A lot of these by Floorman on his DeviantArt page (and lulubonanza’s stream), some for sale.
100,000 LED lights floating down the Sumida during the Tokyo Hotaru festival. Via demilked (more on festival there) and SeedProd’s John Turner, photo by Jeremy V on Flickr.
Hulk and Thor
I judge all Thors against Eric “This’ll send you back to Hell, you ugly troll” Kramer.
James Kochalka, “Craft is the Enemy,” from THE CUTE MANIFESTO
Fun fact: the dummy book I made for Steal Like An Artist was Kochalka’s Cute Manifesto (they’re the same format/size) with a homemade book cover:
This was originally the start of an epic letters-column exchange in the old Comics Journal print magazine. I still think of it as one of the most important lessons I ever learned about making comics. There are a lot of different ways you can take it, but for me it means: just make and make and make, don’t redraw the first 4 pages of your Future Greatest Work over and over again waiting for the drawings to be perfect. Get the ideas out of your head and onto paper—over time the drawings will become better and better, and the stories will become better and better, and eventually you’ll make a Great Work by accident, because you’ve been practicing for years. You’ll also have a body of work in your rearview mirror.
Artist Oliver Nome has just found out he has a brain tumor. And like many freelance artists he doesn’t have insurance. Nome has an extensive set of art up for sale on his DA site to raise funds. Among them are some pieces I know readers of my blog might like to own. I met…
Hobo Nickels are re-engraved/re-carved old buffalo nickels that were minted in the USA from 1917-1938. The tradition started during the Great Depression with the traveling Hobos who would alter the face of the nickel and then trade them for necessities.
Oooh I want one of these…
Bad ass.
I have a (modern) “hobo” nickel that Jolanda gave me. It’s pretty awesome. I should post a pic.
