Hiyas! Sorry I haven't been around... I've been slinking away from forums and whatnot these past few months. It would have continued if I hadn't been invited to beta test ZBrush...

I'll probably be vanishing again shortly, however.

Nevertheless, thanks for stopping by!

There's a great article in Psychology Today which talks about neuroaesthetics, and more importantly, perceptual principles of great art:

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Or, more simply put, READ IT SO THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE YOUR ART MORE EFFECTIVE.

The article summarizes the ten perceptual principles at the end.

Ran across some neat videos showing six different comic book artists drawing different characters:

John Romita & Joe Kubert
John Buscema & Bill Sienkiewicz
And a third I'm having trouble linking, with Dave Gibbons & Travis Charest...

I really liked watching Bill Sienkiewicz draw Elektra, though I think not everyone appreciates his style.

Cool to see the different styles and tools though.

Pretty insightful rumination on God and mankind seven minutes into this clip: [link]

Maybe a non-interventionist God is a good thing.

It's so great to actually see Alan Moore speaking:

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He looks like such a scary dude in his book photos, and his decision to remove his name and refuse money from movie adaptations of his works... it's great to see how down-to-earth he really is.

I have so much admiration for his work, especially the 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' comics.

And it's funny to see how he decided to become a magician and follow his own god:

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