Post #532307 by zerostreet on Wed, May 26, 2010 6:09 AM

zerostreet - Well, so much for me thinking I was the coolest kid with the coolest new idea. I like yours! How'd u age it? You print it out and muss it up, then re-photograph it and print it again? I was wondering how to make it look like it was on aged paper. I've been looking at the "Legends of America" vintage comic auction books as ref. I guess the whole "gorilla art piece" would be to make it really look aged, affix it over the cover of an old comic, and seal it up in a plastic slip case, and then secret it into a bin at the San Diego Comic Con. Then wander around their booth all day waiting to see if someone buys it.

Hey Brad,

My piece was, with the exception of the initial pencil drawing, was all done in photoshop. I like to use my own pictures for textures, and for this piece I just wrinkled a piece of paper, tore it a bit, then scanned it in and overlayed it in photoshop. I desaturated the whole thing as well and did my best to make it appear a bit sunfaded too.

I think yours, being that it is modeled a bit after an EC comic, would look great with tarnished staples on the side and some wrinkles throughout, especially on the spine. Maybe even a bit missing on a corner.

I'm a big comic book lover too, so I really like what you did here!