Author Topic: Obamacons: Discover the fun and post yours here! (Read 5823 times)

Meryl · « **on:** January 21, 2009, 05:20:37 pm »

John Gallagher told me about this fun website that allows you to take your own pictures and turn them into icons similar to the famous Shepard Fairey Obama poster:

Here's the link. It's free, and you can also order T-shirts, mugs and other items with your art on them.

http://obamiconme.pastemagazine.com/

I'd love to see your results, so please post them here!

Meryl · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2009, 05:23:10 pm »

Here are a few Brokebackian posters I did. It's great fun, but beware, you could get addicted to this.

southendmd · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2009, 05:47:12 pm »

I made a couple also:

Aloysius J. Gleek · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2009, 12:19:49 am »

Look at these done by my friend Judy in San Francisco:

and this:

Meryl · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2009, 12:35:43 am »

One of the thousands in the Gallery on the website:

I did this one from a pic John posted, but I stole the wording from someone else:

Meryl · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2009, 12:37:48 am »

j.U.d.E. · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:08:39 pm »

Quote from: jmmgallagher on January 22, 2009, 12:19:49 am

Look at these done by my friend Judy in San Francisco:

Love it!

But the 'One Way' doesn't looke right. Or maybe it does..

At least the little green person seems to go into Obama's direction. Green is good.

Meryl · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2009, 02:26:00 am »

Meryl · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2009, 02:26:39 am »

Me as a kid:

Meryl · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:10:00 pm »

Me as a baby:

My brother as a child:

My dad as a young man:

Skip's bichons:

j.U.d.E. · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:36:22 pm »

Meryl they are great! And cute! I like the one best from your previous post, where you are not wanting to smile! Cutie!

And the BetterMost beans, of course!

j.U.d.E.

j.U.d.E. · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:39:00 pm »

I have these -

Shelter

Do you recognize this?

j.U.d.E.

Meryl · « **Reply #12 on:** January 25, 2009, 02:55:30 am »

Quote from: j.U.d.E. on January 24, 2009, 11:36:22 pm

Meryl they are great! And cute! I like the one best from your previous post, where you are not wanting to smile! Cutie!

And the BetterMost beans, of course!

Thanks, j.U.d.E.!

I love yours, too. Is that Obama giving a speech in the second one?

j.U.d.E. · « **Reply #13 on:** January 25, 2009, 05:45:05 pm »

Quote from: Meryl on January 25, 2009, 02:55:30 am

Thanks, j.U.d.E.!

I love yours, too. Is that Obama giving a speech in the second one?

That's it!

One more -

I edited it afterwards.

Gosh, he looks a bit like my father, when he was young...

j.U.d.E.

Meryl · « **Reply #14 on:** January 25, 2009, 06:39:31 pm »

Quote from: j.U.d.E. on January 25, 2009, 05:45:05 pm

That's it!

One more -

I edited it afterwards.

Gosh, he looks a bit like my father, when he was young...

j.U.d.E.

That's gorgeous! And your father must have been a looker.

j.U.d.E. · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2009, 07:10:36 pm »

Quote from: Meryl on January 25, 2009, 06:39:31 pm

That's gorgeous! And your father must have been a looker.

Well, HE says he was!

When I say my father looked a bit like Barack Obama, I meant the Fairey-ized version and it's really the frown between the eyes and the protruding ears that make me say that!

j.U.d.E.

CellarDweller · « **Reply #16 on:** January 27, 2009, 01:41:44 pm »

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