Robovint doing virtual relaxation exercises
December 30, 2008 5:56 pmOne of the best ways to ‘brush off’ frustrations for me is to dive into Photoshop, preferably after 3AM. I must admit I had a completely different end result in mind when I put the Imagen Mannequin Skin* on. I wanted contrast between the dark neighbourhoods that are Midian and a soft white, pearly, innocent ‘nude’ mannequin doll look**. Guess what? I’m not good at ’soft white, pearly, innocent’ it seems. :)
So err… may I present to you:
(800px width version on Flickr linkie)
I worked with a 3000px wide file and the original unedited version you can see on your right. Pixel torturing included - but was not limited to - liquify, layer modes, manual dodging & burning (for shading and highlights), dismembering limbs, spraying graffiti, adding a crowd, artificial lighting, … . 
Shading/lighting directions aren’t 100% perfect, but at least better than in the original? :)
* Imagen Mannequin Skin available for 1L$ in the Imagen shop, complete with WindLight settings. See the momola’s blog. (This skin is based on the templates released by Sezmra Splendor.)
** I even recruited Veyron Supercharge as stylist, but as the pictures took a different turn, I need to apologise to her as she’s not in the photograph.
5 Responses to “Robovint doing virtual relaxation exercises”
The graffiti is a nice touch.
Vint! You are wonderful! Totally!
May you have a happy, healthy and altogether most amazing New Year…
Tyvm, Miss Melissa. “Leuven Vlaams” is the graffiti written on a neighbouring village’s church. It’s pretty outdated, because it stems from the time our countries ‘main catholic university’ - although on Flemish lands - was still ran in French. I remember seeing it the first time and asking my mother “But err… mommy, Leuven is a flemish city, right?!” I don’t know if they cleaned this church by now, but it’s always the first thing that comes to mind when thinking “graffiti”. :D
As for the second line… well.. that’s.. wishful thinking. :D
No kidding.
I have to admit that I wouldn’t have understood were it not for a joke I heard long, long ago with the punchline “Omdat wij zo’n grote buitenland hebben.” Humor really drives home a lesson.
Buitenland means ‘abroad’. But err.. ‘buiten’ means ‘outside’, or if yelled (and as in this graffiti) it’s alike to the German ‘Heraus!’ I believe the French expression is “va t’en!” (not sure about the writing) and the Italian “Via via”. (It’s important to know how to say ‘get out/fuck off!’ in a few languages in Europe. :D)
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