| "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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| "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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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