Fun with Photoshop

[goodolmike]

This is kinda fun. On another site that we will not mention (rhymes with macebook), I stumbled across a picture by bobaloo that he referred to as Pen and Pixel. It was a total blast from the past.

Here's an example of P & P.



The formula is diamond-studded wording, lots of really bad photoshop, a solid color border, and most importantly the background should have fancy cars or mansions or stacks of money.

I make a mix tape every year called Good Times, and I try to do something unique each year for the cover. Back in 2000, I did my own Pen and Pixel.



Ha ha. I'm still proud of it. :)

Here's this year's.

Comments

[50poundnote.livejournal.com]

SometingAwful had a great Photoshop Phriday years ago that was non-rap artists made over with this type of tacky, materialistic design. My favorite was a Nine Inch Nails cover.

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd like to see that. Somethingawful? Is that a website or someone here?

[50poundnote.livejournal.com]

Found it!

www.somethingawful.com - 12/28/2007. Specifically making fun of the No Limit record label.

[50poundnote.livejournal.com]

There is a NIN cover in there, but it wasn't the one I'm thinking about. It might have been in some design forum where the project was to take a classic album and redesign it the style of '90s rap.

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Yay! There's some really great stuff there. I liked the Smiths one and the Neutral Milk Hotel one.
Awesome.

[brunorepublic.livejournal.com]

Bad photoshop is an art. Years ago I did up the ultimate Bad Bear Run Poster. I'll have to see if I can dig it up...

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Yes, please!

[brunorepublic.livejournal.com]

Found it!

[50poundnote.livejournal.com]

Ban Comic Sans

[realaustinman.livejournal.com]

Where do we download a copy of your musical masterpiece?

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Oh, those CDs are just self-indulgent time capsules I make for myself.
I do make mix CDs for my friends, and I spend a lot of time on them to make them extra cool. I'm thinking of doing one soon. I'll let you know when I do.

[bobaloo.livejournal.com]

Here's the one I did originally in 2005:



....and here's the updated version I am doing for a reissue:

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Ha ha! I love it.

Now you need one with both super-shiny asses AND a chihuahua. :)