Friday, July 9, 2010

Miskatonic Australian Expedition Photos

The new run of Miskatonic Australian expedition gear based on Lovecraft's "The Shadow Out of Time" goes on sale tomorrow, but I have a pair of retouched photos for you today. Just click through for the high resolution versions and then run off copies using a photo printer or commercial photo kiosk.



Prof. Ashley of Miskatonic with one of the first stones uncovered by the expedition.



The S.S. Lexington being towed into Port Hedland by a harbor tug. From here the expedition would travel overland to the De Grey river, where a chartered steamer with a shallow draw would take them to the edge of the interior desert.

Update: RXGrafix did an awesome take on the Prof. Ashley photo. I shied away from aging it too much because I wanted to keep it generic, but they just nailed it.
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4 comments:

  1. Lazarus LupinJuly 9, 2010 at 2:15 PM

    that's just wonderful. Did you tweak the contrast any to make it look as grainy?

    Lazarus Lupin
    http://strangespanner.blogspot.com/
    art and review

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  2. PropnomiconJuly 9, 2010 at 3:57 PM

    @ Lazarus Lupin

    The only things I adjusted contrast on were the retouches. I'm getting better, but I'm still nowhere near the level of a truly skilled retoucher. The one bit of advice I'd give anyone retouching vintage photos is to never work on the original scan- always blow it up at least 200%. All kinds of artifacts vanish when you shrink it down again.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 10, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    i tried to improve some of your image.
    you are free to use it.
    http://rxgrafix.com/archives/australia4.jpg
    ; )

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  4. PropnomiconJuly 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM

    @Anonymous

    That is an awesome job. I shied away from weathering it too much because I wanted something generic, but your version is simply outstanding.

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