r/photoshopbattles • u/PhotoShopBattles • Oct 03 '19
Operation | Closed Operation: Secret Identity 2
The Operation
Expose the secret identity of somebody famous, infamous, past present or future.
Here is an example:
entry: The Emancipator
original: Abraham Lincoln
Good luck everyone.
Notes:
Including a link to your original primary image source is preferred.
Use the NSFW label (liberally) when appropriate.
The winner of this battle will receive 3months of Reddit Gold.
Entries will be hidden through Sunday, October 6th
Voting will be Open the 7th thru October 15th
The next Operation will be posted on October 16th
Previous Agent
Congratulations to /u/Maymayfish, who was the winner of the previous Operation: Femme Fatale 2
The final standings were as follows:
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|
| /u/Maymayfish | /u/i_am_a_bot_ama | /u/IDoLikeMyShishkebabs |
| Whistler's MuthaFucka | comic book panel | Original: James Jean - Poorsailor |
Congratulations! And thanks to everyone who participated and voted!
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u/neigesdantan Oct 07 '19
entry: Life disguised as Death disguised as Life ...
sources: album
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u/Obi-wan_Ken0bi Oct 11 '19
This is really nice, would make a great album cover. Don't really see how it meets the brief, but it's beautiful
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u/neigesdantan Oct 11 '19
Thank you! the idea was that death's secret identity is life and life's secret identity is death. From an individual point of view there's a lot of difference but from a global point of view they really are the same thing. in the background you can see that spring turns into winter (and vice versa). the head wearing two masks is a recurring theme that I love. I wanted to try something different and that was the first idea that come to my mind. I put a lot of work in it so I wanted to share it even if I saw that I went "slightly" off the path :)
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u/Obi-wan_Ken0bi Oct 11 '19
I dig it, it's really nice imagery and the idea behind it is hauntingly true. Hope my comment didn't come across as negative, I suppose who be more famous than death him/herself ;-)
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u/neigesdantan Oct 11 '19
your first comment was very nice and gave me the chance to explain something that needed explanation :) thank you again.
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u/241baka Oct 18 '19
This is such a nice concept.... should have dropped you a note earlier.
I love how you put it into composition, and nice blends and effects. Great work <3
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u/ExperimentalFun7 Oct 06 '19
Joe Rogan Unmasked! -------------- source image(https://bit.ly/2AP1KVy)
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u/Maymayfish Oct 07 '19
Flash card is a nice touch
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u/ExperimentalFun7 Oct 07 '19
haha thanks, I wasn't sure what to put on the card, glad you liked it! :)
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u/241baka Oct 14 '19 edited Oct 14 '19
late and half-finished (I barely even started on details) and technically not even an edit... still wanted to share this little concept :)
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u/Maymayfish Oct 14 '19
Dude that's just plain art, no Photoshop about it. Amazing work °o°
You should post this up on r/pokemon it should be seen by the masses
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u/241baka Oct 14 '19
Thanks ❤️
That's my first properly planned (digital) painting project, that I pulled through to a presentable point 😊 ... Still, there is so much I want to do. I might post this in pokemon once I rework a few things. For exmaple, texture the floor, clean up a lot of hard edges on the shelves and bench and especially make a few pokemon heads more recognizable... maybe add a few lights along the corridor.
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u/Maymayfish Oct 15 '19
I actually quite like the unfinished parts mentioned, gives it a rustic feel, I like the idea of another light down the hallway. Very impressive work. Shame it wasn't posted earlier, don't know how much notice it will get
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u/241baka Oct 15 '19
I'm not going to overdo it. I like it as well when the focal elements are painted in much more detail.... It guides the eye and gives more emphasis...
Still, I want at least those heads who catch some light to be a bit more detailed, so you can track the pokedex sequence. That will mostly be Butterfree, Kakuna, Ratata, Ekans and especially Raichu, because I want the gap where Pikas head was to be visible.
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u/neigesdantan Oct 17 '19
I'm glad you shared this. what hardware did you used for this? I mean mouse, graphic tablet, Ipad?
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u/241baka Oct 17 '19
I bought a Wacom intuos (graphics tablet, no screen) recently. Mostly, I want to do 3d sculpting in blender with it. I actually modeled a reference of this scene in blender first to get an impression of the light and composition:
https://i.imgur.com/A8Ycb8P.png
Ditto and the Pikachu are 3d-sculpted.
At the same time I want to get into digital painting, although I am considering to buy an ipad specifically for that... I would prefer painting on a screen and there are some pretty cool apps.
It was a huge hurdle to learn navigation with the tablet. At first it was really frustrating and I kept reaching for my mouse :( Now, I'm finally starting to getting used to it.
This is my second big project... first one I call presentable. The other one still has a lot of unfinished spots but it's coming together:
(never visited but found a cool photo on unsplash)
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u/neigesdantan Oct 18 '19
getting used to a tablet is hard, but a mouse is useless beyond a certain point. I really like the ipad, even the base model has a great touch screen and as you said there are many great apps. I think you really have a great hand, Riomaggiore is impressive being your first big project. I think you know already but just in case I recommend for you to search for speed painting / concept art video on YouTube... really useful for grasping lighting/shadowing methods.
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u/241baka Oct 18 '19
Thanks ❤️
It's coming out well because I have layers and undo 😜 I take my time and test out lots of techniques and approaches... I think it shows that this is an experimental piece. Like, the cliffside, sea, sky and houses are painted in rather distinct styles. I have a bit of experience with color and light from other media. But it also shows through that the individual brushstroke are still very crude... because I don't know how to chose/set up brushes properly, yet. I don't mind that atm, it's also a nice look.
About youtube... that is exactly what I do. Although, I prefer tutorial style videos where they talk about their workflow. Most useful youtubers I found were Boro Drawing and Marco Bucci.
Do you do digital paintings aswell? Got any suggestions for specific yt channels?
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u/Maymayfish Oct 07 '19
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u/Obi-wan_Ken0bi Oct 11 '19
Haha, man I don't think this will win, but it is definitely the one that made me laugh the most. Clever use of the Travolta kiss, and is that Cage's face on the logo?
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u/Maymayfish Oct 11 '19
Hehe, thanks man, yeah it is the cage on the logo, you should also have a closer look at his chest tattoo ;-)
Yeah I don't care if I don't win, I just went for a laugh this time around. Glad I could deliver : P
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Oct 03 '19
Original: The Pope
Entry: The Pope on a Friday
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u/Voyage_of_Roadkill Oct 11 '19
If I could edit your comment It would say:
The Pope on any given Sunday
The Pope on Friday the Thirteenth
So it's probably best I can't do that.
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Oct 12 '19
If i could erase your comment, it would say the exact same thing as when i would leave it there, because no one cares.
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u/rbzaino77 Oct 15 '19
https://imgur.com/gallery/0tfZhQW
Mini dr.strange
my first time with ps pls don't judge 😅
source: https://www.reddit.com/r/puns/comments/dh8vy9/this_is_a_little_strange/
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u/241baka Oct 18 '19
Welcome! Nice work.
Just a few tips... look out for the weekly & operation battles when they are newly posted and submit your work early if you want it to be seen. Even then, there is quite low engagement/voting in these threads, so don't be too disappointed if you don't get many votes - doesn't necessarily mean that your piece is bad.
Keep it up
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u/jasonfireshield- Oct 06 '19
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u/SCP-Makka_Pakka Oct 12 '19
Is that donkey
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u/jasonfireshield- Oct 14 '19
Supposed to be. I wanted to put the face on it but it just looked weird so i settled for making the horse gray. Took WAY longer than the actual Shrek face, probably wasn't worth the time.
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u/SCP-Makka_Pakka Oct 15 '19
It's still pretty good.
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u/sparxxme Oct 06 '19
A tad simple but I PARTICIPATED! Original
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u/sparxxme Oct 08 '19
his face no problem. grab his chest stretch real big. drag over the face. alt to auto mask. change to soft light.
the curtains. big pain in the ass to photoshop out the letters. then no font exists. so i had to switch the order of the N and A and then make my own P.
find the estrada font. nope. so tried to get as close as possible.
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u/sparxxme Oct 08 '19
and since my faker career of making fake celebrity nudes. that was the first time i did a guy.
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u/xprmntng Oct 06 '19
Entry: After a long day of work, the costume is off
Originals: Mark Zuckerberg etc.
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u/RoyalPrinceSoldier Oct 03 '19 edited Oct 09 '19
TRIPLE IDENTITY
Edit: forgot to add source