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.






















The Smartphone Patent War, In 1 Graphic


Patent suits.

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.











"