Payload by Paul Pope from Giant THB 1 V.2; “…a THB short, occuring alongside the events of the larger THB storyline.”
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My short film 7x6x2, which I co-directed with Paul Pope, is loosely based upon this short story in Paul’s epic THB storyline. I hope to be able to show the short soon, we’re working on it with Tribeca Films and Sony. More as events warrant, but in the meantime enjoy the mastery of Paul’s words and pen. He’s a bloody genius. I’m lucky to be able to call him a dear friend.
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Robert Rauschenberg brilliantly demonstrated facts about art and perception half a century ago by painting two nearly identical abstractions. The beauty and intelligence of these challenged common assumptions. Later on, the photorealists addressed another challenge: Can the unpaintable be…
slow(2013.03-04work by kyou)
Process shots for The Young Man from the East (original post). Digital painting from references, Adobe Photoshop + Cintiq 21UX tablet.
Random related art tip: One of the great aspects of digital painting is the freedom to adjust the entire color scheme of a painting very easily. Notice I start with a very dull-colored sketch, then through Overlay layers and other tweaking slowly bring in much brighter and more interesting colors. Mess with the Levels/Saturation/Whatever CONSTANTLY during your process, not just at the end. Once you have a color scheme you like, use that eyedropper tool like crazy to make sure your additional rendering includes the new colors.
Heinz Gappmayr, Zeit (Time), 1961
