| Christina Aguilera is ... Spiral!
 matrixblur  Marvel Comics  2006/12/27 22:33
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Edited: Added a background more suited to the character.
Spiral is one of my all-time favorite characters.
Before joining Heromorph, I never considered things like "casting" & "frankensteining" when doing photomanips. Silly I guess, since the great part of this medium is that there are no rules. So when it came to doing Spiral, it occured to me Christina Aguilera would be perfect, even if I could not find a picture of her in the perfect pose. |
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| Ah, the hell with it!
matrixblur Other Comics 2005/11/10 19:14
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Yeah, that's what I'm callin this 
If I didn't post it, I was never gonna. (Yogi Beraism)
Well, here is "The Magdelena"
Don't know who the model is, sorry. In fact, her body was made up of 6 different bases, I think. Some of the armour was made in 3d, and the costume in Photoshop.
I'm gonna go take a nap now...... |
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| The Enchantress
matrixblur Marvel Comics 2004/7/11 0:43
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Enchanting!
Have to say that the headpieces on my last few manips have given me problems, but by the time I get to them, I've lost patience and am anxious to get to the next project. Maybe I should start with them first.
Interesting sidenote: Each time I try metalics, I do it a different way, and each time I'm relatively pleased with the results. Further proof that there is no one way to pull off a manip, but experimentation is key.
(still too chicken to attempt a hero with a cape, but soon...) |
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| Wonder Woman
matrixblur DC Comics 2004/7/11 0:46
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| An edgier, sexier WW for the times. Always said I would never do a Wonder Woman manip; there are too many out there already, but I came across this costume and thought it should be represented. I frankensteined this one quite a bit, because I already had the exact pose I wanted in mind. What took the longest time to do, was to find the perfect face and hair. Took me a couple days to find the right celeb face. Can you tell who it is? |
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| "oooo, catfight!"
matrixblur Other Comics 2004/7/11 0:32
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my first multi 'nip!
Alright, just two, but they take so long!
And all those little details I worked so hard on... GONE!
(he said "hard on", heh, heh) |
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| The Wasp
matrixblur Marvel Comics 2004/7/11 0:43
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| Saw Janet's new costume and thought it was pretty cool. Simple yet striking. Now I know from history, that as I write this,she probably has gone through 3 more costume changes, but I hope she keeps this one in her closet. |
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| Nov Challenge - unlikey endorsements
matrixblur DC Comics 2004/11/14 17:52
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| I was gonna think of something cute to say, but...what else is there to say? |
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| Dynamatrix
matrixblur Fantasy 2008/3/6 16:36
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Did this awhile back. Used a mix of photomanipping and Poser.
The pieces on her back are either jetpacks....or reverse lights.  @ JR
P.S. thats a shock grenade in her hand. perverts |
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| Chyna + Cyblade = Chyblade!
matrixblur Other Comics 2004/7/11 0:33
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From Cyberforce (thanks WH).
At first, I couldnt get the metalic look right, but some encouragement and advise from fellow heromorph artists (WH and Brick), I kept at it and got what I think is one of my best manips. In fact, I like her pose so much, that I'm going to use her in my first ever fight scene. maybe with Zealot, if I can find a suitable model. One with a full backside view. If anyone has one, I'd love to see it. |
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| Guardian of the Soul Gem
matrixblur Marvel Comics 2005/7/8 21:41
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Here's a pic I been staring at forever, and always thought she should be MoonDragon.
So, as a diversion from a much larger project, I did this one real quick. Cape? CAPE?!?! You lucky you got some wrinkles outta me. |
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| Smackdown Round 3
matrixblur Smackdown 2006/8/30 20:40
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| As the contestants race back to camp through a city of cyber-ninjas, Beetle and Robo make it out as 2nd and 3rd, with Winter winning by a land-slide. |
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| Charlise Theron as Wonder Woman
matrixblur DC Comics 2005/10/1 16:24
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| Kinda hard to picture some of the blonde actresses as WW until you see an example. I think she has some key features. Start with the perfect smile and work your way from there. |
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| valkyrie
matrixblur Marvel Comics 2004/7/11 0:45
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| this is my latest as of 2/28/04. tried to do her cape, but haven't mastered material folds yet. her metal accents came out nice, though. I like doing the more obscure heroines, but finding pics is difficult. |
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| "EX"-FACTOR. c2f-hm Crossover by Kevincal & matrixblur
matrixblur Marvel Comics 2004/10/18 1:46
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Much recognition must go to my co-creator as he did most of the work. It was Kevincal's idea to use a duel similarity with the characters' and the models' relationships, to represent our take on the competition's theme. I jumped at the chance to do Polaris, she was a lot of fun. Then I saw his Havok and was blown away.
I learned a lot from this exercise; it was quite advantagous to be able to bounce ideas back and forth. Kevs a great artist and a lot of fun to work with. Sign us up for the next one!
Kevincal wrote:
Working with matrixblur was awesome cause he had lots of great ideas and
he is freakin' amazing on armor - can you imagine a matrixblur Ironman
(or Ironmaiden?) Anyways, we bounced around a bunch of ideas and finally
settled on Tom and Nicole as Havok and Polaris. We did some homework and
came back with our favorite costumes for both characters. Since they
were from different eras, we decided to explain away the difference by
pointing out the ghosts of past relationships still haunt Havok to this
day. That, or the fact that Polaris is nuttier than a squirrel orgy in
April and forgot which costume to put on :D
Re: Havok, I picked this version of the costume because I liked the way
the energy effects looked and thought it'd be fun to try and duplicate.
Building the visor, chest disc, and armor probably took the longest but
then what proved to be equally challenging was making the hands look
interesting since they were just dark shapes upon a dark shape. I
settled on two-tone gloves that I ended up really liking in the end. |
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| Namorita
matrixblur Marvel Comics 2004/7/11 0:40
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While searching base models for a project, I came across this pic, and thought it would make a good Namorita.
It had a perfect background and the netting already wrapped around her. I thought this would make things simpler. I was wrong. Easier to just mask out the nude figure and go from there. Instead I spent most of my time trying to pull her body out from all those little holes in the net! AAAUUUGGH!
(Also felt it was time to switch my old "ETD" logo for my new "Matrixblur Bolt")
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| ThunderBabes!
matrixblur Other Comics 2004/7/11 1:53
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| Okay, Dragondack. Here is what I came up with. Thanks for the base pic. The first issue of Matixblur mag's cover story, features the women of Thuderbolts. |
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| Dani Moonstar
matrixblur Marvel Comics 2004/7/11 0:34
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| I just want to thank BA for his advice and tutorial about creases and wrinkles. This is my first manip trying those techniques. I still have to practice it a bit, but it is clear to see how they make all the difference in putting the finishing touches on a manip. Now on to learning capes! |
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| rogue
matrixblur Marvel Comics 2004/7/11 0:41
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| she already had a white tuft of hair, so I figured, what the hey. |
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| Oct. challenge - matrixblur
matrixblur Original Characters 2005/9/3 15:23
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Seems Heromorph went trick-or-treating in an unfriendly neighborhood.
The big red guy is Daredevil from Universe "X" (who later turned out to be Mephisto), and for those of you new to Heromorph, in the back from right to left are members: Winterhawk, Bikerbot, Billy and JRMcDeath. The dashing facade to the left of DD, is me, playing the role of Jude, the entropic man.
oh yeah, and Heromorphs favorite angry bunny, Furiousmax. |
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| WELCOME TO SMACKDOWN 2006!!!!!
matrixblur Smackdown 2006/7/11 19:56
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Welcome Heroes and ......food.......!!!!!!!!!
Luck to you all!!
Only one rule.
Don't get killed. |
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| No speak, bad dog!
matrixblur Other Comics 2004/10/18 10:31
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| My entry for the May "Tick character" challenge. This is um...the lady with the poodle gun. I don't know that they ever said her name. But there's Speak! look atthim, isn't he cute! |
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| Zealot
matrixblur Other Comics 2004/6/3 15:42
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| wanted to try a more stylized effect for a change. took a manip I did of zealot and put her into a Bryce scene and added a .3ds dragon. Brought the compiled pic into Photoshop and played with color. Lots of color. I airbrushed the lava drool in photoshop. using levels and saturation, I got a look thats a bit more "painted" than photorealistic. could've spent more time on the finishing details, but I liked the colors, so I stopped. |
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| May Challenge - Black Bolt as a motivational speaker
matrixblur Monthly and other challenges 2005/6/12 10:45
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In an attempt to garner support and funds for a failing economy in Attilan, the Inhuman's sovereign travels the Best Western circuit speaking on......well, nobody's real certain as to what he actually says...
(art by matrixblur, spellcheck by B) |
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| ISA: Ghost Rider for Propane
matrixblur Marvel Comics 2008/5/22 18:39
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| Nobody fears a bald-headed Spirit of Vengeance. |
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| Jell-O
matrixblur Original Characters 2004/7/11 18:35
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J-LO is... Jell-O!
jennifer lopez, in an unfortunate mishap filming a commercial with Bill cosby, was tranformed into the unlikely heroine, Jell-O. Now when she shakes her... um , thang, the quivering induces a hypnotic trance to all who witness the magnificent booty-shake!
POST A MESSAGE WITH A BAD PUN! C'mon, you know you're thinkin it! |
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| The Chrysalis Empri
matrixblur Original Characters 2005/9/3 22:06
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I was playing a video game and the character I was using was a butterfly that shot lasers out his a$$.
So is the story of how Chrysalis came to be..... |
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| Eva, upgraded
matrixblur Marvel Comics 2004/10/18 1:17
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whew, where to start. I worked on this, a little bit at a time for about 2 months. I wanted to try an integrated background, as most of the manips I do are of the "pin-up" variety.
The only problem with pacing a project over a prolonged period, (say that ten times) is you tend to forget the steps you took for some of your effects. I think there might be 2 or 3 filters that I did not use on the background feature. I can say, that because of the intermittent pace, I decided to create all the "veins" using a simplified technique, that would be easy to assimilate each time. I picked a midtone periwinkle-like color, with a narrow brush and assigned a 2 pixel inner-bevel layer style. I drew the veins in and used the smudge tool to blend the ends. I have to say this project was a lot of fun, and time permitting, I'd like to do more manips with articulated backgrounds. |
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| Hugh Jackman as......Wolverine?
matrixblur TV and Movies 2004/12/29 19:11
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2nd piece comissioned by german artist ......
ahhh, just kiddin.
I did this for my mom 
I'm such a good son.
kinda rushed this one, so some of the details aren't there, and before anyone asks, the "x" is kept on with a nail
Oh, and thanks to Winterhawk, for the last-minute background save! (see him lurking in the shoutbox,I figured I better put this in) |
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| Racer X
matrixblur TV and Movies 2005/8/28 13:18
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This is from a conversation I had in the shout box.
I did it Friday, but wanted to wait for this sacred of all days to post it.
Racer X a superhero? Well, when I was a kid, He was my favorite. Plus he IS wearin spandex....
for those not familiar, first: shame!
http://www.speedracer.com
(the greatest cartoon of all time!)
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| dec challenge - bad JR!
matrixblur Original Characters 2004/12/11 0:20
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Here is a quickie for the dec challenge.
I used Bikerbot and Winterhawk yet again, cause they're the only ones I have in Poser.
...and they're payin' me.
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