Sub Total
Excluding delivery and voucher code discounts.
Go to basket

Free Delivery on all orders to UK mainland within 3 working days.

HP TECH TAKES /...

Exploring today's technology for tomorrow's possibilities
Creating "Stan Man" on HP Sprout

Creating "Stan Man" on HP Sprout

Check out our video showing how "Stan Man" was recreated using HP Sprout

HP® teamed up with the late Stan Lee to create "Stan Man," an animated version of the legendary comic book creator. Lee is known for many famous superhero comic book series, including Iron Man®, X-Men®, Spider-Man® and many others.
The team used HP Sprout to scan in various objects, digitally edit and sketch out their Stan Man iteration and present to Stan for a final selection.
Stan’s final choice came down to three excellent iterations: Excelsior, Pow and Web.
HP is excited to partner with comic book legend Stan Lee and his team as they work to recreate the Stan Man character using the Sprout by HP. The team has presented their favorite versions of Stan Man - which one is your favorite? Help us and VOTE for your favorite now by tweeting to: @therealstanlee with your pick: Excelsior, Pow, or Web. #SproutbyHP

Meet the team

Stan Lee: I challenged my team recently to help me create one of the best characters of all time: me!
Chase: I’m Chase. I’m a working animation director, as well as illustrator.
Anthony: My name is Anthony, I’m a comic book artist.
Megan: I’m Megan, I’m an illustrator.

How do the artists use Sprout by HP?

Anthony: So we’re going to be using the Sprout by HP to create the Stan Man character.
Chase: The ability to do 3D scanning is amazing, especially whenever I want to add relief or depth to images really fast.
Megan: I’m able to use the HP Sprout to sketch up my drawing digitally, paint it up, analog, put it back into the computer and add digital colors and backgrounds.
Anthony: My favorite thing about the Sprout by HP is the 3D scanning. I can scan in multiple objects, place them where I want them, resize them very easily. Super simple: just pinch and zoom. [Anthony uses a pinching motion to resize the digital images]
Chase: Here I can just take a stack [places a stack of comic books under the HP Sprout scanner], lay it out, scan it - it’s going to be done immediately. It looks good. The resolution is great.
Megan: So now all I have to do is have everything right in this one spot [gestures to scanning area] and it makes it so much easier to work and to keep in that work mode.

Stan checks out the artists’ creations

Stan Lee: [examines Anthony’s “Excelsior” Stan Man] Wow, Anthony! You did these?

Anthony: I did.
Stan Lee: Holy smokes! I think they’re great. I never knew I was so terrific looking! [Anthony laughs]
[Now Stan views Megan’s “Pow” Stan Man]
Stan Lee: Wow, Megan. You did a great job.
Megan: Thank you.
Stan Lee: These are good. I like all three of them. I like to be going like that. [mimics print and makes “Superman” gesture]
[Now Stan views Chase’s “Web” Stan Man.]
Stan Lee: Hey, Chase, it’s comedic, but it still looks like me! It’s got a lot of life to it.

Stan needs your help

Stan Lee: My team has come up with some amazing stuff! Now I have to choose which one to put on my site. I’d love to get some feedback from the fans. I mean, after all, fans are at the heart of what I do. Excelsior!
Tweet your favorite to @therealstanlee #sproutby hp

Your choices:

1. “Excelsior” Stan Man
2. “Pow” Stan Man
3. “Web” Stan Man
Reimagine what you can do with Sprout by HP
For more stories like this, review our latest technology trends articles on HP® Tech Takes.

Popular HP Sprout Products

Disclosure: Our site may get a share of revenue from the sale of the products featured on this page.

Disclaimer

Prices, specifications, availability and terms of offers may change without notice. Price protection, price matching or price guarantees do not apply to Intra-day, Daily Deals or limited-time promotions. Quantity limits may apply to orders, including orders for discounted and promotional items. Despite our best efforts, a small number of items may contain pricing, typography, or photography errors. Correct prices and promotions are validated at the time your order is placed. These terms apply only to products sold by HP.com; reseller offers may vary. Items sold by HP.com are not for immediate resale. Orders that do not comply with HP.com terms, conditions, and limitations may be cancelled. Contract and volume customers not eligible.

HP’s MSRP is subject to discount. HP’s MSRP price is shown as either a stand-alone price or as a strike-through price with a discounted or promotional price also listed. Discounted or promotional pricing is indicated by the presence of an additional higher MSRP strike-through price

The following applies to HP systems with Intel 6th Gen and other future-generation processors on systems shipping with Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Pro systems downgraded to Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8 Pro, or Windows 8.1: This version of Windows running with the processor or chipsets used in this system has limited support from Microsoft. For more information about Microsoft’s support, please see Microsoft’s Support Lifecycle FAQ at https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

Ultrabook, Celeron, Celeron Inside, Core Inside, Intel, Intel Logo, Intel Atom, Intel Atom Inside, Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Intel vPro, Itanium, Itanium Inside, Pentium, Pentium Inside, vPro Inside, Xeon, Xeon Phi, Xeon Inside, and Intel Optane are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries.

In-home warranty is available only on select customizable HP desktop PCs. Need for in-home service is determined by HP support representative. Customer may be required to run system self-test programs or correct reported faults by following advice given over phone. On-site services provided only if issue can't be corrected remotely. Service not available holidays and weekends.

HP will transfer your name and address information, IP address, products ordered and associated costs and other personal information related to processing your application to Bill Me Later®. Bill Me Later will use that data under its privacy policy.

Microsoft Windows 10: Not all features are available in all editions or versions of Windows 10. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers, software or BIOS update to take full advantage of Windows 10 functionality. Windows 10 is automatically updated, which is always enabled. ISP fees may apply and additional requirements may apply over time for updates. See http://www.microsoft.com.

“Best All In One Printer” and “the easiest printer you’ve ever had to set up” from Wirecutter. ©2020 The Wirecutter, Inc.. All rights reserved. Used under license. https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-all-in-one-printer/

Get Marvel’s Avengers when you purchase HP gaming PCs with qualifying 9th gen or 10th gen Intel® Core™ i5, i7 and i9 processors. Redemption code will be sent out by email within 60 days of purchase. Limited quantities and while supply lasts. Offer valid thru 12/31/2020 only while supplies last. We reserve the right to replace titles in the offer for ones of equal or greater value. Certain titles may not be available to all consumers because of age restrictions. The Offer may be changed, cancelled, or suspended at any time, for any reason, without notice, at Intel’s reasonable discretion if its fairness or integrity affected whether due to human or technical error. The Offer sponsor is Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA. To participate you must create an Intel Digital Hub Account, purchase a qualifying product during the redemption period, enter a valid Master Key, and respond to a brief survey. Information you submit is collected, stored, processed, and used on servers in the USA. For more information on offer details, eligibility, restrictions, and our privacy policy, visit https://softwareoffer.intel.com/offer/20Q3-19/terms.

© 2020 MARVEL. © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

The personal information you provide will be used according to the HP Privacy Statement (https://www8.hp.com/us/en/privacy/ww-privacy.html)