Just watched Star Trek 2009. Man if you’re into sci-fi don’t miss this one. Star Trek have that good old days atmosphere you wouldn’t find in modern sci-fi. Can’t count myself as ST fan but I really enjoy it when I was a kid (yeah that was long ago ). And now it’s great to see Kirk, Spock and others are back on big screen. And it’s so fun to see that young russian guy with terrible english accent (actually he spoke russian very well).
If you’re an artist and looking for some inspiration go look for visuals it’s pure eye-candy stuff. Camera angles, dynamics, colors… the spaceships designs are matching the 60’s style but still looks fun. The backgrounds and mattepaintings are stunning. Vulcan planet is a great example.
Can’t wait to see Cameron’s Avatar (and Battle Angel Alita) and Spielberg’s Ghost in the Shell 3D.
NYC gallery AWP calls for submission for Something Different exhibition. This exhibition will feature 200 artists from around the world. Invitations will be sent to over 40,000 collectors, and fellow artists. Your works will also be featured on AWP website and for purchase online.
The idea behind the event is as follows:
Each artist will have a 40(L)x30(H) space to display their artwork of choice. Artist’s can have as many pieces as you want as long as it doesn’t go over the 40″ x 30″ space. Make sure that each piece are ready to hang and is less than 2 lbs. Also, please be sure to mail in a picture/chart of how you want your pieces to be displayed.
AWP will be picking one artist from this exhibition to presents a solo exhibition at AWP gallery. They will also be picking 10 artists to present a group exhibition as well.
All artists are guaranteed to be featured in this exhibition upon completion of registration.
Roman Bordenyuk is both a traditional artist and digital painter from Vinnitsa, Ukraine. In his online portfolio you’ll find character design samples, enviros and props varied from sci-fi to fantasy setting. Professional credits includes Heroes of Annihilated Empires, 3D Real-Time Strategy published by GSC World Publishing in 2006. Besides videogames he’s also working in advertising designing posters, promo cards and all that stuff.
Roman’s website is very plain and clean, no graphics fluff or fancy flash. The core content is hiding under the gallery section while stuff page is all about beautiful panoramic photos. The rest is pretty standard except the idle links section.
If you, by any chance, landed at Kotobuki Shirou’s website it may looks just like another anime artist webpage with lots of kanji and cute’n’sexy anime-styled girls.
By maintaining link collector I’ve seen hundreds and hundreds anime and manga artists websites and I can say that Kotobuki Shirou get a unique, recognizible style. He’s capturing female beauty with soft and fluid lines and pastel-like colors. As a result, they looks alive and beautiful.
He is also been involved in character design for Rumble Roses PS2/XBOX360 game by Konami.
What makes him so special is a way he have to draw and paint. He can’t move his hands or legs after a motorcycle accident, only his head. Can you imagine that? He’s still an illustrator and concept artist though.
It’s a fantastic example for the artists thinking that they have no inspiration or lacking talent etc. As someone have said, whatever you think your problems are, no matter how “late” you start, “lack” of talent or your physical condition – you CAN succeed.
Here is a great video from Japanese TV so you can watch it for yourself:
According to Jason Manley (Massive Black and ConceptArt.Org founder) ConceptArt.Org will soon no longer be offering downloads of it’s content. And all videos will be available in streaming fashion ONLY.
If you aren’t familiar with Massive Black, well these are the most talented group of artists creating 3d assets, promo paintings, illustrations and conceptual art for entertainment industry. There were a lot of hype about these guys since their launch. They are also running Massive Black DVD, an educational branch where you can learn about their stuff by downloading video tutorials. The videos is really neat and it’s a good investment if you’re looking for the ways to polish your skills or get some insights into digital painting.
Comparing to traditional educational DVDs, Massive Black offers you digital files and instant access. Once your order get proceeded (1-2 min or less) you’ll get a download link to the video file(s). That’s the fast, easy and convenient way to get your hands on educational materials from the industry pros. And it’s quite cheap too if you look at other educational DVD prices. But here lies a big problem – torrents and p2p networks. And because of piracy all that stuff is goin’ to stream video format.
There are still hot debates on ConceptArt.Org are goin’ on but the decision is set. So if you’re interested, it’s the last chance to download some stuff at MassiveDVD until it goes live.
Wow. There is always sort of excitement when you start a new project. There are still a lot of things to do but it’s great to get started. So, what this fuss is all about?
Let’s see.
There are tons of cg art blogs around and this one looks just like another silly wordpress blog. Why I’m doing this? Being in the cg sphere for some time I’ve learn a few things about digital art and creativity, and I want to share that experience with you. It’s a great chance to talk about inspirational artists and works, various resources and projects to fire up your creativity, eleminate any fears and doubts. ‘I can do it‘ is the first mantra you’ve to chant.
Being blogging for 4 or 5 years it’s not a big deal to crank out some posts. I don’t scare if some client came up and ask me to paint some busty dark elf girl. Or epic battlefield with ultramatines and chaos warriors. I could see some challenge before artwork but no trace of fear or doubt. ‘I can do it‘ is what I always feel.
Last year I thought ‘I quit from business to work on personal projects only’. Boy, THAT was hella scary. By working for client you play safe because you get paid after all. I was making nice figures comparing to my regular job and cutting that off wasn’t easy. But at the same time I wasn’t happy about the commercial work I was doing. I constantly hear the inner voice saying ‘dude, you’re wasting your time, go back to the things you love painting’.
After completing Ocean Dreams I woke up. It’s a painting I did for some girl at deviantart community just to express my gratitude. No money, no romantic attachement… nothing, just a way to say ‘thank you’ to unfamiliar person for her support. The following reaction was the biggest enjoyment I’ve ever experienced. No money can give you the same.
Now I’m pursuing the goal that scares me a lot, but I feel very passionate about it. These are three projects, three universes: Rainbow Dreams, Steam Fantasy and unnamed sci-fi opera. It’s time to chant ‘I can do it’ once again. Stay tuned for cool stuff and updates.
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). And now it’s great to see Kirk, Spock and others are back on big screen. And it’s so fun to see that young russian guy with terrible english accent (actually he spoke russian very well).
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