Nate Bellegarde is cool beans comics artist drawing cool stuff. He’s a got a sweet-buns (I say “buns” because you can’t actually write the word “ass” on the Internet) sketch blog where he very actively posts concept sketches for his Image Comics series such as Hector Plasm and Invincible presents: Atom Eve and Rex Splode. He also drew this image of Scott Pilgrim and Superman high-fiving and it’s actually the sole reason for the existence of this post.
A collaboration between musical artist Jim Guthrie, Indie developers Capybara Games and Craig Adams (Superbrothers).
A Pixel Art Indie Game Music EP?
Awesome.
THIS IS SUPERBROTHERS: SWORD & SWORCERY EP
- a brave experiment in I/O cinema.
- a crude videogame haiku about life, love & death.
- a choice cut of myth & dreams.
It’s not in Montreal anymore, so I’m kinda sad… but I’m glad this Game competition is still around.
The theme and information can be found right here in the offical announcement. Basically, you make a one button game, and if you’re selected, your game will be shown at GDC.
Also the poster is NEAT.
A fun experimental game made in a day by this guy, downloadable right here.
I think it’s just fun to mess around with. It’s cool to just destroy a pop culture icon in such a random fashion.
I used to hang out a lot on LiveJournal. I made some pseudo-friends on there, and lots were great comics artists.
My favorite of them all has to be penrod_pulaski. His real name is Andrew Lorenzi and I kinda lost contact with the guy, sadly. I recently found 2 comics of his on Top Shelf 2.0, and it shows how amazing he’s becoming. You can see them full size right here, and you should.
I’ll try to find a couple more comics of his from the LJ days to show his amazing talent.
Lately, I’ve been sinking some time in League of Legends (also known as “LoL”). Made by Los Angeles-based Riot Games, it’s an official spin-off to the popular Warcraft 3 Mod: Defense of the Ancients (or “DotA”). The great thing about LoL is the price tag: completely free. You simply download the game and start playing. No fee required (well, almost)!
A typical match in LoL will have you playing with 4 other players against an opposing team of 5 in an arena. Before starting, you select one Champion character, a powerful hero with diverse skills that will act as your avatar during matches. When a game starts, the ultimate aim is to destroy the opponents “Nexus” in their base to win. Standing in the way of your triumph stands groups of minions (computer-controlled canon fodder that follow a set path), hurtful turrets and of course, the opposing players. Every players Champion starts at level 1. As matches progress, players need to kill minions or opposing players to gain experience to increase levels and individual skills and 
earn gold to invest in stat-boosting items.
The icing on the cake: there are over 40 champions available to play and none have the same exact skills, play style or statistics. Plus, add that different equipment combinations, synergy/teamwork between champions and you’ve got one of the deepest meta-games I’ve ever seen. It’s quite staggering and I’ve never played a match that ended quite in the same fashion. I’ve discovered that individual skill and thoughtful strategies impact immensely the outcome of matches, leaving room for beginners to learn the ropes while more experienced players take the lead.
Pete Oswald is a professional artist and character designer working in animation. He’s worked with Dreamworks and Sony Animation production teams. Recently you’ve been able to see his work in Madagascar 2 and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I love his retro/superflat style, but hey, that’s just me!
Check out more after the break!
I can’t seem to find where I got that picture from, but I love it.
>_<
Arthur de Pins used to do cute characters in animated shorts and comics. But now, when you go to his website, he seems to be aiming for something different. He evolved in a direction I’m not exactly certain I like, but it’s still very interesting to see how he changed.
‘Sup! This is artwork by Italian artist Stefano Caselli. He’s a penciller currently working for Marvel Comics. He is one of my favourites, mostly because how he constructs his characters. I think they are dynamic, very detailed while retaining that “cartoony” aspect I feel is often missing in mainstream superhero comics these days. Coloring for these images done by Luca Malisan.
He looks arrogant and some pieces are a bit easy, but still, his style is really cool.
You should buy this on steam or something. It’s about 5$ and it’s a pseudo-trippy melancholic affair. It’s a very special experience to discover what’s going on in this absurd-looking world and figure out the actual goal of the game. I love that nothing is explained clearly, yet you start playing along pretty quickly. I didn’t finish it, because it requires some thinking and planning, but it’s still fun to just fly around and reach giant items like a gigantic hat:
Anyway, here’s Erik Svedang’s blog, for more info.
Here are some pieces of art of an artist I just discovered. I personnaly like those kind of art, little bit absurd, but still they are part of futurs reflections.
Like this one !
And this one too !
For more of this artist just click here : www.xmarkjenkinsx.com/
And for more picture : read more…
The first few stills of Paprika director Satoshi Kon’s new movie, The Dreaming Machine were just released, as seen on Twitch.
Le projet WOMEN a pour objectif de souligner leur rôle central et de mettre en valeur leur dignité en photographiant leur portrait à l’aide d’un objectif 28 millimètres, puis en collant ces portraits sur les murs de leur pays.
For more information, go directly on this web site.
See more picture of this fabulous exhibition right here :
Nothing to say, I’m just impressed !
Saw a conference from Jakub Dvorsky, creator of Machinarium. I was impressed by the graphics…
…but even more impressed by the in-game guide book, which you access by playing a crappy 80’s like 2-color mini-game. It takes a minute to complete, then you’re presented with an hand-drawn sketchbook that depicts what to do to complete the level, without words.
Anyway, you should see it in action.
The game is AWESOME. Play a little demo here and get the game at the same place. Or on Steam, if you’re lazy.
Sandman’s Death as portrayed by Bone creator Jeff Smith. <3
A very professional Podcast about games, by ex-1-up Robert Ashley, in the same vein as This American Life. It covers gaming-related topics with some level of seriousness.
Also, as you can see, the episode artwork is phenomenal. It’s created by Olly Moss. I really want the posters for Episodes 1 and 3 to be available to buy as posters…
Gen and I saw this movie at Ottawa’s International Animation Festival. I was surprised, since I usually hate cats-like humanoid characters and other furry-like stuff (except Blackcat, obviously).
It’s voiced by Nick Cave and animated by the Cat Piano Studio.
Here’s a cool animated ad for V-Water. It’s simple, but it’s fun.
I would like to have those kind of street art in Montréal ^-^
Click here to see how they are painting those awesome murals !
It starts out as a somewhat comic story… It’s written by Manu Larcenet, who also does Fluide Glacial comics.
But as you get to know this character through everyday events, your emotional attachment makes the dramatic and beautiful moments so much more touching and real…
This is becoming one of my favorite comics of all time. Go and buy the 4 volumes that are out now. Wait, I don’t even own the first two, I should buy them myself!! O_O
Couple of covers made by Ashley Wood for the comic prequel to the (not-so good-looking) Astro Boy movie.
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