Author Topic: Moar lightsabers plz (Read 27,998 times)

Edvard · « **on:** April 06, 2009, 11:53 PM »

After posting some pictures with lightsabers added to them in the Silly Pictures thread here, here and here, I found myself compulsively firing up the Gimp and adding lightsabers to pictures that caught my fancy in travels around the 'net. Most of them I threw away, but I saved a few and put them up here:

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I’m not even a great Star Wars fan, but I have this weird compulsion to draw lightsabers into random pictures from the web, especially if it lends a humorous slant to the picture. Hopefully this blog will cure my obsession…

http://moarlightsabers.wordpress.com/

Enjoy!

from moi

mouser · « **Reply #1 on:** April 07, 2009, 12:09 AM »

great stuff

PhilB66 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 07, 2009, 12:13 AM »

Cool idea. I like the look of your blog. Simple and clean

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Maybe add a "submit a photo for processing form" or something like that.

mouser · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2009, 12:19 AM »

i agree -- it would be nice if people could submit/send you a photo to lightsaberize.
you could charge a fee, $10 per saber.

Edvard · « **Reply #4 on:** April 07, 2009, 12:21 AM »

Quote from: PhilB66 on April 07, 2009, 12:13 AM

Cool idea. I like the look of your blog. Simple and clean .

Maybe add a "submit a photo for processing form" or something like that.

I think I'd be quickly buried with submissions, and then it'd be too much like work.

Deozaan · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2009, 05:12 AM »

Is there a tutorial on how to do light sabers in the Gimp?

nudone · « **Reply #6 on:** April 07, 2009, 07:46 AM »

looks like you've come up with the next internet craze, Edvard. very clever.

(you are the first aren't you?)

justice · « **Reply #7 on:** April 07, 2009, 08:41 AM »

haha sabercats combination of lightsaber and lolcats

f0dder · « **Reply #8 on:** April 07, 2009, 01:57 PM »

Edvard · « **Reply #9 on:** April 07, 2009, 03:16 PM »

Quote from: Deozaan on April 07, 2009, 05:12 AM

Is there a tutorial on how to do light sabers in the Gimp?

Yes, there are a few floating around. I took ideas from all of them and came up with my own method. I'll post it at the blog when I get some screenies together.

Quote from: nudone on April 07, 2009, 07:46 AM

looks like you've come up with the next internet craze, Edvard. very clever.

(you are the first aren't you?)

Weeeellllll... yes and no. As far as I can see, I'm not the only one to put lightsabers in people's hands.
This guy's mashup actually made it to Jay Leno

I AM, however, the first to do it and compulsively and then blog about it.

nudone · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2009, 04:32 PM »

Quote from: Edvard on April 07, 2009, 03:16 PM

I AM, however, the first to do it and compulsively and then blog about it.

that's good enough for me. just make sure your blog remains the best when all the copycat blogs appear.

Edvard · « **Reply #11 on:** April 07, 2009, 05:21 PM »

Quote from: nudone on April 07, 2009, 04:32 PM

Quote from: Edvard on April 07, 2009, 03:16 PM
I AM, however, the first to do it and compulsively and then blog about it.

that's good enough for me. just make sure your blog remains the best when all the copycat blogs appear.

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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
-Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon, volume I, no. 183

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Poor is the student who does not surpass his master.
-Leonardo Da Vinci

cranioscopical · « **Reply #12 on:** April 07, 2009, 07:59 PM »

Quote from: Edvard

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Poor is the student who does not surpass his master.
-Leonardo Da Vinci

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This Da Vinci kid wants to learn from me? I don't know him from Adam!
Andrea del Verrocchio

Shook · « **Reply #13 on:** April 07, 2009, 09:39 PM »

Quote from: Edvard on April 06, 2009, 11:53 PM

I found myself compulsively firing up the Gimp and adding lightsabers to pictures that caught my fancy in travels around the 'net.

I find this awesome. Way to go, man!

Also, gorillas with lightsabers? Whoa. Now we just need a manta ray lightsaber battle.

tomos · « **Reply #14 on:** April 08, 2009, 08:31 AM »

wey, a new one

you should add a link to your sig Edvard

Edvard · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2009, 07:29 PM »

Done.

Also, App has shown her superior Google force powers in finding the sources for at least 3 of the original photos.
Thanks April!

app103 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2009, 07:51 PM »

Quote from: Edvard on April 17, 2009, 07:29 PM

Done.

Also, App has shown her superior Google force powers in finding the sources for at least 3 of the original photos.
Thanks April!

Your welcome...but it wasn't entirely Google. It was mostly TinEye and a bit of additional sleuthing by other means.

Might want to try it out on future pics you make, to find out if you are getting them from the original source, yourself.

Edvard · « **Reply #17 on:** April 18, 2009, 12:29 AM »

What a cool resource, App!!
Thanks, I'll be using it from here on...

Edvard · « **Reply #18 on:** February 24, 2012, 04:44 PM »

UPDATES!!

After a long hiatus, I've added 2 new lightsaber pictures, with more to come.
As long as I remain unemployed, there will probably be more...

http://moarlightsabers.wordpress.com/

mouser · « **Reply #19 on:** February 24, 2012, 04:49 PM »

Welcome back

tomos · « **Reply #20 on:** February 25, 2012, 04:15 PM »

Yaaay

justice · « **Reply #21 on:** February 27, 2012, 09:30 AM »

Need moar lightsabers