Make an avatar thread - share what you have been tinkering with

LanceNewmanOCC

after seeing this eagle on a pattern, i just knew i'd have to do something with it.

not sure this is the final iteration but is a good step in the right direction i'd say.

takes a few steps and the hardest was manually doing the eagle since i don't have photoshop and probably one of the few times i'd be better off with it.

mah, a lil brute force'll get it done too. took a few iterations of backgrounds til i landed on the flag. black was better than white but the flag beat them both out.

i was trying to make the flag a bit more opaque but it wasn't quite working out as planned and bedtime is near.

ricko

That is a great picture.... No need to tinker more... Repost this on Memorial Day and July Fourth. Cheers, RickO

Mr_Spud

I wasn’t working on it, but I just did this with Pixelcut app in about 10 minutes

Out of all of those, these are the only 2 I really like


All from this coin

ctf_error_coins

Would you like some creative criticism?

LanceNewmanOCC

@Mr_Spud said:
I wasn’t working on it, but I just did this with Pixelcut app in about 10 minutes
Out of all of those, these are the only 2 I really like

neat!

those are the 2 i gravitated towards as well.

smart to choose a coin image with start contrast of devices and the field as it allows for the background removal option. i chose probably the WORST example for that since it is all the same color. i'm sure there are some methods for such instances but i don't do this often enough to learn the process.

i did look up photoshop again to see how much it is and it looks like $100-150 which seems reasonable. older versions are probably much less.

that is pretty darn good results from a phone app too!

i manually cropped the eagle in the OP in the basic ms paint!!! that is the brute-force method and only so good but i did drop it into paint.net to get the png version and to crop out some small stuff.

Mr_Spud

Yes, proofs with cameo contrast are the easiest to cut out automatically. Too much fun for so little effort though. I end up making numerous clones with slight tweaks and end up making Warholesque collages
when I’m bored, usually never satisfied with any individual one 🤔

coinsarefun

Not really an avatar but on my website I have pages just for
Ron Landis
Daniel Carr
Heraldic Art Medals
…..and more. I’ve only gotten GMM finished.
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Link is here….

https://www.coinsarefun.com/caf-coin-research/ron-landis-the-gallery-mint

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Mr_Spud

This is one I made fairly recently where I attempted to copy the classic style of @coinsarefun . I thought it came out well and I think it would make a great Avatar

But this one I just made satisfies my OCD better and I think it would make a good Avatar too. The background is some tiling on a wall that I was attracted to on a walk this morning around the neighborhood

jesbroken

I like them all. Here's a piece.
Jim

The_Dinosaur_Man

These are some cool digital art pieces. I got my photoshop experience from spending a year toying around with self-portrait photos once a week every week. Turned out a few fun projects that way.

LanceNewmanOCC

Long Table 121. Today’s Art Medal—From Decoration to Handheld Sculpture

courtesy of the ANS

i'd use it but i think in order for me to switch my avatar from daenarys, it'd be over my cold.......

while i haven't been tinkering with it, i've been tinkering with the idea of using but then i'd have to kick my own butt.

burfle23

My new avatar:

This is my favorite counterfeit in my collection; A top TPG genuine certified 1796 S-85 large cent struck over a later date large cent. You can see the star in front of her face!