Monthly Archives: February 2012

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Marzo 2012: Prosthetic Paste

Posted on 20 February by Vernon
Things were looking up for Wikus van der Merwe ever since the District 9 prawns made good on their word and restored his body back to human form.  Mostly.

The left hand is without question a “quick and dirty” cut-n-paste job with no time at all spent on smoothing edges for a more realistic look.  Why is anyone’s guess.  Mine is that the GA began having seizures from overexposure to the copious amounts of magenta in this image, and simply had to bail out for the sanity’s sake.

Thanks Raymon. You can see the original on the 2012 Telecinco calendar.

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Photoshop Round-Up: Links We Love

Posted on 18 February by Vernon
It’s finally Saturday!  To celebrate the fact that we made it through another work week we’ve scoured the internet to find the funniest, coolest, and craziest news in all of Photoshop Land.  Here’s a look at the many ways in which Photoshop made waves around the web this week.

  • Is Photoshop ruining Lil’ Kim’s career… or vice versa?  [Death + Taxes]
  • Who knew David Schwimmer would make such an ugly woman?  (Okay, we could have guessed, but still….) [BuzzFeed]
  • In this tutorial you will learn how to use the spot brush tool to change history.  True story.  [CollegeHumor]

  • MarieClaire claims this is Eva Mendes.  Shenanigans!   [JustJared]
  • Speaking of looking different, Vogue thought Adele could stand a little slimming and smoothing too.  [The Superficial]
  • For his first web design class assignment a BuzzFeed user gave Whitney Houston a heavenly piggyback ride.  Nailed it!  [BuzzFeed]
 

  • Twenty-seven creative pics you’ll never believe were Photoshopped! (obvious sarcasm implied)  [The Chive]

That should keep you busy for a while!  We’ll be back with more disasters on Monday.  Have a great Saturday, everyone.

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Subway: Fast Food Fizzle

Posted on 17 February by Vernon
Is it just me, or is it somewhat disingenuous to use the word ‘truth’ in a hash tag that’s connected to such a fallacious image as this?

It’s not enough just to snap a photo of yourself wolfing down a meal to express your love for Diet Coke® and SUBWAY® sandwiches.  Clearly, you must go to even greater effort and create a poorly doctored PSD photo in order for the corporate pinheads who approved this print job to truly feel your passion for their products.

Big thanks to everyone that sent this in.

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Charleston College: Illegal Formation

Posted on 16 February by Vernon
Esteemed Parents:

In response to your repeated letters, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea wishes to assure you that entire membership of Franklin High School Young Diplomats Club continues to enjoy most memorable experience during extended visit to Pyongyang and DPRK.  As you can see in enclosed photo, all students are well and happy at People’s Library, where they learn much truth about peaceful intentions of North Korean people. Respectfully, Kim Jong-un

Okay, excluding the background image of what appear to be shelves full of massive coffee table books, I count 18 separate layers in this amateur offering.  Not bad for a noob, I suppose, but a tad less use of the Free Transform Tool would be a welcome improvement.  My favorite is ‘red ballcap guy,’ who gets my vote as “Most Likely Never to Pose For Group Photos.”

Thanks Jesse! The original can be found on the College of Charleston site.

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Famous Smoke : Robusto Vision – Petit Results

Posted on 15 February by Vernon
Not a PSD.  This is actually a “moron detector.”  Anyone who clicks on this ad is automatically added to the spamming list for The Tater Mitt and all 9/11 commemorative coins.

Oh, come on!  The cigars in these pockets are as flat as this guy’s IQ.  And the missing smoke from that two-dimensional stogie/cold sore hybrid lounging on his lip must already be high up the ass of whoever thought the GA possessed anything even remotely resembling skills.

Thanks Nick for the find. The original can be found on the Famous Smoke site.

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SimplyBe: Major Fork Up

Posted on 14 February by Vernon
In spite of all the warnings from friends and family alike, Elaine stubbornly clings to the delusion that her nail-biting habit is ‘no big deal.’

I’ll leave it to you experts to figure out how this disaster came into being.  On the upside, her dress is a lovely color, and the photo has made this model the most in-demand guest at all finer marshmallow and wienie roasts.

Thanks StormKing. You can see the original on SimplyBe. If you can’t see the PSD, you can see our red image circle to see the marked up version.

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IStockPhoto: Marathon Muff

Posted on 13 February by Vernon
Andy was delighted to discover there was an entirely unexpected meaning behind the term ‘high-quality’ footwear.

This cut-and-paste job fails on multiple levels, no pun intended: missing shadows for both runners, and his positioning gives either the illusion that he is running eight inches above the trail, or worse, a massive giant chasing a frightened woman from behind.  Apparently, iStockphoto has no quality control department whatsoever.  Think I’ll dust off my resume.

Thanks Mark! Be sure and check out the original iStockPhoto. 

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Photoshop Quiz: Amputee?

Posted on 11 February by Vernon
What we have for this weeks quiz is a photo of a hurricane Mitch survivor that seems to have lost her legs or maybe she hasn’t and we need to get our eyes checked. Vote as to what you think might have happened and write a comment as to an explanation.

Make sure and don’t read the comments before voting!

What happened to this poor woman’s legs?

Check out the results of our last Photoshop quiz. Don’t forget to also add us to your Google Plus as we’d love to connect with as many of you as we can.

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