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Entered: 10/19/2006 9:42:51 PM
Rank: 2/86
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Darth Bean
By Johnrmcconnell
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Darth Bean

Well I had plans to do something much more elaborate.... But time was short.

I've Been dying to do a Star Wars themed image forever!!!

I didn't want to just do a simple C&P of a celeb head onto a Star Wars body. So I went with something a bit more difficult!

Please check out my stages . This is all done with intricate masking and color correction! (Oh and I rebuilt Rowan's face from a much higher resolution file. I couldn't for the life of me find a very large picture of Bean!)

Oh... I wish, I wish, I wish, there were more star wars themes!!!

Please tell me if you like my work. I really enjoy comments!

 
 
 
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55 Replies
Riksta said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 12:16:21 AM EDT

Love it!!

alienrobotmonkey said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 12:37:13 AM EDT

good work, but hard to tell who it is

Pac0daTac0 said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 12:45:47 AM EDT

Wow I really like this one. I'm not quite sure I like the background with that orange beam going behind his head. It looks like it's shooting out of his ear. I think removing it would have been a wise choice.

Bane123 said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 12:58:55 AM EDT

This is really fantastic work. You have done so much with the image. You immediately know it's Bean, yet at the same time it's Darth Maul. Stunning. Congratulations, I expect this to take a medal.

Anabole said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 3:25:23 AM EDT

That's a good one!

LugosiART said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 3:40:37 AM EDT

very good!

drlucky said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 4:20:03 AM EDT

masterful!

bantam said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 5:07:59 AM EDT

loved watching the build-up stages - shows the amount of work involved. The winner by far, I'm sure!

kabasco said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 5:48:49 AM EDT

that's hilarious, excellent! loved the gif with progress!!!

cerberus311 said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 6:01:44 AM EDT

This pic is awsome, very well done.

am1984 said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 6:45:05 AM EDT

excellent work.
What stunns me most is that you didn't put Beans face onto Mauls, and built everything from scratch...
Such a time waster, but very impressive work indeed!
an artist to look up to!
keep it up!

jugs21 said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 7:28:21 AM EDT

Excellent, excellent excellent! Thanks for linking your stages too, fascinating.

rerazo said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 8:54:34 AM EDT

Amazing. I like the "how to do...".And the idea its very original.

hotweaselsoup said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 9:10:23 AM EDT

Awesome! Thanks for the progress gif - it really shows all your fabulous work

tombarreto said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 9:36:07 AM EDT

It´s very funny and your "stages" in the Rowan´s face show´s your hard work. COngrats!

GraafVanFoto said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 9:36:14 AM EDT

Wow well done, I really enjoyed watching your Darth Bean development process. Superb!

jpollak said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 10:05:20 AM EDT

VERY Funny!!!

mjhaylor said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 10:28:34 AM EDT

love the stages movie. very nice work. :d

Kookaburra said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 10:38:27 AM EDT

Very good - and thanks for the staging series - educztional to me!

spacetwinky said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 10:51:10 AM EDT

Way too cool!

Krysti said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 10:55:46 AM EDT

Wow, loved the animation showing the stages you went through even though you can tell it's obviously not a cut and paste. I think you did a remarkable job! Excellent chop!

danielreid said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 11:38:24 AM EDT

a winner is you

thekingbarron said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 12:05:50 PM EDT

very nice

gerace said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 12:44:31 PM EDT

Outstanding. The animated gif is especially impressive -- I wouldn't have guessed how much work you did on Bean's fact pre-painting. Very well done.

Calaveras said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 12:53:18 PM EDT

Very, very nice. My only small critique is that the neck looks a little odd due to the different head orientations. Other than that, this is excellent work, it looks great.

cshutt said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 1:04:43 PM EDT

Nicely done. Let your stages video do your talking. Art should be able to talk for itself without a lengthy explanation; otherwise, it shouldn't be talking.

MotherGoose101 said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 1:18:02 PM EDT

nice
im a been man

karmalilly said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 1:34:42 PM EDT

amazing, simply amazing work. My highest vote thus far.

jksukino said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 1:42:18 PM EDT

thats great!
no time?...

rjwh67220 said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 1:42:47 PM EDT

very funny

rjwh67220 said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 1:49:25 PM EDT

very funny

Chadders said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 2:18:36 PM EDT

HAHA!!! That is just AWESOME. Showing all the stages you went through is fantastic, and entertaining to watch, too.

patoloco said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 2:37:24 PM EDT

Excellent job. Surprisingly, Bean's facial expression fits perfectly on Darth Maul's makeup.
In fact, it's so well blended it's hard to recognize it's a Photoshop job unless you know both characters (Bean and Maul).

HogHeaven said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 3:50:57 PM EDT

Great job lol!!!

There are 2 tiny little spots that needed to be masked out. (above left ear and under left horn) Other than that....fabo I luv it lol!!!

HogHeaven said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 3:50:59 PM EDT

Great job lol!!!

There are 2 tiny little spots that needed to be masked out. (above left ear and under left horn) Other than that....fabo I luv it lol!!!

mysterio said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 3:53:42 PM EDT

Very Cool! I love your stages link! Really cool how you created this image. Top notch work.

FaraZahar said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 3:54:43 PM EDT

A lot of great work here. Especially on the reflections, they look very natural.

Thanks for showing your work in progress gif.

alsartgallery said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 4:35:10 PM EDT

I love it!! Not as intimidating as Darth Mall, but scary in a different way. Darth Bean You gota love it. Love the Idea and you did it very well. I give you 2 thumbs up

lasanthak said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 4:53:20 PM EDT

good

tomixus said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 4:58:04 PM EDT

very good!

ZchuKitty said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 5:55:01 PM EDT

thats the best entry ive ever seen.....

tlovesd said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 6:10:35 PM EDT

This is excellent. I love that you showed us the stages you went through to get the final image.

The light from the saber (?) reflected off his face is perfect! Brilliant work!

LatueofStiberty said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 6:16:11 PM EDT

Oh I like this!
The painting of the face is immpeccable. And I hope this does well.
One tiny thing, is the horns have some masking issues

Commanderloochy said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 6:44:49 PM EDT

wow i was impressed at first but seeing the stages is amazing

RobertStaggs said 3 years ago 10/20/2006 8:47:04 PM EDT

Your stages reconstruction was fascinating!

Zuezzo said 3 years ago 10/21/2006 12:39:27 AM EDT

Congrats on the silver John! Very great work!

mjhaylor said 3 years ago 10/21/2006 12:52:27 AM EDT

:) congrats on the silver john, much deserved :)

Geppetto1 said 3 years ago 10/21/2006 1:58:59 AM EDT

I've been looking in on this site for some time, and I find the step-by-step great. I'm hoping to try soon! Of course I'll go to the beginner's site.

Elinorthen said 3 years ago 10/21/2006 9:03:36 AM EDT

Looking at the process I had a feeling this was you. You're a Photoshop master my man!

Anabole said 3 years ago 10/21/2006 10:47:03 AM EDT

Congrats with the silver. Awesome work!

Johnrmcconnell said 3 years ago 10/21/2006 12:09:18 PM EDT

Thanks everybody on all the nice comments!!

More Star Wars contests please!!!!!!!

boocherhix said 3 years ago 10/21/2006 9:00:26 PM EDT

Wow, that was a lot more involved than I thought. Love the stages. Good work!!

KImmik said 3 years ago 10/29/2006 9:20:52 PM EDT

That is the best! Gosh, I need help to stop laughing! HAHAHA!

shahar said 3 years ago 11/14/2006 3:02:10 AM EDT

B-E-A-utiful
Loved the Stages ;)

Wespe69 said 3 years ago 5/19/2007 4:01:31 AM EDT

Excellent, original idea. And just fabulous done!!!