3D Icons Fever

However sometimes positive aspects can be turned into negatives. For example the thoroughness and truthfulness of the picture may be the drawback of 3D web icons. In other words while drawing some object you're much more free to use artistic vision. Let's take a mobile-phone for example. So its possible to draw it rather similar to a real one but eliminate some extra details, shades and highlights. However, your consciousness discerns it as a phone easily. Often schematic drawings work even better than 3D models. But to decide what to use you should analyze each definite case. To create an object and make it seem closer to real one 3d icons should repeat carefully every detail and line. So it's much more a kind of technical representation than a piece of art. Though some illustrators manage to develop abstract 3D icons that involve creative thought and look like true works of art. Realistic and accurate modeling is one of popular trend of 3D design today.Speaking about realistic look, if you are intending to use some characters as icons, we can definitely say that 3D icons are much more realistic than 2D ones. The characters may stay cartoonish and this will give zest to your web page.

Let's enumerate the technical issues you may face while using 3D icons.

Creating the icons design for your web page please remember the following hardships:

Weak resolution of the viewers screens makes it impossible to depict 3d icons in all their glory and details;

due to the fact that the monitor screen is 2D device we cant see the true three-dimensional object as we see it in reall life.

2D space is easier to be modified and manipulated in comparison with 3D one;

the non-standard applications essential for correct viewing of 3D web Icons may force the user to download extra software which is definitely not convenient.

In conclusion we can say that both 2D and 3D icons are based on geometric data but 3D objects are the sculpture models, they are more complex items. Also 3D web Icons requirements are much severer. 3D icons may have no creativity and abstract air but the facts of depth and volume which are successfully created with 3D technology are incontestable.