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Trevor Vadeboncoeur

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co-host of the Wanderers in the 4th Dimension Doctor Who podcast Photoshop dilettante Content matters: any follower whose Bluesky account appears to be established for the sole purpose of promoting a 3rd party site/service will likely be blocked.

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Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · Nov 15

WELCOME NEW FOLLOWERS!
A few words about who you just followed:

Since 2014, I've been a co-host on the Wanderers in the 4th Dimension podcast. We've covered every #DoctorWho TV story to date + many #BigFinish stories.

I also like to muck about w/Photoshop.
Here are a few of my many meme creations:

Depicted is my take on the "Distracted Boyfriend" meme. My version is Doctor Who-themed and features Ruby Sunday casting an approvingly judgmental gaze at a Distracted Doctor, who in turn is eying a Rogue bounty hunter. (Note: created via old-school Photoshop techniques).

Depicted is a meme I created a while back that I call "The Spocketeer". As one my surmise by the title it's a parody of "The Rocketeer" movie poster. In lieu of the Rocketeer cast, my version features Star Trek's Spock & T'Pring, as well as an evil Mirror Spock. (Note: created via old-school Photoshop techniques).

Depicted is a meme I made last year that I originally uploaded to Facebook & tumblr. accounts. It was shared extensively on those sites. The graphic shows Kirk & Spock recreating Spock's altruistic sacrifice from Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan, only they're separated by one of those cardboard Barbie photo-op booths that popped up at various theaters last year. In case anyone is wondering, the image is actually a picture of an AMC theater complex in San Francisco, California and the image of Spock and Kirk is a Hallmark ornament that's been pasted into the photo. Originally, there were people in the picture too, but I digitally removed them (in retrospect, I wish I had done a better job on that edit, as one of the top steps isn't very level).

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Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 21h

Prior to attending that '97 convention, I purchased a Brandon Choi signed Gen ⑬ variant covers box set from a comic book seller who frequented a local flea market. Blank cover variants were still relatively novel back then, so I decided to bring mine along to the con in hopes of procuring a sketch.

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 23h

If you see this, post an Image Comics cover you love.

Gen ⑬ ongoing series #1 (variant cover with the draw-your-own cover portion rendered by Terry Moore).

Refer to ALT text for a cover description & additional details.

Depicted is the Gen ⑬ ongoing series #1 variant Grunge Draw-Your-Own Gen ⑬ Cover with Grunge cover art by J. Scott Campbell < @jscottcampbell.bsky.social > and the draw-your-own variant portion featuring an original illustration of Roxanne "Roxy" Spaulding (a.k.a.Freefall) by Terry Moore < @terrymooreart.bsky.social >. Freefall, who's wearing torn jeans and a horizontally striped midriff top, is hovering cross-legged, with a lit cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other. She's sportin' a necklace with the letter "F" (for "Freefall" or perhaps for "Francine" - or maybe even both). I acquired the Terry Moore sketch at a Bay Area convention in 1997. Fast forward to 2008 when Brian & Kristy Miller released a colorist tutorial book titled "Hi-Fi Color For Comics: Digital Techniques for Professional Results". Included with the book was a CD containing sample Photoshop files, various exercises, and even an automated Photoshop script for isolating line work to a separate Photoshop layer (note: the included script is only compatible with older versions of Photoshop - i.e. prior to Adobe switching to a subscription-based model). Back then, Brian would routinely partake in a colorist forum on the Comic Geek Speak forum < @comicgeekspeak.bsky.social > and give feedback to those attempting the book's various exercises. In addition to the book's sample exercises, sometimes forum members would post their own challenges. While attending another con, I asked Terry if it would be okay if I uploaded this cover he sketched for me over a decade earlier to that CGS forum's colorist thread as a new challenge. Terry said sure, but he insisted on making a few additional tweaks to the sketch beforehand (which he did). Alas, the Comic Geek Speak forum that once hosted that colorist group has long since gone the way of the dodo and with it went all the uploaded attempts at colorizing it. Though, I still own the original book.

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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 1d

There’s been a lot of well-deserved appreciation for Drew Struzan’s iconic theatrical art, but I’d like to also celebrate the art he did for @carolekingofficial.bsky.social’s 1973 album FANTASY. It has such a sublime warmth and personality to it, and it’s the perfect gateway to a great album.

Cover of the Carole King “Fantasy” record album.

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Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 3d

Happy 33ʳᵈ birthday, Ncuti Gatwa! 🎂
And a belated happy 79ᵗʰ birthday, Katy Manning! 🎂

(I didn't have access to Photoshop for a couple days on account I was in the process of performing a clean install of Windows, hence the reason for my tardiness.)

#NcutiGatwa #KatyManning #DoctorWho

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 3d

Patrick Fountain

Depicted is an iconic shot of 2nd Doctor Patrick Troughton holding his recorder, only I've swapped out (via Photoshop) the recorder with a fountain pen.

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Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 3d

I'm trying out a new extension for the Firefox browser that's designed to block Google's AI-generated search results. So far, it seems to working as advertised. Though, occasionally AI results flash briefly, only to immediately disappear. If anyone has other suggestions I'm all ears.

Depicted is a screen grab of the listing for a Firefox extension called "Block AI" by James Kerrane.

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 4d

For those of you who reside in the U.S. (possibly other countries as well, as content varies by region), the 2012 documentary "Drew: The Man Behind the Poster" is available to stream on Kanopy, which is a free-to-use streaming service offered by many public & academic libraries.
#DrewStruzan #Kanopy

Depicted is a screen grab of my Kanopy account's listing of the 2013 documentary "Drew: The Man Behind the Poster".

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, Drew Struzan!
You may have departed this world, but your legacy will never die.

Drew used layers to create several variations of his Goonies poster art for use in newspaper ads. That way the various characters would have their respective turns in the spotlight.

#DrewStruzan #Goonies

Depicted is Drew Struzan's Goonie's poster art. The poster art was created using layers. Drew illustrated several variants that featured cast members dangling in different orders per the studio's directive, so that the various characters would have their respective turns in the spotlight for a series of newspaper ads.

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 4d

R.I.P., movie poster illustrator extraordinaire Drew Struzan.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

#DrewStruzan

Drew Struzan, Iconic Movie Poster Artist and Favorite of Spielberg and Lucas, Dies at 78

He created some of the most memorable movie posters of all-time in his own signature style.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 5d

Note: this YouTube tutorial is for Windows 11, but the procedure works with Windows 10 as well.

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 5d

Having performed a clean Win10 install, I'm going to make a concerted effort to keep my laptop more organized. My desktop clutter is in the form of folders (well organized, but still a bunch of folders). This hack to make folders pinnable to the taskbar is a godsend.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEHo...

How To Pin A Folder To The Taskbar In Windows 11

YouTube video by 4KCC

www.youtube.com

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 5d

As I continue my clean install of Win10 & all my frequently used apps, I'm blown away by how much time I'm spending disabling unsolicited "features" & other such fluff apps insist on inundating users with. When I launched Acrobat, I was like WTF is this?

View ⇒ Disable New Acrobat
to the rescue.

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 5d

Prior to reformatting the drives & performing a clean install of Windows 10, both of my laptop's internal drives were nearly at capacity. It's amazing how much more responsive my laptop is now that it's refreshed and has ample storage available.

Depicted are graphical representations of my laptop's two internal storage drives after they've been reformatted and a clean install of Windows 10 installed.

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 5d

After tweaking what seemed like a zillion settings (mostly disabling Win10 annoyances (unsolicited tips, crap on my lock screen, & other embuggerances), I'm now reinstalling essential apps (VLC, LibreOffice, Photoshop, alternative web browsers etc…). Glad I had the foresight to export my bookmarks.

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 5d

Heeding my own advice, yesterday (i.e. prior to Windows 10's retirement on October 14th) I created a Windows 10 recovery USB drive and proceeded to perform a clean install of Windows 10 (I backed up my laptop's two internal drives earlier in the week).

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Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 5d

#Windows10 support officially ends on Oct. 14th.
If you still use Win10, I suggest creating a Windows 10 recovery USB drive while Microsoft still presents users with that option. This link is for a creating a clean Win10 installer.
Note: MS link is to the U.S. site.
www.microsoft.com/en-us/softwa...

Download Windows 10

www.microsoft.com

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Demento, so long and thanks for all the Fish Heads!

Fish Heads the music video
performed by Barnes & Barnes
(i.e. Bill Mumy & Robert Haimer)
directed by Bill Paxton

#DrDemento #BarryHansen #FishHeads #Barnes&Barnes #BillMumy #RobertHaimer #BillPaxton

youtu.be/HqZudXP_u3o?...

Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads (1980) (4K 60fps)

YouTube video by The 80s, a Decade of Music (Master Noise HD 60fps)

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Lord Chris Hanrahan (He/Him) @chrishanrahan.bsky.social · 7d

After 55 years, today is the last show. Every Sunday night as a young teen, I'd lay in bed and put my headphones on and make it to the Funny Five every week. Mondays sure would suck harder because of it, but hot damn was it worth it.

I salute the good doctor on his retirement.

Dr. Demento - Streaming

drdemento.com

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Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 7d

#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy New York Comic Con 2025 trailer:

youtu.be/PAGzRczDYpc?...

Official Trailer | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | NYCC 2025

YouTube video by Star Trek

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Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 7d

Happy 65ᵗʰ birthday, Nicola Bryant! 🎂

#Peri #PerpugilliamBrown #DoctorWho

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 11d

I see "Dr. Who and the Daleks" (1965), as well as "Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D." (1966) were recently added to the public/academic library streaming service Kanopy.

I reside in the U.S., so I don't know if this is also true of Kanopy in Australia or Canada, as content tends to vary by region.

Depicted is a screen grab of my local public library's Kanopy listing for "Dr. Who and the Daleks" & "Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.". Note: not all public/academic libraries have partnered with Kanopy. Library card holders residing in the U.S., Canada, and Australia can check Kanopy's website to determine whether or not their library is a Kanopy affiliate.

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 11d

$26.99 isn't a bad price for the lot, but I paid less than $20 for each of the site's other Doctor collections. I'm sure 13's will go on sale in due time. I hope to eventually own digital download editions of all modern era stories, as some of my physical media is exhibiting signs of deterioration.

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 11d

The 13ᵗʰ Doctor's full-length debut episode premiered on Oct. 7ᵗʰ, 2018. I was hoping the U.S.-based digital content provider Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu) might commemorate the anniversary with a sale on its Jodie Whittaker Collection.

#JodieWhittaker #DoctorWho

Depicted is a screenshot of Fandango at Home's Doctor Who: The Jodie Whittaker Collection (bundle). The package, as listed at the time of this posting, includes all of Jodie's full-length episodes/specials in HDX for $26.99.

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Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 11d

www.noiser.com/jane-austen-...

Pride and Prejudice Part 1 | Jane Austen Stories | Noiser History Podcasts

Award-winning podcasts that bring the most thrilling events in history to life.

www.noiser.com

Trevor Vadeboncoeur @whoviantrev.bsky.social · 11d

Dame #JulieAndrews has teamed up with the #Noiser Podcast Network to produce #JaneAusten Stories. Andrews (age 90) is narrating a 25-part adaptation of #Pride&Prejudice. New episodes drop 2x weekly. Obtain it via reputable podcast providers or via Noiser's paid subscription w/early episode access.

Depicted is a screen shot of my phone playing Noiser Podcast's Jane Austen Stories - Pride and Prejudice Part 1 (as narrated by Dame Julie Andrews).

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