Photoshop Contest - Make art meh {Closed - Winners Announced}
16Take a famous painting and make it more…meh
Here's our submission:
If you're terrible at photoshop you should still do your best because I want to see your (most likely awful) submissions. Or just post your idea and maybe someone else will do it for you and you can beg them to split the prize with you. Oh yeah, there's going to be a prize.
Don't have Photoshop? Use this slightly crappier but totally free web version or just use MS Paint because that'll be funnier, either way don't be a statistic.
We're going to try this out and see how it goes, don't expect it to be a regular thing unless it goes really well and there's a lot of participation hinthint nudgenudge.
If you need ideas maybe @JasonToon can offer some advice!
Get to 'shopin.
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I'm not familiar with pixlr but I think Paint .NET is also a reasonably powerful photo editor.
@TaRDy Does anyone else still use GIMP?
@medz I used GIMP for mine.
@medz I used GIMP for mine as well
I find Edvard Munch interesting but terribly overrated.
@Ruger9mm don't you mean Edvard Mehnch? ;)
@jsh139 I don't know I stole the line from Full House, and I know nothing about art.
@jsh139 ha, I am sloooow today. Just now got that.
@Ruger9mm ;)
Another option for image editor could be http://pixelitor.sourceforge.net/, which is really nice, but requires Java (a.k.a spawn of Satan).
Forgive my terrible photoshop skills!! :)
"what, another speaker dock?"
@no1 if only you could incorporate paper bag snapster somehow that would be epic.
@Ruger9mm I did a thing
@The_Baron that is amazing. If I had any power I would declare you winner.
@Mac454 Mehna Lisa
I made a small change.
@Mac454 ya know, I had to look @ that a few times before I noticed the hands...
@earlyre She's really apathetic.
@Mac454 Not exactly a new concept. http://www.cafepress.com/+evil_mona_lisa_wall_decal,575068455
@Cinoclav Ok... It doesn't surprise me that I wasn't the first to do it. Thanks?
@Mac454 Still a lovely work of art. There are a bunch of variations on it all over.
The Laocoöglen.
@Starblind Glen bit a guy's hand off!
@Starblind This would be a very successful ad for Roombas (although in reality, I don't think it would quite work with paint)! Their marketing department should take note.
@Mac454 @Starblind use confetti, sand, dirt, leaves, pine needles (have a heap of them around here right now)... artfully placed for the ad
@Starblind I don't think anything can top this.
@dunda and @Starblind FAIL! That roomba is cleaning backwards! Disqualified! Edit: Unless the roomba is supposed to be doing the painting...which is apparently a thing...
@medz who cares, it's awesome and I doubt it would take more than a moment to flip
@Foxborn He'll have to redo that shadow and make sure it still matches direction of the dude's shadow. Can't just "flip" it because the letters would be backwards. Can't just rotate it because the depth would be on the wrong side. (not possible to see the front of the robot from this angle, so he'd have to recreate it) Too much to do by midnight! He'll never make it. Mwa, ha, ha!
Expertly fixed!
I was going to put the Meh faces in place of the clocks in Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory. But my first attempt didn't go so well and I need to get the children ready for bed.
@milujite I like that idea. Persistence of Mehmory.
@milujite I was about to do that one, but got distracted by another idea.
@Starblind I can't believe I didn't think of that.
@milujite I used to have a t-shirt with cows in place of the clocks. The creator called it "The Persistence of Mammaries"
@milujite Warped (sorry, I have an addiction)
@The_Baron Yes! Much better than I could have done.
Another one
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@Foxborn psst...no need for the [img] tags, just paste the URL and you're good.
@Ignorant I tried only posted the link
@Foxborn make sure it's a link that ends with .jpg .png .gif
@Ignorant I'm just jinx like that I'm pretty sure the exact same
It's great to see the Photoshop contests back. I always loved those.
for the record I don't do this kinda stuff often I tried my best
@Foxborn Ditto. First time I've ever tried it with just my laptop touchpad too.
Mehaelangelo
@rockblossom do another version to make him look more wimpy and less muscular with hair out of place - maybe a woot/meh t-shirt on?
@rockblossom yeah, that's not meh at all. That's pretty much nureyev in a tutu, which is definitely mm-mm-mmm!-chalangelo.
@Kidsandliz Hey! I spent almost 10 whole minutes on adding that costume!
@rockblossom Opps sorry. Didn't realize you had worked so hard. Didn't want to steal your masterpiece and improve on it in case it then would be the winner LOL
@Kidsandliz Feel free to improve! The original (in Florence) is awesome. But note to Michaelangelo: Who the hell goes out to kill a giant barefoot and buck-nekkid?
How long do we have to submit?
@BillLehecka let's say until 11:59pm Sunday night
*Scale for Banana
My contribution- the Mehccolade.
Just want to say these are all awesome! I am so bummed that I am stuck without a computer for a couple days. Only have this nexus at my disposal.😣
In honor of the NFL season beginning, I present to you:
The Birth of Eli.
@denton I thought this was @JasonToon at first glance.
@bluedog Nope, just professional athlete Eli Manning.
The Nightmehre:
@darksaber99999 Now that is truly scary!
Seems it's not showing up on my mobile devices, so I re-upped to imgur:
I think this is a famous painting:
I decided to put even more time into this very important project, so here's my (hopefully) final result:
@Pony I really like this one. Nice work. Almost too good to be meh....almost.
@medz Thank you! :)
purple meh [1]:
MS Paint and a lack of skill created this Master Goatroom
@bluedyn Hmm what about putting the goat in the doghouse? Surely there has to be a famous painting that has a dog house in it somewhere...
@bluedyn I love this print! I have a copy of it hanging in my bedroom.
@bluedog Yeah Wyeth is a really spectacular artist… of course you get some points for REPLACING a dog with a goat… LOL
@bluedog This is one of my favorite paintings, too. Wish my skills did it justice.
@Kidsandliz I thought about dropping the high five goat into Christina's World, but it was a daunting idea. Feel free to goat up another painting. I'm surprised at the lack of goats in this thread.
Killer mullet, Matt.
@medz
After I posted this I saw others chose David as well.. But, Meh.
@Bogie Aw, come on... you're supposed to make a new one. That pic has been around since at least 2008. :p
@Pony Meh (you had to know that was coming)
@Bogie Ha! Touché.
@Bogie This is truly awful. If I wanted to look at nasty shit like this I'd just stare in the mirror (though I hasten to add, I'm not quite that bad). Ugh.
I'm surprised at the low number of entries... come on, Amehricans! Do it for ARRRRT!
~crickets~
@Pony Lots of folks be chillin' on weekends. Next time have the contest over a work week and more peeps will participate while putting off work.
@Pony I was working on another one that I was going to put a little more effort into, but some other things came up and it's probably not gonna happen now
Fine, since I got called out on my quick google picture. I did an appropriate one. Can provide source info for proof if necessary:
So, I think I did this right...here is my very meh. option for the photoshop contest. Mind you, I have no skills with photo editing, and I also don't have photoshop. I used GIMP for this...
@SavvySapphire The 'super-definite-ass' made me crack up.
@Thumperchick LOL~ I put it in there because that was one of my order numbers...I was like ohhh, I so have to put an order number in there somewhere! ;)
Troll with a Pearl Earring
I'm terrible at this but it's still really fun
@snapster makes an appearance...
Larger version here: http://postimg.org/image/amm5gts2r/
@Cinoclav I was going to use this painting but ran out of patience after I accidentally deleted it. Glad to see it made it on here
@Kleineleh I wish you could actually see his/her face a little better.
@Cinoclav I know, that's why I went back and included a link to the bigger picture. Ah well...
@Cinoclav Good call, I couldn't see it at first until I clicked the link
Aww man! Some of us can only waste time on Meh while at work! Extend the deadline until tonight! I'm working on a masterpiece!
@phatmass You mean a meh-sterpiece?
@medz I like how their reactions seem to fit seeing the skull on the plate.
A friend hurled this at me on Facebook after a period of intense meh.com proselytizing on my part (you're welcome) and after suggesting that I like meh because my personality is meh. Hater. But I love the image (I've long been a Blake freak). I call it Ancient of Meh. I confess that it's not nearly as hideous as some of your creations (and it's obviously not my work, except by inspiration). I do what I can, which obviously isn't much. meh.
Since people seem to like to do other things besides hang out on Meh all weekend for some reason, I'll extend the deadline until tonight at 11:59pm!
@JonT Sweet. So how is the winner decided? # o' stars or staff picked?
I feel satisfied that the attached is appropriately meh. For those unfamiliar with the original and/or confused by my reinterpretation: Cain expresses abject remorse/terror that he's killed his brother with the speaker dock. @snapster, first father, looks on with an expression whose meaning, frankly, shall forever remain a mystery of meh. I've interpolated Irk into the dire sun as an overshadowing (ironic pun) Urizenic/Jehovahish presence sitting in judgment, but--bastard--whose very inspiration is the source of this great evil. Now I've got actual work to do. Let me know what I've won.
@joelmw You've won a hearty: Meh.
@Cinoclav
I also went with Mehgritte:
Present to you... Pig Carrier!
You guys, it physically hurt me to deface the priceless original like this. Never say I don't suffer for my art.
I call it: Pok-Irk
@Cinoclav Finally, art I understand. None of that namby-pamby melting clocks, screaming faces, or naked people missing limbs.
@medz
Mehrnica. Over 20 hidden Meh references.
Full image here.
@phatmass bravo
The famous painting rule made this one tough.
My Eli Manning submission sure looks a lot more meh after tonight's game.
Last minute entry
@JonT When do you think the esteemed panel of judges will be able to convene and determine a winner?
@medz I don't know what TPTB have planned, but I can donate approximately 1,599 paper bags to the prize.
@editorkid One of which contains a yummy sunflower seed!
@medz I'll bring the top submissions before the council and have a decision by tomorrow.
@JonT But who decides the top submissions? Can't really go by stars as some were posted on Friday, some not until Monday. We're trusting your judgement y'know!
@JonT Will sending over a box of Tiff's Treats sway the judges? Is the prize even worth the cost of bribery?
@bluedyn The prize won't be worth the cost of bribery, but you should definitely still send over the Tiff's Treats. Those things are amazing.
@JonT There's a Tiff's a block from my office. Shamefully I pay for delivery.
@JonT It's tomorrow already.
@Bogie Ssssh. He's trying to find googly eyes for @APStevens' fukubukuro.
So this is how most of this page looks for me, since my agency's web filters block many of the sites y'all are using to host. Which makes me sad, because it forces recognition of how much of the internet "they" don't want me to see and how much of meh I miss often without realizing. So then I go pull up the site via cell service and, well, damn, nothing pornographic or, for the most part, meaningfully vulgar. Really, universe, both? Sigh.
@joelmw
@joelmw Your agency must hate imgur.
@joelmw At my last job, IT refused to block anything. It was great for us as our work wasn't always traditional office work, but the computers the teens used were constantly down
@SSteve Yeah, pretty much. It's not the worst. As you can see, I'm able to get to plenty of time-wasting and obscene stuff; I just have to work a little harder for it. Working hard. At work. I guess that works.
I think the winner should get the baby arm. Second place should get the possum head. Third place should get one of everything in the Meh warehouse.
@phatmass Or send 3rd place winner on one of those timed grab all you can runs thru the warehouse.
@bluedyn All the good stuff is on top!
@medz The winner has to sign a bodily harm waiver.
@phatmass Those prizes are way way too good for the level of entries.
@JonT Ahh, now we see the violence inherent in the system.
@phatmass come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!!
@JonT so mean
And the winners are…
The people’s champion
Congrats @Starblind you get a prize!
Mediocre staff picks
Congrats @phatmass & @Pony you get prizes too!
Best (and only) staff submission
@MasterST your prize is working for Mediocre, sorry!
Most terrifying submission featuring Mediocre staff
@medz you get nothing, good day sir!
Honorable mentions
Everyone else! Thanks for participating, it was tons of fun. Hopefully we’ll do this again soon.
@JonT Yeah!!! I won the contest.....I guess...
@JonT Oh man, I am so awesome at winning. I'd like to thank my wife, IPA and bread pudding.
@JonT mission accomplished
@JonT Whee! I didn't expect that- thanks! I hope you'll do more photoshop contests, that was my first, and I had so much fun with it. :)
@JonT Thanks JonT! I'll leave the money in a brown envelope taped to the underside of the garbage can lid at the preplanned coordinates, per our arrangement. Small bills, unmarked. More will be forthcoming for each additional contest I "win".
@Starblind Ah, the win makes sense now. What with that embarrassing roomba-cleaning-backwards gaffe. Congrats. I hope you know I'm just bustin' your chops.
@medz @Starblind The Roomba is just moonwalking.
Thoroughly enjoyed this! Well done to all participants.
not one of you told me about this. not one.
so sad.
@Josephus Dang. @studerc should have told you. For shame, @studerc.
It was fun, I hope we do another