Re: RIP

by Forest Shepherd Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:00 am

David H wrote:I'm skeptical.
It looks more like they started with a retouched photo, then painted over it in sections, ending with a white canvas. Then they cut it up and edited it all back together in mostly reverse order. That would be the easy way to do it, I think.

Sounds quite complicated and difficult actually!

Anyway, I'm not a big fan of celebrity artists. (Artists who paint or draw celebrities, that is.) It's sort of gimmicky and uninspired. Copying down from a photograph.

{{{I guess that's not quite fair of me. My sister does watercolours of all her favourite actor crushes and I like those quite a lot. Still, it's watercolour, it feels cooler than a colour-pencil.}}}

{{{And I suppose Norc makes those nice stalker-sketches of Benedict...}}} Razz

by halfwise Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:44 pm

first an outline is drawn, then you see the layers go on. though done section by section they are next to each other, and with the outline as a guide I think it can be done. Because of the layers, they couldn't have been painting white over a photo.

by halfwise Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:46 pm

BTW, back on Robin Williams, I noticed in the Reddit page that he considered Foundation to be his favorite book, and Hari Seldon his favorite character. Unexpected and cool. I wouldn't have guessed that, but going back and looking at how much science fiction he did, I can see it.

by Mrs Figg Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:09 pm

no. Spock is dead. Sad

by Sinister71 Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:10 pm

R.I.P. Spock

by halfwise Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:37 pm

For somebody who basically only did one character, he was a huge chunk of cultural identity. He basically owned an archetype.

by Eldorion Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:47 pm

I didn't know he was sick. RIP.

by Lancebloke Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:52 am

RIP Spock!! Part of my childhood gone!

by halfwise Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:57 am

Something incongruous, knowing you are trundling through South America, yet can still comment on Spock.

by Pettytyrant101 Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:30 am

I didn't know he was sick.- Eldo

Among the sadness that made me smile as it reminded me of Spike Milligans gravestone, which reads : 'I told you I was ill.'

by halfwise Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:49 pm

Here's a fascinating article bringing up the seamier side of both Nimoy and Shatner:

http://startrekdom.blogspot.com/2007/05/in-shadow-of-spock-great-shatnernimoy_06.html

by chris63 Mon Mar 02, 2015 3:59 pm

by chris63 Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:08 pm

by azriel Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:06 pm

Looks weird seeing those dates under them, the picture is so sci-fi & futuristic. Crying or Very sad

by Eldorion Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:40 pm

RIP Terry Pratchett

http://m.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31858156

by bungobaggins Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:50 pm

Eldorion wrote:RIP Terry Pratchett

http://m.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31858156

Never got around to reading any of his books, but it's always a shame when we lose someone that had such a positive impact on others.

by Bluebottle Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:19 pm

by Mrs Figg Thu Mar 12, 2015 6:27 pm

by azriel Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:32 pm

by chris63 Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:35 pm

66, not old Crying or Very sad

by azriel Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:47 pm

Bloody Alzheimers !!! 66 is no age, poor chap ! Crying or Very sad

by bungobaggins Fri Mar 13, 2015 3:10 pm

A belated RIP for Rod Taylor who passed away on January 7th of this year at the age of 84. He was the star of the 1960 adaptation of HG Wells' The Time Machine, and had a guest appearance in one of my favorite episodes of The Twilight Zone. I'm surprised I didn't hear about this earlier.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Taylor

by azriel Fri Mar 13, 2015 5:17 pm

I didnt notice that either Bungo Crying or Very sad

Blimey, they are all going Crying or Very sad

by Mrs Figg Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:55 pm

loved that film The Time machine Sad

by chris63 Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:25 am

Me too Mrs Figg, one of my fav's.