| "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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| "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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| "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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| "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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| "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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| "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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| "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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| "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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| "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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| "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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| "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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| "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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| "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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| "Santa Claws" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2004/12/24 15:41
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| "Selene" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2005/2/8 22:24
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| One of my favorite "X-Villains", I hope they can find use for her on the big-screen in a future X-Movie! |
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| "Shaman" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2005/8/18 11:56
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| Alpha Flight's resident mystic! |
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| "Silver Surfer:Sunrise" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2005/9/1 20:49
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| Another pic I dusted off and finally finished! |
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| "Skin Redux"
Angelophile 2005/7/3 11:37
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I already produced one version of this image here - http://heromorph.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=3956 but wasn't entirely happy with the way it turned out, so this is the amended version.
It will be going towards the final Generation X team manip, which I'm in the final stages of completing. Perfectionism means I keep going back to change things. ;) |
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| "Spidey Santa" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2005/12/24 14:28
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Wishing everyone the best during the Holidays!
-Jim
The iMiJ Factory |
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| "Spidey time"-Spiderbabe
ortiz01lgnd 2007/5/23 22:41
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| First off, let me start by thanking Wolverine1607 for being such a great instructor. I couldn't have done anything worth looking @ w/o his help. Well, its' been a while since I've posted anything. In the spirit of all of the Spiderman hype, I too thought I might as well, toss in my Spider [wo]man manip. I hope you like it. I know there are a few adjustments that could be made -- like the webbing. But I tried to get it done as quickly as possible. I've got a party to go 2 tonite. Please leave critique. |
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| "T'ief in De Night" - X-treme X-men Gambit
Angelophile 2004/8/23 14:10
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As usual, been working on this a while with varying degrees of success. I almost scrapped the entire piece, but decided to persevere and I think things fell into place. Here Mutant X's Victor Webster has been cast as Gambit.
This was about 80 layers in all, the coat was a sunnuvabitch to manip/frankenstein together.
As always, comments welcome! |
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| "The Amazing Spider-Man" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2004/11/14 19:35
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| "The First to Fall" - Generation X
Angelophile 2005/3/22 0:33
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Another of the figures I'm working on for a complete Generation X team shot, I felt this one again stood up by it's own merits.
Everett's actor is J. August Richards from the Angel TV show, while the costume combines a few dozen layers of Daredevil, various leather motorcycling gear and protective armor.
The 'rainbow' effect was created using the Gradient Glow and HSB Noise filters in Photoshop Eye Candy. |
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| "The Next Generation" - Generation X
Angelophile 2005/7/8 2:40
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I've been working on this manipsince last November/December time, so this represents over six months of work. Pretty much my magnum opus and all that.
So, here's Generation X in all their glory. They are:
Charlize Theron as The White Queen, Kenneth Branagh as Banshee, Milla Jovovich as Penance, Zhang Ziyi as Jubilee, James Marsters as Chamber, Bianca Lawson as Monet, Kirsten Dunst as Husk, J. August Richards as Synch and Dante Basco as Skin.
This was the mother of all frankensteining jobs - don't ask me how many man hours and layers went into this baby - too many to mention.
I hope the end result was worth the effort.
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| "Twilight" - Thandie Newton as Nocturne
Angelophile 2004/2/13 4:07
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Nocturne, the alternate reality daughter of Nightcrawler and the Scarlet Witch from the Exiles comic was a character I felt would be challenging as a photomanip. And, to be honest, it was inspired by a photo of Jolene Balock in subdued lighting from Maxim. The pic seemed to suit so well I was inspired to produce this photomanip.
The angles have all been changed to allow Nocturne to be clinging to the rockface rather than sprawled on the floor. Colourations were changed in Photoshop as per usual. All in all she's ended up looking rather like her Granny Mystique which is no bad thing. |
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| "Unholy Trinity" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2005/11/10 20:41
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| Inspired by "House of M". Models used: Rob Sager (Quicksilver), Matthias (Magneto), Tiffany Fallon (Scarlet Witch). |
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| "Unmovable" - Michael Badalucco as Blob
Angelophile 2003/12/1 2:27
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Because I just -know- everyone on this forum wants to see more semi-naked fat men. Go on. Admit it, you do!
*ahem* Okay, maybe not.
It was mostly created using a number of pictures of weightlifters and bodybuilders and then deforming them in Photoshop with the liquify tool and spherize tool to fatten him up, while trying not to distort the idea he's strong not just obese. Hope it works.
Blob's actor is Michael Badalucco, a semi-familiar face from films like Leon, Summer of Sam, The Man Who Wasn't There and O Brother Where Art Thou? |
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| "Wild" - Kiera Knightley as Wolfsbane
Angelophile 2003/11/22 2:18
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Went completely over the top with this one and decided to do not just one manip of Rahne of New Mutants and X-men fame, but all three of her forms.
I've attempted to bring some sense to it by doing it in 'comic strip' form. Hope people think it works. |
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| "Wolverine (Brown & Tan)" by The iMiJ Factory
The_iMiJ_Factory 2005/1/20 11:53
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| The "Non-Holiday" version of my previous "Santa Claws" post. |
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| 'Perfect' - Bianca Lawson as Monet
Angelophile 2003/11/12 7:31
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M was created using a number of different model's pics - her body is made up from a few images of Christina Aguilera, Dona Speir, Izabella Miko and others. M's actress is Bianca Lawson, probably most well known as Kendra the Slayer from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The outfit came from various sources, again Christina Aguilera as well as various pics of the cast of Coyote Ugly from FHM magazine if I remember rightly. |
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