Operation: Minus Machismo
###The Operation
Find a macho, manly-man; and place him in a not-so manly situation.
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Example:
source: tough guy Terry Crews
entry: Day Spa Terry
Notes:
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Including a link to your original primary image source is preferred.
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Use the NSFW label (liberally) when appropriate.
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The winner of this battle will receive 3months of Reddit Gold.
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Entries will be hidden through Sunday, November 8^th
Voting will be Open the 9^th thru the 17^th.
The next Operation will be posted on November 18^th
###Previous Agent Congratulations to u/CptSasquatch, who was the winner of the previous Operation: The Beast Within!! The final standings were as follows:
| 1^st Place | 2^nd Place | 3^rd Place |
|---|---|---|
| /u/CptSasquatch | u/TheMoonMadeofCheese | /u/staffell |
| The fearsome…CROCOSTIMPY! | Baby sees reflection for the last time | There’s something about Canary |
Congratulations! And have a great Thanksgiving!
Posted Nov 5, 2020, 4:45 AM UTC · edited
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The edit is great and hilarious, but the retouching work is amazing. How did you do that, all cloning? Very impressive 👍
Thanks maymay.
I did paint a few details - some of the bayonets and the feet of the dudes pulling the canon for example. But for the most parts it's cloning with different flavors: Lasso and piece together parts from the background. Liquify helps make unique pieces that fit the environment, for example the slope of a mountain. I used Affinity's inpaint brush (context aware fill in Ps) to cover the seams and repetitions. There is a lot of manual clonebrushwork as well... can't always rely on the algorithm. In any case I use a textured brush to make the clone marks more seamless. When the clone marks are too obvious I blur out whole patches and overlay fresh texture that I grab with a feathered selection or high pass filter.
I'm on a train rn but if I find some time I'll post a pic with a few workflows later.
Super impressive, would love to see that workflow if you get an opportunity always extremely informative
I'm sure he painted it all! this should be considered cheating! 😂
Nicely done 😂
Thanks mate 🙏
ahahah, you sure have something against the old Nape!
Hehe... And there are five versions of this portrait... Two down, three to go 😉
Hey! Sneaked this one in didn't ya! Sometimes I don't bother entering into contests if I don't get there in time for them to come out of hidden mode but this definitely proves it's worth it.
Love it so much...no contest this week.
Edit: Oh whoops...this is u/staffell's alternate account btw
Heehe, yes... Thanks staff. I don't know if that is an advisable strategy, though 😬
It happens to me quite often, that I have an ambitious idea and don't want to compromise too much on the quality... so I work on it in multiple sessions evening after evening and keep refreshing the thread to see if the votes are open/contest mode is disabled and try to finish the piece. At times it's honestly rather straining.
Obviously, if you delay too much you also miss the contest... but there is still some gratification to be earned... some of my personal favorites happened that way and a few people might always still see and comment on it. This time everything seems to work out nicely, though.
Oh I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds the strain from time to time...that makes me feel a lot better actually :)
Another fabulous edit!
Thank you, mate. I enjoy your work very much as well 🤗
It's not just fitting the theme, it's a great undermining of the theme of the painting itself - instead of depicting napolean as he'd like to be seen, it depicts him as one might see him on the inside - vulnerable and child-like.
Thank you soulstudio. Interesting thoughts, mate. Along the same lines (maybe, I don't know) I love how in the original he fills the whole composition with his big shape but when you remove the horse he shrinks into the scene and it's super weird that the dude is posing on the slope of a mountain while an army passes by.
I just happen to look in here..and your submission is amazing!! nice work. I love it!
Thanks Texas!