| "Explosive!" Kylie Bax as Binary
 BikerBot  2004/6/4 6:12
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1st repost of this. Here's hoping there won't be a second...
This was created as a response to Optical's call for me to use a background. Exponentially more work when using a background, but I learned a lot. This one was almost done, then it sat for weeks. Why is the last 10% of a Manip always the most difficult?
*G!* |
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| Eddie Brock as Venom w/ Mask
JesterGfx 2004/6/4 14:27
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| Here's my attempt of this picture w/ his mask on. It really proved to be a headache (but I kinda saw that coming). I hope you like it! |
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| Shanna the She-Devil
Kallisti 2004/6/5 14:21
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| honestly i never even considered this character for a manip... until i saw this base pic. i couldn't pass it up. essentially a quickie, it was more of a practice piece than anything else. i wanted to do a lot of frankensteining (everything she's wearing except the fur thing) and i wanted to experiment with fur for my cat-themed manip in progress. plus i haven't posted anything new since heromorph has been back up. |
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| Red Sonja by Heroglyh
Heroglyph 2004/6/8 12:10
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My first attempt at an entirely "Frankensteined" piece. All of teh body parts came from various pics of Dina Meyer (Starship troopers/Birds of Prey) except for the legs and chest which belong to Angelica Bridges. I found a pic of her in fantasy gear. Apparently she played Red Sonja on the short lived Conan TV series a few years ago.
The hardest part was getting all of the lighting to match up as well as getting the skin tones to mesh. Some of the bodyparts still seem a little off, especially the hands, but I am calling this one done for now. |
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| "*Zzzzap!*" Tori Spelling as Electro
BikerBot 2004/6/8 16:45
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Tori started out standing on a kitchen counter in the base pic, and the reason her head's chopped off is that's the way it was in the base, and I felt like leaving it that way. Spider-Girl is off the cover of #65. Lightning was done using a tutorial, plus setting one of the lightning layers to Screen. The second-to-last 10% on this one was her mask, I threw away the first version. This is another one to answer Optical's challenge. On this one I _did_ make the background. Don't be surprised if it shows up again...
Oops! Spelled the word "Zzzzap" wrong. |
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| Blink-FHM model
Blubeetlesooperhero 2004/6/8 22:05
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| Fine Hottie Mutants? Anyway the base is an FHM cover I saw online, thought it looked good so I spent all day tweaking it into this pic of Blink...what do you all think? |
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| Wasp goes for a ride...
Kallisti 2004/6/12 13:52
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| Yeah yeah, i know Janet probably doens't do much motorcycle riding, but i figured this background would be cool for scale purposes. Plus, it gave me the opportunity to make that nifty liscense plate. Also, i am well aware that she has red hair, not black, but i like this model and i plan on using her for a couple of other Wasp pics i have planned. So there. Enjoy! Comments welcome, requested, and appreciated. |
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| spider-girl by batmic
BatMic 2004/6/14 9:47
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i did something quite stupid with this.
i started off making just the mask and i liked how it turned out so then i began making the rest of the suit but i couldn't get the mask and the suit to look the same. it hopefully isn't that noticeable but to me it sticks out a mile.
next time i'll leave the rest of her costume and post it i the adult gallery, i'm sure there's an audience for naked swinging spider-chicks.
this is also the debut of my logo, almost every one has one, so....! |
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| Spiderman & Black Widow by Brick
Brick 2004/6/17 23:03
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I tried my best to eke out a decent picture despite the low rez base(s).
This puppy weighs in at a whopping 60 kb. Do you think it works?
<edit> Oh yeah... Max still has not given me my fancy new logo yet, so standard text message was applied.
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| Nova
Freshmutt 2004/6/18 5:17
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| This is Nova the herald of Galactus. The base is olympic diver Erin Quinn turned upside-down. I inverted the light and dark and used various photoshop effects on her skin. Everything else is from scratch. |
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| nova by batmic
BatMic 2004/6/18 15:29
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i've had this base for a while and that other pic of nova was the push i needed to do something with it.
the only thing i can't seem to work out is getting the starry reflections on the body, right now it just looks like gold paint. if any one has any ideas please let me know. |
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| Emma Frost 2
Jedifan227 2004/6/18 20:25
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| This is a newer version of Emma. I loved the model, and the pic was high-res enough to get the look I wanted. Enjoy! |
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| Dazzler and Psylocke
Kallisti 2004/6/19 5:48
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| once again, a pose i couldn't pass up. too few pixels, but oh well. i think it turned out ok. |
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| Flashback
Kallisti 2004/6/19 16:02
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| Another character from Omega Flight, this is Flashback. He's the one on the right. The other guy is one of any number of temporal counterparts Flashback can summon at will. |
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| nova II by batmic
BatMic 2004/6/22 10:22
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another nova from me. i have a thing right now for fiery femmes, my next one will be fire star.
quite a simple pic, the base was just some chick jumping in the air so i desaturated it, inverted it and using the curves, created a more metallic look.
the fire was done using the clouds filter and different lighting effects but what i like the most is the reflections. it makes her more a part of the pic rather than simply being placed on top of a baxkground.
oh! and i did the background from scratch in case anyone was wondering.
enjoy! |
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| Dead Girl
B 2004/6/22 20:11
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First HeroMorph posting!
This is, as the text says, Milla Jovovich as Dead Girl. It was about my ninth or tenth manip. Milla was originally posing for Versace. I gave her a slight haircut, got rid of her dress, then added the costume. I did the background in the 3D modelling program Bryce, and smudged it to match the painted look of the rest of the piece. Yes, it's supposed to look painted, not photorealistic.
My main problem with this piece, looking at the piece now, is the logo. It's floating, and completely lacks depth. There's also some ugly edges around, God alone knows why I never got rid of them. (shakes head)
This was the best manip I did for a very long time, and I'm still proud of it. |
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| Venus Dee Milo
B 2004/6/22 20:19
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I did this after a fellow artist (and good friend) at C2F asked me for more X-Statix pics. This was a couple months after Dead Girl.
Alyssa Milano's head on a nude model's body. Costuming done the usual way, generic Roman-type background done in Bryce and smudged.
This is okay, but not as good as Dead Girl. The nose and neck are wonky, the background's too generic, and it's too smudgy in spots (even by my standards). I also should have made the energy brighter. |
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| U-Go Girl
B 2004/6/22 20:26
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The third X-Statix girl. (And the last pic I'm posting for a while; don't want to flood the site too much!)
Winona's face, somebody's hair, somebody else's body. Costuming done the usual way. I extended her hair a bit, and made part of her breasts. The background's a photo of a supernova with a spiral effect done, and some post-production. It's supposed to be her teleportation effect.
This is the best manipped of these three pics, but Dead Girl is better overall IMO, because of the background. I really love how some of the wrinkles on this one came out, though. Problems... the face is too bright. |
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| Sabra By Winterhawk
Winterhawk 2004/6/24 21:39
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This was done by request for WarrenPeace. Hope you like it. This was a really fast manip. I don't know very much about this character and reference pictures were really hard to find. Anyway
Here it is. Just bumping this back up to the top, cause it got pushed off the front page really fast. |
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| "Alone" - Milla Jovovich as Penance
Angelophile 2004/6/26 4:11
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It's been a while but at last I managed to finish a new manip. This time of Penance from the Generation X Series.
I won't deny this one's been a challenge - I started out with a pic of a nude Angie Everhart and built up the costume from various other pics. I think there's about 50 or so layers in the costume alone. Her spines are a blend of sea urchin's, porcupines and any other spikey images I could find.
The model is Milla Jovovich, about the only one with that otherworldly quality that Penance needs.
Comments appreciated! |
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| Get out your 3d glasses - spiderman by brick
Brick 2004/6/26 16:51
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Yeah, its recycled from my previous spiderman, but I wanted to try something different.
For best results lean back from the screen (take two asprin and close your eyes). |
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| Phoenix
button 2004/6/27 4:22
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| One of my first attempts....years ago. Hopefully w time I will improve....see adult gallery. |
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| Rogue Ultra
Jedifan227 2004/6/28 1:10
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| I decided to do another Rogue, this time in her classic costume, minus the jacket. This was a great pic, and I just had to do it. I worked longer on this one than most I have done. Enjoy!!!! |
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| Psylocke Ultra
Jedifan227 2004/6/28 3:13
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| I found this pic, and I was inspired. Although not my best work, I like it. I am doing a whole series of Ultra pics, and i am using the biggest, hi-res bases I can find. If anyone has any of men this quality, please send me a link or email them to me. Thanx!!! |
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| Elektra
B 2004/6/30 20:26
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Elektra, walking away from a recent assignment.
Can't remember the model's name, but I think someone else has used this exact pic for another manip, so maybe y'all can enlighten me. Costuming done the usual way, background done the usual way. Sai made from scratch. Uh... can't really think of anything else to say. I like the bloodstain on the sign.
Um... no, that's it. |
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| Emma Frost
B 2004/6/30 20:38
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Jaime Pressley as Emma Frost, caught in the middle of transforming into her diamond skin.
Face, hair and body Frankensteined together. The skin tone was all over the place, so I desaturated the piece to B&W and then recoloured everything. I did the usual stuff for the costuming. The diamond effect (which I'm really happy with) I created using a crystalline texture I made (a metallic Bryce abstract that I carved up into lots of little triangles) and a translucent mask. The light glinting off her hand I did based on a tutorial at Shiver 7 (http://www.shiver7.com/tutorials/), and the little refraction spectra were from scratch. The background (smudged Bryce, as usual) is the Xavier Institute from Grant Morrison's New X-Men.
For the logo-conscious, this was one of my first pics with a standardized logo. (I think Harley Quinn 2 was *the* first.) Yes, it's still just a handwritten B, but it's the *same* handwritten B I've used in every pic since.
I still really like this piece, though I've done better since. |
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| Spidergirl2
Jedifan227 2004/7/1 22:37
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| Ok, I have decided to do another Spider-chick, lol...but drawing web-lines with a mouse sucks!!! Anyway, I spent alot of time on this one, and I am pleased. I hope you morphers out there like it too. ENJOY! |
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| Elektra Wallpaper
PowermasterJazz 2004/7/1 22:51
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| I added a New York cityscape to the background. Enjoy. |
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| The Venom Suit
BatMic 2004/7/2 8:15
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brand new pic. only took me about 2hours.
the main thing that i wanted to get across was that the venom suit (ultimate spiderman that is) was not black but a dark velvety purple.
ialso added some noise to the model so that he blended more into the pic. |
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| Sun Girl (Most Obscure Post Ever)
Kallisti 2004/7/2 16:19
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| OK so this is Sun Girl, from a pre-golden age Marvel comic called, well, Sun Girl. she was also known to pal around with captain america and the original human torch. i just felt like doing a quickie and going really, really obscure. enjoy. |
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