Dancers out and about [25 pictures] Photographer Jordan Matter created his series “Dancers Among Us” as a reminder to “relish moments large and small, recognize the beauty around you, and be alive!” Here are a bunch of the pics, but there are even more at his website and in his book. Books by beinArt Publishing Black Magick: The Art of Chet Zar A chronicle of Chet Zar’s eclectic career. From his beginnings in the Hollywood special-effects industry to his establishment as a widely respected fine artist, Chet’s unique world of monsters has fascinated and influenced those in fields as varied as tattooing, music and art academia. Now, through this publication, Chet gives us unprecedented access to his story. • renowned tattooist Paul Booth • award-winning author & filmmaker Jovanka Vuckovic • film director Guillermo del Toro Featuring over 150 full-color images of his paintings, sculptures and sketches, plus behind-the-scenes images from his time in the special-effects industry,Black Magick: The Art of Chet Zar is a must-have for anyone who has ever been curious about monsters…or the man behind them. Metamorphosis Volumes 1 & 2 Each volume presents the work of 50 contemporary artists of the Surreal, Pop-Surrealist & Fantastic Realist Art traditions. Kris Kuksi: Divination and Delusion
100 Essential Web Development Tools - Noupe Design Blog Mar 16 2010 By Neil Skirrow As web technologies constantly advance, the skills a developer is expected to have are constantly increasing. Web users are beginning to expect Ajax interfaces, charts and graphs and a whole host of other tricks and features. This means web developers not only have to be skilled with HTML and a server-side programming language such as PHP or Perl, but they now also need to be JavaScript gurus, Flash experts, and skilled graphic designers. When developing your applications, you simply can’t create every element yourself. In an effort to save you a few hours crawling the web in search of the perfect third-party solution, we have compiled this list of essential development resources. 1. You can find a whole array of pre-made classes and functions to help save development time. The following CAPTCHA systems can be easily integrated with your applications: SecurimageSecurimage is a free open-source PHP CAPTCHA script for generating complex images and CAPTCHA codes. 2.
21 Of the Most Extraordinary Places To Visit 153 Flares Facebook 23 Twitter 2 Google+ 114 StumbleUpon 1 Pin It Share 13 13 153 Flares × I’ve gathered today the most extraordinary photographs from the most unique places to visit on earth. Take a break from work or get inspired for your next task by seeing these stunning photographs. Thank you for visiting, we hope you find our site, enjoyable, informative and educational. If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader.
Jake Fried 33 Ways To Overcome Frustration I have a huge experience with frustration. I experienced it in so many ways, at so many times in my life, that I feel like I’m some kind of a specialist. If you wonder why I have this huge expertise, here’s the answer: growth never happens without it. The more frustration you are able to harvest, resolve and overcome, the more growth you’re experiencing. Avoiding it, hiding from it, deluding the game, none of these strategies will make you a better human being. On the contrary. What follows is a list of tools and approaches I used to solve my own frustration and limitation episodes. 1. Yes, something bad happened. 2. It’s so easy to get caught in a spiral of anger and despair when you’re frustrated, and I know that first hand. 3. Find somebody you trust and talk about it. 4. If you don’t keep a journal, start now. 5. Imagine you’re on a desert island. 6. What is the worst thing that may happen to you right now? 7. What exactly will make the situation acceptable again? 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
When Real Babes and Lolis are Turned to Anime Skilled artists of 2ch just made an animazing feat by showing what they're capable of - turning real babes (and lolis) to their anime version. Probably I'm more than light years away to achieve such mastery despite the hardships I've done practicing how to draw anime on paper. I desperately need apprenticeship to a master who knows how to do this! And yes before I forget! Starts with Loli ends with Loli :) If you like this article please share this on Facebook or Tweet it on Twitter. Update:
Audrey Kawasaki - ACIDMATH The themes in Audrey Kawasaki's work are contradictions within themselves. Her work is both innocent and erotic. Each subject is attractive yet disturbing. Audrey's precise technical style is at once influenced by both manga comics and Art Nouveau. Her sharp graphic imagery is combined with the natural grain of the wood panels she paints on, bringing an unexpected warmth to enigmatic subject matter. The figures she paints are seductive and contain an air of melancholy.
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Unbelievable Oil Paintings by Fulvio di Piazza Fulvio Di Piazza was born in 1969 in Siracusa, Italy. He studied at Urbino Art Academy and currently lives in Palermo, Italy. In 2008, Di Piazza participated in the Quadriennale exhibition in Rome. In 2011, his work was included in an exhibition curated by Vittorio Sgarbi at the Italian Pavilion of the 54th Venice Biennale. Chek him at www.bonelliarte.com
25 Mind-Twisting Optical Illusion Paintings By Rob Gonsalves The beautiful and mind-bending illusions in Canadian artist Robert Gonsalves’ paintings have a fun way of twisting your perception and causing you to question what in his paintings, if anything, is real. Most of his stunning paintings have an unclear boundary between the multiple stories they tell, which forces the viewer to jump back and forth between them – like an optical illusion that changes every time you look at it. Gonsalves’ interest in art began at an early age, which is why he became comfortable with painting such complex misdirections. He had experience with technique and perspective and architectural art by the age of 12. When he encountered Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte, they clearly left a lasting impact on his amazing paintings as well. More info: Facebook (h/t: Vaalkor)
kuler Between Video Games and Fantasie – Illustrations by Jason Chan Between Video Games and Fantasie – Illustrations by Jason Chan An awesome portfolio by Californian artist Jason Chan, illustrations between video games and fantasie. A nice style and dark and twisted universe.