Surface Inc is proud to introduce Ombrae™, a patented, computer-based image processing system invented and developed by Vancouver artist Roderick Quin,
which brings the ancient technique of Bas Relief sculpture out of the past andright into the forefront of surface design technology.
Unlike other imaging systems used in design applications, the Ombrae system has unique visually dynamic effects, morphing in colour and shade with changing light conditions and viewing angles.
In fact, we at Surface Inc believe that the only limit to the Ombrae™ system is the imagination of the designer!
Any digital source image, design, or parametric sampling can be embedded into any material substrate on any scale by either stamping, casting, or machining. Please note though that at present Ombrae™ is commercially available only in an aluminium or corten steel panelling systems, other materials such as glass, concrete, rubber, resin and others will follow into the commercial domain shortly.
The image or design is not a photographic transfer or a traditional holographic process, and does not use pigments, paints or dyes to create the image/design, but is made from 3D pixels or optical tiles™. The optical tile directs just the right amount of light and shadow in just the right places to accurately render your image completely faithfully.
Each pixel is a real object, angled at a unique gradient and direction. This means that when viewing an Ombrae™ image, the viewer is really seeing the digital image/design as an object that responds to the real influences of the time and place that it occupies.
There are unlimited combinations of material, colour and transparency that allow designers a palette of choices and a wide range of solutions for any design problem, inside or out, at any scale and in any material.
Please download the pdf brochure for more information, images and technical information and contact us to discuss your individual project requirements.
1 class="entry-title">Surface Inc is proud to introduce Ombrae™, a patented, computer-based image processing system invented and developed by Vancouver artist Roderick Quin,
which brings the ancient technique of Bas Relief sculpture out of the past andright into the forefront of surface design technology.
Unlike other imaging systems used in design applications, the Ombrae system has unique visually dynamic effects, morphing in colour and shade with changing light conditions and viewing angles.
In fact, we at Surface Inc believe that the only limit to the Ombrae™ system is the imagination of the designer!
Any digital source image, design, or parametric sampling can be embedded into any material substrate on any scale by either stamping, casting, or machining. Please note though that at present Ombrae™ is commercially available only in an aluminium or corten steel panelling systems, other materials such as glass, concrete, rubber, resin and others will follow into the commercial domain shortly.
The image or design is not a photographic transfer or a traditional holographic process, and does not use pigments, paints or dyes to create the image/design, but is made from 3D pixels or optical tiles™. The optical tile directs just the right amount of light and shadow in just the right places to accurately render your image completely faithfully.
Each pixel is a real object, angled at a unique gradient and direction. This means that when viewing an Ombrae™ image, the viewer is really seeing the digital image/design as an object that responds to the real influences of the time and place that it occupies.
There are unlimited combinations of material, colour and transparency that allow designers a palette of choices and a wide range of solutions for any design problem, inside or out, at any scale and in any material.
Please download the pdf brochure for more information, images and technical information and contact us to discuss your individual project requirements.
