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Graphics: photo manipulations, rated PG for pretty goofy

Welcome to June 13th.
I've been known to dabble a little in photo manipulations of our favorite Watcher. I apologize ahead of time for the blatant Buffy/Giles nature of some of these. Be warned, I ship these two as well as Giles/Ethan. If that gives you wiggins, you best ignore a few.
The following are free for all to share, use and abuse as they wish. Feel free to edit and play with them. You'll find I'm not very imaginative in creating wallpapers or banners so I'd love for folks to find a use for these.

(I hope all are showing. LJ is giving me troubles with some. I've put links below each just in case.)
Click on images to see full versions (which should open in a new window).

Never Let Go

Beach at Night

A Bond Beyond

Casual Sexy

Carry Me

Insane Giles would look really good on a black background.

Devilish

Magic Men

Tunnel

Interrupted

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Apocalypse This one seriously needs a fic to go with it. Please.

Giving Up on Goodbye

Naughty & Nice

Gotta have a beefcake Ripper shot:

Ripper by moonlight banner

Ripper in black, larger

And there is a 1024x768 version as well.

This is dedicated to

antennapedia who should know why. :o) This is your fault, you know?

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Okay, that's it for now. Hope you enjoyed my obsessive insanity.

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In the midst of finals crunch, so I don't have time for a detailed, fawning comment right now (which you totally deserve and will get after the 14th).

BUT OMG, GORGEOUS. So very, very gorgeous.

Crush those finals. It's time for summer break!!!
Thanks darling.

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rumidha.livejournal.com - 2007-06-15 23:14 (UTC) - Expand

I love the Magic Men one. It's like the publicity shot for Ripper that we never got. :)

Thanks sweetie. We'll just have to imagine what the Ripper show might have been. Of course Ethan would have to be in it. *happy sigh* My boys together again.

What a great collection of manips! Really gorgeous work! I like the first one the most. It's kinda tender and has a wonderful coloring. :)

Thank you very much. Glad you like them.

Oh sexy Giles! Yummy. I really liked the Magic Men and Ripper ones, but each of them was a treasure!

Thank you so much. Glad you like them and thanks for taking a peek.

Classic, classic and very classy work - you have a real eye for source material and the way you use it is awe inspiring. I respect your talent, I envy your skill, and I bow to your mastery.

*glowing*
You are way too kind. Thank you so much. I'm glad you like them.
*hugs*

zomfg. THE HOTNESS. *fans self*

The first two of B/G? OMG. And the next-to-last one, G/B/Ethan? *is ded*

These are AMAZING. I could seriously just go on and on.

*glowing*
thanks so much, cutie! So glad you like them.

They're gorgeous! And very inspiring :)

Thank you. I enjoy the challenge in doing them. Glad you like them.

Lovely lovely lovely! The Bench WP goes on my desktop right now, I'll have to snag the rest when I have more time later tonight. Ripper Beefcake is so tasty, too! YUMM!

So glad you like them. I'm never too sure about the beefcake ones since I do have a strict policy of only using realistic body types but the source shot was just too tempting.
Thanks.

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isis-whit.livejournal.com - 2007-06-15 14:44 (UTC) - Expand

These are some of the BEST B/G manips I have seen. I am going to try to use the 'bond' one as my new banner. BEAUTIFUL!

Thank you so much. Glad you're going to put one to good use. Enjoy.

*is ded*

I love the expression you used for "casual sexy". "Devilish" is my favorite, and whatever you did with the beefcake shot cleared up the problem it was having. It looks totally natural. And the wallpaper of him in the suit on the bench is next in line for my desktop...

Thank you so much for your suggestions on beefcake Ripper. I think you helped quite a lot with it coming together. Glad you're going to make use of one and enjoy.

These are great! Thanks so much for making them.

Thank you so much for taking a peek at them. Glad you like them.

(Reposting without borked formatting.)

Oh crap! Did you know that I have two different B/G/E story ideas sitting in my "write this some day" file? Oh no. No. NOT ANOTHER MIND-CONSUMING BANNER-INDUCED STORY FRENZY.

Er.

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Apocalypse" is post-Chosen, set in London. Or possibly Rome. Definitely Rome, because it's B/G and a traditional post-Chosen. The plot involves a caper, a macguffin that must be kept safe from would-be demon thieves, a romance, and a third act set at a costume ball that ends in a climactic chase scene through the narrow streets of the city. Preferably with a fruit stand, and a final collision in some absurd location. A creampuff factory? A fountain? The banner depicts the comic interrogation scene the next morning, just before Xander bails him out.

"Beach at night" is a naughty pleasure.

Ripped jeans & clouds is maybe my favorite. Except that maybe the expressions on their faces in the shot sequence in "Partners" is maybe one of my favorite Giles-Buffy things in the entire series.

Eeeee! Fabulous work as always!

This sounds like a wonderful romp and so much fun. It's a must do.
You know I love to inspire folks to write. It's my main purpose in manipping. Sometimes I haven't the time or motivation to get an idea on the page so I just manip it into being. And I love to see how peoples imaginations interpret images.

Glad you like them.

Ooh, very nice. I think "Magic Men" is my fave.

Thank you. I have a special love for Ethan and Giles together. My boys. *happy sigh*

I love the one with the shot sequence in the library. That is so them.

I am in awe of your talent!

Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed them.

Oh, those are nice. I especially like "Carry Me," "Devlish," "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Apocalypse," and the G/B/E one. Thank you!

Thank you for taking a gander. Glad you like them.

Umm, what is going on in that 'Beach at Night' pic anyway?!?
OMG!! I am shocked, shocked I say!! *snags it & runs off squeeing*

Lovely stuff, and here's hoping Antenna will write that 'Cream Puff Caper'! Thanks :D

Umm, what is going on in that 'Beach at Night' pic anyway?!?

Just what it looks like. *naughty grin*
Have fun with the "shocking" manip.

Oh dear! This work is amazing. Giving Up on Goodbye did something for me that hasn't happened in ages. It sparked my muse. A full-blown story idea popped into my head when I saw it. Darn you!

Truly, some of your best work. It's always a pleasure to see what you've created.

It sparked my muse.

Oooohhhh.... you must write. I need a good angsty piece and you have the same love for angst as I do. I would love to see what you did with this. I created it to be a very moody shot, weighty with emotion. I hoped it worked.

Glad you like the grouping and thank you for your kind words.
*hugs*

Fabulous! As usual, you leave me as an incoherent, drooling mess, staring in awe at the pretties. Thank you! :)

Thank you. Glad it could produce drooling. The perfect response I was looking for.
*hugs*

OMG, I'm having heart palpitations. Especially from "Beach At Night."

:falls into a puddle of goo...:

That Beach one had me worried. I wasn't sure how sexy I should get in a Giles focused com since there might be those who get wigged at B/G but I'm such the shipper, I just had to share. Glad you liked it.

SQUEEEEEE! Lovely work, babe!

I'll see if I can dash out a quickie for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Apocalypse before my day is over. A bunny is already gnawing at my ankle.

In fact, I think we need at least seventy-five fics based on that pic/prompt.

YES! 75!

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wickedfox.livejournal.com - 2007-06-15 02:50 (UTC) - Expand

Absolutely gorgeous, as always.

Thanks, sweetie. Glad you like them.

So many pretties!! *sighs*

I snagged a bunch of them, especially the B/G ones. I may have to use one of the banners because I've been looking for a new one recently.

And I totally love the G/B/E and "A funny thing happened on the way to the apocalypse". I may have to come up with something for that.

Glad you like them. I'd love to see your take on the Apocalypse one. I was hoping it would inspire many silly fics and perhaps, if I'm lucky, many naughty ones.
:o)

Magic Men is just fantabulous!

Thank you. I'm glad it works for you. Trying to produce the "magic" is a new effect for me. I'm just glad it turned out.

Here via SU_Herald. All very nice--particularly the 'Magic Men' *drools*

Thank you. There just isn't enough Giles/Ethan. We need to spread the love however we can.

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wickedfox.livejournal.com - 2007-06-15 17:09 (UTC) - Expand

Oh, these are gorgeous! I especially like the Giles/Ethan/Buffy one!

Thank you very much. That was a last minute addition to the group. I would love to see that trio in a fic and hoped it might coax someone into tackling it. The snark of these three together is almost flammable.
Glad you like it.

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