Monthly Archives: January 2012

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Modatoi: Astounding Angles

Posted on 31 January by Vernon
Aside from her obvious challenge of finding clothes to hide her freakishly long hips, Siobhan was scouring the Internet in search of a chiropractor who did not charge on a per-vertebra basis.

Maybe it’s just some sort of optical illusion, but to my eyes, that right leg of hers appears to be about eight inches lower than it ought to be.  Photoshop has great tools to fix flaws such as these, and I continue to hold that failing to employ said tools can make for just as much of a ‘disaster’ as does abusing them. 

Thanks Roxane. You can see the original on the Modatoi site.

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Abercrombie & Fitch: Toe-tally Messed Up

Posted on 30 January by Vernon
Stealing the spotlight at this year’s Home and Garden Expo was the newest innovation in flooring.  Tiny sensors and microprocessors within the black, glossy tile instantly compare footwear with the latest fashion trends and filter out anything unacceptable from the reflection, as it has correctly done here with these very retro and out-of-date flip-flops.

Had the camera line with this photo been close to or at floor level, I might have said no PSD. Toes that are slightly set back from the edge of a sandal would reflect enough light to be visible from a low enough angle, but no way from this height.  The GA needs to bone up a bit in that area.  It still, however, does not explain why the thong portions of the sandals were left out of the effect.

Thanks Caroline. You can see the original on the Abercombie & Fitch homepage.

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Photoshop Quiz: Heine Anatomy

Posted on 28 January by Vernon
Over the last two weeks we’ve received the image below from a lot our readers and we’ve been debating here in the office as to whether it’s actually a disaster or not. I’d like for you to pay attention to the positioning of the models legs and to cast your vote as to whether this is a PSD or not.

-No reading the comments before you vote or looking at the votes already submitted.  

I think they should have

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AB 18.00 Uhr: Head Pin Honey

Posted on 27 January by Vernon
Newly divorced and alone, Susan was talked into joining the company bowling team.  Her very first strike came when she imagined the woman he’d left her for as the head pin.

Obviously, this is a quick-and-dirty print promo for some ‘happy hour’ event across the pond, so I’m not going to condescend a whole lot about the amateur quality.  I do, however, feel insulted that they expect us to believe that women of this caliber on the hotness scale hang out at bowling alleys which lack the budget required for either quality marketing staff or occasional painting of the pins.

Thanks Michael. The original can be found in a number of bowling alleys in Augsburg, Germany

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Kmart: Paste-a-Pooch

Posted on 26 January by Vernon
Introducing AfterPet®! The realistic, lifelike image of your family’s furriest member.  AfterPet® helps you keep your children in the dark about your pet’s personal ‘green mile’ until they’re safely into their self-involved teen years.  Simply place the custom AfterPet® image of your eternally happy pet on a stranger’s sofa, in a strange car, or laying in a meadow on that ‘wide-open ranch’ where you told them she went to live, snap a quick photo, and upload it via your mobile device with a note: “Ginger misses you!”

I’m assuming the product in this ad is the protective blanket upon which the non-existent mutt is laying.  I’m also assuming that nobody connected to this print shoot owned a dog any cuter than a Rottweiler, hence the decision to assign the snot-nosed intern to cut and paste in a Golden Retriever with a bootleg copy of Photoshop rather than hire a professional with the skills to make it look, uh… professional.

Thanks Jesse. You can see the original on the Kmart site.

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Grazia: Wonder Woman: Perfect Kerr-tastrophe

Posted on 25 January by Vernon
It seems Wonder Woman’s bracelets are more than just indestructible.  Apparently, they also have the power to increase the length of her arms to inhuman proportions.  No doubt this comes in handy when feeling around for invisible airplanes.

Eeyugh!  This graphic is simply too much everything – too long here, too straight there, two too-big boobs, and just way too smooth everywhere!  The only thing left to wonder about is how anyone with too little skill lands such a sweet graphics job.

You can see the original on the Grazia Facebook page.

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IMMATURI: Lending an Extra Hand

Posted on 24 January by Vernon
Though embarrassed by his mutation as a child, Paolo Ivanovich Petrovsky grew up to appreciate the advantages of being the living embodiment of the term ‘Roman hands and Russian fingers.’

I’m thinking the GA couldn’t decide which hand placement looked better, left both layers visible, saved as a draft, and got fired before completion.  Then the bean-counter supervisor gave it a quick glance and mistakenly determined it was ready.  Either that or it was the product of a brief dabbling in graphic arts by Silvio Berlusconi.

Thanks Filippo!

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Attica: Slip of the Tongue

Posted on 23 January by Vernon
Whaddaya think you’re lookin’ at, human!  I still get twice as much action as you!

We weren’t really sure where to start with this cat as it almost doesn’t seem real or maybe it was just assembled wrong.  We believe they’ve done a little stretching on the cat’s tongue or maybe it’s some sort of strange cat food.

The original was found by Israpil. The PSD was produced by Attica a German cat food. You can check out our red image gallery to see the marked up version if you can’t see the PSD.

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