Beard and Moustache pictures - Add or modify moustaches and/or beards to celebrities politicians, ads, or paintings.
Moustaches and beards in your entriies have to be creative, more than just "1 minute paintbrush work", they will be disqualified for not enough chopping. Adding beards and moustaches to women is also allowed in this contest.
Cher pictures -
This Sunday Cher turned 60. This makes her the oldest living entertainer besides George W. Bush.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop Cher any way you want. Some examples would be show Cher as she would look without surgical enhancements, Cher in old paintings or what she will look like in 20 years. These are only suggestions. You can chop her any way you want to. Remember to keep it safe for work.
Clocks and Watches pictures - Create images of clocks / wrist-watches made with unusual items and/or materials - e.g. tires, vegetables, cookies, etc.
Michelangelo Art pictures - Show how Michelangelo's masterpieces would change if he created them these days.
Cheese pictures - Besides the fact that mice love it, it's hard to find a person who doesn't like cheese. We all know it goes well with wine, and that the moon is made of cheese. In this contest you are asked to photoshop cheese any way you want - make new cheese products, use it as material for something else, add cheese to paintings, billboards, advertisements, magazines, and books, etc. This is one contest where it's OK to be "cheesy".
Michelangelo pictures - Modernize any works of Michelangelo by including modern politicians, celebrities, companies or events.
Celebrities in Stitches pictures -
Hollywood makes heavy use of stuns these days, and sometimes the stars wish to perform the stunts themselves. While it takes several attempts to shoot each scene successfully, stunts may result in minor wounds and stitches. The stars that had most stitches after shooting their movies are Jackie Chan and Johnny Knoxville (Jackass).
Put stitches on celebrity (or politician) faces to stitch their mouth, nose, or eyes. Take a look at example 1,
example 2,
and
example 3. Please note that this contest calls for stitches on faces only, but not on other body parts. Also, no zombies please, just stitch alive celebrities. Stitches can be of any types - from medical threads to household shoelaces!
Cheating Cyclists pictures -
Tour de France 2007 brought more doping scandals than even before in the history of this championship.
Michael Rasmussen of Denmark was leading the race until he lied about his whereabouts to avoid the doping tests, and was dropped by his team. Another race-favorite Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazahstan was dismissed from the race after he tested positive for blood doping - transfusion of his own blood saved weeks before - a practice banned in sports. Is if these scandals were not enough, the winner of Tour De France, Alberto Contador of Spain was accused of using doping and his victory was called "the greatest swindle in sporting history".
Photoshop any possible cheating methods for cyclists in Tour de France or other cycling race. Show them using doping and steroids (think bodybuilder bikers), modify their bicycles to give them an edge over other racers, etc.
Escher Art? pictures - Show how Escher art works would be different if he created them nowadays - edit his masterpieces and/or use them to promote products, services, or companies, etc.
Michael Schumacher Officially Retires pictures -
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On Sunday, Formula One racing legend Michael Schumacher, had the final race in his career and has officially
retired. Weeks ago Schumacher announced that he will retire afer
this Formula One season, and this Sunday he waved the official
good-bye to the 12 million German spectators and many more Formula One
fans, after finishing fourth at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Schumacher
is a seven-times world champion, is the world's first billionaire
athlete, and his retirement income will be over $20 million per year,
mostly from signed advertising contracts.
]
Schumacher has been living his life in the fast lane. Now that he's
retired (at the age of 37), will he just slow down, turn to the first
gear, and slowly turn into a couch potato? Money can't buy him happiness,
but I'm sure he'll be more comfortable crying in his multi-million
dollar estate. Boredom didn't kill Bill Gates, and it has no plans of
killing Michael Schumacher either. And with all these advertising contracts, he can still make ends meet during his retirement.
In this contest you are asked to age Michael Schumacher. In addition, you can show how aged Schumacher will spend his older days - e.g. what
advertisements he will appear in, and what products he will endorse.
Michelle Pfeiffer pictures -
American actress Michelle Pfeiffer celebrated 50th birthday yesterday. Pfeiffer became internationally famous after her role in Brian De Palma's gangster classic Scarface. Her Hollywood stardom continued with roles in The Fabulous Baker Boys, One Fine Day, Dangerous Minds, Batman Returns, I Am Sam, What Lies Beneath, Stardust, Hairspray, and Grease 2.
My personal favorite of Pfeiffer's performances was her role in "Dangerous Liaisons" for which she received BAFTA Award and was nominated for the Academy Awards. Happy 50th birthday, Michelle!
To mark the 50th birthday of Michelle Pfeiffer, photoshop her any way you wish. Some examples include: showing what other movies Pfeiffer could have starred in, her alternative careers, Pfeiffer in famous paintings, how she will look in her older years, etc.
Michelangelo pictures - How would Michelandelo make a living nowadays? Let's help the Italian museum by commercializing his works: design advertising for modern products andcompanies which Michelangelo would have designed if he was hired to promote their products.
Bathroom Chess? pictures -
[ The chess world is in crisis. The biggest chess match in the world almost came to a halt, after one of the players (Vladimir Kramnik of Russia) was accused of taking too many bathroom breaks - over 50 per game - apparently to use a computer or other device to help him with his moves. ] Remember the scene from the God Father movie, where Al Pacino goes to the bathroom to get his gun and comes back blowing everyone's brains out? Kramnik wanted to do just this, but didn't have the guts to pull the trigger, so he had to try it 50 times. For which I applaud him, because rather than shooting his opponent, Kramnik decided to have a clean victory. And by clean I mean no brains scattered on the floor. Attaboy!
In this contest you are asked to add bathroom element into chess playing by photoshopping one of the following:
1) Photoshop Vladimir Kramnik playing chess sitting on a "potty".
2) Introduce bathroom elements to a chess championship room, so that players don't have to interrupt.
3) Design a new logo for world Chess Championship 2006.
4) Redesign the chessboard and chess figures to add miniature "potties".
P.S. Shortly after posting this contest I received the following letter: Monsieur,
I was shocked to see that the topic of your new contest invited members
to depict M. Kramnick using the toilettes. Is this really the image of
a serious website you wish to give to visitors ? Can you imagine the
chagrin of M. Kramnick's family if ever they should come on these
ineptly faked pictures ?
My recent entry, "Elmo's Potty Time", refused on spurious grounds,
tastefully showed our little furry friend in a typical French rest room,
with the mamans helping les petits. This is the sort of educational
entry you should be encouraging, rather than sordid scatological
obscenity showing "chess players" bodily functions.
signed,
an anonymous French future ex-member (Légion Etrangère retd.)
Cheap Laptops? pictures - Let's help the MIT and Google design a cheap $100 laptop, and see if it'll meet Gates' expectations.
PlayStation 3 Launches in US pictures - Sony's PlayStation 3 hits the stores in the US
this Friday. Demand is by far exceeding supply of PS3 and gamers form
long lines, up to 3 days in advance. Interesting thing about PS3 is
that it sells
for around $499 while it costs almost $806 to make. Why? Because
gamers typically spend much more on Sony's PlayStation games once
they buy a PlayStation. This is very much like buying golf clubs and
spending a fortune on golf balls later. Same thing with PlayStation -
once you start playing they get you by the balls.
To mark the launch of Sony's PlayStation 3 you are asked to
incorporate PlayStation into paintings.
Psychedelic Art pictures -
Alton Kelley, one of the founding fathers of psychedelic art, died this Sunday at the age of 67.
Alton Kelley was most known for creating psychedelic posters and psychedelic album covers for rockers in the 60s, including such big names as the Grateful Dead (famous "skull and roses" poster), Journey, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, and
Steve Miller. Kelley's works greatly influenced the leading artists of Psychedelic Art movement such as Rick Griffin, who moved to San Francisco after seeing Kelly's psychedelic posters and soon started producing his own.
To pay our tribute to Alton Kelley, photoshop Psychedelic Art any way you wish. Some examples are: create your own psychedelic art, or photoshop any famous posters, movies or paintings to give them
Here's one psychedelic theme.
Wheelchairs, Walkers, Crutches pictures - Customize wheelchairs, walkers, crutches or any other mobility products or any assisted living devices used by people with disabilities and/or injuries. Focus on improving them, adding additional functions or anything else you can think of.
Escher Drawings pictures -
Today is the 110th birthday of Maurtis Cornelis Escher - one of the most
famous and recognizable artists in history. Escher's unique vision of
the world combined art, patterns, and mathematics to create some of
the physically impossible yet realistically looking illustrations,
like "Waterfall" and "Ascending and Descending". Quite like some of
his famous predecessors, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, Escher
was a left handed artist. In addition to many famous drawings which,
Escher also illustrated books, designed tapestries, and even was hired
by the Dutch government to design new Dutch money in the 50s (the
banknotes were not approved for being too "twisted"). The total
count of Escher's works during his lifetime is over 2000.
To celebrate M. C. Escher's birthday at Freaking News, photoshop any
of his works any way you wish.
Some examples are: show what his works would be like if he created
them nowadays, merge his works and any other famous works of art, give
famous movie posters Escher's style and theme, etc.
Here's one good example.
Cheap pictures - Make any product or item cheap. Use household items, office equipment or any other product that you think could be made "cheaper"!
Chess Horse pictures - Photoshop this chess horse image any way you wish. Examples may include painting the horse, merging it with any other objects, including it in paintings or photos, changing its parts or materials, or even making it alive.
You will have 3 days to submit your entry. Submitting it early will give you plenty of time to read the critique comments and edit your image accordingly.
Thanks to Stock Exchange and Lillyz for providing the source image.
Pitcher pictures - Photoshop this pitcher image any way you wish. Examples may include adding elements to the pitcher image, using the central figure (or parts of it) in some other environment. These are just some ideas.
You have 3 days to submit your entry. Submitting it early will give you plenty of time to read the critique comments and edit your image accordingly.
Many thanks to Keb for sponsoring this contest and to Stock Exchange for providing the source image.
Brian Urlacher pictures - It has been a long road from the little town of Pasco, Washington to the Super Bowl for Brian. He said he could always see the Super Bowl on the horizon. / Seeing it & winning it are two different things. Excellent choppage...
William Bouguereau Psyche pictures - Wont You Be My Teddy Bear. / VERY nice attention to detail & lighting in this merge, VERY nice work. / Awwwww... Teddy bears & hearts say Happy Valentine's Day. Great image. / Congratulations Babs, on a stellar Gold-Trophy-Winning entry.
Clown Dick Cheney pictures - Just when we thought he couldn't get any scarier. Be good boys and girls, or he'll shoot you in the face. Sources / This is bloody brilliant (bloody in all senses) - Cheney's face expression, the clown makeup, and drops of blood. / Dick, stop clowning around and put down the shotgun...Dick." / Brilliant chop. Scary Cheney/Pennywise both completely recognisable, clean work, plus that something extra... it has it all. Well done. / this is the topmost entry and well execution and the good use of blood splatter brush... very nice work i gave the full marks / Congrats Tafkah... i knew this was from u / Excellent technique, as always . . . but the Prince of Darkness is looking a little doddering.
Chess pictures - Inspired by the 2006 Chess Championships, CrapCo has come out with this new chess set. They are hoping it is in stores by Thanksgiving. / It took me sometime to realise figures are not what they first seem (especially pawns), but it's friggin' hilarious, and certainly excellent delicate work. The pawns are killing me. / This toilet chess board is awesome... I love it... / , excellent entry, love the idea, very nice chop, the chess pieces look fantastic / Outstanding in every way.... Fell out of my chair with laughter...
Michael Schumacher pictures - Michael Schumacher on his 70's (Full View Please For the Details) / Breathtakingly realistic image of aged Michael Schumacher. / excellently done, the blending was perfected / great picture, he really looks old, the hand is kinda odd
Iron Chef American Chopper pictures - Masaharu Morimoto with 2 guys of american chopper. Look around. Hope you like it. full view pls. enjoy / Full view is necessary, VERY large amount of work here, well done. Good Edit. / Great chop. I love all the details around the whole picture, i just would torn more dark the pictures on the wall as other tools are, but everything is great, specially the chicken behind the front wheel. Also nice job on the logo. / Gourmet dishes that are VERY high in iron. / MBO.... This is soo funny & very well executed... Great job...
Recent Hunting Trip with Dick Cheney pictures - The BIRD Dick....Shoot the BIRD. NOT ME YOU IDIOT.. / Careful what you say on the phone for the next year or two, The folk's in Bush's secret black helicopter force will surely redflag you for this.... Nice merge.. / Perfect look on Bushy's face. / They should hunt together regularly--for the sake of the rest of the world. / Left, Dick. The bird is on your left..... YOUR OTHER LEFT... / I thought you didn't want to be President. / Very real. I think there is a rule that the Pres and VP can not hunt at the same time. / Dick. NO. Okay...okay, Dick. You can push the Big Red Button.
Kiran Chetry Breast Feeding pictures - Please Comment Source 1 Source 2 / ("Millions of men, NOT looking at my face.") / Leave it to Fox News to come up with this plan. / Quality breastfeeding here. I mean chop
Brian Urlacher pictures - It has been a long road from the little town of Pasco, Washington to the Super Bowl for Brian. He said he could always see the Super Bowl on the horizon. / Seeing it & winning it are two different things. Excellent choppage...
William Bouguereau Psyche pictures - Wont You Be My Teddy Bear. / VERY nice attention to detail & lighting in this merge, VERY nice work. / Awwwww... Teddy bears & hearts say Happy Valentine's Day. Great image. / Congratulations Babs, on a stellar Gold-Trophy-Winning entry.
Clown Dick Cheney pictures - Just when we thought he couldn't get any scarier. Be good boys and girls, or he'll shoot you in the face. Sources / This is bloody brilliant (bloody in all senses) - Cheney's face expression, the clown makeup, and drops of blood. / Dick, stop clowning around and put down the shotgun...Dick." / Brilliant chop. Scary Cheney/Pennywise both completely recognisable, clean work, plus that something extra... it has it all. Well done. / this is the topmost entry and well execution and the good use of blood splatter brush... very nice work i gave the full marks / Congrats Tafkah... i knew this was from u / Excellent technique, as always . . . but the Prince of Darkness is looking a little doddering. 
Chess pictures - Inspired by the 2006 Chess Championships, CrapCo has come out with this new chess set. They are hoping it is in stores by Thanksgiving. / It took me sometime to realise figures are not what they first seem (especially pawns), but it's friggin' hilarious, and certainly excellent delicate work. The pawns are killing me. / This toilet chess board is awesome... I love it... / , excellent entry, love the idea, very nice chop, the chess pieces look fantastic / Outstanding in every way.... Fell out of my chair with laughter...
Michael Schumacher pictures - Michael Schumacher on his 70's (Full View Please For the Details) / Breathtakingly realistic image of aged Michael Schumacher. / excellently done, the blending was perfected / great picture, he really looks old, the hand is kinda odd
Iron Chef American Chopper pictures - Masaharu Morimoto with 2 guys of american chopper. Look around. Hope you like it. full view pls. enjoy / Full view is necessary, VERY large amount of work here, well done. Good Edit. / Great chop. I love all the details around the whole picture, i just would torn more dark the pictures on the wall as other tools are, but everything is great, specially the chicken behind the front wheel. Also nice job on the logo. / Gourmet dishes that are VERY high in iron. / MBO.... This is soo funny & very well executed... Great job...
Escher Drawing Hands pictures - Escher would use a Wacom, I bet.
Recent Hunting Trip with Dick Cheney pictures - The BIRD Dick....Shoot the BIRD. NOT ME YOU IDIOT.. / Careful what you say on the phone for the next year or two, The folk's in Bush's secret black helicopter force will surely redflag you for this.... Nice merge.. / Perfect look on Bushy's face. / They should hunt together regularly--for the sake of the rest of the world. / Left, Dick. The bird is on your left..... YOUR OTHER LEFT... / I thought you didn't want to be President. / Very real. I think there is a rule that the Pres and VP can not hunt at the same time. / Dick. NO. Okay...okay, Dick. You can push the Big Red Button.
Kiran Chetry Breast Feeding pictures - Please Comment Source 1 Source 2 / ("Millions of men, NOT looking at my face.") / Leave it to Fox News to come up with this plan. / Quality breastfeeding here. I mean chop 
Escher Christmas Ornament pictures - / To say this is brilliant is to say nothin' Superior chop