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<p><b><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Adobe_Photoshop" title="wikipedia:Adobe Photoshop">Adobe Photoshop</a></b> is an image editing software, so widely used and recognized that <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Photograph_manipulation" title="wikipedia:Photograph manipulation">"photoshop"</a> is often used as a generic term for photo manipulation. It has frequently been used by <a href="/index.php?title=The_Brothers_Chaps" title="The Brothers Chaps">The Brothers Chaps</a> to create graphics for the <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_%28body_of_work%29" title="Homestar Runner (body of work)">Homestar Runner</a> body of work; it also is occasionally used and mentioned by characters, typically <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a>.
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<a id="Appearances" name="Appearances"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Appearances</span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Original_Book" title="Original Book">Original Book</a> — One of the captions says that one of the title pages is "the 'I'm just learning Photoshop' remix of the cover".
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Fan_Stuff" title="Fan Stuff">Fan Stuff</a> — Many of the captions include references to <a href="/index.php?title=MS_Paint" title="MS Paint">MS Paint</a> and Photoshop.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Peasant%27s_Quest_Preview" title="Peasant's Quest Preview">Peasant's Quest Preview</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=Peasant%27s_Quest_Preview" title="Peasant's Quest Preview">DVD Commentary</a>) — <a href="/index.php?title=Matt_Chapman" title="Matt Chapman">Matt Chapman</a> says that he couldn't find the brown <a href="/index.php?title=Mustaches" title="Mustaches">mustache</a> they usually use for the <a href="/index.php?title=Videlectrix_Guys" title="Videlectrix Guys">Videlectrix Guys</a>, and so <a href="/index.php?title=Mike_Chapman" title="Mike Chapman">Mike Chapman</a> Photoshopped some hair onto Matt's upper lip.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Peasant%27s_Quest_Movie_Trailer" title="Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer">Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=Peasant%27s_Quest_Movie_Trailer" title="Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer">DVD commentary</a>) — Mike says that he made the Photoshopped <a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor" title="Trogdor">Trogdor</a>.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=UMFM_Interview_-_20_May_2003" title="UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003">UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003</a> — Mike says that he and Matt used the Homestar Runner <a href="/index.php?title=Characters" title="Characters">characters</a> to learn to use Photoshop and Illustrator and <a href="/index.php?title=Flash" title="Flash">Flash</a> and "all the different applications for that stuff".
<ul><li>Mike and Matt talk about the same thing at <a href="/index.php?title=Georgia_Tech_-_26_Apr_2007" title="Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007">Georgia Tech</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=The_Jeff_Rubin_Jeff_Rubin_Show_Interview_-_7_July_2014" title="The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014">The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show</a>.
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</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=other_days" title="other days">other days</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=other_days" title="other days">DVD commentary</a>) — Mike talks about how he edited <a href="/index.php?title=Puppet_Character_Variations" title="Puppet Character Variations">Puppet Homestar</a>'s stand into an axe.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Weekly_Fanstuff" title="Weekly Fanstuff">Weekly Fanstuff</a> — The <a href="/index.php?title=Weekly_Fanstuff_2005" title="Weekly Fanstuff 2005">January 14, 2005</a> item is a picture of a car that looks like <a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat" title="The Cheat">The Cheat</a>; it has the caption "photoshopped but still".
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Flashforward_2006_Seattle_-_28_Feb_2006" title="Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006">Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006</a> — Mike explains that he and Matt made most of the graphics for the <a href="/index.php?title=Games" title="Games">games</a> pixely in Photoshop, then imported them into Flash, as there wasn't a way to create pixely graphics in Flash that they knew of.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=alternate_universe" title="alternate universe">alternate universe</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> describes the alternate universe portal as "swirly Photoshop magic".
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Flash%27s_10th_Birthday" title="Flash's 10th Birthday">Flash's 10th Birthday</a> — Homestar comes in, saying, "Happy Days reunion, Photoshop!"
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween_Short_Shorts" title="Decemberween Short Shorts">Decemberween Short Shorts</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween_Short_Shorts" title="Decemberween Short Shorts">DVD commentary</a>) — Mike describes how he Photoshopped the picture of shorts in the toons' transitions.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=web_comics" title="web comics">web comics</a> — Strong Bad creates "<a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Dodging_and_burning" title="wikipedia:Dodging and burning">Burn &amp; Dodge</a>: The Fantasy Photoshop Gradient Comic!", a web comic where Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth and a Cloaked Figure fight each other with image effects.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=SBCG4AP_Dev_Blog" title="SBCG4AP Dev Blog">SBCG4AP Dev Blog</a> — In the "Cheat Codes" blog entry, Strong Bad photoshops screenshots from the game.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Fish_Eye_Lens" title="Fish Eye Lens">Fish Eye Lens</a> — Near the end of the toon, an animation menu is seen that resembles tools/actions found in Photoshop.
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<a id="See_Also" name="See_Also"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span></h2>
<ul><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Flash" title="Flash">Flash</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=MS_Paint" title="MS Paint">MS Paint</a>
</li></ul>


''A picture of Homestar Runner from his website edited using several photoshop filters.''


'''[[Adobe Photoshop]]''' is an image editing software, so widely used and recognized that [[Photograph manipulation|"photoshop"]] is often used as a generic term for photo manipulation. It has frequently been used by [[The Brothers Chaps]] to create graphics for the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work; it also is occasionally used and mentioned by characters, typically [[Strong Bad]].


== Appearances ==
 
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* [[Original Book]] — One of the captions says that one of the title pages is "the 'I'm just learning Photoshop' remix of the cover".
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* [[Fan Stuff]] — Many of the captions include references to [[MS Paint]] and Photoshop.
* [[Peasant's Quest Preview]] ([[Peasant's Quest Preview|DVD Commentary]]) — [[Matt Chapman]] says that he couldn't find the brown [[Mustaches|mustache]] they usually use for the [[Videlectrix Guys]], and so [[Mike Chapman]] Photoshopped some hair onto Matt's upper lip.
* [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] ([[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer|DVD commentary]]) — Mike says that he made the Photoshopped [[Trogdor]].
* [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003]] — Mike says that he and Matt used the Homestar Runner [[Characters|characters]] to learn to use Photoshop and Illustrator and [[Flash]] and "all the different applications for that stuff".
** Mike and Matt talk about the same thing at [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech]] and [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show]].
* Email [[other days]] ([[other days|DVD commentary]]) — Mike talks about how he edited [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet Homestar]]'s stand into an axe.
* [[Weekly Fanstuff]] — The [[Weekly Fanstuff 2005|January 14, 2005]] item is a picture of a car that looks like [[The Cheat]]; it has the caption "photoshopped but still".
* [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006]] — Mike explains that he and Matt made most of the graphics for the [[Games|games]] pixely in Photoshop, then imported them into Flash, as there wasn't a way to create pixely graphics in Flash that they knew of.
* Email [[alternate universe]] — [[Strong Bad]] describes the alternate universe portal as "swirly Photoshop magic".
* [[Flash's 10th Birthday]] — Homestar comes in, saying, "Happy Days reunion, Photoshop!"
* [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] ([[Decemberween Short Shorts|DVD commentary]]) — Mike describes how he Photoshopped the picture of shorts in the toons' transitions.
* Email [[web comics]] — Strong Bad creates "[[Dodging and burning|Burn & Dodge]]: The Fantasy Photoshop Gradient Comic!", a web comic where Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth and a Cloaked Figure fight each other with image effects.
* [[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] — In the "Cheat Codes" blog entry, Strong Bad photoshops screenshots from the game.
* [[Fish Eye Lens]] — Near the end of the toon, an animation menu is seen that resembles tools/actions found in Photoshop.
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[Flash]]
* [[MS Paint]]
[[Category:Electronics running gags]]



Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

A picture of Homestar Runner from his website edited using several photoshop filters.

Adobe Photoshop is an image editing software, so widely used and recognized that "photoshop" is often used as a generic term for photo manipulation. It has frequently been used by The Brothers Chaps to create graphics for the Homestar Runner body of work; it also is occasionally used and mentioned by characters, typically Strong Bad.

Appearances

See Also