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Capcom: The Great Okami Watermark Fiasco

Posted on 20 April by Vernon
Usually when a watermark crops up in an image it’s because someone wouldn’t pay for the material. In Capcom’s case, they had the rights to the artwork, shown here:

but inexplicably used stuff that carried IGN’s watermark. Confusion, calamity and catastrophe follow. Kotaku has the most coherent coverage.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in (Roto13 was the first.)

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Ford: Putting Composition Last

Posted on 20 April by Vernon
Hi! I’m AD at whatever advertising agency Ford has in Ireland. I used to think composition and perspective didn’t matter. You kids might think it’s cool, but it isn’t! You can’t just smush images together, or you’ll end up like me, appearing on photoshopdisasters. Is that cool? Stay straight kids, don’t end up like me.

Thanks to Nersh.

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Manor: Don’t Look Now Darling, But We’re Having An Earthquake

Posted on 17 April by Vernon
Either the location overlooked a Walmart parking lot and the designer comped in a cool skyline without worrying too much about matching the perspective, or the building is falling over.

Found here [warning: annoying Flash site], thanks to Ben!

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Vogue: When Good Work Goes Bad

Posted on 16 April by Vernon
Steven Klein’s photoshopper goes overboard with Gwyneth Paltrow in the new Vogue. Not only does her head look detached, she gets a Stepford Wives makeover.

Go Fug Yourself has a poll on how awful it is, while Stylefrizz weighs in on the heavy-handedness. Thanks to Andrew and Jill for sending this one.

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Company: No Freaking Way

Posted on 14 April by Vernon
When people Photoshop heads onto bodies they really need to look for little details that might give away the artifice, such as mismatching shadows, different lighting, or differences in sharpness. You know, those subtle, tiny differences that people might notice.

Thanks to Melanie!

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My six-year-old son looked over my shoulder and said “Why is her top skin-coloured [I guess he means the same colour as his skin] and her bottom half brown?”. When a six-year-old can spot there’s something wrong, there’s something badly wrong. by Melanie

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Accidental Husband Part 2

Posted on 14 April by Vernon
a: Winner of the coveted “Least Convincing Photoshop Head Transplant Ever.”
b: Oh come on.
c: Someone forgot to finish cutting out the flowers.

Thanks to Andy and the dozens of people who sent this in.

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Ah, screw it. There’s nothing I can say about this. By A/I

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