Princess Merida (Brave) - Drawing

Princess Merida: Merida is a headstrong teenager of royal upbringing who is struggling to take control of her own destiny. She feels most at home in the outdoors honing her impressive athletic skills as an archer and swordfighter, and racing across the magnificent countryside with her faithful horse, Angus. With a spirit as vibrant as her untamed hair, Merida also has a softness of heart, especially when it comes to her wee triplet brothers.

5H, 4H, HB, 3B, 5B
Kneaded Eraser
Electric eraser
A4 (21x29'7 cm) (8,25" x 11,7")

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Don't ever let somebody tell you... you can't do something

You want something. Go get it. Period.

[Via I Waste So Much Time]

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28: PLATO: On music

28: PLATO: On music:


Plato (424BC-348BC) was a classical Greek thinker and along with his buddies, Socrates and Aristotle, helped form the basis of philosophy and science in the western world. I won’t pretend that I know anything about him … I don’t. I was looking for a good quote about music and this was the most beautiful one I found. Can you imagine a world without music? It’s such an important part of our culture, our society and the very fabric of our existence. I listen to all sorts of music while I’m working ranging from funk, soul, jazz, rock, electronic, house … whatever mood I’m in basically. There’s nothing better than when I’m happily drawing, music is playing, I’m singing along (poorly) and at that particular moment in time, all is good in the world.
- Doing long, narrative comic strips require a lot of energy and time so sometimes I like to follow those with shorter, poster-style, single illustration cartoons like this one. It’s also necessary because there’s not enough time for me to do three long and complicated updates a week.

- Yes, this family keep the Grandfather locked in the attic.

by zenpencils.com

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Jennifer Lawrence Portrait (Hunger Games)

Jennifer Lawrence: American film and television actress. She has had lead roles in TBS's The Bill Engvall Show and in the independent films The Burning Plain and Winter's Bone, for which she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. At age 20, this made her the second youngest actress to ever be nominated for the award. She also played Mystique in X-Men: First Class. She was cast as Katniss Everdeen in the 2012 film, The Hunger Games, which is based on the first book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.

5H, 2H, HB, B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 6B
Woodless graphite 9B
Kneaded Eraser
Electric eraser
Mars Rasor
A4 (21x29'7 cm) (8,25" x 11,7")

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You Will Fail to Have a Great Career Unless...

Larry Smith makes a comedic stab at the excuses that we have in today’s world for not pursing our passions, and therefore failing to have a great career.


[Via TED]

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Gerard Butler Portrait

Gerard Butler: Scottish actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. A trained lawyer, Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), which he followed with steady work on television, most notably in the American miniseries Attila (2001). He garnered critical acclaim for his breakthrough work as the lead in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera. In 2007, Butler gained worldwide recognition through his portrayal of King Leonidas in the film 300. Since then, he has appeared in projects including P.S. I Love You (2007), Nim's Island (2008), RocknRolla (2008), The Ugly Truth (2009), Gamer (2009), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), The Bounty Hunter (2010), and as a voice actor in How to Train Your Dragon (2010).



5H, 3H, HB, B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 6B woodless graphite
Kneaded Eraser
Mars rasor
Electric eraser
A4 (21x29'7 cm) (8,25" x 11,7")

Video tutorials: [link]

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El documental "Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures" completito para conocer mejor a Jean Giraud…

El documental "Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures" completito para conocer mejor a Jean Giraud…:
Una sorpresa de última hora gracias infinitas a Parka Blogs, uno de los mejores portales de reviews de libros de concept art, animación, etc. Vamos, una visita fija en mi día a día y un auténtico saca cuartos si te mueres tanto por tenerlo todo. En fin, aquí os dejo "Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures" (2007), un excelso documental de casi una hora emitido por la BBC hace unos años aunque de producción alemana. En el vídeo podéis ver a Jean "Moebius" Giraud trabajando, hablando sobre su vida y obra, amén de comentarios de Alejandro Jodorowsky, sobre la adaptación de "Dune", Jim Lee, Stan Lee, Mike Mignola, Dan O’Bannon o H.R. Giger. Un recorrido por la vida de este genio del dibujo que nos abandonó, tristemente, el pasado sábado.

Jean Giraud a.k.a. Moebius (1938-2012)

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Video: Dibujando un rostro hiperrealista a lápiz

Video: Dibujando un rostro hiperrealista a lápiz:
El siguiente video muestra al artista Dirk Dzimirsky realizando una bella obra de arte con lápiz, en el video se muestra dibujando un rostro hiperrealista a lápiz el resulto es increíble, el nivel de detalles es impresionante, en el video se ve como aplica sombras al cabello y luces que ayudan a remarcar los relieves en la barbilla y ojos.

Enlace: Dirk Dzimirsky

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Emmy Rossum Portrait - Hair Tutorial

http://ambr0.deviantart.com/

Tools:
5H, 4H, 3H, 2H, HB, B, 2B, 3B, 5B, 6B
Willow charcoal
Kneaded Eraser
Electric eraser
Mars Rasor
A4 (21x29'7 cm) (8,25" x 11,7")

Music:
Evan LE NY - Alice
Popof - Pomponette
Galdson - Roots

Any suggestion about the filming will be welcome I need to buy more pencils :P
Thanks for watching!

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Rooney Mara Portrait - Hair Tutorial

http://ambr0.deviantart.com/

Tools:
5H, 4H, 3H, 2H, H, HB, B, 2B, 3B, 5B
Willow charcoal
Kneaded Eraser
Electric eraser
Mars Rasor
A4 (21x29'7 cm) (8,25 x 11,7 inch)

Music:
Heifervescent - Kaleidoscope
A.K.1974-A.K.1974 - Time To Go
Epic Soul Factory - The Gift of the Gods
Heifervescent - Victim of Crime
Epic Soul Factory - TITAN
Epic Soul Factory - CREO EN TI

Any suggestion about the filming will be welcome and let me apologize for my big head :P
Thanks for watching!

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Book Review: pepita 井上雄彦 meets ガウディ

One of my idols inspired by other. What a pair of geniuses!

"pepita is an interesting project of 井上雄彦 (Inoue Takehiko) where he traveled to Spain to explore the works of Spanish Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi.

It's a collection of sketches he drew on location, some impressions of the people from the past, and other assorted sketches he overlay onto the photos taken.

There's a lot on Spanish architecture and much on the history but everything is written in Japanese.

 This book is actually a limited edition. A 108-page hardcover that comes with a DVD (region code 2) and several calendar cards feature the art in the book."

Below are some videos from the DVD. 「"pepita" 井上雄彦 meets ガウディ」DVD chapter 5 "ガウディの生家" 「"pepita" 井上雄彦 meets ガウディ」DVD chapter 7 "職人魂" 「"pepita" 井上雄彦 meets ガウディ」DVD chapter 14 "元模型職人"
visto en: http://parkablogs.com

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Indie Game: The Movie Official Trailer

Indie Game: The Movie Official Trailer from IndieGame: The Movie on Vimeo.
visto en: http://parkablogs.com

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Ira Glass on Storytelling

Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.

visto en: http://parkablogs.com

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Painting Joan of Arc with Donato Giancola

visto en: http://parkablogs.com/content/painting-joan-of-arc-donato-giancola

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