Neat shoes!

But boy do they look uncomfortable.

Christopher Lee's music

from Wikipedia:

Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross is a symphonic metal concept album released in 2010 by actor Christopher Lee.

It tells the story of the First Holy Emperor of Rome, King Charlemagne. Lee himself is a descendant of Charlemagne through his Italian ancestors.[1][2]

The album features The Tolkien Ensemble from Denmark, a 100 piece orchestra and a number of guest vocalists playing the different roles in the story. It was produced by Italian musician, composer and producer Marco Sabiu.[1]

In the past, Christopher Lee also worked with two other metal bands: Rhapsody of Fire and Manowar.

I want to decide on a Tattoo

So yeah, I finally wish to get a tattoo or two.

I want subtle, nice designs that will still look okay when they fade over time, especially when I'm old and wrinkled.

So I'll be posting images of tattoos that I like and invite reader feedback.

Here's a nice one: a locket. I don't think I'd want it heart shaped or with flowers, but anyway, you get the idea.

For Amy

Pin-Up Friday

I'm... BATMAN!!!

Awesome pic of YOUNG Angelica Huston (?)

At least... I *think* that it is her...

More reference images

For Caro

pics of the day

This is actually the first full-color, full view of Hellboy (as we know him now) in printed form, John Byrne’s Next Men #21.

For Caro

Some inspiration for my poupée d'amour... She loves this stuff!

Santa Claus = recruitment tool for atheists

From SA Forums poster Don Quixote:

"Santa Claus is ... a pretty good recruiting tool for Atheism when you think about it. Santa Claus presents us with the figure of a wise and all seeing being who judges the righteous and the wicked and brings reward or punishment as he sees fit, and he can be placated with offerings of milk and cookies. He's nothing more or nothing less than a god. Then we tell kids that he's not real after they spend some time believing in him. Why do Christians want to keep him around again?"

Funny...

...somewhere...

Sofia Coppola's new film.

Here's a site she made about it, including behind the scenes interviews (filmed by her mom), photo diary and trailers.

I'm super excited. I LOVE all her movies so far...



http://scsomewhere.com/

Sketches: post-apocalyptic heroine

  She'll have tattoos. Yup.

Pin-Up Friday

WHAT MOVIE IS THIS FROM!?!?!

For Caro: The evolution of Ron Weasley

Sketches + rudimentary panels

I was listening to a particularly melancholic symphony by Gorecki this morning and while I began to mourn the beginning of winter I suddenly was inspired to draw.

Corbin Reference

Another sketch

Sketches

A few more of my post apocalyptic chickie...

Retro Crush

The talented and impossibly beautiful Grace Kelly.

Wowie zowie. You may remember her from Dial M for Murder and Rear Window. Excellent films.

Click to enlarge each photo.

Pin-up Friday

Another quick sketch

This was done without any structural fore-thought. Just random scribbling without any planning. Hence, the proportions and anatomy are pretty terrible because I didn't want to get too bogged down in that. I just wanted to let my creativity wander without rules for a bit.

At the very least now I've got the basis for an interesting character. Now to find a good pose to use as reference.

Click to enlarge.

Classical Thursday

Handel: Water Music Adagio e staccato

sketch of a girl with a weird hat

This has something to do with the Tale of Corbin...

Married to the Sea

This stuff is golden:

Luna Lovegood and her dad were awesome

Animated GIF time!

I drew a Skeksi today

I was watching the Dark Crystal last night and simply decided to draw my own Skeksi. I don't know why- I just did.

I drew this on the bus, and ran out of time. This is really evident when it comes to his legs, which are lazily drawn and don't make any sense. Pretty crappy but who cares? I'm actually drawing a little bit. Small crappy sketch = epic win for me.

Click to enlarge.

Motivational Poster Monday

Pin-up Friday

Icy Friday

I'm quite happy with things right now.

Sure I'm not drawing much, but it isn't due to any lack of motivation. Laziness is my vice. Sloth, rather. Since I don't believe in hell, I only fear the societal consequences and the possible impact on my self-esteem.

Lots of ideas floating around in my head. I'm still trying to design these new characters for my story. It is very difficult. I have to enjoy drawing them and writing stories about them. But I have to avoid clichés as much as possible.

We have Corbin, a typical clever but naive scholar. We have his buddy - a devout Catholic Irishman who's our main tough guy. I've established an interesting pair up right there: close, reliable friends despite their theological differences.

Now we come to my main female character. I need her to be respectable, but I want her to be sexy. This is a bit tough... I mean I want her to be pin-up worthy, but I want her to be an actual good character with some depth. I'll be seeking more advice on this matter from my peers.

On another note, I've started to play World of Warcraft. Luckily the main aspects of the game which are reportedly the most addictive (the Auction House and Raids) do not appeal to me at all. I just like running around, occasionally with friends, and fighting monsters. It's like a HUGE version of Diablo II. Fantastic! SO no worries there, my friends. I won't be abandoning my life. At worst I'll play for a few months, like I do with any game, until I get bored and move on. As I always do.

Blood elves are awesome, by the way.

Christmas time is coming around. Caroline and I are pretty broke, so it's home made gifts again this year. Not so bad- but I'm not gonna bother with a cleverly designed mix cd. No one ever listens to those anyway. Probably make ginger bread cookies in weird shapes - like jelly fish and turtles. Oh yeah!

I'm probably going to be buying a netbook soon. That way I'll be able to write more lengthly articles while on the bus. It will also help me take notes and be better organized at work. I hate writing things down with a pen now- I can rarely even read my own writing (not that I ever really re-read old notes anyway).

I picked up the mega super deluxe version of the Avatar bluray. Man the technology is amazing. I just don't get all the hate for this film. The very same people who praise flicks like "The Expendables" and "Saw" complain that the movie has a such a bad story that they won't watch it. I just don't get it. The artistry (YES I'M USING THAT WORD, SUCK IT UP) is just astounding. I love the creature designs. Wayne Barlowe is just the greatest. I'm so happy that he's going to be involved with the upcoming HOBBIT movie.

Well, that's it for now. I'll post more stuff soon! I promise.