r/photoshopbattles • u/PhotoShopBattles • Sep 28 '14

Weekly Battle | Closed Battle #131 "Clockwork Robot" via previous winner, fatdonuthole

 

Previous Winner

This week's image was chosen by /u/fatdonuthole, the first place winner in Battle 130:

Stock image: Piano Player

Winning entry: R.I.P.  :'(

 

 

 

The stock image for Battle #131 is... Clockwork Robot

 

 

 

Prizes

The winner of this weeks battle will:

 

The Rules

  • Submit your entry as a comment to this thread.

    You can post as many as you want.

  • To vote for an entry, just upvote the users comment.

    You can vote for as many different entries as you want, but please do not downvote. Downvotes will not be counted when deciding winners.

  • Every entrant gets a contributor flair.

    These will be handed out by a bot, but due to our comment hiding system, sometimes it misses people. If you entered but didn't get one, just send the mods a message, and we'll fix you up.

  • Please be sure to tag NSFW entries appropriately.

    If you see anything inappropriate that's not tagged, either report the comment or send a message to the moderators.

 

The Schedule

  • All entries will be hidden for the first 48 hours.

  • Voting will open on Tuesday, after which all entries will be visible.

    Contest mode will be enabled for another 24 hours. This will sort comments randomly, obscure vote counts, and automatically minimize child comments.

  • Contest mode will be disabled on Wednesday.

    From there on out, each comment's vote total will be visible, and entries can be sorted by karma (just like any other reddit thread).

  • The battle will end on Saturday, October 4th.

    Next week's battle will be posted early Sunday morning.

 

Best of luck, everyone, and don't forget to have fun!

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u/ULTDbreadsticks Sep 30 '14

The lesser known Jaeger, Beep-Boop.

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u/Nope__Nope__Nope Oct 01 '14

There's not much i can critique about this... And if i tried, I'd be nit-picking..

Phenomenal work! I think we have our winner XD

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u/ULTDbreadsticks Oct 01 '14

Thanks, man!

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u/thetebe Oct 01 '14

Fantastic. Glad to see another rim reference here. I love yours and you have my vote.

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u/ULTDbreadsticks Oct 01 '14

Aww shucks, great minds think alike! Thanks, my friend.

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u/iCookieJar Oct 02 '14

Psssh. This is fake! Totally Photoshopped. Stupid people thinking this work is so good it looks real. Can't you tell?

:3 But siri, bravo buddy.

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u/Shappie Sep 29 '14

Vintage clockwork robot destroys Illinois capital

Thanks to my buddy /u/ilgnome (Amatuer photographer/Professional asshole) for the background

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u/ilgnome Oct 01 '14

It was a dark time for us here in the state capitol. Mr Burns had just left our Power Plant, yet another governor was going to jail and they were filming parts of Legally Blonde 2.

The Clockwork Robot attack was literally what helped us through those dark and terrible times.

P.S.

I am a professional asshole.

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u/spideyson Oct 01 '14

so you're a comedian?

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u/Shappie Oct 01 '14

He likes to think so.

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u/ilgnome Oct 02 '14

Well, if you count the joke that is my life, yes.

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u/spideyson Oct 02 '14

Ha! I sense untapped potential.

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u/greaterade Oct 01 '14

I used to live 2 blocks from there. Looks like the neighborhood's really gone downhill ;)

Nice work

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u/lains-experiment Oct 01 '14

Illinois? Why Clockwork Robot Why? what has Illinois done to you Mr. Clockwork?

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u/Shappie Oct 01 '14

Don't worry, he'll think of something..

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '14

Godzilla vs the Clockwork Robot

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u/FullNoodleFrontity Sep 30 '14

Really nice, the way you matched the graininess.

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u/reddstudent Oct 04 '14

Ditto. Retro Godzilla matches the robot design much better than Pacific Rim as well.

1

u/ZEALEE Oct 05 '14

Nice shadows too!

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u/Cmatthewman Sep 30 '14

This one is my fav. Nice work.

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u/lumm0x Sep 30 '14

Lego: Slay on

sources

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u/tut_blimey Oct 01 '14

that giant lego man is in brighton!

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u/lumm0x Oct 01 '14

You are correct, sir/madam!

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u/thetebe Oct 03 '14

I've been looking at this one one and off for a few days now and I have to say: Wow.

I really enjoy how you built it from scratch, the speaker holes are a superb detail and the overall effect just works.

I think you probably made this look too effortless looking at the vote count for it. You inspired the hell out of me.

I mean, my entry is damn lazy compared to this.

How was the thought process on this project? Did you get the idea right away and went for it?

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u/lumm0x Oct 03 '14

Thanks! I'm glad you like it!

I think you probably made this look too effortless looking at the vote count for it.

Ha, ha. No worries. It doesn't bother me that seemingly simpler images get more votes, it just means that some people didn't like what they saw in my image enough to upvote it. I know that any image on here will only be seen for a few seconds; I don't think this particular image comes across as well as it could in those few seconds. Live and learn.

I mean, my entry is damn lazy compared to this.

Don't talk yourself down. A seemingly simpler 'shop can be awesome.

How was the thought process on this project? Did you get the idea right away and went for it?

I decided early on that I didn't want to do a "Robot attacks city" image. (Nothing against those who did – there are some good ones on here – I'd just done it before.) I tend to think about concepts in terms of simple scenarios, 'pushing' on elements to see if it makes them more interesting. Here, I was thinking about Legos, and who plays with Legos. Kids play with Legos, and they play at building things. Kid robots play with Legos and they play at destroying things.

I still like the concept, but I'm not sure the image serves it as well as it could. A few destroyed Lego buildings would probably help it.

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u/thetebe Oct 03 '14

I really like the idea of the broken city thing. The idea didn't carry across to me on the topic of it all, and I think it would have added to it.

It's funny because if it would have been a kid playing with it, then it would be crystal clear. I am biased to meatbags it seems.

I didn't intend to talk myself down, just to enhance the awe of the work you put in - two sides of the coin eh?

I enjoyed this little chat. Good folk's around /r/photoshopbattles

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u/lumm0x Oct 03 '14

The idea didn't carry across to me on the topic of it all, and I think it would have added to it.

I had a feeling it might not be clear when I submitted, but the deadlines are deadlines.

Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it!

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u/lains-experiment Oct 02 '14 edited Oct 02 '14

After looking at this for a while, I can see how brilliant this is. It has the original image, and its background. It then brings other element in, very harmonically.

some of the edges are a little too sharp, but other than that, this is superb work.

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u/lumm0x Oct 02 '14

some of the edges are a little to sharp

I think you're right about that. I appreciate the feedback.

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u/MrFlopkins Sep 30 '14 edited Oct 02 '14

It came from the sea...

Sources

*Minor adjustments and added ".jpg" to the link

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u/thetebe Sep 29 '14

Kattegat Rim.

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u/fatdonuthole Sep 30 '14

Nice grain matching!

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u/thetebe Sep 30 '14

Oh, thank you mr fatdoughnuthole! Comming from you that is taken as quite the compliment. There are several steps on the grain so I am happy that someone reacted to it. Cheers!

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u/TheSilverRaven Oct 04 '14

Ok, this is my background now!

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u/thetebe Oct 04 '14

Good stuff!

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u/Sadisticc Sep 30 '14

From his point of view

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u/blomhonung Oct 01 '14 edited Oct 01 '14

Where did you hide the stock image?

Edit: ecerybody was using the robot so I missed the fact that the rock was used. Thanks to /u/Equinoqs for fixing my eyes. And appologies to /u/Sadisticc there is a chance that my comment made people hesitate to upvote his pic. So much shame right now, have an late upvote.

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u/spideyson Oct 01 '14

yeah there's no way he morphed it like that...is there?

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u/blomhonung Oct 01 '14

I'm 99,99% certain that there is not.

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u/spideyson Oct 01 '14

but...so many points.

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u/blomhonung Oct 01 '14

Equinoqs pointed out that the rock was used. My bad!

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u/Equinoqs Oct 01 '14

The rock he's standing on looks like the only part left of the original photo.

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u/blomhonung Oct 01 '14

You're right. I totaly missed that!

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u/Nope__Nope__Nope Oct 01 '14

Very creative! I would have never expected this one..

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u/greaterade Sep 30 '14

Good Morning, LIU-01010010PS

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u/thetebe Sep 30 '14

This is fucking Ace, greaterade! Nice soft colours on the robot. The bear is a bit skewed and I can't pinpoint why. I do love this entry.

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u/greaterade Oct 01 '14

Thanks, glad you like it!

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u/lumm0x Oct 01 '14

Your concept matches the childishness of the robot design really well. It's a great fit, and unexpected. Awesome job!

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u/lains-experiment Oct 02 '14

This is my sons favorite!

21

u/fa5e Oct 01 '14

Robot Chicken Inspired First entry as well.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '14

Winner here

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u/spideyson Sep 29 '14

I Have a Dream of Electric Sheep

2

u/lains-experiment Oct 02 '14

Cool stuff. My son enjoyed finding everything!!!

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u/spideyson Oct 02 '14

thanks, good to hear!

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u/Suckassloser Sep 30 '14

Invasion!

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u/yargile Oct 01 '14

How did you make them blurry?

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u/Suckassloser Oct 01 '14

I merged each row into a layer and used iris blur (in filter menu under blur) which allows you to create an in focus effect where the surrounding area is blurred. I then kinda cheated a wee bit and used the blur tool to touch up things a bit!

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u/yargile Oct 01 '14

Awesome thanks

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '14

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u/thetebe Sep 30 '14 edited Sep 30 '14

Did you make this in a 3d program or how did you go about it?

*edit: The metal version one.

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u/Nope__Nope__Nope Oct 01 '14

Very impressive!

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u/escott1981 Oct 03 '14

How did you make this metal version? I think I will use it. thank you!

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u/vegansaul Sep 29 '14

Coming home early to find his wife winding up another guy.

http://i.imgur.com/67Vkgou.jpg

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '14 edited Jan 02 '19

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u/GracefulGoats Sep 28 '14

Robot Infestation!

I hope I'm doing this right! This is the first time I've submitted anything for Photoshop battles & I'm still pretty new at PS.

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u/Phryedrice Oct 01 '14

I think you're doing fine! Don't take it from me though, I'm new as well..

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '14 edited Sep 29 '14

The abandon

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u/BiosharkzOfficial Sep 29 '14

I'm expecting 100 of these, but here's my entry: http://i.imgur.com/spatY2x.png

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '14 edited Oct 01 '14

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '14 edited Sep 29 '14

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '14

Android Upgrades. You always want what you don't have. Here is the original PSD

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u/BiosharkzOfficial Sep 30 '14

Needs more Blackjack, and hookers!

3

u/TehAlpacalypse Sep 30 '14

Friend?

I'm pretty bad so any tips would be greatly appreciated!

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u/lains-experiment Oct 01 '14

Good for what is.

You have a story, and it's a little funny, which is good. You just need to make the subject more dominant and start working on making the shop something more than a cut out that's dropped in a scenes.

Just keep entering.

It takes a while for even a Photoshop master to figure out what it takes to win here. It is more creative visual story telling than Photoshop skills.

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u/TehAlpacalypse Oct 01 '14

Agreed, I've been looking at some of the older ones just for stock image practice

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '14

Robot Wars

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u/JooshBeextin Oct 01 '14 edited Oct 01 '14

http://i.imgur.com/yITaXYX.png

Nicolas Cage notices a robot

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u/escott1981 Oct 03 '14

C3PO's long lost brother!

Thank you very much Zetyus for providing a metal version of the Robot.

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u/marklross Sep 28 '14

I thought they were called one-armed bandits...

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u/Kegel_Exercise Sep 30 '14

Little lower... little lower... oh yeah

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u/vegansaul Sep 29 '14

You don't pay your debts, you 'sleep with da fishes'.

http://i.imgur.com/H1cBQOj.jpg

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u/DrFeetBeatPotSweet Sep 29 '14

He ran out of juice just in time. Six foot from the edge

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u/HeavyWheazing Oct 04 '14

[He is getting tired of being left out of family portraits...]:http://imgur.com/S4jRnxu.jpg My first attempt at a PsBattle

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '14

http://i.imgur.com/aYQKYVg.jpg The day the machines took over