| "Santa Claws" by The iMiJ Factory
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| "Mirror Image" - Dominique Swain as Magik
Angelophile 2003/11/9 17:01
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| Magik from the Inferno storyline gets the manip treatment in this X-men image. |
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| "Memorium" - Maggie Q as Psylocke
Angelophile 2004/2/5 6:47
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Originally I planned to produce an image of the early Psylocke from the X-men comics, but gradually that changed to producing two manips of Betsy then and her more recent incarnation (in the body of an Asian ninja). In the end though, the latter took over completely. (It was a lot easier to find pictures of women in leather than pink chifon. Go figure.)
A large number of pictures were used in the creation of this manip - The legs are Sarah Michelle Gellar's, the torso created from a number of leather tops. All in all it's a bit of a mix mash, the only 'complete ' element is the face of Hong Kong star Maggie Q as Psylocke's actress.
(Edit - Tidied up the hair and arms where they looked a bit blurred, as well as trying to standardise her flesh and leather tones.) |
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| "Mallrat 2" - Jubilee
Angelophile 2005/6/25 11:24
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I'd actually done a version of Jubilee for my Generation X group manip a few months ago, but when I was compiling the final image I had a sudden attack of perfectionism and decided that the original left something to be desired. At first I was only gonna tweek but I've ended up doing the shot entirely from scratch.
The final image was about 60 or so layers, the coat being the most complicated - it's surprisingly hard to get decent images of a yellow coat so plenty of "Frankesteining" was required to put it together. Adjust Hues is your friend.
Zhany Ziyi (Couching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) became Jubilee's "actress."
Quite pleased with the end result, got really fiddly, even down to Jubilee's London Underground earings.
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| "Mall Rat" - Victoria Jolly as Jubilee
Angelophile 2003/12/16 11:28
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I'd been toying with the idea of a Jubilee manip for a while, but didn't get around to doing anything about it until fairly recently - for Jubilee's actress I've used model/actress Victoria Jolly who seems to have the features and youngish looks that Jubilee has always had.
I've had fun with this image, lifting elements from around 30 other model pics to create the image - for example, the coat is actually made up from 3 different jackets, the top Jubilee is wearing is from Christina Aguilera, the legs are Donna Air's, the hair came from a style catalogue, the hands belong to Krista Allen and Pamela Anderson - there's the usual Frankenstein's mix of body parts there. |
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| "Luck Be A Lady" - Michelle Rodriguez as Domino
Angelophile 2003/12/8 2:03
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I must admit, Domino's not a character who I've followed particularly closely in the X-men comics (or X-Force or wherever it was she turned up) but she has an intriguing look, if not character.
Elements come variously from pics of Emily Booth, Lara Croft and various generic female models.
The 'actress' used for Domino is Michelle Rodriguez, of Blue Crush, Resident Evil and The Fast and The Furious fame. She seemed to have the look of someone who could wipe the floor with you and spit on your grave. |
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| "Little Miss Perfect - Redux"
Angelophile 2004/12/25 15:32
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| Thanks to everyone who made comments on the previous version of this pic. Some good points raised, stuff I wasn't sure on myself, so I've reworked it some. Added detail to the trim of the costume, resized the head, lowered the shoulders and played some with the neck. Hopefully this will meet approval better than the first! :) |
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| "Just Call Me Misty" - Generation Next
Angelophile 2004/7/31 2:57
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Okay, obscure character time, but I couldn't resist when I saw the base pic as an advert for Game Boy Advanced. Vincente has always been a favorite of mine that was criminally underused. He was in the 4 issues of the Age of Apocalypse based Generation Next, then vanished from the radar. This version has the young Jeremy Irons cast in the role. Dunno why but he seemed to suit.
A real quicky this one, taking an hour or so rather than a month or so that it seems to have taken me recently. ;) |
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| "Iron Fist" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2005/11/23 0:21
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| "Like unto a thing of IRON!" |
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| "Irish" - Kenneth Branagh as Banshee
Angelophile 2005/3/24 0:07
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As part of my ongoing Generation X group shot, another figure bites the dust - Banshee! Shown here in his Generation X costume. (Okay, I always liked the rather goofy Celtics jacket worn over the uniform.
A fairly straightforward manip, with Kenneth Branagh cast as Banshee.
Still to come - Emma Frost and Skin, then I'm all done. (Guess I made work for myself by adding Banshee and Emma to the mix, but what the hey.) |
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| "Intangible" - Lacey Chabert as Shadowcat
Angelophile 2004/1/12 3:18
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Since I've been a bit tied up working on a new manip, I have a couple of old pieces still to post. This is one of them. Obviously inspired by the comic look for Shadowcat, Lacy Chabert sprung to mind after her appearance in Lost in Space and she seems to have the right look for the young Kitty Pryde.
Images came from various sources - the clothing is a blend of actual clothes and in some places simply the manipulation of skin with the Smart Blur tool to give a leather effect. The basic pose is Kelly Brook, and for once I didn't do an awful lot beyond adding clothing, combining various elements from fashion websites. |
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| "Ice Queen" - Charlize Theron as Emma Frost
Angelophile 2005/5/28 7:21
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Another figure completed for my ongoing Generation X manip - Almost there now. Just have Penance to go...
I'm pretty pleased with how this one turned out - the manip was fairly straightforwards - a blend of an unnamed model and Emma's costume constructed in part from a statue version of the character. I cheated a little there, but tidied up a fair bit of the detail and, of course, frankensteined the head of the beautiful Miss Theron into place. I can't think of a more suitable actress for the White Queen.
The costume is based on Frank Quitely's version from New X-men.
This is the second version of Emma I was working on for the Gen X manip - perhaps in time I'll finish the other version and post that too. |
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| "I'm a Cop!" - Keith Hamilton Cobb as Bishop
Angelophile 2004/3/16 2:02
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| Another old manip, but I figured I hadn't posted in so long I better remind you guys I'm still alive. ;) Suggested by a friend, this is Keith Hamilton Cobb (aka Tyr from Andromeda) as the X-men's Lucas Bishop. Not a bad bit of casting. |
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| "Hollow Man" - Generation X
Angelophile 2005/1/6 0:13
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I was working on Jono as part of my ongoing Generation X photomanip (it's coming, slowly but surely), when I realised that this pic of Jono kinda worked by itself as a standalone image. So like the other manip I did of Monet, I stripped this out and set it up as its own image. Pretty pleased with the end result. His bio-nuclear psionic biokinetic field was almost as much of a bitch to manip as it is to spell.
I used James Marsters as a Jono's 'actor'. |
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| "Headmasters of the Xavier Institute" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2005/4/14 2:44
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| WInter at the school for the Gifted! |
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| "Hayseed" - Generation X's Husk
Angelophile 2005/1/6 0:14
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Another of the manips I was working on for my Generation X team shot, again I figured this one stood up as an individual image - or did after some tweaking. No major special effects, just a recreation of Paige's current X-men costume - I think it looks pretty good after a few initial problems.
Paige's actress is Kirsten Dunst, as with the earlier manip I did of her. |
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| "Hardwired Goddess"
Angelophile 2004/2/9 5:21
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A portrait I have produced inspired by a character from X-men End Times mux (Telnet xet.vulpine.org 2104) played by a friend of mine. This is Kelly Hiraga, otherwise known as Hardwire, technopath, daughter of the mythos Old One Nyarlathotep and currently, for the second time dead.
The image uses Zhang Ziyi (from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) as a model for the face, model Kona Carmack for the body, while the metalic effects are both inspired by and blended with elements of Giger's work. |
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| "Gladiator" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2005/11/11 11:08
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| Marvel Comics' own Superman and the very arrogant leader of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard! Model: Matt Horner |
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| "Get over here..."
Brick 2005/11/27 16:10
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| Alyson Hannigan as Wolfsbane. |
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| "Free" - Heath Ledger as Angel
Angelophile 2004/1/21 1:49
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Continuing my posting of my older manips.
A photomanip that sprung to mind for no particular reason other than it will get a few friends of mine swooning. :)
The actor Heath Ledger (of A Knight's Tale fame) seemed to have the right features and 'look' for Warren as I imagined him. His face was a basis for the manip. The body came from a random tailoring site, while the feet came from another image. The background was also found randomly on the web. The wings are an amalgamation of those worn by Alan Rickman in Dogma and some worn by Jennifer Lopez for a FHM photoshoot.
The image was compiled in Photoshop 7 and finished off using the Little Fluffy Clouds filter.
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| "Firelord" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2005/6/10 11:00
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| A former Herald of Galactus, I chose bodybuilder Lee Priest as the model for this pic. |
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| "Fame" - U-Go Girl, Orphan and Doop (Nov Challenge)
Angelophile 2004/11/8 3:15
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Okay, this is one of the manips I've been working on some time, but the November challenge theme prodded me to finish it off and submit it. Here we have the world's favourite mutants, U-Go Girl (depicted by Jennifer Jason Leigh) and The Orphan (Jude Law) along with Doop (a King Edwards potato) on the cover of Hello! celebrity magazine. Time just seemed too highbrow for them.
Even managed to sneak in Phat, (depicted by Eminem, who else?)
All work was done in Photoshop CS, the costumes Frankensteined as usual from dozens of different sources. Another manip that weighed in at around 120 layers.
I appreciate any comments. |
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| "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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| "Excalibur - The Sword Reforged"
Angelophile 2004/12/9 4:59
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I started off just intending to do a manip of Callisto, but as usual decided to give myself a little more of a challenge. Callisto herself was pretty challenging, lots of tentacles for her new look. Her 'actress' is Carrie Anne Moss, Wicked is Jennifer Love Hewitt, while Magneto and Xavier are based on the movie versions played by Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart.
The completed image was around 90 layers in photoshop. Maybe next time I should keep things simpler. ;) . |
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| "EX"-FACTOR. c2f-hm Crossover by Kevincal & matrixblur
matrixblur 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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| "Ecstacy" - Angelina Jolie as Stacy X
Angelophile 2004/1/14 5:02
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Continuing my posting of my older manips while I play catch up with my New Mutants pic.
Stacy isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I was just beginning to really like the character when she was binned from Uncanny X-men. So this is my tribute to a character with a lot of potential. Got to love the self proclaimed 'first X-man to make a living on her back'.
The snake skin effects were produced with photos of various snakes from the web,combined with other reptile pics, and then imported with use of the opacity and hue and saturation control panels in Photoshop 7.
The background image came from a performance troupe called the Fluffgirl Society. Don't ask me what they perform, I didn't dare guess from the pic.
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| "Doctor Doom" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2005/2/9 14:33
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| Possibly, the Greatest Comic Villain EVER! |
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| "Class Reunion" - The New Mutants
Angelophile 2004/1/24 14:29
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Finally finished this piece which has taken me just over a month in all to complete. Would have been done sooner but kept adding more characters.
In the end from left to right, with their actors and actresses, the characters are Sunspot Aka Roberto DeCosta (Wilmer Valderrama), Mirage Aka Danielle Moonstar (Karina Lombard), Meltdown Aka Tabitha Smith (Christina Applegate), Magma Aka Amara Aquilla (Unknown), Wolfsbane Aka Rahne Sinclair (Kiera Knightley), Karma Aka Xi'an Coy Manh (Jaymee Ong) and Cannonball Aka Samuel Guthrie (Christopher Masterson).
All work was done in Photoshop 7 using a mix of visual effects created with Photoshop's own filters in conjunction with Eye Candy 4000 and Alien Skin Xenofex.
Hope everyone agrees the end result was worth all the work. |
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| "Can I swing, from a thread..."
JunFan 2004/8/22 6:19
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| Hey guys! Been way to busy to even lurk here lately, but I wanted to post my latest. This is a pic I just finished for a kid w/ muscular dystrophy, and a huge spidey fan. That's actually me in a halloween costume made by my wife. I obviously enhanced the lighting (trying to correct it for the background) The rest is all me baby! (How do superheroes stand the heat of the summer months? I was sweating my @$$ off!) Anyway, It was for a good cause! Peace! -Leif. |
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| "Calendar Girlz" November
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