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Here's a picture I've been working on over the past few days, with a mix of different elements; Obi-Wan Kenobi toy head, my body and the anakin Ultrasaber blade. I had to replace my own head due to not wanting to risk revealing my identity so a friend won't accidentally discover the picture and recognize me. Hope you like the picture eitherway, as it still contains an Ultrasaber =)

Notes:
-There's been no direct rotoscoping or alterations to the blade (casually known as lightsaber effects). I have only majorly enhanced the already present glow. (US blades looks amazing on pictures to begin with.) You can even still see the plastic rounded tip at the edge.


(http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/6509/futurejedicopycopy.jpg)
1x Anakin ROTS blade from UltraSabers


EDIT 2:


(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1702/epicnormal.jpg)

(http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/6323/epic4.jpg)







EDIT:
Another picture which I've made today :)

(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9794/futurejedi3.jpg)
2x Prophecies

What do you guys think? :-)

That's just freakin awesome!!!!! I might have to see if my aunt can do something like that for me! 8)

Dang, that's a good idea. Hmm...

Looks great!

Thanks! Glad you two like it  ;D

Great job, that looks awesome.  You look so pissed/determined in that picture!  Some shoes might have helped, but hey, you can't win 'em all.  Good show, sport!  :)

You look totally badass.  I'll have to take a crack at this.  How did you go about editing it, blur and/or smudge I'm guessing?

Well, originally I was making a video for fun, recording infront of a mirror so I was kind of filming myself with a camera behind me filming me through a mirror infront of me. The mirror-glass was a bit smudgey which gave a nice effect to the blade glow later on.

After doing some editing in After Effects, I made a screenshot from the video. Then I put the photo into Adobe Bridge and opened it into Color FX pro and added a few filters there such as a bit color grading, soft background focus, contrasts and some other small details. As a finisher in that software I added a "Tonal Contrast" effect which made the "painting-like" feel through highlights/midtones/shadows.
Then I did some final touches in photoshop to enhance some lighting where I found it fit, also Clone-stamped the background (mirror) and greyscaled it and painted over it to make the abstract-like background all around me. Then some lighting on the background to make it look a bit more varied all over :-)

Glad you liked it!

Thats really cool ;D Like it alot

That's nice. VERY nice.

Thanks guys! It's really nice to get all the positive response!

Though, for those that has seen the picture before and sees it again now, you'll see some HUGE differences. This is because I can't risk spoiling my identity for a certain person getting a US blade from me a few months from now. I can't risk having that person see the picture and recognize me :)

FRIGGIN.. awesome O.O'' this picture is so cool!!

Totally awesome. You do some fantastic work.

Cheers guys :) Thanks for all the nice feedback !

Sorry for a second-post, but added another picture :-)!

Yes! Sith all the way!

Very Nice!  Still not a fan of the obi-head, though.  Maybe something more droid-like would look better.  The obi just looks... plastic.

The obihead will be gone when my face no longer need to remain hidden  :P

Added two more pictures! New, fresh and totally awesome epicness!

(http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/6323/epic4.jpg)

(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1702/epicnormal.jpg)


Does wonders as desktop wallpaper!  ;D

Hope you guys like 'em ^^

These Are really cool man

Lord knows I'm not all about the lightside, however I agree with the consensus here, THESE ARE FRICKIN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  ;D Very Nice Work  ;)

That... is... awesome...

Do you mind if I use 'em as my desktop background?  That is, until I figure out how to do this with my own pics.

Of course not! Use as you wish! :)

Here's a link for higher resolution versions on my webserver :)(Clicky clicky!)  (http://www.tommygundersen.net/sw-wallpapers.zip)

extremely cool.  did you ever think of putting a (darn can't spell "mid-evil") old castle where the roof top is?  Thanks for the desktop.

wow those pics are really cool