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! :)
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 !
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!!!
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 : )
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!
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. ;-)
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!!
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
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