Complex's 50 Favorite Moments In Photoshop History
By Complex Magazine | Mar 3, 2010 | 10:32 am | Permalink
Sarah Palin With Bikini And Gun
Years:: 2008
Long before Retardgate II, Going Rogue, and Levi Johnston's johnson (kindof) graced Playgirl, this bespectacled, beshoulder-padded blight to womanhood, Alaska, and, let's face it, the whole rest of America, was a Photoshop meme. On the heels of McCain's announcement of his running mate, a composite of a flickr gag and a headshot was created that put the "gun toting beauty queen" in an Old Glory bikini strapped with a telescopic rifle. The image was allegedly created in 15 minutes. A good 14 minutes and 15 seconds longer than it took for this to be uncovered as a hoax, but not before Mom's around the country sent this to everyone in their address books.
JCR March 10th, 2010 at 01:36 PM
This is pretty stupid. Right off the bat - #50 - not even a Photoshop. Big fucking fail.
Alexander Webb June 10th, 2011 at 03:14 PM
Take a harder look & take notice of the corrections officer hat photoshopped onto his chain...
Leksi Wit March 10th, 2010 at 01:51 PM
I don't think the Microsoft ad that ran in Poland is racist. Poland is something like 99% Caucasian. The advertising reps probably wanted to add a white male to the ad for audience identification without having to completely change it.
March 10th, 2010 at 02:18 PM
haha, seriously, this site sucks
notanidiot March 10th, 2010 at 02:19 PM
This isn't shopped.. you should've snoped this stuff before posting, noob
hieu March 10th, 2010 at 06:51 PM
microsoft could have tried harder. they didn't even change the hand color
vazquez March 11th, 2010 at 03:18 AM
the Haiti Earthquake x Kanye was something else.
Shawn Brauch March 11th, 2010 at 01:30 PM
The Pen and Pixel you listed to contact for covers in "Not" the Pen and Pixel that created these masterpieces. Pen and Pixel closed it's doors in 2003. The "New" pen and pixel has nothing to do with the old one, they bought the Domain name...that's about it. If you want the original artists that did these covers, contact Smartface media.
concerned March 14th, 2011 at 05:52 PM
Shawn I came across your post searching for any complaints about the company Pen and Pixel. Are you sure there is a "new" pen and pixel, and that it has no relation to the company that is well-known for making cd covers?
March 11th, 2010 at 01:56 PM
ITS. Not it's.
stenzor March 11th, 2010 at 06:04 PM
STOLEN. ZERO.
Jackson March 11th, 2010 at 06:41 PM
The guys at eBaumsWorld and 4chan did such an awesome job on these.