Pimp My XXXX

2005-09-05T14:24:00.000+01:00

So there were a few things that led me to start this blog, first was this guys blog which I think is genius http://www.bloggerheads.com/star_wars/default.asp

Second was out of enjoyment but no real necessity to use photoshop.

Third was a silly conversation with my mate Andy about variations on the theme of the MTV show 'Pimp my Ride' the one hosted by Xzibit where he takes a really old battered car and "Pimps" it by doing it up with body work, paint jobs, games consoles that sort of thing. Totally unnecessary but brilliant.

So combining these things I came up with the idea of using photoshop to Pimp random things, not just my Ride, but things like my Toothbrush and my Indian Takeaway. I'm going to aim to do at least one a week and any photoshop users out their please feel free to Pimp my stuff and send me the pics I'll post as many as I can.

My email address is jai_walker@hotmail.co.uk I'd love to receive some pics and suggestions for future Pimpin projects.

Pimp my.....Toothbrush

2005-09-04T13:27:00.000+01:00

A little later than anticipated due to a busy week last week but I've managed to find time today to pimp my toothbrush,

The original:

I've gone for a classy lime green and silver finish, with a radio and built in speakers. utilty pen-knife accessories and my personal favourite little Banksie rat tag on the side, Oh and some diamonds?!?

Pimp my....Ride

2005-08-25T15:32:00.000+01:00

Ok so for the first post I thought it was only fitting to pimp my ride.

Here is the original photo of my lovely Fiat Punto compared with my attempt at pimpin it

And taking the whole thing one step further Andy sent in the following Rallypimp:

Let me know what you think, and if you want to have a go yourself let me know and I'll send you a higher res picture to work with.

Pimp my ..... Mobile

2005-08-13T11:55:00.000+01:00

So I finally got round to another post and I pimped my old mobile as it needed a bit of updating

Here's the original picture

And the pimped version, I felt bad that I hadn't yet included a purple pimp hat yet so my mobile hat to get one,

As usual thoughts and suggestions welcome.

Pimp my ....Indian

2005-08-12T14:05:00.000+01:00

So I thought doing a slightly larger scale one would be fun so I've pimped my indian takeaway, here's the original:

and the pimped version, with a full "Strip while you wait" service from the fly-est Ho's in town

Pimp my ..... Rock baby

2005-08-11T15:12:00.000+01:00

So I've had my first request for a pimping project from a friend who has asked me to step outside the normal constraints of pimping everyday items and pimp a picture she loves so here's the original 'Rock Baby'

And here's 'Pimp baby'

As usual comments and future ideas for pimping my xxxx will be welcome at the following address jai_walker@hotmail.co.uk

Pimp my ..... Christmas tree

2005-08-10T14:02:00.000+01:00

With the festive season coming up thought I'd get into the spirit of things, usually I just use Christmas to justify getting on the booze at 10 in the morning but I'm going to join in a bit more this year,

Here's the original tree,

Like a lot of things about christmas, it's a bit dull.

But throw in some honey's, lose the tastless rug and go on tour to Peru this is what happens:

Tis the season to be jolly and drink solidly for two weeks, have a good one folks, J

PS: I genuinely couldn't belive my luck to find a picture of Graham Norton with wings for the Christmas fairy,