Haunted Mansion Stretching Portrait Replication *Update 9/16

[AJLoCascio]

There is another thread dedicated to my room being turned into a Haunted Mansion Inspired setting, but in pursuit of my favorite of the stretching Portrait - I decided to say "F it !" and just replicate it.

So here is what I started with - and here is where I'm taking it.

When it's finished I will print the sucker to canvas and at the 800dpi it should scale to any sufficient size.

Here is a small rough teaser :

Moony

 

[robghost]

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wow looks pretty good, i have a few HM things I did, ill dig them out and send them to you.

 

[AJLoCascio]

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Thanks Rob !

The process of painting this is VERY slow going - I have a picture of the Portrait and blew it up like a billion times larger which ultimately makes the image look like crap. So I'm using the same color palette and proportions of the "original" and giving it a high res fresh coat of "paint."

in the end this baby should look like it was hand painted ! I really need a freaking wacom tablet so I don't have to keep drawing this stuff with a mouse.

Moony

 

[robghost]

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Welcome... just to give you a taste... i have something called the Ghost Gallery which is the story of all the ghosts in the mansion, I have a Madam Leota Screensaver i made, quite a few old photos, a couple of patents for the leota effect, and the omni mover, some audio files... a lot of stuff.... I also made a DVD of the Master Gracey effect from WDW including audio, but i will not be at my place for a few days so that will have to wait.... Ill send you a PVT msg with the download details

Rob

 

[Jedifyfe]

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This is beautiful!

PLEASE do a run of these!

 

[tk1055]

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Drop dead gorgeous (yes the pun is intended LOL)

 

[AJLoCascio]

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This is beautiful!

PLEASE do a run of these!

I may do this just to offer you guys something better than those gorram Disney Print on demand ones. I got a ways to go before it's finished - but I really want to do something with super crisp detail - that is as accurate to the process they currently use to restore these painting as I can manage digitally. Even the close up you see is not as detailed as I'd like it to be. I still want to refine it.

keep an eye on the thread !

-Moony

 

[Boomstick17]

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This is quite an impressive task, sir. Cannot wait to see the progress. As a Disney freak and more so a Haunted Mansion obsessed nut I salute you. I even have the wallpaper design tattooed on my left hand.

 

[rollerboi]

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Ooh. Very nice; I daresay the only thing better would be to project it upon canvas and paint with actual oils.

 

[AJLoCascio]

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Ooh. Very nice; I daresay the only thing better would be to project it upon canvas and paint with actual oils.

Yeah - i was thinking if I do do a run to not only print them on canvas - but paint select areas to give it some texture... Also might replicate the Stretching Room Frame.

 

[AJLoCascio]

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Small update - just finished this bit last night - you can see the crappy pixilated picture behind the one I'm painting.

(The hair and slightly crooked eye are not refined)

 

[The Rock-a-who]

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Small update - just finished this bit last night - you can see the crappy pixilated picture behind the one I'm painting.

(The hair and slightly crooked eye are not refined)

thumbsup:thumbsup

 

[robghost]

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she's looking pretty Foxy... My Favorite image is of the lady sitting on the tombstone, She's a Babe

 

[TechDante]

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i second the run of these it already looksing brilliant

 

[MrBarlow]

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Coming along nicely. You definitely would love a tablet!

 

[DrewSmith007]

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What program are you using for this? It's something I've wanted to try for a while.

 

[AJLoCascio]

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I just found I'm alloted a tablet at work - so I'm using that between editing projects to get her in ship shape - I'm VERY meticulously going over this sucker ! I'm open to opinions of anything that looks off once I start getting more to show you guys.

I'm simply using photoshop btw - they have such a better system and more intuitive interface than illustrator or any other product I've worked with.

-AJ

 

[tk1055]

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You know I may have a place that can help you get that printed up.

Buy Custom Printed Fabrics on Demand

They can do them on Cotton Duck, which is a nice alternative to canvas.

 

[Aphius]

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I've never even been to the Haunted Mansion and I'm interested in this! :thumbsup

Looking good so far.

 

[AJLoCascio]

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