Superman The Movie - Custom 3.75 inch action figure project and Palitoy / Kenner cardbacks *FULLY PAINTED PHOTOS*

[Caveneau]

Is it?

He clearly stated in the first post that he will be 3-D modeling the figure. So your question was already answered in previous posts.

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My question was already addressed in post #33. Maybe you should re-read the whole thread. Remember, you started this.

 

[cking]

Work will start on the Reeve figure this week / early next week. I won't be creating new 3d figures for every character that I've done cardbacks for. Some will use figures that have already been made.
Here's the latest collage of cardbacks which now include Robin and Wonder Woman.

 

[Caveneau]

My sincerest apologies for any clumsiness of the question I asked in post #56. The way I had asked the question left it open for misinterpretation that I had not read the thread. The new cardbacks being introduced for new characters just had me thinking that maybe you had already completed the Superman figure to its final like-ness to Christopher Reeve. I should have asked that question more clearly, and I apologize to you and to Moviefreak for the misunderstanding. I really love this thread and I apologize for any damper I may have put on it. Moving forward, I am eagerly staying tuned in to see how the final Superman figure turns out. All the cardbacks look great!

 

[zsherman]

Work will start on the Reeve figure this week / early next week. I won't be creating new 3d figures for every character that I've done cardbacks for. Some will use figures that have already been made.
Here's the latest collage of cardbacks which now include Robin and Wonder Woman.

WW looks great! Robin needs a more dynamic photo, he’s so bouncy! [emoji38]

 

[shaunsheep]

hi can I ask were you got your artwork printed as I am thinking of doing something similar for my old
loose star wars figures

 

[Moviefreak]

hi can I ask were you got your artwork printed as I am thinking of doing something similar for my old
loose star wars figures

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[cking]

Updated Robin's photo and the logo on Wonder Woman's card and found an alternate photo.
What do you think?

 

[zsherman]

Updated Robin's photo and the logo on Wonder Woman's card and found an alternate photo.
What do you think?

Loving this project! The second, darker version of WW if my choice. The Robin pic is definitely better, but I'm love something where he's hitting his fist into his palm. But man, I LOVE THESE!

 

[cking]

If you can find any decent photos of Robin punching his fists, please post them up. I trawled through google for a couple of hours and couldn't find anything. I'm a sucker for how beautiful Lynda Carter looks in the lighter blue background photo, but agree that the darker blue version probably fits in better with the others. I also added some subtle spider web on the top of Spidey's card as I thought it looked a bit plain. If the Star Wars cards can have the starfield, I don't see why it wouldn't be plausible that they would have added something onto the other cards at the top.

 

[shaunsheep]

Robin

Robin is Batman's trusty sidekick. His civilian identity is that of Richard "Dick" Grayson, the youthful ward of millionaire Bruce Wayne. He resides in stately Wayne Manor with his aunt, Harriet Cooper and the Wayne's butler, Alfred. Robin was born on November 11, 1951. Robin's origin was never...

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more here plus a fist in palm shot

 

[cking]

Thanks for those shaunsheep.
Got some more practice making the cardbacks today.

 

[cking]

This was the most perfect photo of Batman for the card, but I can only find one version of it on google and it's really low resolution. so when I bring it into the 300 pixels/inch artwork templates, it looks so grainy and blurred that it can't be used, If anyone knows where this photo came from (book / lobby card / magazine etc), I would LOVE to use this on the final card. I've typed in the "Bettmann/Corbis" credit on the bottom of the photo, but no better quality photos can be found. Here's an early version of the card (before I decided to keep all the backgrounds in black for consistency).

 

[shaunsheep]

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[zsherman]

This was the most perfect photo of Batman for the card, but I can only find one version of it on google and it's really low resolution. so when I bring it into the 300 pixels/inch artwork templates, it looks so grainy and blurred that it can't be used, If anyone knows where this photo came from (book / lobby card / magazine etc), I would LOVE to use this on the final card. I've typed in the "Bettmann/Corbis" credit on the bottom of the photo, but no better quality photos can be found. Here's an early version of the card (before I decided to keep all the backgrounds in black for consistency).

I could do some PS work on the pic to make it fit.

 

[cking]

Thanks very much for the offer but it's not the fact that it doesn't fit at the moment which is the problem. It's the fact that the only version of this photo I can find is small and when it's scaled up to fit into the card artwork, it looks awful. Really grainy and low resolution. I can't see any way of improving this unless a better quality version of that photo can be found. I've not found it anywhere yet.

I could do some PS work on the pic to make it fit.

 

[cking]

Yes, that's the one I've got. When it's scaled up to fit into the 300 pixels/inch artwork, it's really low resolution, grainy quality so can't be used.

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[Moviefreak]

Yes, that's the one I've got. When it's scaled up to fit into the 300 pixels/inch artwork, it's really low resolution, grainy quality so can't be used.

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[cking]

This is great! Thanks Moviefreak. I've already saved 6 of the photos that I was using on the cards and they are now better quality which means the end result will be improved. Thanks again.

 

[cking]

Thanks to Moviefreak's recommendation of that Topaz Gigapixel AI software, I've now upgraded several of the images on my card artwork and have finally been able to use that great photo of Batman on the card without it looking too blurry and low quality.

 

[Moviefreak]

Thanks to Moviefreak's recommendation of that Topaz Gigapixel AI software, I've now upgraded several of the images on my card artwork and have finally been able to use that great photo of Batman on the card without it looking too blurry and low quality.

Awesome. All I ask if that you give me a set!
Just kidding! Great work.