Paulie's 2011 calendar project.

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As some of you know I started a calendar project for 2011, something to give to family and friends for Xmas this year. This thread is to show off the various pages, talk about the ideas and maybe show some ‘outtakes’. Well, if you’re good.

So, here’s the cover as a teaser for the other 12. It’s based on me and my other half as we slot into the Wal-E and EVE roles quite well. In the same way we match Shrek/Donkey and Prof Bunsen/Beaker…


01.Cover by gibbspaulus, on Flickr

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So, on with the main event….


02.January - Pilates by gibbspaulus, on Flickr

For January I wanted to do something on the topic of everybody throwing themselves at the gym for, well, usually two weeks post-Xmas. I was trying to work out who would be the least appropriate person you could imagine and the Narnia Minotaur sprang to mind. What I like is the way that Umbridge looks totally floored by the request.

This photo uses:

• Playmobil Supermarket and Accessories
• Harry Potter Ginny and Umbridge figures
• Minotaur from Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian

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February


03.February_Heart by gibbspaulus, on Flickr

I was trying to latch onto a concept relevant to each particular month and I wanted to do something macabre and twisted a little for Valentine’s Day. No hearts and flowers was my initial plan. I thought for a long time and was having little success coming up with anything memorable when I came across the mini hearts used in the photo. It almost wrote itself at that point!

This uses
• The hearts and wine glass are from Sideshow “The Gentlemen” figures from Buffy
• The hand belongs to Xander, also from Sideshow’s Buffy line
• The ‘table’ is a shop counter from Bratz
• The present is a Barbie accessory

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Funky stuff Gibbsy!

Do you edit your pics in microsoft paint?

I hate how when I take pics & edit them, they lose a lot of their quality.