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Ok, so this one's a bit silly, but I don't have any new material, and after playing around with the avatar generator on the Simpsons Movie website I couldn't resist putting this together. I created the avatar of me (which is frighteningly realistic:-)) and Milly did one of her. I did try to convince Libby to do one too, but couldn't persuade her to have a go ;-)

And not that it makes a great deal of difference, but this one looks much better with the black theme.

I'm hoping to shoot some new material over the weekend, which should be a bit less frivolous than this effort, but probably won't be posting much until the week commencing the 23rd (after which I'll have a lot more free time).

In the meanwhile, you might want to check out my Curves tutorial (on tonal range and the Curves tool), which is now finished! Let me know what you think.

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Anyway, enough of all that, as I'm sure you're itching to head over to the Simpsons Movie website and create some avatars ;-)

Update: I'm away until the 23rd of this month, and won't have access to the internet, so I'm afraid that you'll have to put up with this one for a while longer. When I do get back, I should have a reasonable amount of new material, and will put something else up asap. In the meanwhile, I'll see you all soon.

 
digital art + no print + self-portrait
comment by miklos at 08:37 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2007

wtf

comment by djn1 at 08:38 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2007

Miklos: didn't you read my entry? ;-)

comment by Richard Trim at 08:40 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2007

I was going to say that it's the sort of fun thing that kids at school can do as an introduction to simple DTP skills but your pre-empted my thoughts... and I was also going to say its well within KS2 kids capabilities ... and also well done MIlly. I reckon you are working towards level 4 in ITC skills David .. the Government will be pleased with your progress!!!!! Damn these 'redheads' get everywhere! I expect Libby was looking after the needs of the kids whilst you were 'mucking about' ha!

comment by miklos at 08:41 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2007

I did.. I got startled a bit due to the resemblance.

comment by djn1 at 08:53 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2007

Richard: :-)

Miklos: yep, it's quite uncanny ;-)

comment by mnemospection photographie noir et blanc at 09:03 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2007

funny!

comment by Jennifer at 09:54 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2007

Brilliant - and yes very scary - look forward to seeing you in the movie ;-) PS: you can guess what my kids are doing now I've shown them this !

comment by miChou at 10:16 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2007

OMG, I could swear for a moment that it blinked :-s
Nice put together tho' :P

comment by josef at 10:28 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2007

Very funny idea.

comment by Walter at 11:44 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2007

We´re simpsons too.
Okay, at your site it´s a little bit shocking ;-)

comment by myla at 01:05 AM (GMT) on 14 July, 2007

Dave, you slay me. ;)

comment by Sharla at 01:51 AM (GMT) on 14 July, 2007

That was fun. I should try the same thing with my Wii avatar. :-)

comment by Rick at 07:50 AM (GMT) on 14 July, 2007

I love the way you surprise me...

comment by Janja at 10:37 AM (GMT) on 14 July, 2007

silly indeed...

comment by michele at 10:50 AM (GMT) on 14 July, 2007

Funny!!!

comment by oldshutterhand at 01:16 PM (GMT) on 14 July, 2007

A picture like that in your series made me lough. Funny!

comment by gap at 06:02 PM (GMT) on 14 July, 2007

ugh - yes. that is silly. maybe not as silly as this: http://carnivalofpixels.blogspot.com/2006/08/okay.html

but silly.

comment by m at 09:09 PM (GMT) on 14 July, 2007

sh*t it is you!
Milly not sure about the hair colour.
:-)

comment by Artepp at 11:03 AM (GMT) on 15 July, 2007

Excellent!!!

comment by Alice at 10:39 PM (GMT) on 15 July, 2007

Cute! I'll have to check out the website.

comment by Frances at 06:10 PM (GMT) on 16 July, 2007

In the nicest way possible, i would like to see something completely different to usual. Although I do like the picture hehe =) i would like to see a different setting.
Thanks

comment by navin at 07:03 AM (GMT) on 17 July, 2007

he he he...
I love Simpson. Hope the movie is good too.

comment by Claude at 10:38 AM (GMT) on 17 July, 2007

Ha! Ha! Simply excellent!!

comment by Mohamadreza at 10:50 AM (GMT) on 17 July, 2007

Great creavtive shot, awesome tones & colors, perfect POV, very well done :)

comment by P.J. at 04:40 PM (GMT) on 17 July, 2007

I love it! And timely, too, seeing as the movie is coming out soon!

comment by marcello at 09:29 PM (GMT) on 17 July, 2007

haha, yeah come on, i think you deserved to do that, that's really hilarious

comment by Thomas Solberg / Project neXus at 08:46 AM (GMT) on 18 July, 2007

Can't help but laugh at this one! ;-D

comment by Myrtle at 04:16 PM (GMT) on 18 July, 2007

haha! awesome.

comment by mooch at 12:06 AM (GMT) on 19 July, 2007

I like this, you look a little brow beaten though. Prety accurate then...

comment by kurt at 07:07 AM (GMT) on 19 July, 2007

! cool one - great idea

comment by Evi at 04:34 PM (GMT) on 20 July, 2007

Haha - nice!

comment by djn1 at 09:57 PM (GMT) on 22 July, 2007

Thanks all :-)

comment by Bugsy at 04:27 PM (GMT) on 29 July, 2007

ha ha ha! this is just awesome. well done my friend, well done.