As soon as I saw this assignment that asked us to photoshop someone or something that shouldn’t be there into a picture, I knew exactly what I would do: Slender Man.

Slender Man

Now, if you don’t know who Slender Man is, I pulled a few lines from a Wiki article on him:

Slender Man generally appears (in modern times) as a tall man in a black or grey suit, red or black tie, and white shirt, with no eyes, mouth, or clearly defined facial features. It has no hair, and generally has normal-looking bare hands. Slenderman typically is depicted in imagery and literature as between 6 and 15 feet tall, depending on the situation, and in video as around 6-7 feet tall.

You can also learn more about the myth of the Slender Man in popular culture and history here.

I learned about him from playing this random game online called Slender: The Eight Pages. I hate scary games, but I gave it a go and it has continued to fuel my nightmares for a while now.

I also made door decs for my residents this past October. I’m a big fan.

Back to the assignment

I went to Creative Commons on Flickr and searched for “kids” in the “park.”

Why did I search kids in the park? Well, because Slender Man has a weird connection with kids. He often shows up around kids playing a park if you look online for photos of him. I thought it would be creepy.

I found this photo from the Seattle Municipal Archives

With a little Photoshop magic (layering, making him look grainy, and changing his face to look less pixelated), I created this.

Now he doesn’t fit in completely, but I just couldn’t make the photo even grainier than I already had.