Yakimachi Underground

yeah, he says he knows jack shit about sak yant, but I disagree. He knows more than I do anyway.

http://abowlofstupid.com/personal/fresh-ink-the-sak-yant-edition/
http://abowlofstupid.com/please-make-it-stop/fresh-ink-the-sak-yant-edition-part-ii/
http://abowlofstupid.com/arts-entertainment/fresh-ink-the-sak-yant-edition-update/

I really do love this picture

thanks, vice_visa, for the cool link.

awesome gymnastics photos, available here

i need to do this...../sigh
but I'm a psychologist. priorities!
maybe I can do this...over a couple of weekends? :)

YEAH WINDOWS! /WHISTLES LOOK AT THAT COOL THING YOU'RE MAKING!

http://gizmodo.com/5365299#

yeah. that's a cool thing right there. I want one.

I'm going to start working in color soon, so while sketching today i was looking at some colorful inspiration

http://m232m.artician.com/portfolio/Joana/

http://badbrush.artician.com/portfolio/Speed-Paint-2/
beautiful speed paintings, there's more in badbrush's gallery so check it out.

And Blaze Wu, my favorite. I LOVE her colors. every single composition is beautiful. I want to do more solid sketches but I really want to incorporate color like this in my work. LOVE Blaze Wu, she's magical.
http://blog.yam.com/blaze
http://blazewu.artician.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blazewu/

Recently I was asked what sports teams I subscribe myself to. The honest answer is none, I'm just not that into sports. However, if I had to pick a few on the list would be American University's soccer, VT football, and German football.  I'm honestly not that competitive and for the most part I see sports as an outlet for aggression and a way for people to channel their energy, either by screaming in the stands or working off stress.  I like sports, and playing sports can be fun, but I'm just not that into it.  German football, however, holds a special place in my heart. The guys are pretty funny, and in terms of popular sports, soccer is my favorite.  I was checking up on the German stats and schedule today and I found yet another reason to love German soccer, Michael Rensing, so I guess this post isn't so much "I love German soccer" but "Michael Rensing is gorgeous.

http://football-hotties.buzzsugar.com/3536040

yeah, time for class, so more later XD

in my quest for a nice and inexpensive floor lamp (which I'm beginning to think does not exist) I found the following:

Winged lamp

how adorable is that?

They have more adorable lamps at ingo maurer like these

Ingo_maurer_Lampampe

Ingo-maurer-one-from-the-heart-1

when I get money, I'm getting some.

Some of the artists that inspire me have artists that inspire them, so I spent the early portion of the afternoon looking them up. These are the ones I found that I enjoy as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Jones_(artist)
http://www.goodbrush.com/ - craig mullins
http://www.justinsweet.com/GALLERY/HTMLS/036_bstar3.html
http://www.kojimorimoto.net/fr/studio4c_tanakat.htm - tatsuyuki tanaka
http://www.studiosis.com/3rdBASS/

more blade and soul links....sadness, not until 2010? I dunno if I'd wanna play an mmorpg anyway, but I'd at least like to see more screenshots and art from it....

http://www.mybladeandsoul.com/

http://www.bascentral.com/news.php

also - read this: http://www.mybladeandsoul.com/component/content/article/73.html

it's a pretty comprehensive translation of an interview with both the art director (Kim! Yay!) and the producer about the game.