Behold - the miracle of airbrushing (Madonna CD cover)

LookingFor

They even changed her hair colour! And put on some make up!



A good illustration of not to believe everything you see in magazines, I guess..a lot of celebs don't look as good as their photos suggest (I guess particularly those that are...well...maturing!).

Karoma

THAT WAS AIRBRUSHED??!?! ZOMG! I would never have guessed.

Fighting Irish

LookingFor wrote:

They even changed her hair colour! And put on some make up!



A good illustration of not to believe everything you see in magazines, I guess..a lot of celebs don't look as good as their photos suggest (I guess particularly those that are...well...maturing!).

i want my click back

dlofnep

Easy tigers!

I did this with photoshop. Not as impressive, but I think I made him somewhat more tolerant to look at.

http://fwapfwap.dlofnep.com/photoshopchallenge/images/powerofphotoshop.PNG

Silverfish

Holy crap what's with her eyelids? They're huge!!!

Karoma

Silverfish wrote:

Holy crap what's with her eyelids? They're huge!!!

all the better to see you with my deary...

Silverfish

Seriously, when I win the euromillions (after I start actually buying tickets) I'm going to pay for a full time photoshop artist to sit around reworking pics of me to make me look fabulous and deceive millions.

kaizersoze

dlofnep wrote:

Easy tigers!

I did this with photoshop. Not as impressive, but I think I made him somewhat more tolerant to look at.

http://fwapfwap.dlofnep.com/photoshopchallenge/images/powerofphotoshop.PNG

I thought you're only allowed to post pictures of yourself in the know your nerds thread:p
Good 'shopping BTW. All my efforts are worse than the original.

Ciaran500

She looks like one of the expensive sex dolls. Her mouth is even open.

panda100

I'm so pleased I grew up in the day where there was no airbrushing.jeez it must be so difficult for young girls to feel good about their apperance when celebrities are airbrushed so freely and regularly these days

Karoma

Silverfish wrote:

Seriously, when I win the euromillions (after I start actually buying tickets) I'm going to pay for a full time photoshop artist to sit around reworking pics of me to make me look fabulous and deceive millions.

You draw a crowd of millions and I'll do the 'Shopping...

Karoma

panda100 wrote:

I'm so pleased I grew up in the day where there was no airbrushing.jeez it must be so difficult for young girls to feel good about their apperance when celebrities are airbrushed so freely and regularly these days

.... exactly what age are you? Photo's have been airbrushed for a long long time dear.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbrush

gagalina

this site here is a good example aswell:

http://homepage.mac.com/gapodaca/digital/blonde/index.html

Zascar

this is another great site:

http://www.fluideffect.com/

biko

I could do with some airbrushing IRL

spiderlegs

Jaysus...I wish I could airbrush my own photos I'd look damn good then!!

Zascar

Me too... Obviously these guys are highly talented, but apartantly its not that difficult to do some basic work. Is anyone here any good at it and can you advise the best way to learn how to touch up your own photos?

Karoma

Zascar wrote:

Me too... Obviously these guys are highly talented, but apartantly its not that difficult to do some basic work. Is anyone here any good at it and can you advise the best way to learn how to touch up your own photos?

Get the shot/lighting right.

Google for tutorials on retouching/airbrushing or get a copy of Photoshop CS2 for Digital Photographers (Chapter 10, in particular.) They key is small / regional touches - don't alter too much in one go.

Time. Lots of time & experience - with photoshop & cameras

Hagar

biko wrote:

I could do with some airbrushing IRL

I'd need a roller never mind an air-brush...

spurious

Never seen anything to beat the job done on Mary Lou for the Shinners IMO.

jimbono1

Am I the only one who thinks she looks unnatral and plasticy in the photoshopped one?

Pighead

Forget about Madonna. Check out the miracle of airbrushing much closer to home. Pigheads all time favourite lady on boards most certainly scrubs up well after a touch (just a touch mind you) of airbrushing.

Before
http://www.islandentertainmentsonline.com/acatalog/NIGHTMAREZOMBIE.jpg

After
http://albums.boards.ie/data/501/1687Beruthial.jpg

Karoma

spurious wrote:

Never seen anything to beat the job done on Mary Lou for the Shinners IMO.

That was an entirely different person, TBH.

simu

Isn't she 50 or so? She was obviously going to be a bit wrinkled.

Pighead

simu wrote:

Isn't she 50 or so? She was obviously going to be a bit wrinkled.

50?? No way simu, Beruthials in her late 30's early 40's max. And they aren't wrinkles,they're quite obviously laughter lines.

Pigman II

LookingFor wrote:

A good illustration of not to believe everything you see in magazines,

Yes but by extension how can I now believe your post either? Perhaps you're a roving photoshop expert hell-bent on destroying the reputation of Madonna and gossip magazines in general by touching up a 'real' Mazzer photo and making her look old and wizened?

Oh I don't know who to trust anymore

rubadub

Pighead wrote:

50?? No way simu,

think hes talking about madonna. It is a terrible job IMO it looks like a computer cartoon image.

Oriel

Looks like the first one is a photoshop too...