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Day21 - Hellraiser
Day21 - Hellraiser
Makka


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Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Date: Sep 27, 2006
Galleries: Digital Art, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Sep 27, 2006

Viewed: 2086
Comments: 36
Favorites: 18 (view)

 It's Pinhead from the Hellraiser movies. This idea came into my head as soon as I started the SP challenge but I had no idea of how I was gonna pull it off. I didn't want to make the nails in photoshop as they'd probably look too fake from lack of Photoshop skills so I had to find a way to get the nails 'into' my head. I tried even making a wire mask but it was very hard to fit it tightly enough and I ended up with lots of scratches on my face and burns from soldering. I tried using eyelash glue but it wouldn't dry fast enough. Then I found that double sided tape would hold a match in place so I bought a few boxes of matches, some aluminium coloured paint and went for it.

Here is my original shot before I hit Photoshop.


My left eye is red because one of the matcheskept falling so I quickly dabbed it with some superglue to help it stay put...the fumes were terrible so I learnt a lesson there! ;)

This took me about 10 hours editing and has been the most advanced thing I've ever done. Overall, I'm quite happy with the result and I learnt soooo much about layers and layer masks at the same time! :)

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 07/01/2007 06:34:05 PM
This is amazing... just flawless... it's pretty inspiring.. Thanks for sharing..
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 07/01/2007 05:06:41 AM
Lack of photoshop skills, huh? It seems that you've got enough creativity and skill to make it, I think. Excellent image, very impressive!
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 01/16/2007 01:13:54 AM
your self portraits are amazzzzzzzzzing!
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 01/15/2007 12:34:27 PM
great shot of the pinhead ! when viewing your edited version I see a net with nail attatchments. But now , I see you used tape. I applaud your effort !
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 12/31/2006 04:14:16 AM
This is so totally awesome. Very creative!
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 12/24/2006 10:45:11 AM
This is so cool, gotta love it and it was worth the effort. I don't have this much patience so I really admire what you would go through for your art. Nice one!!!
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 11/27/2006 01:37:48 AM
That must have taken you fricken ages!
nice one
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 11/16/2006 02:25:01 AM
Neil, this is just the wildest setup, you must have a heap of time on your hands : ). Excellent PP work. I take my hat off to you, or looking at your other SP's, the top of my head off to you : )
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 10/22/2006 05:40:36 AM
I would NEVER have the patience to do that, so my hat's off to you. Super job--very artistic!
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 10/22/2006 05:22:56 AM
This is some creepy sh*t! lol
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 10/21/2006 04:18:39 PM
I am constantly amazed at how much effort some people put into their photos. This is truly incredible.
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 10/13/2006 07:22:41 PM
Originally posted by Louis:
Holy crap!! This perfect!


yeah, holy crap. That is pretty much my thoughts as well.
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 10/05/2006 01:32:21 AM
Man, you are a photoshop guru - excellent!
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 09/28/2006 01:48:13 PM
wow... Hellraiser...scariest movie ever... And now... nightmares for me...
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 09/28/2006 05:55:03 AM
Outrageous! That's some mad processing skill, very impressive work! :)
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 09/28/2006 05:47:13 AM
What else could I add? Nothing...except adding to fav's.
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 09/27/2006 08:47:39 PM
Oh, man. Add another voice in awe. Amazing!
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 09/27/2006 06:36:39 PM
Holy crap!! This perfect!
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 09/27/2006 04:39:46 PM
Neil, this is beyond incredible. Truly something I'd expect to see on an album cover, a poster for a movie, or a video game cover. REALLY REALLY well done with the post processing, but what I truly admire is your vision and the effort you made to execute it. Awesome accomplishment!
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 09/27/2006 09:11:53 AM
excellent work
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 09/27/2006 07:54:23 AM
This is just the BEST MAN! I love the idea the execution is perfect and phenomenal editing. Just plain frickin' WOW!
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 09/27/2006 07:47:43 AM
DUDE!!! THis is incredible! Thanks for sharing how you accomplished this feat too. Really outstanding work! WOW...
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 09/27/2006 07:09:36 AM
Awesome work, pinhead. 10 hours of processing and probably another 5 or 6 getting ready. That's a lot of work for a daily SP. I'm in awe.
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 09/27/2006 06:29:06 AM
Mommmmmmmmy! The crazy blue face man is in our yard again! Creepy. ;)
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 09/27/2006 06:01:14 AM
This is absolutely amazing! The editing is top notch, love the blue blood on the right there. Beautiful work!
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 09/27/2006 05:51:27 AM
This is awesome work. Very creative and excellent processing.
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 09/27/2006 05:23:53 AM
OH MY GOD! You win hands down. This is fantastic. From now on, I'm calling you PIN HEAD!!! Brilliant
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 09/27/2006 04:21:38 AM
Wow - Excellent work. Amazingly creative thinking and way to go in figuring out a way to capture your vision. Very very nice.
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 09/27/2006 02:26:18 AM
wow! When you go for it, really go for it don't you? man, thats friggen cool!.
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 09/27/2006 12:33:09 AM
Originally posted by Makka:
Thanks heaps Ken...coming from someone with your photoshop skills that is just a huge compliment....now I've got to try and outdo this for Day 22!!

HAHAHA! Do you see the trap you've set for yourself? The higher you set the bar, the more you wanna head to the bar. ;-) You have given me some things to think about though--- Maybe I'll Deja Vu befor this thing is over. I love spoofing. ...but I hate phishing. ;-) Later.

...edit to add: Imagine , Neal, with your photography skills and our combined imagination and processing skills, we could spend thousands of hours creating freakishly entertaining images! ...while our families starve to death. ;-)

Message edited by author 2006-09-27 04:35:59.
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 09/26/2006 10:38:57 PM
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
OH MY FREAKIN GARSH! Makka, you sir, have blown me away! This is by far your best work. Your most insanest lengths also! I am extremely impressed and suddenly I feel inferior. :(


Thanks heaps Ken...coming from someone with your photoshop skills that is just a huge compliment....now I've got to try and outdo this for Day 22!!
 09/26/2006 10:25:42 PM
Amazing work - a great idea and so well executed. I'm in awe!
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 09/26/2006 10:10:50 PM
your nuts! that came out spectacular though!
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 09/26/2006 10:10:36 PM
OH MY FREAKIN GARSH! Makka, you sir, have blown me away! This is by far your best work. Your most insanest lengths also! I am extremely impressed and suddenly I feel inferior. :(

Be careful with superglue - it has cyanide in it and can kill you. ...then who'd snap the pic?? :-P

AWESOME JOB!
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 09/26/2006 09:58:08 PM
Amaaaazing!
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 09/26/2006 09:37:02 PM
Wahooo...ya did it...awesome work...love the framing too.
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