Marco Slangen
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- Oct 26, 11
Gaius, a self-described member of the 1% ("Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan would save me roughly $400,000 a year in taxes, and President Obama's tax proposals would cost me more than $100,000") writes on DailyKos in support of the Occupy movement and describes the absurdity of the pitched battles over raising taxes on the rich by a mere 3.5%:
Thus you can imagine my amazement this summer when I watched the Republicans in Congress push the United States to the brink of default - and the world to the brink of ruin - over whether to repeal a portion of the Bush tax cuts and raise my taxes by 3.5%. I know a lot of people with high incomes and even the conservatives among them were confused by that sequence of events. Here is a secret about rich people: we wouldn't have noticed a 3.5% tax increase. That is not only because there isn't a material difference between having $1 million and $965,000, which is obvious, but also because most of us don't actually know how much money we are going to make in a given year. Most income at that level is the result of profits rather than salary, whether it comes in the form of bonuses, stock options, partnership distributions, dividends or capital gains. Profits are unpredictable and they tend to vary wildly. At my own firm, the general rule of thumb is that if we are within 5% of our budget for the year, everyone is happy and no one complains. A variation of 3.5% is merely a random blip.
I was not amazed but disgusted when John Boehner and his crew tried to justify the extremity of their position by rebranding the wealthy as "job creators." While true in a very basic sense, it obscures the fact that jobs are a cost that is voluntarily incurred only as a result of demand. Hiring has no correlation at all to profits or to income - none. Let me keep more of my money without increasing customer demand and I will do just that - keep it. Perhaps I will spend a little more of it, though probably not, but even if I do it won't help the economy very much. Here is another secret of the well-to-do: we don't really buy much more stuff than everyone else. It may be more expensive stuff, sure, but I don't buy cars, or appliances, or furniture, or anything else more frequently than the average consumer. The things I do spend more money on are services such as travel, entertainment, restaurants and landscaping, none of which generate well-paying middle class jobs. There, in a nutshell, is the sad explanation of what has happened to the American economy over the last 25 years of "trickle down" economics.
- Sep 20, 11One of my favorite movies from childhood...this is when Henson rocked.You should watch the whole series, this is just part 1.
Part 3 is pretty amazing when they show how Hoggle
was built and handled by the puppeteers. - Sep 20, 11Not sure how long you should cook a piece of fish? Try the 10-minute rule of thumb, which says you should measure the fish at its thickest point and cook it for 10 minutes per inch, turning halfway through the cooking time. More »
- Sep 14, 11
No matter how many innovations technology brings, people will always love retro.
Like retro clothing, retro-inspired photography and even old school music, retro posters are stylistically inspired by trends of the past. These posters however are made with modern designing and poster printing tools that enhance their quality and durability. Some notable techniques used on these retro posters are the application of color palettes with relatively low saturation resulting into faded colors, the use of texture to give the print a vintage feel, and the insertion of distinct typography that originated in past decades.
We have collected 34 retro inspired custom posters for design inspiration. Whether they make you feel nostalgic or simply amused by the “old school look,” you’ll just never grow tired of such designs.
Marvel Minimalist Posters
Marko Manev
View SourceVintage-Style DC Character Posters
Michael Myers
View SourceRetrospective
YouWorkForThem
View SourceALQUIMIA TYPE
Luis Miguel Torres and Diego L. Rodriguez
View SourceThe Black Panther Party
Rubens Scarelli
View SourceStar Wars Galaxy
Justin Van Genderen
View SourceCulture Club (5 o’clock teenager) Promo
Jared Nickerson
View SourceCool Rides
Justin Van Genderen
View SourcePin Up Gallery
Christian Suarez
View SourceLICEULICE Cover&Poster – PUBLISHED!
Vjeko Sumic
View SourceBang bang type (02)
Philippe Nicolas
View SourceSignalnoise: Cycle
James White
View SourceStudio Ampersand
Dimitrios Giannakoulias
View SourceSmphny Speaks
Quincy Sutton
View SourcePosters from the new Century
Moustafa Khamis
View SourceGraphic Design 2
Corey Price
View SourcePosters Like This
SmashingPlanets
View SourceFamily Feud: Vintage Variation
copperthistle
View SourceThe Dead Weather 1
ForrestLucero
View SourceL’Academie Fuzz
mree
View SourceThe Bottom Line Is The Dollar Sign
Jay Chapman
View SourceVintage Movie Posters
mynameisindie
View SourceTOUR DE FROMAGE 2011 SEMIFINALS
Heather Clark
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If there is one field in design that requires a huge amount of drawing talent, imagination and creativity, that’ll be creating matte paintings.
A matte painting is a visual representation of any given place, real or imagined, that is too expensive to recreate or simply too far away to visit. Such artworks are necessities in creating realistic backdrops for films and some TV series.
Even big budget films depend on matte painters to create such settings.
In truth, it has saved many viewers from boring, poorly-devised backgrounds and film producers from unnecessary overspending. Right now, let’s take a plunge on some astounding samples. Here are 60 incredible matte paintings that I’m sure will take your breath away.
Nikita -trainfender- Buyanov
Form Language Studio
Lubos de Gerardo Surzin
Andrée Wallin
Marta Nael
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~erenarik
`memod
~tiger1313
~frankhong
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NordenWorks
Alex Hdez
Dylan Cole
Image rendered by an artist from Double Negative and Dylan Cole
Yaroslav
Frederick St. Arnaud
Jonas de Ro
Ciaran Brennan
Jamie Jasso
Francesco Corvino
Raphael Lacoste
‘tigaer
Saul Espinosa
Alexandru Popescu
=kire1987
Igor Staritsin
Temüjin
Jean Baptiste Verdier
Sebastien Hue
Piotrek Swigut
Neil Blevins
Ed Franc Loverock Babb
Thomas Pringle
Lubos de Gerardo Surzin
Alex Golovchenko
Ankaris
Valentin Petrov
Yanick Dusseault
Jorik Dozy
Sketchbook
Other Helpful Links:
Matte Painting from Wikipedia
Execution of Matte Paintings from matte.walterparada.com
A Debate on the True Definition of Matte Painting on MattePainting.org Forum
How Would You Define Matte Painting on CGTalk ForumNot into film? Why, these artworks are perfect for backdrops for your home and office as well! Why not try putting such artworks on poster prints and photo enlargements? I tell you, these will be pretty spectacular.
- Sep 15, 11
Feng Zhu has a well designed blog with tons of diverse work by him and his students, updated regularly. I always end up spending way too much time on there when I visit.
Keywords: digital robot concept art by feng zhu design school fzd singapore imagine fx painting tutorial tips tricks ships in concepts cinematic film wide frame 2.35:1 aspect ratio panoramic landscape demonstration class demo art - Sep 13, 11
Titan Books gave me permission to present samples from the new art book, The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss. It's available in a standard edition for $21.14, and a special edition for $75 that comes in a slipcase with an alternate cover, an extra 8-page cover gallery and a signed Chris Foss print in an envelope.
Foss’s groundbreaking and distinctive science fiction art revolutionized paperback covers in the 1970s and 80s. Dramatically raising the bar for realism and invention, his trademark battle-weary spacecraft, dramatic alien landscapes and crumbling brutalist architecture irrevocably changed the aesthetic of science fiction art and cinema.
Featuring work for books by Isaac Asimov, E. E. ‘Doc’ Smith, Arthur C. Clarke, A. E. Van Vogt and Philip K. Dick, and film design for Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick, this volume brings together many rare and classic images that have never been seen or reprinted before. The first comprehensive retrospective of Chris Foss’s SF career.
All images © Chris Foss courtesy ChrisFossArt.com
- Sep 02, 11
Bay Area maker John Knoll (of ILM and PhotoShop fame) just finished converting his old manual milling machine to CNC with a GRBLshield and took the time to thoroughly document the process. If you’ve ever thought about attempting this conversion, you won’t want to miss this informative overview. In it John runs through the entire process from start to finish, beginning with converting a model using a Python script, sending G-code to the board using a Processing sketch, and ending with cutting the part. [Thanks, John!] - Sep 06, 11
From our friend KaranaK. Check conceptrobots.
Keywords: science fiction sci-fi concept futuristic spaceship cargo transport concept art by professional concept artist karanak alexey pyatov - Sep 07, 11
Into the Pixel is a yearly juried art exhibit showcasing concept and visual development art from the gaming industry.Sponsored by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences and the Entertainment Software Association, the exhibition is displayed at the E3 Expo.
You can also view the selections from this year, as well as the past several years, in the online galleries. The art selections are linked form the “Collection” sublink under each year in the navigation. Hovering over the thumbnails changes the mid size preview; clicking on the thumbnail opens the image in a pop-up window.
The pop-ups list the artist, the game for which the piece was done and the medium — most often digital painting, as well as some 3D modeling and mixtures of the two. There is a wonderfully diverse array of subjects and illustration styles.
(Images above: David Guertin, Aaron Limonick, Corentin Chevanne & Guillaume Bonnet, Lucas Graciano, Hamzah Kasom Osman, Nick Thornborrow, Tom Robinson, Jonathan Kirtz, Brian Thompson & Hamzah Kasom Osman)
[Via Gurney Journey]
- Sep 30, 11John was the first big artist to let me use his images for the blog back in 2008. Thanks John!
Keywords: digital wacom tablet concept spaceship illustration art design flying vehicle sci-fi science fiction concept art work by from john wallin liberto - Aug 11, 11
Alasdair Allan, author of iOS Sensor Apps with Arduino, has posted the source code for a couple of apps that are based on the Redpark Serial Cable for iOS, which is available in the Maker SHED as part of the Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS:
The cable is a fully MFi approved external accessory that allows home-hobbiests to talk to external hardware, no jailbreak required. On one end of the cable is a dock connector that plugs directly into your iOS device. On the other, is an RS-232 serial port that you can easily connect to anything that speaks a serial protocol.
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I’ve been working with the pre-release version of the cable for a couple of months now and I’ve put up some sample code to get you started. Including a rather nifty Universal application for the iPhone and iPad which will let you directly control an Arduino board. I’ve dubbed it the “Paduino.”
Connect your iPhone to the real world (the source code to the projects are available there as well).
- Aug 20, 11
If you’ve ever walked along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan during the holiday season, no doubt you’ve seen the incredible animatronic store displays in the windows of stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman. In this excellent video, Cool Hunting interviews Lou Nasti, the animatronic mastermind behind many of these displays. Lou is the owner of Mechanical Displays in Brooklyn and has been creating display robotics professionally for 30 years. While it’s clear that Christmas is serious business for Lou, he also shows off some of his non-Christmas creations, such as a pair of cycling skeletons for halloween. According to Lou, the NYPD asked the store owners to take that display down because it was causing accidents on the street. To see more of Lou’s fantastic work, check out his company’s website.
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This outstanding short film by the Bad Kidow Company presents the story of Death and her son, who tries to ease up his mother’s workload by optimizing her “work process” to spend more time with her.
[Via Neatorama]
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- Aug 30, 11
From Neil Bowdler at the BBC:
A Glasgow-based company has installed its first commercial "alkaline hydrolysis" unit at a Florida funeral home. The unit by Resomation Ltd is billed as a green alternative to cremation and works by dissolving the body in heated alkaline water. ... The makers claim the process produces a third less greenhouse gas than cremation, uses a seventh of the energy, and allows for the complete separation of dental amalgam for safe disposal.
New body 'liquefaction' unit unveiled in Florida funeral home [BBC]
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- May 10, 13Concept spaceship art by Maxim Revin: An amazing piece by Maxim Revin.
Keywords: concept spaceship environment art illustration scene render digital technical design artwork by rusiian concept artist maxim revin concept art - Jan 01, 13MONTHLY HEADER #85: SIMON WILLIAMSON: Concept flying machines by our friend Simon Williamson. Happy New Year!
Keywords: concept spaceship spacecraft futuristic sci-fi science fiction by simon williamson associate professor wentworth institute of technology
boston massachusetts usa - Jan 01, 13Ship scenes by James Paick: Fantastic ship environments by James Paick.
Keywords: concept spaceship spacecraft futuristic sci-fi science fiction environments by professional concept artist james paick sample images from scribblejames.blogspot.com - Nov 19, 12Under the wing by Jan Urschel: Nice new ship piece by Jan Urschel.
Keywords: futuristic space scenes sci-fi ships spaceship concept art illustration design by jan urschel pilot maintenance crew under airplane craft wing - Nov 19, 12Revenge of the Sith spaceship art by Ryan Church: Ryan Church has tons of concept art illustrations from various professional projects that he has worked on over the years. Here is some older Episode III stuff.
Keywords: star wars episode 3 III revenge of the sith spaceship spacecarft vehicle environments concept art by professional concept artist ryan church - Nov 07, 12MONTHLY HEADER #84: ANGEL ALONSO: Our friend Angelitoon made the animated header for this month. It makes it so much easier on me. Check out Angel's collection of robots!
Keywords: 3d three dimensional concept spaceship scenes renders by professional concept artist angel alonso spain deviantart portfolio angelitoon - Oct 28, 12Sci-Fi city by Mauricio Alvarado: Check out Mauricio at CGSociety.
Keywords: spaceship art environment futuristic sci-fi science fiction scene rendered by mauricio alvarado - Oct 20, 12Ship art by John Wallin Liberto: Two new ships by our friend John.
Keywords: the observer unsc infinity halo 4 large carrier ship vessels floating concept sci-fi science fiction spaceship art by professional concept artist john wallin liberto - Oct 13, 12MANCHU Monday: Le Regard des Furies: MANCHU. High quality prints for purchase on Bureau 21.
Keywords: traditional acrylic on paper science fiction spaceship illustrations by philippe bouchet manchu professional artist residing in france manchu monday high resolution definition art exclusive to concept ships blog - Oct 13, 12Featured Artist: Dark Digital Artworks of Alexander Fedosov:
Hello creatives! The month is about to end so its time to get to know another featured creative. Last month we we’re stunned by the amazing illustrations of David Habben and knowing his artistic career and creative process is a nice source of inspiration for us.
And today, we go a bit more digital and dark as we give you an amazing artist from Ukraine – Alexander Fedosov.
At an early age of 26, Alexander can be considered as one of the most unique digital artist out there creating surreal portraits of fantasy characters. By just using Photoshop, he brings his subjects to life with a combination of highly imaginative concept and surreal elements. His works are mostly dark themed with intricate details creating a slightly 3D effect.“Deionarra” | (Source)
An ordinary PC with two monitors and a Wacom tablet are his ultimate tools of the trade. He gets his inspiration from various fantasy and surreal artists and listening to trash metal and hardcore rock music. His portfolio is full of portraits mostly woman and monster like creatures – each is just full of details and surreal elements no one has ever imagined. Lets be inspired by taking a closer look at some of them.“Axel” | (Source)“Priya” | (Source)“Peisinoe” | (Source)“Sachiel” | (Source)“Disciple” | (Source)“Nymph” | (Source)“Medusa” | (Source)Check out more of Alexander’s stunning pieces on his profiles at Deviantart or Behance. Get to know more about him in an interview as the latest featured artist at UCreative Spotlight. Feel free to tell us your thoughts about our featured artist by commenting below and might as well suggest some artists you know and wanted us to feature them in the future. Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus for more updates. Don’t forget to subscribe to our blog for everyday design news and content.
Read more posts by Kerby Rosanes - Oct 13, 12Spaceship concept art by Gloria Shih: We love to see technical art by a Woman! Check out SHIHDEVIL. Gloria's IMDB listing.
Keywords: sci-fi science fiction space galaxy universe concept spaceship scenes environments rendered design drawn by professional concept artist gloria shih credited films include cowboys and aliens the hunger games the amazing spider man cloud atlas - Oct 13, 12Space Shuttle concept art:
Concept art has a multitude of uses outside of the film and gaming industries, even out in the “real world” — theme parks for example, use concept art to plan attractions.
Another use is in the development of proposed space vehicles, this has been the case since Chesley Bonestell created images of potential spacecraft for an American space program that did not yet exist, working from sketches on graph paper by pioneering rocket scientist Wernher von Braun. (The concept paintings were initially used to convince Congress to fund the space program by showing them the possibilities.)
An article today by Robert Gonzalez on the excellent science fiction/science themed blog, io9, digs into the archives of the San Diego Air & Space Museum and comes up with a treasure trove of concept art from the proposal days of the U.S. Space Shuttle program in a Flickr set of Space Related Images from the museum.
The concept art, which shows many preliminary and alternate designs, is mixed in with photographs of actual launches, tests and related subjects, but there is enough art to make flipping through the thumbnails well worthwhile. The io9 article also showcases some highlights with links to large versions. These images are in the public domain.
You’ve probably seen images recently of the last Space Shuttle’s last flight atop a carrier plane as it was moved to its resting place in a museum. The image above, top, was a concept for how the spacecraft might be carried atop existing aircraft for transport that was created before the Shuttles existed. Concept to reality. - Oct 13, 12Sci-Fi concept ships by nicponim: You must check all of the work by nicponim on CGHub.
Keywords: concept spaceship science fiction planet machines art illustration design painting by nicponim professional concept artist in poland - Oct 13, 12Ralph Heimans:
Originally from Austalia and now based in Paris, portrait artist Ralph Heimans has received much attention for his striking portraits of musician and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy (image above, top three) and Princess Mary of Denmark (fourth and fifth down), among others. He has recently accepted a commission to paint an official portrait of the Queen of England.
Heimans uses a traditional glazing technique more common in the 17th and 18th centuries than in contemporary painting, and his approach shows his admiration for masters of chiaroscuro like Caravaggiao and Velazquez. For some reason, though, my first thought was of Jacques Louis David (though much warmer), perhaps because of the importance that the settings play in his portraits.
It’s interesting to note that most of Heimans’ portrait compositions are horizontal — “landscape” rather than “portrait” orientation. The settings say something about the sitter, putting them in a context, and also create a great deal of the visual interest in the works when viewed as paintings, rather than as portraits of specific individuals.
He experiments with his compositions in other ways, taking chances on unusual angles and points of view, working with cast shadows, and creating wonderfully engaging images within his images in the form of reflections.
In addition to the (unfortunately limited) selection of work on his site, there are a few short videos that delve into the creation of two of his signature pieces.
[Via Bo Bartlett on Twitter] - Oct 13, 12Spaceship art by Nicolas Ferrand: We've featured viag's work a few times. Might be time to do a monthly header:)
Keywords: spaceship concept illustration design art vu nicolas ferrand viag concept designer in the gaming industry since 1999 born in france now lives in montreal canada contributed to the development of several AAA released games - Oct 13, 12Return to Ravnica:
I was very fortunate to get to do a bunch of art for Magic: The Gathering’s new expansion, Return to Ravnica. It was a really fun set and I was given some excellent assignments. - Oct 09, 12Storyboard Samples: Here in you can see some samples of old storyboards that I did for Feature Films, Animation TV Series and Commercials.... I hope you enjoy them. Soon I will be back with more current samples.
- Oct 09, 12Jelaine Faunce:
Jelaine Faunce is a contemporary painter based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
She paints her still life subjects in oil. Her compositions have a very strong sense of design, with as much attention given to the spaces around objects as the objects themselves.
Her website portfolio is divided into three sections, Vintage Neon, Small Works and Color Therapy. Though the former receives emphasis, perhaps considered by the artist to be her signature work, and I very much like her small works, which focus on intimate close up views of food items and tea cups, it is in the “Color Therapy” section that I find the work that fascinates me most.
Though I don’t know the intention of the title, the paintings that fall under it, largely of floral and glassware close ups, are vibrant with color, wonderfully textured and masterfully composed.
You can find additional, and sometimes larger, images of her work on the websites of the galleries I list below in which she is represented. - Oct 01, 12Concept ships by Benjamin LOUIS: Fantastic automotive design at asphaaalt. Check the Graviton!
Keywords: red bull space race concept ship spaceship vehicle design by benjamin louis french vehicle automotive car design professional works at faurecia in detroit michigan - Oct 01, 12Good Old Food Mart:
Kinda Picasso looking people Grocery AND a night club!! No one seems to shop at Food Mart by day. - Oct 01, 12The Many Moods of Oa: Oa is the home planet of the Guardians, little blue folks with big heads and red robes who float around screwing up the universe and then send out Green Lanterns to fix it or make it worse or something. Here is what I came up with in Photoshop for their central location.
One major problem from an art direction perspective, with GLAS and anything Green Lantern in general, is the overabundance of green. It can be difficult to come up with nice color palettes when everybody and everything in the scene is glowing green. Matters were not made better with the introduction of Red Lanterns, as we now had the world's weirdest Christmas to deal with.
Anyway, I tried a few things with Oa. Some were just different times of day, others were different takes on the palette. I think we went with the greenest one.
All images © Warner Brothers Animation - Sep 29, 12STAR TREK concept art by Ryan Church: Google has a funny little "animation" on their home page today celebrating STAR TREK's 46th anniversary so I thought some STAR TREK concept art by Ryan Church would be appropriate. It looks like he might have some concepts for the new STAR TREK film soon.
Keywords: concept star trek u.s.s. enterprise ncc-1701 art professional concept artist ryan church bridge emergency alarm art animation 46th anniversary franchise
