The Captain's Gallery

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I'll buy that! No hard feelings.
Oh, and Eggs said he'd be over to your house in about fifteen minutes

Quick Gallery Recap Links:
Farnsworth
Leela
Zoidberg's Spiced Chum
Beelzebot
Pyrate Express Ship
Hermes
Mutiny on the Nimbus poster
Zapp and Kif
Shanghai Amy
Xmas Amy
Fry
Anatony of a Fan Art (Fry) not a tutorial, just a breakdown
Dumpster Bender
Dumpster Bender's Arm
Skull and Crossbolts Bender
Angst of a Pyratical Professor

[Reply #281 on:]

Just for comparison:

Dumpster Bender:

The original photo:

Pieces from which I used to color Bender the Pyrate.

Next up...Angst of a Pyrate Professor

[Reply #282 on:]

Funny, I thought that part of Bender's antenna was Photoshopped. You fooled me! Ooh, and the upcoming pic sounds promising indeed.

[Reply #283 on:]

 

Originally posted by Cap'n Skusting:
Funny, now that I think about it, the dodge tool in Photoshop is shaped like a...like a...
dare I say it?
A ball joint.

[Reply #284 on:]

You know, I've always thought it looked like that as well, Cap'n!

Your latest pictures are great; I have no idea why I haven't replied before! Seriously, that Bender in the dumpster is a truly original and awesome-looking idea.

Pirate Fry is amazing, I really like the Jack Sparrow-parody! I love the colors in that picture and the way you've blended him into the atmosphere of the bar.

[Reply #285 on:]

I've always thought it looked like a dodging paddle to me.  You know, the thing you use in the darkroom to reduce exposure time on specific areas of the photographic paper?  But truthfully, I've always thought it looked like a pin or thumbtack (usually, in the darkroom, I'd just tear a piece of paper to the appropriate shape and do it that way ... much easier).

Anyhoo, keep up the good work, as usual, and I can't wait for the next one!

[Reply #286 on:]

*shudder*, cap'n... is that a... a... a ... MAC?!

[Reply #287 on:]

becky - I'll be adding more to the Anatomy of a Fan Art post earlier in this thread to show some of the breadowns of the Fry piece.

Zoidberg227 = It's very likely that the Photoshop tool is named after the darkroom tool.

MARZ - You betcha! It's my G5 at work with a Viewsonic monitor.
Did you know that the Indiana Jones remastered DVD trilogy set was cleaned up through 100 G5s?

[Reply #288 on:]

  100?! (used to have a g3, hated macs ever since, but your g5 sounds like quite a beast :P)

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Cap'n: Well, of course it's named after the darkroom tool!  If it was named after a ball and socket joint, don'tcha think they'd call it that?  I just wanted to be popular!  Everybody Becky was doing it!    But seriously, I did used to wonder why it looked like a pin (the type that you put on a map) until I started learning darkroom stuff.  I was a weird kid, I guess.  Still am! 

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Ah, that explains the dodge tool, but now I'm wondering why the burn tool is shaped like a hand...

The Bender dumpster picture is even better with the original to compare it to.
At first, I thought you were just being lazy and not drawing most of Bender, but now I think it's really neat how you recognised the 'Bender shape' amongst the pile of scrap metal, and made a cool piece of art out of it. 

And I can't wait for the Fry breakdown, a step by step thing like TheVoices is trying out would be great!

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I never really thought about why the Photoshop tool icons are what they are until now.
And I don't know anything about true photography and darkroom work (but I keep trying to get my job to put me through some kind of photography course - hasn't happened yet, but one of these days...)
It really started with the Dodge Durango ball joint recall and the ensuing jokes.
It's getting even funnier now, what with Zmithy's observation that the burn tool is a hand.
Photoshop 7 and CS have a band-aid icon for a tool as well. I forgot what it's for, 'cause I never need to use it.
Meanwhile, I've updated Anatomy of a Fan Art
Zoidy - you ain't weird!

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So what's this tool?

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Wooter's car obsessed brother reports:  "That is an automotive suspension ball joint.  Judging by the use of casting instead of stampings & the 4-bolt pattern, it's probably a lower joint which fits into the single a-arm of a McPhersion strut type suspension. The last part is only educated speculation, It could possibly be an upper or lower from a dual a-arm type syspension, still popular in larger trucks & vans, & older cars like the ford mustang-II type or the kind found in GM's '78-87 G-body line."

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Funny, I thought that was an industrial butt swivel.

[Reply #295 on:]

It's a Fujitsu model A115 ass reamer.

[Reply #296 on:]

Ahhh... the ol' A One One Fiver, eh?
Oh the memories!

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Why the burn tool in PS is in the shape of a hand:
Burning is a darkroom technique in which light from the enlarger is occluded except for a small spot to allow more light to fall on a certain detail in the image.  Generally, something that has been overexposed in the original shot can be compensated for with this technique, or more detail can be given.  Although a detailed burn usually involves a piece of paper with a hole poked in it, the hand can also be used.  By forming an "OK" sign, you can occlude most of the light, and allow a small amount through, and vary the size of the spot as necessary. 

Of course, when I'm in the darkroom, I frequently use my hand to dodge a print, and have always used a piece of paper with a hole in it for burning.  It's all personal preference, I guess.

So it's clear: in printing off photo negatives, the more light that falls on the photographic paper, the darker it gets when developed.

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Sneak peek at the upcoming Angst of a Pyrate Professor.

This is just a small part of the entire piece.

And thanks for the mini darkroom lessons, Zoidberg. That's stuff I didn't know, and may come in handy for me down the road some day.

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Ooooohooohooo! Lookin mighty fine Capn.

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Can't wait.

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the horde, the experiment, and the girl

[Reply #302 on:]

Sweeeeeet.

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Originally posted by canned eggs:
Sweeeeeet.

four minutes

[Reply #304 on:]

That is the shit. Great job Cap'n   

[Reply #305 on:]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo h. Now THAT is a sweet pic Capn.

[Reply #306 on:]

Now, this is Primo work Cap'n. I love the Treasure and the little Ship in the beaker glass.

[Reply #307 on:]

Hehe, Brilliant.

[Reply #308 on:]

[Bender]Neat![/Bender]
*click*

Top notch work, as usual!

[Reply #309 on:]

Eggs was online and saw the new one only four minutes after I posted it.
I like the way this one came out. I think it's one of my favorites now. It certainly took the longest to do.
It'll a be a tough one to top, but I've got some ideas....
BWAHAHAHAHAHA

[Reply #310 on:]

Woah, just awesome. Your best piece so far.
Love all the details on the treasure and the brushed steel effect  .

[Reply #311 on:]

Great work Capt'n... This pic is just wonderful... And the mini ship in the Erlenmeyer is just great...

[Reply #312 on:]

Fantastika!!! 
I like the idea of these "ideas" you have. 

[Reply #313 on:]

Ye gods man, you've outdone yourself once again. I take my hat off to you.

[Reply #314 on:]

Ah, the Jan '05 poster of the month at work. Very nice Cap'n 

[Reply #315 on:]

Cap'n Skusting I want to bow down to you because all your arts are great especially the sober Captain bender with his red men and the dustbin Bender ones.

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[Reply #316 on:]

Nice image!!!
I really like the little details you added, specially the gold bender unit head around Mom's neck.

[Reply #317 on:]

That was on of my favorite touches.

[Reply #318 on:]

Oh I want that necklace

[Reply #319 on:]

I just noticed that!  I commend your attention to detail!  Great stuff as always Cap'n!