Photoshop Battles "Best of 2016" Results!

Awards!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the "Best of 2016" Awards! The admins who supplied the gold, the people who voted, and especially those who took the time to find nominations; it's you who made this possible. I think the mod team speaks on behalf of the community when we say it's very much appreciated :)

Compliments to all the nominees, and congratulations to the winners!

 

Most Visually Stunning 'Shops

This does not belong here

RoyalPrinceSoldier

Save me, Adobe Photoshop ? you're my only croak.

DrWankalot

You broke Reddit.

DrWankalot

Most Technically Impressive 'Shops

http://i.imgur.com/ICFvfjk.gifv

Nihilistic_Snail

Samurai Warrior | Creation Animation Robe Textures

i_am_a_bot_ama

Inked

Cmatthewman

Most Creative 'Shops

Fuck, I can't believe I've done this.

DrWankalot

NSFW Expectations 10

DrWankalot

http://i.imgur.com/QMHHZbY.jpg

blue_awning

Funniest 'Shops

http://i.imgur.com/xu9Gm9i.jpg

davepollotart

When they found Carbone, he was frozen so stiff it took them three days to thaw him out for the autopsy.

workingat7

Majestic

Ma_Revas_an

Best Evocative 'Shops

THEY LIVE!

Nastardo

Uncle Blobba the Hutt

2Thebreezes

Come play with us

/u/pagesjaunes

Best Iconic Figure 'Shops

New job, shiney new stapler

/u/i_am_a_bot_ama

The Westeros Winter Collection | Creation gif

DrWankalot

You can't make me look in there. I will not look in there. I guarantee nothing good is in there.

BlueMacaw

Best Back & Forth / Image Collection

Yeah, if you could go ahead and support the USA Pentathlon with me that'd be great.

facklestix | 2Thebreezes | DrWankalot | korbendallas | Cmatthewman | TheHongKongBong | bioxlapatsa |

 

Reddit Gold will be handed out to the winners shortly. Unfortunately our flair system will require some maintenance in order to facilitate all the new entries, so it may take some time for your silver and gold flairs to update.

Posted Jan 8, 2017, 8:04 PM UTC

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CptSasquatch•

Amazing work from everyone in 2016 (not just the winners)! Congrats to all the winners, and good luck in 2017! I expect to see more great work in the new year. The best has yet to come!

It's saying the comment will be removed if it doesn't contain an original Photoshop so I'm including Leonardo DiCapReno 911

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CptSasquatch•

Also want to congratulate u/DrWankalot for raking in 5 wins! All very well deserved Doc, you certainly killed it in 2016!

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DrWankalot•

Thanks Cpt, your shops have served as an inspiration for me when I first started posting here. Thanks for the encouragement and kind words over the past year!

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CptSasquatch•

It's good to hear my faceswaps inspired someone. What's really inspiring to me is seeing contributors who are relatively new to image editing become experts before my eyes. I've been using Photoshop for nearly two decades and I've seen so many of you guys pick it up and surpass me in a matter of months...it's really impressive to witness. I didn't realize you were so new to Photoshop by the time you showed up on my radar because you were so damn skilled so quickly. You've got the goods, man!

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workingat7•

Killed it!...He splooged all over it :P

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BoomerKeith•

Congrats to all the winners! This is the best sub on Reddit with some seriously creative folks!

Dearest Mods, when will the contests start up again? I'm antsy to get working toward a 2017 nomination! :)

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DaminDrexilMOD•

We <3 you too :)

when will the contests start up again?

There's an Operation scheduled for early Thursday morning, and a Weekly Battle on Sunday.

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BoomerKeith•

Thank you! Can't wait!

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scotchosaka•

Really fun being part of this little village this year! Congrats everyone who got the wins. Really fun stuff to browse!

Thanks to those of you who gave me the nomination nod as well. Praise from the kings always feels good!

Looking forward to another year of... whatever it is we do here.

Oroginal shop for adherence purposes

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artunitinc•

Congratulations to all the winners!

Especially, congratulations to /u/i_am_a_bot_ama on your double win!!

And congratulations to /u/DrWankalot on your quintuplets win!!!!!

He always helped me when I was having trouble answering comments.

Because English is not my native language.

I have been thinking that I want to return the favor to him even a little bit.

My friend, I'm very proud of you!

Also, thank you so much for the nominations, /u/DaminDrexil, /u/CptSasquatch, /u/Captain_McFiesty, /u/2Thebreezes and /u/DrWankalot!

I'm very happy to be able to take part in this event.

Finally, thank you very much for all the people voting for me!

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OptionalZebra•

Your English is better than a lot of people whose native language is English lol.

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artunitinc•

Haha. Thank you!

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DrWankalot•

Thanks for the nominations, artunitinc! You've done very well with quite a few well-deserved nominations of your own.

I've always used your work as an example when encouraging others who want to start photo editing (what many of you may not know is that artunitinc participates here using PhotoFiltre and Google Translate) it's proof that talent and hard work trumps the best tools.

Thanks again, your friendship and support is very much appreciated!

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artunitinc•

Thank you, too!

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DrWankalot•

Congrats to all nominees and winners, and a big thank you to everyone who nominated or voted for my work!

My earliest memory of r/photoshopbattles as a lurker was u/lumm0x's Robot Chameleon. I remember thinking, "That's witchcraft. I'll never be as good at Photoshop."

"Equipped" with just the lasso tool, I made my first post on this sub on Sep 1 2015. Without you guys, I would never have the motivation to learn all the things that I know — much less be noticed amongst the other heavy hitters of PsB.

Not to get all sappy about it, but I sincerely thank everyone who has sent a kind message, shared their knowledge or have been all-around awesome friends with whom I can share silly pictures. Oh, and also, thank you if you've ever posted a thinly veiled request for naughty photoshop edits, because r/NSFWexpectations would never be a thing without you perverts ;)

For many, 2016 was a rough year full of tragedy, conflict and drama. Throughout that shit storm, PsB remains the beacon of stability that gave us pretty pictures and dank memes — we have the mods to thank for that, they're the OG purveyors of wholesome memes before r/wholesomememes was even a thing <3

Once again, thank you r/photoshopbattles. I look forward to more Photoshopped shenanigans with you guys in the coming year.

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Cmatthewman•

Congrats on the wins Dr. looking forward to seeing what you bring us in 2017.

I remember that chameleon battle well. I had not long started using photoshop and submitting here and this was one of the first weekly battles I entered. I remember being so proud of my entry and then being blown away by the awesomness that Lumm0x produced hahaha :)

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workingat7•

Haha! I remember working for hours colorizing that goddam chameleon, only to see this stunning piece of work being produced by Lumm0x, still has me stumped to this day!

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Cmatthewman•

I also remember cutting out the damn thing using the freehand lassoo tool as I hadn't learned how to use the pen command yet. Took me forever haha.

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workingat7•

I did exactly the same thing! Freehand selection for each colorized part...the struggle was real! xD

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scotchosaka•

Congrats on the truckload of wins man!

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BlueMacaw•

Your work is so fantastic, I'm embarrassed to have my name up next to yours. I'm more deserving of a sticker for not eating the crayons or sniffing the Elmer's glue.

You should start another subreddit featuring the best of your work. The "Hail Corporate" poster (dog with a Burger King crown and chicken nuggets) was the first post of yours I'd seen, and I loved it. I missed most of the gems you were nominated for!

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blue_awning•

Well, I'm totally surprised! I basically fell off the face of Reddit just over 6 months ago so getting any nominations, let alone a win, was the furthest thing from my expectations. Thank you u/DrWankalot, u/DaminDrexil, u/2Thebreezes, and u/CptSasquatch for the nominations this year! It's really nice to know you all still thought of me even though I've been absent for so long.

2016 was a crazy bonkers year in every aspect of my life and I'm hoping 2017 settles down a bit so I can come back and contribute to this amazing sub and community again. I miss you guys SO MUCH!

Congrats to all the winners this year, your wins are definitely well deserved! Keep being awesome, y'all! Here's hoping I get to come back and play real soon. Happy 2017!

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RoyalPrinceSoldier•

Hey man, congrats!

Hope you can come back soon, we miss you and your 'shops!

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i_am_a_bot_ama•

Wow, I’m blown away. First off I truly appreciate all of votes, and am really excited about making it into the categories, but equally I was impacted by all the nominations in the first place. A lot of very talented people, whom I look up to, nominated my work and I was genuinely touched by that. Thank you, u/DaminDrexil - u/2Thebreezes - u/workingat7 - u/DrWankalot - u/artunitinc - u/CptSasquatch - u/scotchosaka - u/The-Lying-Tree .

I wanted to say, I’ve really enjoyed getting to be a part of this community, learning so much, and being inspired by so many great ideas. I constantly find myself looking at others work thinking, “Holy shit! That is incredible?!”, and that is from veteran members, and people who have never posted before.

Most importantly I want to re-iterate how much I appreciate the Mods here and how much they do. Most of them are phenomenal artists who spend an immeasurable amount of time on the inner workings of this sub to create an experience and community that brings millions (9 million and growing) of people together. It is not only, IMHO, the best sub on Reddit, but it is now regularly published in journals daily. I can’t emphasize enough how much you folks do, and I would not be exaggerating to say, it’s not something I could do. So Mods, thank you for your time, your tireless efforts, your gold and your passion. It is truly appreciated! Great work on the awards, and in advance on all the remaining work you still have to do!

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Cmatthewman•

Well said.

Congrats on the wins mate. Love that samurai picture :)

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scotchosaka•

Well put man! Looking forward to another year of your GIF magic!

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TheHongKongBong•

Wow I haven't been around here a lot in the last couple of weeks and totally forgot about the best of awards! Thanks for nominating me and even giving me a win together with my biggest inspirations in the Dolph Lundgren battle :D.

Hopefully you guys will see more of my work this year, and I'll definitely look out for yours!

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2Thebreezes•

I don't usually find myself at a loss for words. I keep waiting for Steve Harvey to pop up and announce that my win was a mistake, especially since it was my lowest scoring shop of the entire year. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. Receiving nominations from my favorite artists was a true honor. Getting a win among a community of such talent feels incredibly surreal! u/DrWankalot, you are truly a reddit treasure and I was very excited to see you receiving the well deserved wins. This community is amazing! I often do photoshop battles in the morning because the jokes and compliments I receive are what gets me through the rest of my day. Lastly, I'd really like to thank the mods for all the work they do to make this the best place on the internet! The best thing about reddit gold is being able to have a folder labeled "Best of PSbattles" full of my favorite people.

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DaminDrexil•

I keep waiting for Steve Harvey to pop up and announce that my win was a mistake

Oh boy...

Lastly, I'd really like to thank the mods for all the work they do

Thank you so much, man! And congratulations on the win :)

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Cmatthewman•

:D

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workingat7•

Another year of amazing work from this sub!

Congrats to you all, thanks to those who nominated and voted for my 'shops and hats off again to the mods for their outstanding work in keeping these cogs turning.

2016 may have been a bit of a shitter but it has seen some incredible new talent in this sub, I love seeing newcomers posting their stunning edits to the weeklies, it keeps things fresh! I also love how you old fuckers just continue to develop your skills even further, that's the great thing about this sub... there's always something to be learned.

I can't wait to see what 2017 produces, cheers to you all :)

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Cmatthewman•

Well said matey. I kinda dropped off the Reddit radar for a few months this year but hopefully get to contribute regularly this year. Judging by some of the newer stuff being posted daily, defo gonna have to up my game.

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lukalucasluka•

Congrats to all the winners:)

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Cmatthewman•

Huge congratulations to everyone involved with this place, It truly is my favourite place on the internet and also, thanks to everyone who nominated and voted.

The quality of work this past year has been incredible and I look forward to seeing what 2017 has in store :)

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Nihilistic_Snail•

Oh wow, didn't even know I was nominated, or that these awards was a thing. Really appreciate the nomination u/DaminDrexil and thanks for the votes everyone.

Congrats to the rest of the winners, really awesome work guys.

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RoyalPrinceSoldier•

Wow, congratulations to all the winners!

Congrats to u/DrWankalot for the quintuplets win and u/i_am_a_bot_ama for the double win!

Amazing job as always!

 

I want to thank you guys who nominated me:
u/CptSasquatch, u/i_am_a_bot_ama, u/DaminDrexil, u/2Thebreezes, and u/DrWankalot!

You guys are the best, thank you!

I wish I could've participated (although you all seem to have nominated people I would've 😉)
(I nominated myself once so I did nominate someone!)

 

There're a lot of incredible 'shops that I've missed so I'm glad I got to see those!

All of you are awesome and I'm happy to be a part of this community!

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Criticalg•

Congratulations to all the amazing winners! 2016 has been an awesome year in this sub!

Every single one of you guys are such an inspiration to me, and i can not thank you enough for all the times you made me laugh or fill me with inspiration. I got all happy and giggly inside when i got a few nominations, i could not believe it!

i can't wait for 2017 and i will see you awesome dudes on the photoshopbattlefield!

^(sorry for the crappy english, not a native speaker.)

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SaAllison•

Congrats

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Ma_Revas_an•

I can't believe I missed this! Congrats to all the winners, and thank you so much for the votes! I can't wait to see what you all accomplish this year!

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warm20•

good job evry1

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