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Steampunk Style Sculptures
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Very interesting sculptures by Stephane Halleux.
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Poser resource for figure sketches
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
This is a great resource for folks who don’t have Poser and need reference poses of the human figure. Grid views and all.
Makes me want to grab a fresh copy of Poser and start playing again. I used the first few versions of Poser in the late ’90′s, it seems to have improved a lot since those days.
[via Drawn!] www.posemaniacs.com
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Benefits Supervisor Sleeping – Lucien Freud – $33.6 million
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
The highest price paid at auction for a work of art by a living artist, and he’s one of my favorites!
Can’t really find a larger version of the painting, will add it once it surfaces. I love seeing his brushwork.
Here’s a video from the sale:
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Moleskine Art
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Came across an interesting website today devoted to Moleskine art, it’s great to be able to see others sketchbooks, definitely worth bookmarking!
The sketch above, Snake Parade, is by the very talented Susan Rudat.
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Ancient Buddhist Paintings From Bamiyan Were Made Of Oil, Hundreds Of Years Before Technique Was ‘Invented’ In Europe
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Scientists have proved, thanks to experiments performed at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), that the paintings were made of oil, hundreds of years before the technique was “invented” in Europe.
ESRF Link: Synchrotron light unveils oil in ancient Buddhist paintings from Bamiyan
Via: ScienceDaily Article Link (Apr. 22, 2008) – “The scientists discovered that 12 out of the 50 caves were painted with oil painting technique, using perhaps walnut and poppy seed drying oils.”
“Apart from oil-based paint layers, some of the layers were made of natural resins, proteins, gums, and, in some cases, a resinous, varnish-like layer. Protein-based material can indicate the use of hide glue or egg. Within the various pigments, the scientists found a high use of lead whites.”
Addendum: There’s a thread on this over at metafilter as well, arguing racism of course, oy vey!
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