The Photoshop Thread, Part IV

[Amaris]

^ Rufus Sewell would make a GREAT classic Klingon!

 

[scotpens]

UFO’s Gabrielle Drake would have made a sexy Vulcan, don’t you think?

 

[Smellincoffee]

Would someone be willing to put Hugh Laurie in a First Contact-era sciences uniform? I keep imagining him as Hugh Cambridge (Full Circle, Unworthy), and someone in the TrekLit forum said the author had him in mind as well.

 

[Ziz]

Well here goes my very first attempts at image editing. It's not Photoshop and I know I need a little more work on the skin matching but overall what do you all think?

^Well thanks Sector7 for the congrats and the advice. I just did another with the same Picard background, but used a "current pic of Shatner:

Aside from the lighting issues, I think you also need to play with the head sizes. They feel a little small relative to the bodies. A good way to make sure they match is to take the layer with the new head and make it about 50% transparent. Line it up with the old one and line up the eyes. Then keep re-sizing until the eyes on each one match as close as possible. Then turn it back up to full opacity and work on the blending and lighting stuff.

 

[Amaris]

Would someone be willing to put Hugh Laurie in a First Contact-era sciences uniform? I keep imagining him as Hugh Cambridge (Full Circle, Unworthy), and someone in the TrekLit forum said the author had him in mind as well.

I did the best I could. I hope it works for you.

And for absolutely no reason, this:

 

[RandyS]

^Eh, works either way.

Am I correct in assuming that's actually Bashir's body?

 

[Amaris]

^Eh, works either way.

Am I correct in assuming that's actually Bashir's body?

Yep. That's the only First Contact era sciences uniform I could find that fit the criteria for what I needed.

 

[ITL]

You got some fine skills there, J! Nicely done.

 

[Amaris]

You got some fine skills there, J! Nicely done.

Thank you. I've been practicing!

 

[scotpens]

. . . Aside from the lighting issues, I think you also need to play with the head sizes. They feel a little small relative to the bodies. A good way to make sure they match is to take the layer with the new head and make it about 50% transparent. Line it up with the old one and line up the eyes. Then keep re-sizing until the eyes on each one match as close as possible.

When swapping heads, I usually drag guides to mark the centers of the eyes, the mouth, and the bottom of the chin. I use those to size and align the new head. Also, a useful trick is to occasionally flop the image left-to-right and back again as you work. It keeps your perspective fresh.

 

[Smellincoffee]

Would someone be willing to put Hugh Laurie in a First Contact-era sciences uniform? I keep imagining him as Hugh Cambridge (Full Circle, Unworthy), and someone in the TrekLit forum said the author had him in mind as well.

I did the best I could. I hope it works for you.

Nice! Thank you!

 

[Sector 7]

^ thanks, Cap'n.

(author unknown)

Spock: "Moving your Jawa was illogical, Captain."
Kirk: (lost in deep concentration)
Spock: "My Wookie will capture your Yoda in 3 moves."

I may have to "borrow" this one as a new avatar. I love it! It reminds me of the Wizards' Chess-type game they played on the Millenium Falcon.

 

[Fer]

Would someone be willing to put Hugh Laurie in a First Contact-era sciences uniform? I keep imagining him as Hugh Cambridge (Full Circle, Unworthy), and someone in the TrekLit forum said the author had him in mind as well.

I did the best I could. I hope it works for you.

And for absolutely no reason, this:

Allow me to say thank you and great work too! I may just have to use this as my bookmark for the next TNG book.

 

[Amaris]

Thank you!

 

[Gary7]

UFO’s Gabrielle Drake would have made a sexy Vulcan, don’t you think?

Oh yes. Great one, Crismon.

 

[Gary7]

Hey speaking of image editing techniques, does anyone know how to make a photo look like a painting? Are there some special filters or combination thereof that can do it? I've seen some really amazing work done. Check out this link that Rulius posted in another thread: Star Trek Vintage Artwork.

My favorites are:

• Greco's Spock
• Spock Velázquez
• Spock & Princess
• Kes study (weird, but very imaginative)

 

[Gary7]

Does anyone here know who the author is of this hilarious, imaginative work? I'm just mirroring the image, certainly not taking any credit for it. I think it's great and must have taken a ton of time to create. Anyone, anyone?

 

[Gul Re'jal]

I don't know who the author is, but this is wonderful!

 

[CuttingEdge100]

Could somebody do an edit of James Kirk (TOS era) as an Air Force General (1-star) or a Navy Admiral (2 stars)?

 

[Gary7]

^ I could have sworn I saw somebody do this earlier on... maybe check the older Photoshop threads.


Here's a recent joke variation on "changed clothes" for the famed TOS duo of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock: