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SuperGareth

for Warhol class on Coursera

full size is HERE

I usually work with scissors, papers and other physical objects (see https://s3.amazonaws.com/coursera-uploads/user-161e5f54472fa1e30e2c544d/970641/asst-17/c71c0340c0f11...), but I decided to do something in Photoshop this time. As you can see, I am very lame and cannot "cut" properly in Photoshop. But I tried to use this imperfection as an advance. I have chosen this image (http://img.blesk.cz/img/2/full/1177032-img-sport-fotbal-goool-titulka-bale.jpg) quie randomly (it was one of the first ones that popped out when I googled title pages of Czech tabloids).

But as I multiplied the face of Gareth Bale and tried to show various parts of it, I found that his expression is quite fascinating. His eyes, lines and lips... Out of the context, he can be doing anything at the moment... from sexual activity to barbequing. He is so concentrated. He could play Superman in the next take on this popular subject. I am sure he would have this expression while flying around. 

Here is my assessment for the Comic Books and Graphic Novels class at Coursera.org (and my first comic since grammar school). I enjoyed this very much and am probably going to continue with the story when I have more time. I hope some of you will enjoy it :-)

The best video game, released 15 years ago, is going to iPhone and iPad later this year. For magazine 25fps I have written extensive article about this brilliant game and interviewed art director Nicole Tostevin. There was also some talking about her rotoscopy work on Prince of Persia 2.

The Last Express: Video Game as Art

>>>>>>>> 25FPS.CZ <<<<<<<<

Just a short glimpse, an excerpt of my long-time "project"; observation of the outside swimming pool and its emptiness, changing weather, running time etc. This is just a loop of few images taken from 17:01 to 17:49 on February 16th 2012. I will upload parts of the "project" later this month. I am still capturing hundreds of images, sometimes the outside meets the inside, as the lights are on (quite difficult to describe in words, images will work better). Not to mention there is a beauty in the darkness of both inside and outside swimming pool. I am not interested in people swimming, but mostly in the calmness of emptiness...

note: these are manually saved images from the public webcam [every 10 seconds automatically renewed]