Sorry I haven’t posted regularly this past week, just getting in the groove of taking classes again (Photoshop, graphic design, a whole bunch of cool crap actually) and figuring out how to allot time… but I’m going to be posting to the blog all year, there should be lots more great work surfacing and lots more Mii related stuff to write about, once the “Check Mii Out” channel drops on the Wii… can’t wait!

Anyway, here’s a re-design on Pitt and some minor adjustments to my Angelina:

“Brangelina”, by Cjv

Here’s a still from a video clip of one of the more popular ShowMii creations, Angelina Jolie, in the heat of ten-pin action:

And the video! Soundtrack by Beck…

Before anyone asks, No, they just don’t have Tyler Durden’s hair or glasses in the Mii channel.

In trying to make a Brad Pitt, I found that if I added a spiky hairdo, the hairline becomes all fubared, and he ends up looking like Carson Daly (which is never a good thing). As such, a Durden-esque Brad just didn’t pan out… but for regular old Brad, this one does the trick, I think:

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, by Cjv

And the family photo:

Which reminds me… I’ll share another (not-so) secret trick, with regards to making better caricatures… if you make a Mii and only succeed in making it look vaguely like your subject, because the tools just aren’t there or (as in my case) you stink at art - put it next to another Mii to give it context.

And voila, it looks like them (e.g., a guy with a white face and red lips and a big smile standing next to Batman, is obviously the Joker). Case in point: if you look at this Brad Mii by itself, it’s not as good as Angie…also, I have no idea what the Brangelina adopted children look like, and i’m not going to find out… anyway, do with this what you will!

This is my newest… do you think she’s pretty? I’m kind of seeing her.

Angelina Jolie, by Cjv