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Posted on 03/12/09 3:48:51 PM |
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Brian Ruddock
Detail Devil Posts: 31 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
I have posted one on my site: http://www.tubemouse.com/FC/The_Birth_of_Venus_F.jpg Best wishes, Brian |
Posted on 03/12/09 5:35:33 PM |
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jwhite
Collage Critter Posts: 274 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
My attempt to change Sarkozy into a black man. Unfortunately, he looks more middle-eastern than black.  |
Posted on 03/12/09 7:52:47 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1754 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Vibeke and LonnieK perfect! The first image is the original jpg, and the second is an animated Gif.file Click on pic for bigger One lump or two: 
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Posted on 03/12/09 7:55:53 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Et alors, 1066 et tous ça. I uploaded the wrong image. Can this post be deleted? |
Posted on 03/12/09 8:05:26 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Encore une fois. 1066 et tous ça.  |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:01:53 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6838 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
It looks like you've all had fun with this one. Haven't seen so many entries in a long time! First to have a go at Sarkozy was laddition, with a Marilyn Monroe montage. Perfect head matching and shading! The handwriting would look better at an angle, though. I like the way they're both looking in exactly the same direction - good choice of images! I like the Zidane parody in the second entry - all except the fuzzy chin. He fits perfectly with mini me in the second entry - very nice work, subtle blending here. A Gettysburg scene from brewell, with a good choice of images - but the tone of Sarkozy is very different to the horsemen around him. Take out some of that deep blue! And is that him running away in the second entry? It's a curious reconstruction - there seems to be someone in the middle of the second picture with a modern handgun, a brown suit and a bowler hat. A perfect match in the third entry though: I love the expression on his face. Back to the stone age for Jeepy - very well blended! Perhaps a little too well. If I didn't know it was Sarkozy I woudn't recognize him in there. A great front page from tooquilos - love the Photoshop News heading! But of course the real work went into the animated entry of Sarkozy through history. I'm amazed you managed to get so many fantastic montages in here - the Titanic one is beautiful, Abna made me laugh out loud, and the Marcel Marceau is brilliant. A fantastic compilation! Wonderful. Another Marilyn entry, from Ben Mills - take your point about the horizon, Ben, and that's certainly one way to achieve it! Just need to desaturate Sarkozy a little so he matches Marilyn's tonal range. He makes a terrific Adam in the second entry - great blending. Although I think his vanity would have demanded a bigger figleaf. Sarkozy as Napoleon? That's vibeke's take on it - with a perfect match and, undoubtably, the smuggest expression of the week. Fantastic shading, too - a really classy entry. And I like the Captain Cook portrait in the second entry - zut alors! Stunning work from LonnieK , with Sarkozy's head seamlessly montaged into an 18th century painting. Absolutely beautiful work here - and is that an Eiffel Tower prototype in the background? Sarkozy at Yalta from Nick Curtain - and he does slot nicely into the scene. Beware of making montaged elements darker than the rest of the image, though: there are black depths in his suit that are stronger than the black anywhere else. Perhaps just use Levels to adjust the histogram for the background image? A particularly melodramatic Lincoln assassination from Les Moore - and that's a good fit for Sarkozy's head. I like the shadow, except if you're putting it on the face it really needs to go on the body as well. And why is he looking in the wrong direction? I like the tricolour tie in PDelavigne's entry - and it's great that the horsemen appear to be looking right at him. But the blue-grey of his suit appears nowhere else in the image: change this to brown and it will blend in much better. And are you having trouble using Save for Web? The picture is tiny! Aha - just seen the second entry, you've sorted it out. Looks much better bigger! Sarkozy at the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb from Josephine Harvatt - well, that would explain the curse. He seems a little tonally disjointed from the image, though - and is he standing in a hole in the ground? Brilliant work from gaoxiguo, with Sarkozy perfectly blended into the Statue of Liberty. A fantastic entry - well done! Sarkozy at home with the Hitlers - what a cosy scene from Mark Goodwin. You need to lower the contrast on him to blend better with the scene, Mark - and surely the poor man deserves a chair of his own? I like the stand-in for Mussolini in the second entry, but you do need to pay attention to the shadows on the faces - look at all the rest of the people in the scene. I thought at first the top of his head was missing, but now I can see the hat. Sarkozy on the moon from Sophie: well, he certainly looks pleased with himself! Good colour matching, but there are deep blacks in the other two astronauts that don't appear in Sarkozy's head. You need to use Levels to boost the black in his face, especially in the eyes and hair. He makes a fantastic William the Conqueror, though - but I think you need to rotate the face anticlockwise so his eyes line up under the crown. It's at rather a jaunty angle! Standing in for Jerry Lewis in jwhite's entry - a really good match, and a perfect choice of expression from Sarkozy. Just need to boost the contrast a little on the head to match the deep blacks in Dean Martin's face and hair. An extraordinary attempt in the second entry: he does, as you say, look rather middle-eastern here! What a curious photo, though. An offshoot of the Masons? Sarkozy standing in for God in Bob's entry. A great expression, and the way gravity seems to be working in the tie is very appropriate. Good texturing on Sarkozy, too. A heavy metal approach from Powerslave - doesn't look like he's enjoying it much, though. A touch more contrast needed on his face, I think. And surely that should be a French flag behind him? An arrest scene from wayne morton- is that Jack Ruby? A good fit for Sarkozy's head, I like the way he's almost out of frame. Look at the hat of the guy to the right, though: deeper shading needed beneath the brim. I love the way you've blended him into Sid James in the second entry - a perfect mix between the two. Excellent! Extraordinary work from katew, with Sarkozy's features mixed with Tutankhamun's: perfect blending, Kate, but so perfect I'd never have been able to see Sarkozy in there! This is a really tricky issue, and it's one we've seen a few times this week. It's important to bear the original face in mind while doing this sort of work. A far from enigmatic grin from GKB - great blending into the Mona Lisa, Gordon. But... is that the Texturizer filter you've used in there, with the Canvas setting? Shame on you! First, the Mona Lisa is painted on wood; and second, there's plenty of suitable texture at the top for you to copy. He makes a good stand in for the king in the second entry - but isn't he a bit big? Cut down to size in the third entry, I see! Very good choice of background from Jota120 - he slots perfectly into that Caravaggio, and the expression on his face is exactly right for the scene. A touch more brightness needed in the face and this will be exactly right. Our second Napoleon of the week comes from Gerard - and it's a very good fit. I'm a little concerned about the pale spot behind the head where the original has been cloned out, and Sarkozy's hair needs to be a little darker to match the coat: but good use of texture on the head. A splendid Three Stooges montage from Neal - he does make a rather good comedian. The cross-eyed look is particularly neatly achieved! Very subtle work from Deborah Morley - Sarkozy fits perfectly into the scene, and Mussolini appears to be looking directly at him. Notice the shadow on the ground, as well. Beautifully blended in, but that's a shadow that would fall in front or behind him, not to the side. We shouldn't be able to see the arm hole, or the gap between the legs... there's no option for this one but to draw it from scratch. A bizarre entry from Luka - who are these people? Are they real? Love seeing Sarkozy with a blonde wig, though! Expert blending from Brian Ruddock, with Sarkozy's head on one of the zephyrs. Is that Mme Bruni as Venus? I didn't recognise the third head - it could be one of Sarkozy's children, of course, who he always seems to find good jobs for. I don’t know why there are so many Hitler pictures this week. The latest is from horonggo, with Sarkozy as a young girl... a nice idea, but I think you could look at the blending again, as well as the contrast on his head. A very cute animation from michael sinclair - I wondered what that floating codpiece was, until he grabbed it. This one really needs the music! |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:11:38 AM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Thank you Steve! Ce challenge m'a beaucoup plu... Il m'a permis de voir, comme prévu, la vision qu'ont les autres pays de notre tyran en devenir.... Impressionnant, et assez déprimant! ^^ _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:12:53 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3732 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
I'll go and Photoshop a dunce's cap and stand on the naughty step for that one. _________________ If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you ever tried. |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:17:17 AM |
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wayne morton
Master Blender Posts: 97 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Thanks steve, I thought you would spot the badly fitted hat. Noticed it myself when going back to look at the image this morning. And it's Lee Harvey Oswald by the way. Wayne _________________ Justice for the '96 YNWA |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:20:45 AM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
I have a question... What is fuzzy chin?? _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:25:48 AM |
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Jeepy
Modeleur Mystique Posts: 174 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Thank you Steve, et je suis bien d'accord avec Laddition. Au moins 4 fois en compagnie de Hitler, quelle belle image de la France.  |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:29:52 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2152 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Thanks Steve, Nothing like finishing the week, like some praise from the 'Master'. Have a good weekend. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:34:42 AM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Héhé, for you, Steve is "the master" For me, he's "Maitre Jedi" ^^ _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:36:40 AM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Thanks Steve, A silly mistake with the shadow! |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:37:44 AM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
J'y ai bien pensé aussi, Jeepy, mais on n'en est pas là quand même.... A ce que je sache, le nain de l'élysée n'a pas encore massacré des millions de personnes pour leur religion.... J'espère bien que si un jour, il se met à déconner comme ça, on arrivera à l'arrêter. Pour l'instant, pour moi, Sarko est un despote Pas un assassin. A part de la liberté d'expression, ce qui en soit est déjà trop.... _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:43:39 AM |
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Jeepy
Modeleur Mystique Posts: 174 Reply |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Heureusement qu'on en est pas là. Je dis seulement qu'il a été représenté 4 fois en compagnie d’Hitler durant la semaine. |
Posted on 04/12/09 09:48:48 AM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Ouaip.... Ca fait peur, effectivement... Le regard des autres pays est important, et ce regard est non seulement objectif, parce que tous ces gens ne vivent pas en France, mais en plus, et c'est peut être le plus effrayant, tourné vers le nazisme, le despotisme, l'assassinat.... Voilà ce que le pays des droits de l'homme a mis sur le trône... Voilà de quoi le monde est témoin.... J'ai pas honte de la France J'ai honte de notre président.... Enfin, de notre empereur.... _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 04/12/09 10:17:15 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Thanks Steve I played around with levels / curves on both NS and the background for ages, until I reached what seemed to be a good compromise. I don't think the suit is a million miles away from the coat below it. There is such a variety of tones within the original image, you could easily be mistaken for thinking they are montaged! Nick |
Posted on 04/12/09 11:43:13 AM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 676 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Thank you Steve. This was quite a difficult one, and I take your point about keeping some of his features. |
Posted on 04/12/09 12:51:47 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3732 Reply |
Re: Challenge 277: Sarkozy in history
Try this one Steve?  _________________ Why is there only one word for ‘Thesaurus’? |
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