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Showing posts with label digital art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label digital art. Show all posts

Evil Clutching Cuteness Gives Dictators A Soft Side.



Chunlong Sun, a photographer and digital retoucher from Beijing, China had some fun with this little personal project. A series of images featuring world-renowned dictators clutching plushies gives them a tender side we all wish they truly had. The juxtaposition between the face of evil and a cuddly stuffed animal makes these serious portraits instantly humorous.

Celebrity Cavemen. 20 Famous Folks As Neanderthals.



above: Caveman Willem Dafoe

While most sports fans will be busy watching large men grunt as they play the NFL Championship game tomorrow, I thought I'd introduce you to a different sort of Troglodyte today: the celebrity caveman.

The following images are entries by various computer artists from six different Worth1000 Effects contests in which they were asked to combine Celebrities with Neanderthals using Photoshop and/or other effects software.

Gene Hackman:

George Clooney:

Morgan Freeman:

Tommy Lee Jones:

Hugh Laurie:

Snoop Lion:

Kate Winslet:

Nick Nolte:

Al Pacino:

Sean Connery:

Robert deNiro:

Daniel Craig:

Harrison Ford:

Shakira:

Will Smith:

Jake Gyllenhall:

Tobey Maguire:

Sean Penn:

Danny Trejo:


I chose the above twenty images from six different Celebrity Neanderthal Contests from the past three years on Worth1000, the most recent of which ended about 3 weeks ago. My selection was based on the executions or humor quotient. Several entries were poorly executed, some looked like trolls and still others like zombies. I chose what I personally felt were the 20 most entertaining. Please note: these images have been cropped for better visibility and therefore are missing the Worth1000 watermark.

To see all of the original entries in the contests, visit the following links (there does not seem to be a 4th contest despite the numbered names):
Celebrity Neaderthals 1
Celebrity Neaderthals 2
Celebrity Neaderthals 3
Celebrity Neanderthals 5
Celebrity Neaderthals 6
Celebrity Neaderthals 7

About Worth1000
Worth1000 is the top creative contest site in the world. Every day they run lots of creative competitions of all types, including Effects contests (otherwise known as photochop or photoshop contests), photography contests, illustration contests, writing contests and more forms of multimedia.


Artistic Animated Alternatives To That Boring Burning Log - Yule Log 2.0.




First off, I hope you are having a very Merry Christmas. To add to your festive day of good cheer, egg nog and annoying relatives, here's a charming project that encompass the holiday Spirit.

Yule Log 2.0 re-imagines the traditional Yule Log through a collection of short films by illustrators, animators, directors, and creative coders. First televised in 1966 by WPIX-TV as a gift to viewers, the Log has since burned itself into our hearts. Curated by Daniel Savage and built by Wondersauce, the site features the imaginative work of many artists. I have chosen to share most (41) of them with you here.

Andrew Stubbs Johnston - Eames Yule:


Bianca Meier, Michael Fuchs and Daniel Leyva - Candy Christmas:


Brian & Brad Hasse - Splash:


Brett Renfer - Web-Log:


Cesar Pelizer & Ganz Toll - Anybody Home?


Chris Lohouse - Poly for Pyros:


Conrad McLeod - Yule Bonfire & Forest Friends:


Colin Hesterly & Yassir Rasan - Cozy Christmas:


Damien Correll - Reruns:


DIA - History of the Yule Log in 30 seconds:


Emory Allen and Alicia Reece - Cold Night, Warm Light:


Erica Gorochow - 2013 Roast:


Eric Epstein - Virtyule Reality:


Erik Karasyk & Benjamin Gray - yuLED:


Frank Chimero - Christmas Spirit Fingers:


Greg Gunn - Yule Log of Love:


James Curran - Yule Jog:


James Zanoni - YULECRAFT:


Jeroen Krielaars - Open Haard:


Jesse Benjamin - Vince Guaraldi's Living Room:


Jerry Liu - TBD:


Joe Russ - The Cabin and The Woods:


Joshua Catalano - Orange is the Warmest Color:


Joshua Goodrich - Deer Seer:


Julian Glander - Yule Globs:


Laura Alejo - Tio & Flames:


Lee Gingold and Jordan Bruner - Thermophile:


Mathew Lucas - Swissmas:


Matthias Hoegg - Yule Log Gate of Consciousness:


Patrick Finn and Patrick Macomber - Tis The Season:


Paul Windle - Lords of Logtown:


Philip Sierzega - The Luna Park Hearth:


Robert Loebel - Octopusmas:


Ross Philips - Technicolog:


Salih - LogOS 7.0:


Seth Hulewat & Matt Delbridge- Broke Ass Christmas:


Shane Griffin - Orestes:


Skip Hursh - Untitled:


Tricia Desjardins and Daniel Savage - Shhh I think I see santa...:


Will Anderson - L O G:


Yussef Cole - Battlefield Hearth:


To see the animated Yule Logs created by Animade, Charlie Whitney, Chris Kelly, Hush Studios, JK Keller, Josh Parker, Jorge R. Canedo Estrada, Keetra Dean Dixon, Kyle Sauer, Leta Sobierajski, Lucas Redfern Brooking, Lucas Zanotto, Matt Delbridge, Nick Hum, Script & Seal and Yvonne Romano visit here

Gross Out Your Vegan Friends With This Steak Set Wrapping Paper.




Another fun collection of gift wrap from Gift Couture that is bound to excite meat-eaters and disgust vegetarians. After success with their now sold out Cheeseburger wrapping paper set, Sarah Fey and Justin Colt have now successfully funded their second set via kickstarter.

The Steak Set includes Two 25” x 21” sheets of steak paper, One 25” x 21” sheet of cutting board paper, One sheet of white butcher paper, Twine, One Meat Tray and Two Gift Labels.










Video:


This set includes:
Two 25” x 21” sheets of steak paper
One 25” x 21” sheet of cutting board paper
One sheet of white butcher paper
Twine
One Meat Tray
Two Gift Labels

Visit Gift Couture here

Hipsters in Stone by Léo Caillard And Alexis Persani




Street Stone is a series of digitally created images conceived of and shot by photographer Léo Caillard with photoshop manipulation by Alexis Persani.

The classical male and female greek statues don contemporary casual fashions for a surprisingly cool look. Take a peek:















Here's a peek at the photo manipulation in progress courtesy of Alexis Persani:


Léo Caillard is represented by:

Paris: Olivier Jezequel
olivier@lgaparis.com
t: +33 1 45 22 53 07

London: Glenn Wassall
glenn@lgalondon.com
t:+44 20 7240 8222

Alexis Persani

FieldCandy. Tents Cool Enough To Get Anyone - Even Me - To Consider Sleeping Outdoors.





While it's not quite glamping, FieldCandy tents certainly up the hip quotient to sleeping in the great outdoors. Perfect for Music Festivals, traditional camping and even for a night in the backyard, FieldCandy tents are made in the UK, high performance, hardy expedition tents with classic ‘A’ frame storm tent construction and digitally printed flysheets (or covers).






The digitally printed flysheets are what make these tents stand out from any other. Limited editions by contemporary artists, photographic images of food, textures and trompe l'oeil, and everything from clever to edgy to cute.










With tons of options (over 50!) to choose from, all the FieldCandy tents are made of 100% polyester and are waterproof to a minimum of 3m hydrostatic head. Fire retardant to EU & US standard, they are also flex and tear tested, highly UV fade resistant, treated with Ultra-Fresh and coated with fluorocarbon (Teflon) for ultimate strength and durability.

Here are a few of my favorites:















The Inner Tent
FieldCandy's inner tent is 100% natural cotton, that's breathable - result a dry and comfortable nights sleep:


What's in the box:



Product Features:

Heavy Duty Zip
We only use zips from the worlds leading zipper manufacturer YKK, your flysheet will feature a particularly heavy duty YKK zip with large inner and outer toggle protected by a Velcro zip cover.

Pegging points
FieldCandy tents have extra pegging strong elastic and adjustable pegging points for security and stability, designed to prevent roof dipping and groundsheet rucking, with storm guy lines for extra protection in bad weather.

Extra strong pegs
Completely different from old fashioned tent pegs, FieldCandy pegs are a new design from hardened aluminum, extra strong, designed not to bend with a handy little hole for your custom peg puller.

Every FieldCandy tent comes with spare tent pegs, so don’t worry if there are pegs left over, even when all the pegging points are full. A hammer comes as standard that saves hurting your foot pushing the pegs in.

Easy set up poles
High quality, high strength, low weight precision engineered Aluminum Alloy poles in silver.

You will be amazed how quick and easy it is to set up the tent poles. Hold each pole at one end, give a little 'wiggle' and they slot together all by themselves. Very clever. They are environmentally friendlier, stronger and lighter than standard poles.

Breathable Cotton Inner Tent
When you breath you create moisture, most modern day tents are made from plastic so there is nowhere for that moisture to go - result misery. FieldCandy's inner tent is 100% natural cotton, that's breathable - result a dry and comfortable nights sleep.

Sewing & Sealing
FieldCandy inner tents are sewn with cotton and the flysheets with treated polyester, both through flat felled seams, which are then seam sealed for maximum performance.

Spacious sleeping area
Larger than other two person tents, the light grey interior creates a sleep-inducing environment for a more comfortable night. With a mesh window for ventilation and increased light, along with a lantern hanging point for those dark cosy evenings.

Safe as well, your inner tent is fire retardant to EU and US standard CPAI-84, but please always make sure that all cooking, fire lighting, smoking etc. takes place a safe distance away.

Lockable storage pockets
No tent can be 100% secure, but most thefts are opportunist - so reduce the risk with your valuables by locking them away in the four pockets that lock with the combination padlocks provided.

There’s masses of other handy storage places, four see-through storage pockets and two mobile phone / MP3 pockets, for all those important bits and pieces.

Sizes & Weight
Outer dimensions: 3.55m (L) x 1.7m (W) x 1.4m (H) or 11'8" (L) x 5'7" (W) x 4'7" (H)
Inner dimensions: 2.65m (L) x 1.5m (W) x 1.3m (H) or 8'8" (L) x 4'11" (W) x 4'3" (H)
Carry bag: 0.6m (L) x 0.2m (W) x 0.25 (H) or 1'11" (L) x 8" (W) x 8" (H)
Weight including accessories: 7.4Kg / 16.3lb
Weight complete tent only: 6.3kg / 13.9lb

Instructions
Although very easy to pitch, FieldCandy tents are supplied with practically indestructible, waterproof instructions just in case!

Owners Manual
Wherever you pitch your FieldCandy tent, expect questions. Your Owners Manual contains many of the answers. It also, of course, tells you how to use and care for your tent.

Authenticity
FieldCandy certifies that your tent is authentic and one of a limited edition of an exclusive design manufactured and sold in accordance with our policies and standards. This certificate is issued after your tent has passed all quality checks and immediately before it is packed for shipping. It is genuine only if it displays the authorised stamp of Outstanding Tents Limited.

FieldCandy is the Registered Trade Mark ® of Outstanding Tents Ltd, based in Jersey, our design office is in the mountains of Italy, and our products are printed, manufactured, assembled and distributed worldwide from ENGLAND.

See and shop all the FieldCandy tents here

all images courtesy of FieldCandy

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