August 2008 Archives

A product idea for Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps (known as "Gomer" to his teammates).

GOMER the GRIME BUSTING FROG
Removes Grime Many Strokes at a Time!

Just wind Gomer up up and watch him stroke his way from one end of the bathtub to the other, cleaning that nasty tub ring away with his tiny red, white and blue scrubbers, which are located on all four olympic-sized legs. He'll turn grime into gold in record setting time!

Gomer is equally at home speedo-ing his way around the toilet bowl removing the most unpleasant of stains. (Be sure to remove Gomer when he's done.)

Gomer the Grime Busting Frog, by Phelps, makers of the world's best clean-up toys.

Occasionally members of Photoshopcontest.com will submit images of themselves for other members to chop into something else. Anything goes. For this image I decided depict the character, mike.b.29, with barbed wire running through his head. As if that wasn't bizarre enough, I added an image of my dog in the background, a see-through moon over his head, and then ran a filter effect over the whole thing to give it that little extra grinding twist.

You can view the thread of comments and images posted by other members here. Two other images of mine can be found in that thread, as well. You can find me by looking for user: tadams.

I was at a loss when it came to chopping Josh Holloway, an actor known for his work on the TV show, "LOST." My notes indicate I was looking at creating some kind of alien creature which preys upon unsuspecting women by morphing its face into that of a popular hunky male actor. There was some thought of an insect like creature, which would devour the victim later in its lair. Alas, as the creative process unfolded with the application of a zillion cheap Photoshop filters, I began to see something entirely different: I saw love blossoming out in an assortment of custom brushes and stock custom shapes all arranged carefully to keep the viewer moving inward towards the Love Guru. Various shapes dictated the 70's style feel, and bright swirling colors led to a vibrant exotic landscape. Enjoy the love!

A bigger version is available for viewing.

A child's toy discarded in the gutter along Hawthorne Street in Portland, Oregon.

I snapped this image while walking the dog through the neighborhood. The objects were found in the front of a workman's trailer. I find it interesting to wonder about how each item came to rest where it does.

The idea for Nessieloon took a long time to pop into my head. Even after the idea was formulated, I still thought it lacked something so I began searching for whale hunting photos. Originally, three harpoons were pointing at Nessieloon. This theme is similar to one of my favorite pieces I created a while back, "Trigger goes POP!"

The balloon photo was taken over a year ago. The harpoon was painted from reference. The wave image seen below was used to combine everything together.

A larger image is available here.

I posed my daughter for this image, taking several shots. She was sat on a stool in a closet, shades drawn. I bounced the flash off the ceiling while she pretended to be gnawing on her forearm. A shot of tree fungus (see image below) was overlayed and brushed in. The main eating area is a combination of digital painting mixed in with the tree fungus.

A larger version is available here.