Pic of the Week . . . Mark Molnar

Bonjour all

Allow me to introduce you to Mark Molnar.  (Check out his blog here)

He's an extremely talented digital concept artist/illustrator working in the entertainment industry and developing projects for international game, film and animation companies.


Apart from his magnificent pieces - which I'm fortunate enough to see everytime he blogs - the one thing that draws me to him is the fact that he uses programs like Photoshop on levels that I can only dream of.  I may be talented with a pencil and be able to throw together a book cover quite confidently, but there's still so much more to know when it comes to programs like these, and one day I'd love to learn.

For today (again, a day late.  Sorry) I couldn't make up my mind which of his pieces to use, so I've gone for two.  AND, if you get a spare few, check out his video below on 'speedpainting' and watch him create a masterpiece.  His confidence astounds me :)

So anyway, enjoy and have a good weekend - what's left of it :)

Floating Mountains

Whale Watching

 
Speedpainting

Pic of the Week . . . Tang Yuehui

This week I've decided to return to the art of Tang Yuehui. I'm a big fan, despite it being digital art - which is a talent in itself I suppose. I have artistic talents, but I've never tried to create something digital. I'm not sure I have what it takes to create something as spectacular as this. So I give credit where it's due.

Tang Yuehui, everybody. The gallery on his website is worth checking out. He has some fantastic pieces and it was difficult to choose one for today. So why did I choose this one? Well, as a fantasy writer it's inspiring. Imagine he's one of your characters. What a scene this image would create. What are his circumstances? Is he being trapped or is he being born, so to speak? Maybe he was cursed and now he's just being released? Ah, it brings the imagination to life . . . I can even feel a piece of flash fiction being written around the corner. Hmmm . . .

But in the mean time, enjoy and have a fantastic weekend!