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Offline Merboy

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« on: January 10, 2006, 21:38:48 »
Hi,

Here's a better view of my avatar:

Offline Sirena

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Re: Merboy's Avatar
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2006, 21:42:59 »
Hey Merboy,

I love your avatar. I can't wait until Captain Henry :arrr: makes a cool one for me too.
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Re: Merboy's Avatar
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2006, 23:35:27 »
Thanks for showing us the bigger picture. It's great! 8-)

The dolphin on the shield is a really nice detail! Is that a custom sticker that has been stuck to the shield, or did Captain Henry add it to the photo using a special computer program? :)

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Re: Merboy's Avatar
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2006, 02:09:46 »
Hi Sylvia,

Actually the shield graphic is both a computer effect and a sticker. Let me explain - I was going to post about this anyway, since it started as something simple and turned into more of project than I had planned.

I initially did the avatar on the computer (using Photoshop) - I took a photo of the real Merboy klicky, but he had a lion shield. In Photoshop I pasted him into the background, as well as replacing the graphic on the shield with the dolphin one I found on the internet.

When Merboy saw his avatar he really liked it. In fact, he liked it so much he wanted to take the Merboy klicky to be with him that night. However, the problems began when he saw the shield with the lion. He demanded the dolphin shield. I explained it was done on the computer, and he understood, I think, but to him Merboy was not Merboy without the dolphin shield. So the next day I was forced (or at least persuaded ;)) to size the graphic properly and print it out on sticker paper. We put it on a blank gold shield and it looks great.

So, what began as a quick and easy way to make Merboy fit the undersea theme a little better became a project to recreate a Photoshop illusion in actuality! Phew!

(I'd better be careful not to show him the ghost pirates pix, or he'll want me to make his pirates really incorporeal! ;))
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Re: Merboy's Avatar
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2006, 15:53:14 »
Very nice photo.  I am always so amazed by what people can do in photo shop. 

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Re: Merboy's Avatar
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2006, 17:17:10 »
Yes, I am not a Photo Shop user, yet

although, we such nice avatars, and stickers etc, I may have to become one

well done Merboy and Captn Henry

M

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Re: Merboy's Avatar
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2006, 10:50:29 »
:omg: this is amazing !! The effects that you have created here are excellent  :)9.

Kindest Regards  Tim

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Re: Merboy's Avatar
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2006, 14:47:39 »
Henry, your talents continue to amaze me ...  8}

Your children are very fortunate to have a magical and creative wizard as a father ... :)

All the best mi amigo,
Richard

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Re: Merboy's Avatar
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2006, 21:46:13 »
love the shield! :D
Enjoy the elegance and fun of 1900 with The Victorians photo story! :gent: ;D :sherlock: