The Art of E-Girl Makeovers: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Evan and Katelyn's Transparent Monitor Experiment

In a bizarre and hilarious experiment, Evan and Katelyn decided to take their online presence to new heights by creating a transparent monitor effect. The goal was to create an immersive experience where Evan would appear to be inside a computer screen, with Katelyn using Photoshop to manipulate his digital avatar.

The process began with Evan standing on one side of the screen, while Katelyn stood on the other side with her camera. With the use of live view and real-time feedback, they could interact with each other seamlessly, creating an eerie sense of connection. As Katelyn began to work her magic, Evan's digital transformation became apparent, complete with a hairy lizard face and a sassy pout.

Katelyn took on the role of supervisor, guiding Evan through the process and offering suggestions for improvement. She added various features to his digital avatar, including a purple mustache, tattoos, and even a Snooki-inspired hairstyle. The results were both astonishing and unsettling, with Evan's digital face morphing into a strange and fantastical creature.

Throughout the experiment, Katelyn remained composed, displaying a sense of calm and authority that belied the absurdity of their situation. Her professionalism was evident in every keystroke and mouse click, as she worked tirelessly to refine her Photoshop skills. Meanwhile, Evan's reactions ranged from confusion to amusement, his digital avatar becoming increasingly bizarre and humorous.

As the experiment progressed, Katelyn began to incorporate various elements into her design, including a spider web tattoo and a muscly leg that seemed to be flexing in mid-air. The level of detail was impressive, with Katelyn's skills on full display as she navigated the complexities of digital makeup.

Despite the initial awkwardness, the two seemed to develop a rapport during the experiment, their banter and laughter filling the airwaves. Evan's reactions became increasingly playful, with him eventually embracing his digital avatar and striking poses for Katelyn's camera. The final result was a truly remarkable creation – a testament to the power of collaboration and creativity in the digital age.

As the experiment drew to a close, Katelyn reflected on the experience, praising Evan's willingness to participate and her own abilities as a Photoshop wizard. She noted that the project had not only been fun but also practical, highlighting the potential benefits of using transparent monitors in various contexts. Meanwhile, Evan expressed his gratitude for Katelyn's help, acknowledging that he would never have dreamed up such an outrageous design on his own.

The experiment ultimately came to an end when Katelyn decided it was time to shut down the equipment and return to reality. As Evan stepped out of the digital realm, he couldn't shake the feeling that he had been a part of something truly special – a glimpse into a world where the boundaries between reality and fantasy blurred.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHey, Evan.Hey, Katelyn.You know, screensare cool and all,but what would be evencooler than a screen?I don't know.A clear screen.(laughing)That would be so cool.We could, we couldlike, play video gamesand see each other's eyes.Through the screen.Through the screen!Or, I could draw sillythings on your face,through the screen.It would be so cool.But is it possible?Oh, did you haveanother example?Or, we could like, watch movies,romantic movies, but alsosee each other's eyes.Or, yeah, or that.You're not, you don'tlike my idea, I can tell.And the way we canmake that happen,I think, is we'lldisassemble this monitor,and break it into layers.How an LED, LCD displaylike this normally works,there's a light emittinglayer at the back,the LED, shining outpure white light.And it passes through theliquid crystal display,which colorizes it.So for the white right here,it's just the LED shiningthrough a clear LCD.Now for the color,the LCD is colorizingthat white light intowhatever color you want.Now disassembling this,fitting it into a new frame.All of that.That's the hard part.I'm not gonna lie, I'ma little worried thatwe're gonna break everything.Yeah.I was looking around,and I don't see like,any screws, where's the screws?Ooh.(jazz music)Joobie, are you excitedit for the monitor?Yes.EVAN: Can you helpus disassemble it?No.KATELYN: What a silent meow.Oh, looks like we're laying'em down for surgery.We are.KATELYN: Scalpel.(laughing)Okay.I'm just going tostart disassemblingwhatever I can get.We don't need to be able tosalvage any of this framework,'cause we're gonna buildour own frame later.Yes.Right?Okay, that's good.Now we do need tosalvage the electronicsthat are inside of here.But we can destroy the chassis.Look, I'm gettingit, I'm getting it.Wait, wait, wait.Sorry, I don't, I'mgoing in so blind.Am I gonna like, snip a wire?Am I going to break everything?I don't know.You know this isoutside my comfort zone,in every way possible, so.Where?It's just all one piece.There must be a way...There's a way.To like-Don't snap it though.What if we cut the corners?Oh, I did a thing.Yes, yes.Naughty?(gasping)TOGETHER: Oh!Oh, that part's connected, okay.It's connected.Is this free?(plastic crashing)Ha ha!Ha, ha, ha!Okay, can I just do areally quick systems check?Yeah.See if it still turns on?Does it still turn on?(wood block falling)(gasping)That almost smashed my toe.The revenge of the block.You guys know whatblock that is.(hammer hitting)I'm so clumsy, look at thesebig dents in the woods.KATELYN: Seeking revenge,yet finding no success.Ha ha!Right, so the monitor isplugged into power, and yes.Look at that.Oh, sweet.That's beautiful.Okay, we haven'tbroken anything yet.So far, so good.Okay.You know, what's crazy, Katelyn?What?I want to show youwhat the LCD is.This thing right there.That's what we're gonna extract.KATELYN: That'slike, one millimeter,two millimeter thick?EVAN: Yes.KATELYN: Thing, okay.There.This is what we're going for.Man.Oh, look, you can see!Isn't that weird?Oh, it looks wrong.What's in there?What are you pushing in there?There's like a foam sealthat goes all the way around.Now some of it's in there.We're gonna beseparating it anyways.Let's go ahead andremove all the screws.All of the tape we can see.(upbeat elevator music)I don't know what thisdoes, but I unplugged it.(laughing)Oh, a whole chunk comes off.And this cable sends the signalto the liquid crystal display.So what we need to dois disconnect this.Oh no.KATELYN: What happened?Was I not careful enough?KATELYN: Did it break?It kind of, maybe brokejust a little bit.How important isthat metal piece?Probably really important.Right?Did we break it all ready?So it goes back in.I think it still might work.Getting so sweaty, mymustache is sweaty.(laughing)You can't see it.I thought you were takinga selfie of your mustache.Can you feel it?Touch it.Oh yeah, it's moist.(laughing)It's a moistache.A moistache.Okay.So we can just putall of this aside.(organ music)Oh no.Oh no.KATELYN: Oh no?EVAN: Okay.Okay, okay, okay.Why is this so stressful?Why did I choose todayto wear long sleeves?(laughing)Now my mustacheis getting sweaty.Oh sorry, there you go.Oh, yes.And I think we can justrun something gentleall the way around, outside.And then the liquid crystaldisplay will be free.Please detach, please.Oh!Oh, it's detaching,oh, it's detaching!Oh, it's detaching!Oh. Oh...Is that the LEDpanel back there?That's the LED panel right here.And this is the LCD right here.I'm so nervous.I don't want to pull,I don't want to crackit, because this isliquid crystal display,it's crystals, it's fragile.Oh no.There's foam on thisside too, I think.Is that bad?Yeah.I'm not sure if I'll beable to access all of it.What if you have toaccess it from the side?Like reach in here.(laughing)Doesn't reach long enough.I can reach it.Okay?Full separation there.I almost got it.Where are you still connected?Okay, now let's see.Oh, oh.Oh, okay.You got this side?Yeah.I got that.I got the little one.Oh my gosh.This is so thin and light.I know!This is so thin and light.I'm freaking out!I'm going to see if we get,we have the right sizeplexiglass to like,hold on either side of this.Oh no, these are too small.Okay.I'm going to do something crazy.I'm going to do something crazy.I'm going to plug it in.Oh, what will this looklike without the led?That's what we're goingto find out, baby.Give me a second.All right.My hands are shaking.This is the partthat you thoughtyou might've broken earlier?Yup.How important isthat metal piece?All right.It is plugged in here.Let me power this on.This is like thetrue moment of truth.If this works, we're like,looking pretty good here.It would confirm that wedidn't break anything.Yeah.Okay.Monitor cable, power cable.Oh, I see a light.Can you see anything?Yeah!Oh, I can see it.I see the red.Yeah, yeah, yeah, here, go up.Here, move slowly.Move slowly, and peoplecan see the color change.I'm going to playthat same video.Oh, this is so cool.Oh, weird.I can see it betterfrom this side.You can't see it fromthe back to well,'cause it's super reflecty.There might also bea polarizing filter.I can see it from here, though.Yeah.Did you get itfrom this side too?EVAN: Oh my gosh.I know, it's working.Look at that.Look at that beautiful creature,who we can see every pixel of.EVAN: It's kind of hard to see.KATELYN: But youcan bet it works.EVAN: Everything's working.We're on the right path.KATELYN: We're onthe right path.I think now we need toremove a filter from this.Okay.According to some onlinevideos that I watched,you get wet papertowels and you lay itacross here for anhour up to a day.And then you canjust peel it off.I feel like the wetnessseeps into electronics,but that like, gave me astomachache immediately.This is going to feel so wrong.It's gonna, yes.Fairly wet.Okay.KATELYN: It's bedtime for you.This looks like an artsand crafts projectsthat's gone wrong.Yeah, we papermacheing this monitor.EVAN: Paper machemonitor, DIY hack!(ticking)Let's see if this is enoughto remove it the film.Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.Do you have a satisfying angle?EVAN: Okay, go for it.(sexy music)Oh yeah.From the side too, ohyeah, that's great.KATELYN: It's tearing.EVAN: Oh no.Oh no.That's terrible.So we're encounteringsome difficulties.I think we just needto let it soak longer.We thought that sincewe have it in this halfwith polarizedsheeting, what is it?I dunno.Is it anti-glare?Is it polarizing?We're removing some sortof filter from the top,but I want to see what it does.'Cause it's half on, half off.Let's plug it in.ROBOT: And see the difference.Yeah, I mean, if wedecide we liked itbetter with the sheet,there's nothingreally to do about it,but maybe we cansolve some mysteries.Yeah.Let's do it.Oh, also I went ahead andran to the hardware storeand got some protective sheetingthat we can kind oflike, sandwich it.I thought we'djust, mention thatwhen we got to later inthe edit, that's fine.So, a plexiglass sandwich.Okay, let's justput this behind it.Oh yeah.I can see it much better.Wow.Oh wow.This is a moment whereit's coming together.But is the removed film good?Or the with film?This is film.This is no film.The no film is better.The no film is better>Yeah!Okay.Oh, thank goodness.There on the top, that's clear.And right there.That's where the filter is.And you can see like Katelyn's,hand on the other side.It's blurrier andthis is not as clear.It's not as good.Yeah.So we'll, we'll removethe rest of the film.We'll just let itsoak a bit more.Yeah, yeah.Hey there, do youlove being alive,frolicking throughyour backyard.KATELYN: Saying hi tothe neighborhood cats,EVAN: The smell of freshelectronics in the morning.KATELYN: Well, if youwant to keep living,you need to eat and whatbetter way to do so thenwith our sponsor, Hello Fresh,America's number one meal kit.EVAN: They have morefive-star recipesthan any other meal kit.And we literally have nottried one we didn't like.KATELYN: Plus theysave you time becauseall the ingredientscome pre-portioned,and they're shipped to yourdoor, cutting out grocery trips,which take an averageof 41 minutes.Giving you more time inyour day for frolicking.EVAN: Plus, they'resuper flexible.You can easily changeyour delivery dates,or skip a week If you need to.KATELYN: You wanta cucumber cob?Did you?Oh god!Supporting oursponsor supports us.So go to HelloFresh.comand use our code,EVANANDKATELYN80 toget a total of $80 offacross five boxes,including free shippingon your first box.That's HelloFresh.com andcode EVANANDKATELYN80.Ooh!Fresh.The pippled cu-the pippled cucumbers!The pippled cucumbers, y'all.So now that we'vetaken everything apart.It's time to putthings back together,but in our own monitor frame.And of course we havethe supervisor hereto approve our design.EVAN: Looks likeshe's keeping a verystrict eye on things.You working hard?Yes.I'm going to try to keepthe design fairly simple.Just two main components,the base and the arms,the base will have aCNC'd slot cut into it,so that we can feed thecables through to theelectronics enclosure thatwill be screwed to the base.TOGETHER: And now,a build montage.(jazz music)Ready to find out if this fits?I am.I'm so excited to see whatthis looks like altogether.(laughing)Okay.Oh, love, that looks sharp.You know this be a cool lookfor monitors, in general.This type of frame.All right.Now we just got toinstall electronics.(jazz music)(gasping)Oh, sorry.Oh, that makes me a little.Let's see the accessto the bottom.How do I prevent itfrom sliding out?Beautiful.Yeah.Now this is a littlebit of a tricky part.The final time Ihave to do this.So hopefully.KATELYN: Hopefullyyou don't break it.EVAN: Yes.KATELYN: Nice.(buzzing)What if we had ofbroken at right there,because of the top tape.It was stuck down and itwas pulling it an angle.(laughing)No, I can't.This LCD has gone through a lot.The cables havegone through a lot.What if we have assembled it,but somehow brokenit in between?Okay.Power on.Data in.Please.Yes!Yay!Yes, yes, yes, it was okay.We haven't broken it yet!It looks good.Right?It looks, it looks,it looks high end.Looks like a thousandbucks of fake money.Joobie, what do you think?Does the Supurrvisor approve?Hi, nerds.EVAN: Yeah, come on out.What do you think?You has ham back there?KATELYN: Yes, must investigate.EVAN: Oh, she wants.She wants to be!KATELYN: Well thankyou for demoing it.EVAN: Yeah, yeah!KATELYN: Perfect silhouette!EVAN: Yes.Yeah, that's so fun!But now we need to somehowjustify all of this timeand effort that we put intothis transparent monitor.I think the best way to do thatis for you to stand on one side.And for me fromthe other side toPhotoshop things onto your face.Perfect.(upbeat piano)Help!Help, I'm trapped insideof a computer monitor.Awwh!You ready to dosome Photoshoppings?Yeah, let's do it!This is so neat.Okay, so, Katelyn andI both have a live viewof what you guys are seeing.So that we can kind oflike, interact together.Katelyn has also prepared somefiles that I'm scared about.So I'm wondering, love.Are you feeling rock and roll?Magical?Glam?Magical.Okay.Oh god.You're a hairy lizard.A hairy lizard!Aye, Katelyn, canyou replace my eyes?Can you do, canyou do my makeup?Do eyeliner?Let's try two differentways to do it.This will be a great test.One is using Photoshopassets, and one is drawing.Okay.KATELYN: So we'llstart, with that.Oh no!Oh, this is really cursed!Oh no!Give me a sassy pout.Oh.(laughing)Oh, baby.So interesting beingable to see you,and like, what you're doing.Oh, oh.Supurrvisor wants in my lap.Hop on up!Yes.I have an assistant.(laughing)EVAN: I can kind of like,barely see you inthe reflection.Yeah.Joob keeps head butting my arm.So she's having some input too.Mm.Ooh yes.Oh my.(laughing)KATELYN: I'm going to needto touch up your brows.Oh, I look so glamorous.We can title this, this videoEvan's e-girl make-over.KATELYN: I'm givingyou a purple mustache.Oh, that's what that is.I think you look lovely.You are ready to takethe internet by storm.(laughing)Now that I've been an e-girl.Now I want you toadd like tattoos,Did the Supurrvisorput you up to that?Yes.I know you've beenconsidering face tattoos, so.Dragon.KATELYN: It's a spider web.Oh, crawling on my face.Oh, this is going toupset some people.He's got one really muscly leg.That's his killing leg.You know, it's nota perfect spider.(laughing)See, look, thislet's you previewa tattoo withdifferent emotions.Happy.Sad.KATELYN: Is that your sad face?Mm, that's kinda good.Classy.KATELYN: You could kind ofpull that off, honestly.Here, let me just add to it.Ooh!(tongue rolling)Here, I have anotherhairstyle for you.It's Snooki.Oh yeah.Is that your best?What's your bestSnooki impression?That's such anoutdated reference.I don't know.I didn't rememberthat cultural moment.What's your Snooki impression?KATELYN: Oh yeah.(laughing)Ooh yeah, it's me, Snooki.(laughing)All right, so now that wehave a transparent monitor,we have found at least oneamazing, beautiful use.Very practical.Very practical.But you know, this project isn'tjust about being practical.It's also aboutchallenging ourselvesand doing something cool.And building somethingthat looks really sweet.If you guys want moreEvan and Katelyn content,we have more channels.We have our second channel.We have two gaming channels.We live stream on Twitchand we have a podcast.You remembered all ofthem, I am so proud!(clapping)Bye!Bye!(booping)But so far.I can't shake your handright now, I'm sorry.Here, shake something else.Thank you.I know you don't like itwhen I touch your nose.I really don't.(laughing)Okay, let's turn this off.(booping)Oh, no, all my stuff.No, I'm coming.I'm coming, stuff.Just don't die, stuff.Okay, shoot him,shoot him, shoot him!I can't!Hey, how about you just shush?\n"