What is this æsthetic called
>>454800Hard Classic Rock 99.5 KBBLShit was all over the 1970s to early 80s.
>>454800>WWE logo.png>WWFchromatic?
>>454800It's not an "aesthetic", it's just a conglomeration of airbrushing effects used to mimic metal. That particular effect/ color combo on the face of the logo is known as 'desert chrome" and was really big in Southern California in the 70s- 90's
>>455663im guessing that was popular not only because it could be made but it looked like parts of eastern california? Lots of desert with a blue sky? films would capture this too, right?
>>455674Yes, the southwestern US in general and also the area of Mexico below it...you can do the same effect with just a dark/ black silhouette for the land part and little or no blue for the sky, but that blue and sand look (sunset orange too sometimes) was often related to SW outdoor sports and activities, off roading, going to Baja, surfing, etc., mixed with that late century high tech "metal" vibe.
Nice article discussing 80's airbrush trends, with OPs image shown alogside other less desert-y versions of the chrome/metallic trick...the Tron one is interesting because it literally flips the colors and isn't specifically trying to emulate a reflection of the surroundings but still "reads" as similar to the ones that dohttps://www.coolandcollected.com/airbrush-art-of-the-80s-was-chrome-tastic/Also note the comments about airbrushed T shirts...those were a big beach/ boardwalk thing so the "desert" sand/sky color scheme worked there too
>>455679Probably the biggest catalyst for airbrush artists of that era developing that hyper-realistic chrome look that would later be applied to everything was 1970s drag racing when they began painting details to mimic the stock trim, grilles, headlights and other chrome parts on funny cars.Good explanation of the technique here, from one of the pioneers https://www.nhra.com/news/2017/let-there-be-lights
>>455657>chromatic?I think this would describe it best.
