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 . . . Mark Molnar

ON THIS DAY: Friday the 13th - Unlucky for some.

It's not exactly known where the superstition surrounding the unlucky Friday 13th originated from. Some believe it is just because 13 is an unlucky number, and that the 6th day of the week is an unlucky day. Put them both together and you have double trouble.

However, another theory has it connected to Friday October 13th 1307 and the era of the Knights Templar. I'm sure you're all aware of who the Knights Templar are, so I won't go into detail about them. However, it was on Friday October 13th 1307 that King Philip IV of France ordered the arrest of the Templar's Grand Master, Jacques de Molay, and many other Knights. The King was deeply in debt with the Templars through his wars with England and seized the opportunity as a way out of paying. Many Templars were burned at the stake having been accused of crimes for which they were innocent. This was the grisly beginning of the end of the Templar era.

So, for this weeks Pic of the Week, I thought I'd go with a Knightly theme and found a couple of gems. After toying with two pieces and trying to decide which one to use for today, I discovered that both were by the same artist . . . so I'm going to use them both.

Introducing artist, Mark Malnar. For those interested in Sci-fi and the likes, you have to check out his gallery. He has some stunning futuristic pieces.

Anyway, enjoy, and may the rest of Friday 13th be lucky for you :)