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linzeems (11:04:57 PM): I should write a rant in LJ about like, the top 10 collage rules.
linzeems (11:05:03 PM): 1) NO FLOATING HEADS.
eisoj5 (11:05:05 PM): Hee! YES!!!
eisoj5 (11:05:08 PM): YOU SHOULD!!!!!!
linzeems (11:05:15 PM): 2) The composition is a WHOLE ENTITY.
linzeems (11:05:20 PM): Dno't just slap random pictures together.
linzeems (11:05:25 PM): Think about what the whole collage is going to be.
linzeems (11:05:41 PM): 3) COLOR MATTERS. If all of your images contrast- greens flying around reds and muddy colors - it will be ugly.
eisoj5 (11:05:46 PM): *giggles, because Holidays are RARELY Happy in XF world*
linzeems (11:05:51 PM): HEE!
linzeems (11:05:57 PM): What are some other rules?
linzeems (11:06:00 PM): I'll so write this if I can think of 10.
eisoj5 (11:06:25 PM): Make sure your text fucking makes sense with the images you've put in....
linzeems (11:06:41 PM): That's part of composition as an entity. *G*
eisoj5 (11:06:42 PM): ...and the dynamic as expressed in those images...
eisoj5 (11:06:44 PM): :-P
linzeems (11:06:49 PM): That's going to be a looong point *G*
eisoj5 (11:06:52 PM): *has chipping toenail polish*
eisoj5 (11:07:01 PM): "One filter does not a collage make".
linzeems (11:07:05 PM): Pay attention to quality of image.
linzeems (11:07:06 PM): YES.
linzeems (11:07:09 PM): Quality of image.
linzeems (11:07:10 PM): Like...
linzeems (11:07:11 PM): ...okay.
linzeems (11:07:14 PM): One of my big pet peeves?
eisoj5 (11:07:20 PM): Yeees?
linzeems (11:07:47 PM): People that make collages using a) any of M/S kisses, b) the Existence Kiss, or c) the hallway scene shots. They're these boxy, badly-lit, uninteresting things and they don't lend themselves to anything other than boxy little floating heads in space.
linzeems (11:07:54 PM): Basically? They're UGLY in collages.
eisoj5 (11:07:56 PM): Hee! Yeah.
linzeems (11:08:06 PM): They work well for vidding.
linzeems (11:08:08 PM): But vidding is another beastie entirely.
eisoj5 (11:08:16 PM): *made a whole lot of Millenniuum kiss collages back then*
linzeems (11:08:19 PM): Hee!
eisoj5 (11:08:21 PM): :-[
linzeems (11:08:24 PM): Everyone did - so did I. They were ugly. ;-)
linzeems (11:08:54 PM): Single moment collages - having nine pictures of the SAME DAMN SCENE unless you're setting them up in a particular fashion - i.e., a timeline progression collage - is FUCKING DULL.
eisoj5 (11:09:17 PM): :-)
linzeems (11:09:40 PM): What are some other ones?
eisoj5 (11:09:57 PM): Um...
eisoj5 (11:10:05 PM): One sec ;-)
linzeems (11:10:10 PM): Hee - okie.
eisoj5 (11:10:11 PM): *looks at older crappier ones*
eisoj5 (11:10:29 PM): *embarrassed by floating heads*
linzeems (11:10:33 PM): :giggles:
eisoj5 (11:10:50 PM): Shit, I should totally show these to you :-)
eisoj5 (11:10:58 PM): Oh! Crappy blends.
linzeems (11:11:02 PM): Hee!
linzeems (11:11:05 PM): Blending. Yes.
eisoj5 (11:11:43 PM): Whoooaaaa.
eisoj5 (11:11:46 PM): *has to upload this one*
eisoj5 (11:11:55 PM): It's THAT FREAKISH.
linzeems (11:12:36 PM): HEE!
linzeems (11:12:37 PM): I wanna see!
eisoj5 (11:12:50 PM):
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jscz/arty/xfiles/DDSUIT.JPGeisoj5 (11:12:56 PM): Holy fucking fuck that's freaksih.
eisoj5 (11:13:01 PM): *cackles*
eisoj5 (11:13:14 PM): (At least I tried to use the soften tool...)
linzeems (11:14:40 PM): HEE!
linzeems (11:14:45 PM): Floating heads of DOOOOOOOM.
eisoj5 (11:14:47 PM): *cringes* Yes.
eisoj5 (11:14:48 PM): :-D
linzeems (11:14:55 PM): :giggles:
eisoj5 (11:14:57 PM): Oh, oh, oh, did you ever watch Pretender?
linzeems (11:14:58 PM): You should see some of my first ones.
linzeems (11:15:01 PM): They were SCARy.
linzeems (11:15:02 PM): Nope.
eisoj5 (11:15:22 PM): Damn. That was my first collaging fandom :-)
linzeems (11:15:30 PM): Hee! I want to see anyway!
eisoj5 (11:15:39 PM): Hey! I've got a super crappy manip in here....
linzeems (11:15:46 PM): ::giggles::
eisoj5 (11:16:43 PM):
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jscz/arty/B&WPOV~1.JPGeisoj5 (11:17:06 PM):
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jscz/arty/MTW&PM~1.JPGeisoj5 (11:17:19 PM): That second one would be the uber crappy "How the Fuck is she STANDING THERE?" manip.
eisoj5 (11:17:29 PM): Plus, her hand's melted into his elbow.
linzeems (11:18:12 PM): HEE!!!
eisoj5 (11:18:14 PM): OMG!!!
linzeems (11:18:15 PM): It's not that bad!!
eisoj5 (11:18:16 PM): *cackles*
eisoj5 (11:18:22 PM): Wait, wait, wait, you have to see this one.
eisoj5 (11:18:45 PM):
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jscz/arty/xfiles/DD&GA15.JPGeisoj5 (11:18:55 PM): *laughs ass off, omg, that's too fucking hilarious for words...*
linzeems (11:19:29 PM): AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
linzeems (11:19:39 PM): Can't....stop...laughing....
eisoj5 (11:19:40 PM): I warned you!!
linzeems (11:19:44 PM): ...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
eisoj5 (11:19:48 PM): Oh, and, if you ever wanted Scully's face on a t-shirt?
eisoj5 (11:19:48 PM):
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jscz/arty/xfiles/DD&GA27.JPGlinzeems (11:19:54 PM): It's like....it's like his penis is Scully!
eisoj5 (11:19:55 PM): *cackles*
eisoj5 (11:20:05 PM): I should totally post that :-)
linzeems (11:20:17 PM): HEE! You SHOULD. You should post it at Haven and see if anyone goes "good job!"
eisoj5 (11:20:22 PM): *snickers madly*
linzeems (11:20:24 PM): Hahahaa! Scully t-shirt.
eisoj5 (11:20:28 PM): I'm going to have to post part of this convo for sure ;-)
linzeems (11:20:29 PM): That would be cool as like, a tank top.
linzeems (11:20:32 PM): A fitted one.
eisoj5 (11:20:43 PM): Wouldn't it? Her face in that one lends itself well to that sort of thing.
linzeems (11:20:49 PM): Cut out her hair, and instead have it be just the white face with an outline?
linzeems (11:20:52 PM): It would be really cool.
eisoj5 (11:20:52 PM): Yeah!
linzeems (11:20:53 PM): I want one! *g*
eisoj5 (11:20:56 PM): Hee!
linzeems (11:21:17 PM): *goes back to the Scully-penis of doom picture and giggles more*
eisoj5 (11:21:27 PM):
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jscz/arty/xfiles/dd&ga38.jpgeisoj5 (11:21:30 PM): Floating heads of doom?
linzeems (11:21:41 PM): Ahhh!!
linzeems (11:21:43 PM): LITTLE HEADS!
linzeems (11:21:50 PM): :giggles:
linzeems (11:21:53 PM): Little itty bitty heads!
linzeems (11:21:56 PM): EVERYWHERE!
eisoj5 (11:22:04 PM): Scully growing out of Mulder's face?
eisoj5 (11:22:05 PM):
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jscz/arty/xfiles/DD&GA5.JPGlinzeems (11:22:11 PM): Not as funny as the Scully penis of doom though.
eisoj5 (11:22:23 PM):
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jscz/arty/xfiles/DD&GA9.JPGeisoj5 (11:22:26 PM): Thanks :-)
eisoj5 (11:22:33 PM): Another poor attempt at a manip...
linzeems (11:22:35 PM): That is a classic. :giggles:
linzeems (11:22:37 PM): Hee!!
linzeems (11:22:40 PM): It's like newspring.
linzeems (11:22:42 PM): *newsprint.
linzeems (11:22:46 PM): Like he fell asleep on a pic of Scully.
eisoj5 (11:22:47 PM): *giggles* I was rather proud of the NekkidNess myself :-)
eisoj5 (11:22:49 PM): Hee!!
linzeems (11:22:50 PM): And woke up and was all, oops.
linzeems (11:23:08 PM): Hee!
linzeems (11:23:12 PM): I wanna make a manip now.
eisoj5 (11:23:14 PM): Hee!!
linzeems (11:23:22 PM): The penis Scully is still the best thing ever.
eisoj5 (11:23:40 PM): The terrible thing is that I can tell at what point I was making these horrible things and it went all the way up to sixth season.
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So, this collaging thing... it's like a thing? A Big XF Thang? *has never seen collages in her fandom*