Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
People taking naps with stuff (big photo gallery)
A boy sleeps beside fish heads as his mother works to extract meat from them, at a fish market in Jakarta.
A vegetable vendor sleeps in his roadside shop in New Delhi, India.
A vendor who sells tomatoes naps at an open-air market in Changzhi, Shanxi province.
A vendor selling Chinese watermelons takes a nap at a wholesale market in Huaibei, China.
A vendor naps beside packages of cabbages at a food market in Suining, China.
A worker sleeps on tangerines in a market in Siliguri, India.
A boy, with his face covered with an empty onion sack to protect him from flies, takes a nap in an open air vegetable market in New Delhi.
North Korean workers nap on piles of fertilizer shipped from China on the banks of Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju.
A worker sleeps on a pile of cement in front of closed shops in Lahore, Pakistan.
A rebel fighter in Libya sleeps next to a box of ammunition at a position in the outskirts of Zlitan, near Misrata.
A worker takes a nap surrounded by ducklings at a duck farm on the outskirts of Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
The Incredible Digital Paintings of Serge Birault
These are the works of Serge Birault. Birault is a French digital painter with a stunning portfolio. Most of Birault’s work features the same theme; sexy, naughty, wicked, and often armed women.
Fuchsia
This piece was a gift for Maria Gibson and features a model riding a reflective pig while holding a whip with an apple attached to it.
Alien Tako Sashimi
Maria Gibson makes another appearance in Birault’s work but this time she’s dressed as a "Space Chick," sitting on a shiny squid.
Military Bambi
This piece features Bambi, a characher that Birault did for 2D Artist Magazine. In this piece Bambi is sitting on a tank, dressed as a sexy tank commander.
Poker Pin Up 1
This piece was done for a poker website. Lots of details were added to the money.
RTFM
This image was created from a refrence photo of Irina Sheik. You can see a tutorial of the steps here.
Steampunk Wonder Woman
This image is a Steampunk version of Birault’s favorite super hero.
Subabysse II
This painting was done for a cover for Subabysse II, an RPG game.
Vamp Nadine
This image is a caricature of Vamp Nadine, a model from the Netherlands.
Amanda Seyfried Caricature
This image was Birault’s contribution to the Caricaturama Showdown 3000.
Comic Book Character Design
This piece was a concept for a comic book character that Birault worked on.
Daisy
This piece was an RPG character concept inspired by Norman Rockwell’s style and tones.
Gong Li and Tentacle
This is a caricature of the beautiful Gong Li.
ImagineFX Cover
This image was the cover of the zombie issue of Imagine FX Magazine.
Malyficarum
This piece was done for a pin up exhibition in Paris and Montreal.
Old Style
This piece was inspired by the work of Rembrandt.
Pamela Bouguereau
This piece was inspired by the work of Eric Tranchefeux on Rembrandt.
Perla
Poker Pin Up 2
This piece was done for a poker website.
Rosie Lugosi
This caricature portrait was commissioned by Rosie Lugosi.
Psychobilly Girl From Hell
Saori and Tentacle
This piece was a gift to Andrew Hickinbottom. You can see how the piece came together here.
Space Bambi
Here is another rendering of Bambi riding a space rocket.
Warlock Kitsch Fan Art
This piece is fan art of the 80′s german metal band Warlock and their singer, Doro Pesch.
The Girl, the Chainsaw…
A girl and a chainsaw.
Whitechapel
This piece was inspired by the work of Thomas Lawrence’s paintings in the National Portrait gallery.
Opus Magazine Cover
This was done for a cover of the Swedish Magazine, Opus.
Chocolate
Till Rabus Art
Till Rabus’ combines sex, slick trompe-l’œil paint slinging, and the occasional hamburger to create a wide variety of work that goes from surrealism to narrative painting.
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