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Avatar is an AMAZING visual experience. Yes, the story is warmed over and nothing special (pretty much Dances With Wolves meets Fern Gully with a little Final Fantasy thrown in for good measure, plus race/imperialism/capitalism themes that I'm sure people will be debating for years to come), but the movie contains the most advanced cgi I have EVER seen, and the 3D presentation is jaw dropping. It's a true spectacle. Don't judge the quality of the art based on the movie trailer -- it doesn't do the animation any justice. All the people saying this is a ground-breaking film are absolutely right.
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| the Lengths |
[29 Dec 2009|01:47am] |
Next year is approaching on the calendar, quicker than I could have ever expected.
I don't have much of a BEST OF list, aside from saying that the best album that came out all year (and yes, I've heard the new Iron and Wine AND the new Andrew Bird albums) is STILL in my humble opinion, White Rabbits' It's Frightening. Audio candy. I have a sweet tooth.
Best movie? District 9. Equal parts funny/action/gross-out/political statements.
Now for the holiday paintings!
These were all completed for the holiday season. My favorite three pieces I finished in the month of December (out of the NINE I managed to crank out in the month's time) are below:
 Loon Lake
A humble effort for Thea and Stan Kirkwood...
And for my dear friends Nathan and Leah LeMasters:
 Still Life with Foxes
( Here's the BIGGEST and best one, in my humble opinion... )
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[29 Dec 2009|02:46am] |
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Heya,
Here are a couple panels from the latest webcomic I'm working on. It's pretty personal and it's very X-rated. So, I'm still not sure if I'll be able to post it online in it's entirety. This is me and my girl. She gave me a dirty look when I mentioned possibly uploading it to the net. So...The prelims/layouts are already done, and I have the first page inked and finished. I'm throwing a couple of panels up here just to get something out there. Let me know what you think.
Ink and brush on this one.
 
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| "Fawn" |
[29 Dec 2009|01:14am] |
~9"x9". sepia ink.
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| Louisa May Alcott Movie! |
[28 Dec 2009|11:16am] |
Louisa May Alcott - A New Look
Oh man, I can't wait to watch this! Little Women is one of my annual re-reads, and I recognize the actress playing LMA, Elizabeth Marvel, from several L&O episodes. I've always thought Marvel turned in some great performances -- the woman's a damn chameleon, a true character actress! Can't wait to see her as LMA. :)
PBS Website
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[28 Dec 2009|03:36pm] |
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[28 Dec 2009|03:18pm] |
 © by Pavel Brat
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| oil lamp |
[28 Dec 2009|10:52am] |
sick of people and situations now (although christmas went really well, that wasn't the issue). suddenly i want a piano again?
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| new cartoon |
[28 Dec 2009|01:30am] |
Been working hard to finish up my projects. I have a bunch of cartoons that I've been submitting to the New Yorker which I might collect together in a book. The Bible Project is coming along nicely. The kids book is drawn and just needs to be colored. I have a bunch of dirty comics that I did for the Onion that could make a good little book. And if the Too Much Coffee Man Omnibus is finished - just a tiny bit of polish and it'll be printed.... lots of good stuff. In the meantime
New cartoon.
and my stupid LJ account expired again.
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| Ahsoka Ricci |
[28 Dec 2009|02:22am] |
I really enjoy the character of Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars Clone Wars.
And I really like Christina Ricci as an actress. So I was looking thorugh Pics of Christina I have for some art inspiration and suddenly thought "You know, she looks a bit like Ahsoka."
A few hours later in Photoshop and this is what I came up with.
Below is the original pic i started with on the left and how Ahsoka looks in the show on the right.
Evidence once again of what happens when I can't turn my brain off until 3 am or so.
-j-
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