TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Moving Pictures
Been doing a bunch of motion-based work over the past month. Haven't had much time for personal work, but no complaints. I really like it in this type of stuff even though I’m probably not the most savvy at it. But where I may fall short on technical expertise, I can make up for it with ham-fisted slapdash digital painting :D. AfterEffects is awesome, because while it can get pretty deep, fundamentally it’s pretty much moving…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Fischer Paints: Breathing in the Stardust
January 14, 2025 - Ahhh Ziggy... You know of all of Bowie's personas, he is perhaps the most iconic. The music, the hair, the outfits, that lightning bolt. Heh, my father saw this piece in process. Dad is 80 years old and I don't think I've ever heard the man mention Bowie, or Ziggy, or hum one of the tunes the Spiders from Mars created. But when he saw this he said... "David." He didn't say "David?" But "David." with a period. I took that as a thumbs up. Though truth be told, I was chasing more of an essence than a likeness. (We took some liberties with that hair!) Once upon a time I was writing a book called "Being Bowie" about a kid in junior high who took inspiration from Bowie. In the story the kid had…
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