Dream Big by Peter Fecteau | koikoikoi - StumbleUpon “Dream Big” was a year-long project in which Pete created a mosaic of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. using 4,242 Rubik’s Cubes. > petefecteau.com The Top 8 Free Online Image Editors - StumbleUpon Taking photos or making beautiful digital artwork is activities most people enjoy doing. Most people have heard of, and might be familiar with, Adobe Photoshop. It’s arguably the most popular image manipulation app around, especially for professionals. However, most people’s image editing needs would be met by apps available right in their browser. While you won’t have the extensive capabilities Photoshop has, this list of the top eight image editing web apps will likely offer more features than necessary for most people in most instances. 1. Photoshop.com Photoshop.com is the lightweight version of the behemoth desktop app, Photoshop. Requirements: Flash 10+Developer: Adobe 2. Splashup Splashup is quite similar to Photoshop in respect to its interface, while offering a strong selection of tools and a few more than basic image editing capabilities. Requirements: FlashDeveloper: Faux Labs 3. Aviary Aviary offers everything from image editing to vector and audio editing. 4. picnik Picnik flauntR
How To Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 Buy the book: Amazon | B&N | More… Here’s what a few folks have said about it: “Brilliant and real and true.” Read an excerpt below… Tags: steal like an artist The Embroidered Secrets of Maurizio Anzeri | Yatzer& - StumbleUpon Angelo, Embroidery on printphoto © Maurizio Anzeri >> As long as something creates a reaction it’s alive << says Maurizio Anzeri, the Italian born artist from the city of Loano. Known for his series of eerie portraits or photo-sculptures, a term used by himself to describe his portraits, Maurizio’s work will be presented this month at the Baltic (25 June - 11 October 2011) and will mark his first solo show in a major UK institution. Bernard (left) and Giorgio (right), Embroidery on printphoto © Maurizio Anzeri Giovanni, Embroidery on print photo © Maurizio Anzeri Maurizio’s Mediterranean temperament and warm nature was evident in the way he talked about his work, an element that deeply engaged me to our conversation. Family, Embroidery on print photo © Maurizio Anzeri Shifting from his previous project to his current practice, Maurizio says that he is interested in everything a photograph represents. Peter, Embroidery on print photo © Maurizio Anzeri sources:
How 10 Fantastic Poster Designs Conform to A.I.D.A - StumbleUpon A.I.D.A (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action; also AIDA) is the well-known acronym that can guide a designer when creating advertisements. In this case, I will be looking at 10 fantastic poster designs and determining how they conform to the AIDA principle. Like this type of article? Why not subscribe for Free via RSS or Email Here’s what the AIDA acronym stands for:A → Attention (also, Attraction, Awareness or Allure): Attract the attention of the target audience (viewer of the poster design in this case).I → Interest: Garner the Interest of the target audience by outlining the purpose of the design.D → Desire: Convince the target audience that they want the product or service and that it will satisfy their requirements.A → Action: Lead the target audience towards taking a specific and measurable action. In regards to Poster Design, the ‘typical’ allocation of space that contains copy and imagery looks something like this: 1: ‘Get Tactical’ Poster Design ☞ TIP! 3: ‘Cogitatur’ Poster Design
3D Paintings on Panes of Glass - StumbleUpon Using multiple layers of clear glass, Canada based David Spriggs and Chinese born Xia Xiaowan, transform flat artwork into 3D sculptures. Viewers are treated to different shifting perspectives of the works based on where they stand in the art space. Spriggs work revolves around powerful explosive imagery, often resembling storms, cosmic blasts or firework like explosions. See Also INCREDIBLE 3D ILLUSTRATIONS JUMP OUT OF THE SKETCHBOOK For more on David Spriggs see his beautiful website at davidspriggs.com or for more on Xia Xiaowan see Wikipedia Above and Below: Xia Xiaowan’s distorted 3D figures Artist: Xia Xiaowan Below: David Spriggs beautiful paintings fill the room with stormy emotion. Artist: David Spriggs Artist: David Spriggs Source: amusingplanet.com
Yuki Matsueda ‘While most designers are busying adding more and more elements into their artworks, Japan-based Yuki Matsueda has, however, managed to let some elements escape from his art pieces. The result seems quite amazing… A vivid 3D image is successfully created and all the elements are believed to be more shocking than those stay still on paper.’
BEST of BTS (updated) | photography by Angus R Shamal - StumbleUpon A selection of some of the most awesome Behind-the-scenes shots I’ve seen from some famous movies. Back when set designs were huge and hand made, when special effects where mechanical and photographic and film stars were risking their lives on the set. source: Ain’t It Cool News. A self portrait of Stanley Kubrick with his daughter, Jack Nicholson and the crew @ the set of The Shining. on the set of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis — the actress inside the Maria robot taking a breather. The Empire Strikes Back – filming the Crawl. Sesame Street Rebel Without A Cause — James Dean, Natalie Wood and director Nicholas Ray. Requiem for a Dream — Jennifer Connelly strapped into a SnorriCam. The Gate (1987) — Giant special effect set. © Craig Reardon The Birds (1961) — Tippi Hedren with Hitchcock. Rio Bravo — Hawks and Angie Dickinson. Set of Alien Ghostbusters II – Marshmallow man. Superman seems flying on the set. On the set of Mothra (1961) – special effects director Tsuburaya Eiji. Dr. The Howling – 1981.
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