C. My Canvas, Your Brushes
June 15th, 2009
Attention, troopers! It’s been a powerful long time since I’ve given you a mission. Well it’s time to quit your lollygagging and put down that back issue of Miniature Donkey Talk magazine, because you’re about to get your marching orders—straight to the Photoshop icon!
First, a little back story: My fierce and bloodthirsty co-host on This Week in Fun, the wicked Sarah Lane (yes, I know that outwardly she appears fun and bubbly, but a dark, acidic ichor runs through those veins, a substance so caustic I once saw a drop of her saliva—not even blood—burn clear through the hood of a 1986 Buick Regal), and I took a whole mess of photos last week. No, we weren’t on one of our legendary birding expeditions, but rather in front of a green screen. See, the idea is to have our animator pal Eden Soto use the photos to construct an eye-popping graphical intro for This Week in Fun. A graphical intro that we’ll start to use once we begin publishing our show in video format—hopefully in the very near future!
And now that you’re caught up, I thought we’d launch into some digital horseplay. Below, I’ll post three of these photos. Being that they’re against green screen, it will be easy peasy for even the most fledgling Photoshop users to place Sarah and me in a world far away. Will we be feasting at an elaborate Hindu wedding? Smelting iron ore in pre-Solidarność era Ukraine? Embroiled in some sort of a madcap caper (involving a gondola and pudding) that we simply don’t know how we’ll ever make our way out of? The answer is only limited by your imagination (and Photoshop skills [and rather narrow range of photos I’ll be providing you])!
When you’ve finished, send your handiwork to martin at twit dot tv and I’ll post them in an upcoming entry, maybe even flash one on the show (we’ll do more of this once show is full video).
Ok, then, go! Photoshop ‘til you drop!
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June 15th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
My mind is far too dirty at the moment for this contest, so I will (for the avoidance of future shame) not participate. Parents everywhere should thank me for this noble gesture of cowardice.
June 15th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
I don’t know, Marty, you may be too hideous to do anything with. I guess I could just cropped you out entirely, or maybe put a paper bag over your head. Gonna have to consult my witch doctor before I embark on this one…
June 15th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
working on the photos now, and don’t listen to Aaron your not hideous at all Martin
June 15th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
This what you had in mind Marty?
http://i40.tinypic.com/inzsex.png
June 15th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Will seems to have an ol’ schoolgirl crush on our pal Marty.
“Your not hideous at all Martin,” he sighs to himself as he zooms in on Martin’s face. Already cropping Sarah out of the picture, he proceeds to place a half naked glistening photo of himself in her place. “In fact… you’re kinda cute…”
He then proceeds to print these photos off, to add to his Wall of Sargent, to which he masturbates in front of – furiously – every sunset.
June 15th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Oh Marty. What is it with you and wearing Black? Sarah looks so vibrant and cute. You look dark. And on Twif? You look like a giant, fat floating head. Do you own anything mildly bright? Go out and buy a neon tracksuit if you gotta!
June 15th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
That first picture of Sarah is frightening. All you can see is her bottom row of teeth.
June 15th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Sarah looks like Sarah Jessica Parker.
/sick
June 16th, 2009 at 4:32 am
Here ya go. TWiF is on CNN! http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthony89/3632477458/
June 16th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Anyone else think that Sarah’s red chucks are total win?
June 16th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Only you, Doc.
June 17th, 2009 at 8:19 am
This is a brilliant idea for promoting TWiF. Kudos.
Everyone don’t forget to vote for Martin at http://www.areallygoodejob.com/video-view.aspx?vid=CnUWAfYKfuo