{"id":15508,"date":"2007-11-23T21:44:18","date_gmt":"2007-11-23T21:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnackdev\/2007\/11\/delicious-leftovers-3d-photoshop-much-more.html"},"modified":"2007-11-23T21:44:18","modified_gmt":"2007-11-23T21:44:18","slug":"delicious_leftovers_3d_photoshop_much_more-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/23\/delicious_leftovers_3d_photoshop_much_more-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Delicious leftovers: 3D, Photoshop, &amp; much more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As many of us Americans remain lolling around in a turkey-stuffed haze, I&#8217;ll do my part to distract from the inlaws by trotting out a smorgasbord of stuff I&#8217;ve been amassing over the last few months&#8211;stuff that&#8217;s just never quite made it to the table on its own.<\/p>\n<p>To pretend this all has something to do with my job, let&#8217;s start with the Photoshop bits:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some useful <strong>PSD-handling tools<\/strong> have been announced:\n<ul>\n<li>PixelNovel has announced the useful-sounding <a href=\"http:\/\/pixelnovel.com\/comparepsd\/\">ComparePSD tool<\/a> (haven&#8217;t gotten to kick the tires yet myself). More info is in their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbwire.com\/news\/view\/14395\">press release<\/a>.&#160; These guys also make <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macupdate.com\/info.php\/id\/25359\/flickrshop\">FlickrShop<\/a> for uploading directly from Photoshop to Flickr. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.studiolighting.net\/flickrshop-plug-in-lets-you-upload-directly-from-photoshop\/\">Via<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re a fan of Layer Comps&#8211;a really simple, lightweight way to store multiple design variations within a single PSD file&#8211;check out this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dtptools.com\/product.asp?id=lcid\">Layer Comps plug-in for InDesign<\/a> . [<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/scratchdisk\/2007\/10\/new_layer_comps.html\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In other <strong>Photoshop news<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Thomas Knoll gets a <a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopnews.com\/2007\/10\/29\/photoshop-inventor-gets-lifetime-innovator-award\/\">lifetime innovator award<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bountyfishing.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/19\/photoshop-and-fishing-dont-go-hand-in-hand\/\">Fishing and Photoshop don&#8217;t mix<\/a>. [Via Rob Corell]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Face\/Offs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>FreakingNews.com features rather unsettling <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freakingnews.com\/Partial-Face-Transplants-Pictures---1233.asp\">partial face transplants<\/a>, each mashing up the mugs of two well-known individuals. [<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/boingboing\/iBag\/~3\/152609927\/photoshop-partial-fa.html\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>Oh, and taking it up another notch, Selfkiss features <a href=\"http:\/\/pupsam.free.fr\/pupsam_selfkisss_diaporama.html\">people kissing themselves<\/a> through the power of Photoshop.&#160; (NB: Not for the terribly squeamish.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Typewriter bits<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeremy Mayer creates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk\/yourgallery\/artist_profile\/\/23860.html\">typewriter-based sculpture<\/a>. A bit more info is <a href=\"http:\/\/jeremymayer.com\/gallery.htm\">here<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2007\/11\/20\/humanoid-sculptures.html\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>Chris Dimino&#8217;s press forms <a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/object_culture\/chris_diminos_typewriter_waffle_iron_6200.asp\">typewriter-shaped waffles<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>Andrew Macrae makes <a href=\"http:\/\/acidheadwar.blogspot.com\/\">ASCII art using a typewriter<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2007\/08\/04\/typewriter_art.html\">Via<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japanese curiosities<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A green roller coaster?&#160; Okayama&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2007\/03\/treehuggerstyle.php\">pedal-powered Skycycle<\/a> seems to be just that. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\">Via<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;re stuck with Howie Mandell while these guys get a &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/videos\/japanese_game_show_human_tetris_video_6607.asp\">Human Tetris<\/a>&#8221; game show?&#160; Can we at least bring back American Gladiators?&#160; (Don&#8217;t tell me you don&#8217;t miss the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pugil_stick\">pugil sticks<\/a>.) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vehicles<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Something Awful rocks out imaging (and P-shopping) all kinds of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.somethingawful.com\/d\/photoshop-phriday\/new-transformers-robots.php?page=1\">alternate Transformers<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eayz.net\/2007\/giant-fucking-robots-are-coming\/\">Via<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>An unnamed Brazilian ad agent sculpts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.novaksblog.com\/2007\/07\/19\/choppers-from-old-watches\/\">choppers from old watches<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>Business Week readers rag on the <a href=\"http:\/\/images.businessweek.com\/ss\/07\/08\/0824_uglycars\/index_01.htm?chan=rss_topSlideShows_ssi_5\">world&#8217;s ugliest cars<\/a>. (Featured: Pontiac Az(z)Tek.&#160;Oddly absent: Chevy Assalanche.) [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/object_culture\/top_10_ugliest_worst_designed_cars_7377.asp\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>Car Design News&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardesignnews.com\/site\/photos\/studio_photos\/\">Studio Photos<\/a> collection seeks to provide the perfect 3\/4 shot of any car, nicely isolated on a plain background. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/object_culture\/for_car_designers_the_perfect_34_shot_of_any_car_6810.asp\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>This crazy <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/gadgets\/handcrafted-wonder\/1873-monocycle-replica-is-a-mechanical-and-engineering-marvel-289603.php\">1873-vintage monocycle<\/a> looks amazing. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/object_culture\/recreated_monocycle_7191.asp\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>Automotive sweetness goes VDub in CNET&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/news.com.com\/2300-11389_3-6198282-3.html?tag=ne.gall.pg\">Beetlemania gallery<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sculptures<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The hard-core plane geek in me vibes with these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motoart.com\/html\/tables.htm\">MotoArt tables<\/a>, constructed from reclaimed bits of aviation history (e.g. a bomb + a B-52 turbine = the &#8220;Get Bombed&#8221; table).&#160; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2007\/10\/04\/furniture-made-from.html\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>I love this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makezine.com\/blog\/archive\/2007\/09\/rolled_up_newspaper_sculp.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890\">crazy little creature<\/a> made from rolled-up newspaper [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2007\/09\/19\/beast-made-from-news.html\">Via<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Art Lebedev&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artlebedev.com\/everything\/copilcus\/\">Copilcus piggybank<\/a>&#8221; reshapes the traditional slot&#8211;because &#8220;&#8216;Plus&#8217; savings are far better than &#8216;minus&#8217; savings.&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/object_culture\/copilcus_piggy_bank_by_art_lebedev_6514.asp\">Via<\/a>]&#160; They also make the way-cool <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artlebedev.com\/everything\/folderix\/\">Folderix<\/a> folder-shaped flash drive. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Crafty <strong>ads<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frederiksamuel.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/bc-highland-games.html\">ad for the BC Highland Games<\/a> cleverly meshes 2D &amp; 3D.&#160; You can almost feel the hernia.<\/li>\n<li>Worth1000 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worth1000.com\/cache\/contest\/contestcache.asp?contest_id=15309&amp;display=photoshop#entries\">fine art ads<\/a>. Dig the Shout &amp; Diet Pepsi entries especially. <\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m feeling these simple yet effective <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frederiksamuel.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/off.html\">ads for Off bug repellant<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The World Wildlife Fund uses a balloon to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frederiksamuel.com\/blog\/SINGLE_AD_PAGE.php?ad=wwf_blackcloud.jpg\">depict your car&#8217;s pollution cloud<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You want a zoom?&#160; <a href=\"http:\/\/theonlinephotographer.typepad.com\/the_online_photographer\/2007\/10\/clever-leica-ad.html\">Leica&#8217;s got it<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>From the ever-growing world of <strong>whack-job printers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Target&#8217;ll get you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.target.com\/gp\/detail.html\/ref=in_de_detail-buybox-with-variations\/601-8809936-2100139?ie=UTF8&amp;frombrowse=&amp;asin=B000AINJK0\">printing on toast<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/object_culture\/target_hops_on_overwhelms_trendy_toast_bandwagon_with_pop_art_toaster__6174.asp\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>To keep things smaller, try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinktentacle.com\/2007\/06\/taberu-me-peanuts-as-business-cards\/\">printing on peanuts<\/a>.&#160; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2007\/06\/29\/print_your_businessc.html\">Via<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Finally, here&#8217;s an <strong>amazing 3D rendering<\/strong> of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cgarena.com\/freestuff\/tutorials\/maya\/lastelf\/the_LastElf_Piotr%20Fox%20Wysocki.jpg\">The Last Elf<\/a>.&#8221;&#160; CG Arena provides <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cgarena.com\/freestuff\/tutorials\/maya\/lastelf\/index.html\">details on the model&#8217;s creation<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/weblog.404creative.com\/index.php\/2007\/06\/02\/photorealistic-3d-rendering\/\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nNow, if that doesn&#8217;t leave you feeling logy, head back to the Remains of the Bird. \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As many of us Americans remain lolling around in a turkey-stuffed haze, I&#8217;ll do my part to distract from the inlaws by trotting out a smorgasbord of stuff I&#8217;ve been amassing over the last few months&#8211;stuff that&#8217;s just never quite made it to the table on its own. 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