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Here is how I Made a Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Cosplay Portrait

Nov 22, 2016 by Jon C. Haverstick Add Comment
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I have the distinct privilege of working with some of the most talented cosplayers on the planet. Several times a year, we assemble a group of these amazingly creative people for a day-long studio shoot for compositing purposes. We meet in studio with a gray seamless backdrop and let the creative juices flow.

I’ve been able to work with a couple awesome Batman cosplayers over the years. One thing that has always frustrated me is capes. No matter how cool they look in real life, they’re difficult to control in a way that gives them that flowing, majestic shape we love in the comics (or the CGI versions we see in the movies). Recently, The RAWexchange came to the rescue with the Fabric collection. Finally! A way to create capes that look like the images I have in my head!

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How I created a Star Wars themed image for a wedding

Nov 7, 2016 by Steve Thewis 3 Comments
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What started off as a bit of fun and a favour for a family member ended up here on the DIYP blog! Awesome!

Month’s prior to the wedding I was asked by my sister in law to photograph her wedding. As I’m not a wedding photographer at all, I wasn’t so sure about it. I had a think and decided to give it a go. As I was (besides being the photographer) a guest at the wedding and they didn’t have massive demands, I was pretty cool about it.

Both bride & groom are Star Wars geeks so I had the idea of creating a Star Wars themed wedding image for them. Something different… I’m a fan of mood boards and planning, and that’s what I did for this wedding. Having checked out PixelSquid before, I knew that using their Star Wars objects and characters was the way forward.

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Using Pixelsquid to add 3D Star Wars (and other) objects to your images

May 29, 2016 by Roderique Arisiaman 14 Comments
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I’m always looking for good stock images to use in my photoshop composites. I find them online, or use the awesome Texture Store. Or I make my own. But sometimes its impossible to find the right image that fits your idea.

And if you do find the right image, it’s at the wrong angle or too small, or not lighted the way you want to. So you’ll just end up with a crappy composite, or spending hours of time to get it right.

A while ago I was preparing a workshop and looking into the possibility to teach everyone about using photoshop’s built in 3D options. Photoshop has been developing integration with 3D for a while and you can even get as far as prepare a file for 3D printing now.

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