Around the Art

For once, we'll blog a photography. I admit it's because I would have bet it was a mate painting, but it's an art from lost pictures of the National Geographic, released for its 125th birthday. More on the blog http://natgeofound.tumblr.com/

This is an artwork by Nicponim. Three bad guys go out of a thicket into a burning wood. I wouldn't like to cross their path, they look nasty. We like the work about the red and orange gradients. The light is very hot and shape the atmosphere, also bringing out the contours of the characters. The green note on the left creates contrast with the flames, it's a part of freshness into this inferno. ---------

We love this series by Serge Birault. It is very funny and ironic about the representation of women. They have big tits, very small waist and certainly a scoliosis. In a way, they reflect some male fantasy with class. We like the color work, the skin is satiny. They all are smooth, shiny and without bump. The inspiration from Mulan, Apple or Snow White is funny. Great job!

Feng Zhu is a renowned prolific concept designer who works in both the game and film industry, and has founded his own school. He has worked on films such as Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and TMNT, as well as many high-profile video games, such as EA's Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars and The Sims 3. Here are a few samples.

A great piece of art by a great artist, Zhong Fenghua. The camera angle is very intelligent. The postures of the hero and Ganesha are clearly understandable and amazingly dynamic. It's a fantastic art.

Little Red Riding Hood by Blaz Porenta. The composition is really great. Each face is in the rule of thirds. The girl is on the lower right third, the werewolf in the upper right third. The threatening hands out of the black and all of the little eyes in the dark create a really eery feeling, accentuated by the red light of the full moon.

Great art from Victor Mosquera. A simple and elegant piece of art. You can look closely the brushes used to get the sea really lively. Very nice technique!

This is an artwork by magicalteattime, he says of his artwork: "My version of Beauty and the Beast, with Beauty as a moth and Beast as a bat." Great. We love the work about the colors, how the purple and the green mix perfectly. The artist doesn't draw every detail but that way the setting is just suggested and we can see all the plans.

We like this artwork by Lauren. It reminds us Hauru from Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle because the character has a manga design. There is a kind of mystery in this scene. The candles, the doll, the crane, the pumpkin, all the small bottles and the black cat give a magic dimension. We don't know what exactly the character do but he is very focused. This artwork has a real atmosphere thanks to all the details drawn with care.