3D icons: Artistic Or Realistic?

However sometimes advantages can be turned into drawbacks. Such as the thoroughness as well as truthfulness of the picture may be the disadvantage of 3D web icons. In other words while drawing some object you are much more free to use artistic vision. As an example, if we take a cell-phone, you can draw it rather similar to what we associate with its name but eliminate some extra details, shades and highlights. However, your consciousness discerns it as a phone easily. In some cases schematic drawings are much more better than 3D models. You should analyze each particular situation. To create an object and make it seem closer to real one 3d icons should repeat very carefully every detail and line. So to answer the question we can say it is more like a kind of technical representation than a piece of art. Nevertheless we sometimes can see 3D icons that involve creative thought and look like true works of art. Realistic and accurate modeling is one of famous trend of 3D design nowadays.If you are going to use some characters as icons, 3D icons are going to appear much more realistic than 2D ones. The characters may remain cartoonish and this will give zest to your website.

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

Creating the icons design for your website please take into account the following hardships:

It is impossible to display all the glory and details of 3d icons with poor resolution of the viewers monitors;

since the monitor screen is 2D device it will not display the true three-dimensional object as we see it in reality;

2D space is simpler to be modified and controlled in comparison with 3D one;

the non-standard applications essential for correct viewing of 3D web Icons may force the user to download additional 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're more complex items. Also 3D web Icons requirements are much severer. 3D icons may lack creativity and abstract air but the facts of depth and volume which are effectively produced with 3D technology are incontestable.