Those iconic (NewTek) Amiga pictures and their origins

[jizmo]

I was looking at some of those old colorful commercial Amiga slideshows (NewTek and the likes) that used be often seen running in various Amiga shops, and no doubt played a big part in giving Amiga that huge wow factor over everything else computer on display.

So, I was wondering if the original images would still be retraceable, and managed to find sources for a few of them.

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Sanka coffee can splashing on the water seems to be scanned from this magazine advertisement that ran 1986-1987:





Groucho Marx image is scanned from this press image from "At the Circus (1939)", colored and the mesa added in the background:

[jizmo]

Any others? Personally I'd love to know the origins of this lady

[s2325]

TinEye found one result but page is dead.

[jizmo]

The space station HAM image is 'The Ship That Sang', a sci-fi art piece by Angus McKie (detail, full image viewable here):

[jizmo]

Byte magazine Dec 1985 cover image by Robert Linney (detail, full magazine viewable here)

[amiman99]

Originally Posted by jizmo

Any others? Personally I'd love to know the origins of this lady

I was blown away when I saw that picture in early 90s on a personal computer!

[jizmo]

Couldn't identify this one with the simple 3D shapes (yet) - it's seen here rescanned and printed to a 1993 rave flyer so it must be from some fairly known magazine cover or a book from the 80's.

UPDATE 04-2016: Found the full sized hires version some time ago, still no actual info of its origin

[BarryB]

Originally Posted by amiman99

I was blown away when I saw that picture in early 90s on a personal computer!

She can blow me any day

[luy32]

Originally Posted by BarryB

She can blow me any day

[Galahad/FLT]

Originally Posted by jizmo

Couldn't identify this one with the simple 3D shapes (yet) - it's seen here rescanned and printed to a 1993 rave flyer so it must be from some fairly known magazine cover or a book from the 80's.

Something to do with Electronic Arts surely.

They used those geometric shapes for their initials back in the 80's

[r.cade]

Originally Posted by amiman99

I was blown away when I saw that picture in early 90s on a personal computer!

You saw it late. That is from 1986.

[jizmo]

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Something to do with Electronic Arts surely.

They used those geometric shapes for their initials back in the 80's

You're right - when flipped they are the shapes used by EA. So the image could well be from some computer magazine cover from mid 80's.

Does anyone know anyone who worked at NewTek at the time? I'm sure if they could be located again, they'd have some valuable insight on all these mystery images.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Something to do with Electronic Arts surely.

They used those geometric shapes for their initials back in the 80's

You can see the old logo on the Road Rash title screen.

[Apollo]

Originally Posted by jizmo

'The Ship That Sang', a sci-fi art piece by Angus McKie (detail)

I wouln't be surprised if this picture was taken from the "Terran Trade Authority" illustrated science fiction books.

=> http://www.khantazi.org/Rec/TTABooks/TTABooks.html

[Predseda]

I was blown away of these three scans







They were contained in some slideshows and Amiga disk mags. 20 years later I discovered the last one is young Linda Hamilton. I still do not know the first two, though.

[amiman99]

Originally Posted by r.cade

You saw it late. That is from 1986.

I got my first Amiga in 1991 and it was a used A1000, so I was kinda late to the game.

[acd2001]

Originally Posted by Predseda

I discovered the last one is young Linda Hamilton. I still do not know the first two, though.

http://80s-90s-supermodels.tumblr.co...ust-1987-model

"Hair Polish", ELLE US, August 1987
Model : Stephanie Seymour

[emufan]

Originally Posted by Predseda

Monika Schnarre, Mademoiselle September 1986 - bigger image of the cover

Originally Posted by Predseda

Jodie Foster?
(scroll down, colored picture there with description)
edit: It was called Amber.GIF and came with Animator PRO (autodesk)

[jizmo]

The 'Santa Claus' HAM image is scanned from Crown Royal whisky ad than ran on magazines in the end of 1983:

[Dunny]

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Something to do with Electronic Arts surely.

They used those geometric shapes for their initials back in the 80's

No, not EA.

This image was created by a company called Information International Inc, and is titled "Sphere, Cone and Cube on a Textured Floor". The date the image was made is uncertain, but certainly pre-1984, possibly mid to late 70s.

D.