Another wip

Did some highlights in the hair today. Also tried to make parts of the face darker to give it more depth. This camera shot is poor but I hope I can get a scan when this is done.
I draw on this in one hour periods right now, because I get tired of it so fast when there's only hair and backdrop left to do :P The fun part is the face, especially the eyes. If the eyes fail the whole portrait fails.

Yes so that's it, just wanted to post a quick wip and update a little. Hope you have a great day!

Flight

This movie was really good. A captain on board a passenger jet who suffers some very severe faliure in mid-flight. He pulls a miracle landing and saves over a hundred lives, with only four casualties.
In the following investigation they find out he was intoxicated at the time and from beeing a hero he soon becomes the villain. He struggles with his drug addiction and alcoholism while still trying to save his own skin from going to prison for lifetime for manslaghter.

The cinematography was really good, not spectacular but very nice nonetheles. The acting, screenplay and the directing was also top notch, Denzel Washington gets to play a little more diverse role than he normally does and he shows he can pull it off. There were many interesting dialogues too. My only real concern was that it felt just a little drawn out at the end, I think they could have focused a tad less on his drinking problem.

Other than that, a really great movie.
 My score is 8 out of 10.

Another wip

Still drawing on this, when I have the time. Made just a little progress but here it is anyhow.

Music

Just going to share some music I like at the moment

Facebook

So I just thought for the heck of it I would share some of my thoughts regarding facebook.
The currently largest social media site and kind of the center of the internet it seems, even my milk-bottle tells me to go there godammit.

I look at facebook probably 20-30 times a day when I'm at the computer, not because I care what is there but it has become a habit. Frankly I just get annoyed most the time when I'm there, "like in 3 seconds, otherwise this kitten will drown" or "share this irrelevant picture to 500 people to save the world" or even "you have over 9000 requests to play farmville".

There are aspects I like too of course. It's an easy and fun way to interact with people and perhaps stay in touch with old school buddies etc that you wouldn't have otherwise. Get invited to events and so on.

I think people tend to take it too seriously though. They panic if they aren't available at all times and stuff in their life has no meaning unless it can be shared with everyone, at least the essense of it, to creat a little jealousy. Live in the current folks, enjoy moments instead of wurring about how to get them onto the internet. I have the same issue with people who go on vacations and take five billion photos of everything, when they get home will they feel they really experienced the place or will they feel like they just made a photo-album for themselves in case they got alzeimers?

Which quickly brings me to the next topic. Facebook brings forth a false picture of reality. People will in general only write about stuff that makes them happy or they are proud of. When was the last time your heard someone write about how bad they are at driving or how insufficient they feel?
In reality not everybody is happy all the time and has a perfect life, it's just those parts they feel comfortable about sharing.

Is there a thought behind every status update, think about that for a while. If someone writes for example "just had the best wine ever" what purpose does that really serve? Does the wine taste better if a few people like the status? Will someone else benefit from reading that? It's kind of pointless when you think about it.

Instead write something that will make people smile, write something insightful that will make them think or gain something from it. Share happiness with others instead of trying to get them to make you happy.

Speaking from my own experience, good self esteem or self-satisfaction does not come from other people telling you how great you are, it comes from the ability to not give a shit about what others think in the first place. Think about that the next time you "facebook"

Ad

So this is the rest of the comic I made for a school project. It's a comical kind of version of a condom commercial. Not the prettiest I've done or put the most time into but I thought I should post it anyways :)

Movies

So I've seen three movies lately based on true stories. I wanted to quickly recommend them and give my oppinions :)

Cinderella man

Russel Crowe playing a struggeling boxer during the 1930s, right during the great depression.
Based on a true story, how a man turns his life around and becomes heavy weight champion.

Easily one of the best fighting/boxing movies I've seen.
8,5 out of 10.

The Fighter

Another boxing movie based on a real story, though set in the 1980s. About a guy trying to be a proffessional boxer and his relations with his drug addicted brother and screwed up family. Also somewhat a cinderella story. "The fighter" wasn't as good as "Cinderella man" but absolutely worth a watch.

7 out of 10.

Lincoln

A biographical movie set in 1865, the last year of the civil war and the last year of Abraham Lincoln's life. There's not much action here for those looking for a cool war movie. This is about the political aspect of the war and a deeper look into honest Abes personal life.
Good movie, not as spectacular as I'd hoped but absolutely worth a watch for those interested in american history etc.


7 out of 10.

Random

Drawing stuff for a school project, don't ask me about it :P

Inspiration

When I have an inspirational draught, I sometimes watch other people's stuff (who are waay better at drawing than I am). Seeing what is possible to achieve when training and reaching for your goals is a good way of getting inspiration back. Here is some artwork that I think is absolutely amazing, and is made by various people on Deviantart.com

For more of their art visit:

http://jimbobox.deviantart.com/

http://francoclun.deviantart.com/

http://sebus195.deviantart.com/

http://anokaxlegolas.deviantart.com/

http://keucha.deviantart.com/

http://tarsanjp.deviantart.com/

MtG

So there are a lot of card games out there, this one in particular is called magic the gathering. Each card has it's own picture and some of it is absolutely amazing art. The artist who made these cards is named Terese Nielsen and I just thought I would share these.

Quck inspiration

I just saw this and tought it was amazing. It's the same girl in both pictures but the right one is today and the left one five years ago. How happy she must be.