes green, orange becomes blue, and so on. To create this image, [[Randall]] tells us in the title text that he drew the outlines of the flowers and stems with pencil on white paper. I would assume that he next scanned the drawing and used {{w|Photoshop}} to invert the colors, producing the white lines on a black background. Next, he may have printed the image out and colored it before scanning it again or done the coloring in Photoshop (I don't have enough experience with the program to be able to say one way or the other).
 
  
See the article [http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/invert-colors/ Inverted Colors Photo Effect With Photoshop] for a detailed example of how this is done.
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==Trivia==
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As noted in the title text, the original drawing for the comic was made in pencil, then inverted and colored. The image below is a re-inverted, desaturated version of the comic, which gives a good approximation of what the original drawing might have looked like.
  
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[[File:flowers_inverted.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Inverted and desaturated version of the comic.]]
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
[A sketch of flowers, drawn in red and green]
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:[A sketch of flowers, drawn in green, red and yellow on a black background.]
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
* Original quote from [[Randall]]: "Original drawing is pencil on graph paper. Bonus points if you can identify the flowers. 'cause I sure can't."
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*This was the 30th comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]].
* Original guess on flower identification: "{{w|Trillium}}!"
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**The previous was [[30: Donner]].
* This is the thirtieth comic posted to livejournal.  The previous was [[30: Donner]]. The next was [[29: Hitler]]
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**The next was [[29: Hitler]].
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*Original title: "Wednesday's Drawing - Flowers"
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*Original [[Randall]] quote:
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::"Original drawing is pencil on {{w|graph paper}}.  
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::Bonus points if you can identify the flowers. 'cause I sure can't."
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*This comic was posted on [[xkcd]] when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006.
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**It was posted along [[:Category:First day on xkcd|with all 41 comics]] posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others.
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**The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44.
  
 
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[[Category:Comics posted on livejournal| 30]]
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[[Category:First day on xkcd]]
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[[Category:Checkered paper]]
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[[Category:Comics with color]]
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[[Category:Comics with inverted brightness]]

Revision as of 21:26, 6 November 2015

Flowers
This is actually pencil on paper, just inverted and colored
Title text: This is actually pencil on paper, just inverted and colored

Explanation

This is a drawing of flowers that Randall made. It seems the flowers are based on his imagination, rather than being a real species - see the original quote in the trivia section.

The title text explains that Randall originally drew the flowers in pencil on normal paper. He did thus not paint them. Instead he used the invert feature of a photo-editing program to reverse it from black-on-white to white-on-black. After that he added color to the flowers.

Trivia

As noted in the title text, the original drawing for the comic was made in pencil, then inverted and colored. The image below is a re-inverted, desaturated version of the comic, which gives a good approximation of what the original drawing might have looked like.

Inverted and desaturated version of the comic.

Transcript

[A sketch of flowers, drawn in green, red and yellow on a black background.]

Trivia

"Original drawing is pencil on graph paper.
Bonus points if you can identify the flowers. 'cause I sure can't."
  • This comic was posted on xkcd when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006.
    • It was posted along with all 41 comics posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others.
    • The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44.


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Discussion

Instructions for photoshop editing is quite irrelevant here, I think. The comic itself is just a drawing of flowers, and hardly needs much explanation (if any). –St.nerol (talk) 18:21, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Correct. I'm working on this comic because you did not;)--Dgbrt (talk) 22:38, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
Shit, shit, shit... as Randall would say, but finally I could upload my edit. It's still not complete.--Dgbrt (talk) 00:54, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
As I remember it, I removed the "explanation" that was, which wasn't popular. So I just let it be... ––St.nerol (talk) 10:23, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
Check the history, your edit was reverted. When you have problems with some pages do not only tell us what's wrong, just try to give an better explanation. Without a new solution these discussions are meaningless. Everybody is doing mistakes, but the magical word is UPDATE not DELETE.--Dgbrt (talk) 13:56, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
Yeah, I know it was reverted, that's what I meant. I will improve stuff when I have time and knowledge to do so. Sometimes I will also delete stuff. It's a balance to strike, and often quick decisions, but my intention is always to make the wiki better. ––St.nerol (talk) 22:18, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Dgbrt, I did not remove content, I removed redundancy. One sentence about graph paper instead of three. Clearer, shorter wording about botany and picture editing, but no less informative. - Frankie (talk) 20:57, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi Frankie, you did remove the incomplete tag. We still have to review pages like this. But your enhancements are welcome!--Dgbrt (talk) 21:13, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

Uhh, the title text is just an explanation, it isn't a reference to anything... You guys really try to squeeze stuff out of nothing 141.101.98.33 20:13, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

I dont see how the title text could be a reference to anything, maybe because of the two words "this is" ?... I'm really not convinced. I would be okay if the sentence began with "This is *not*". 173.245.49.124 23:28, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
Agreed and removed. --Kynde (talk) 16:55, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

The red flowers kind of look like trillium erectum. Just saying. 1234231587678 (talk) 16:48, 27 January 2024 (UTC)