Comic book sketch

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Guthlac

I’m fascinated by the the use of the negative space in a lot of comic book work – so I thought I would sketch myself.

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The most exciting things about flying – taking off

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Guthlac

There is nothing quite like the kick in the back when the aircraft engines are pushed to their max and you rush down the runway. The sound track to this video is interesting in that you get to hear all the bumps and bangs as such a massive machine forces are pressure to do its business and provide the lift necessary.

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Mad, bad and dangerous to know

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Guthlac

A bit of a brut this one – not sure you’d want to meet him in a dark alley.

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Embracing the negative

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Guthlac

This is hardly new but I have started to draw concentrating on the shadows and negative spaces. I think over the past few days this has started to show real promise. Here is a nude study that demonstrates the change I think I am making to my work.

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Our destiny

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Guthlac

Those of who are starting to realise that more of our life behind us than in front of us may start to empathise with this old gent – perhaps.

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I really don’t care…not that that will make the slightest difference

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Guthlac
Who Cares?  Well I can only assume a lot of people but so Apple are probably/maybe making a mini iPad – so what?   I know these tech blogs have got to fill column/pages but really regurgitating rumours and dodgy photos doesn’t do any one any favours.  This reminds me of the great excitement a couple of years ago amongst the photographic community about the Canon EOS 3.   There was huge speculation, of course nothing on the iPad mini scale or any Apple product for that matter.  And you know what, when Canon finally launched the – no wait they still haven’t – my point is wait until the product is launched and then make a decision on whether it is any good.  Oh I am getting like a real old fart!

Simon Marchini 

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Yipee not the Iron Age

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Guthlac

Well at least this wasn’t inspired by the Iron Age! I had a very strange evening yesterday when I book ended two of the most influential films of the last 50 years. The first was the Bourne Ultimatum, which completely rewrote the rules for action movies. The second was Dr No which of course started the whole Bond industry. Just to show how Bourne changed things just look at the action sequences in the latest Bond movie compared to just a few years earlier, say in the Brosnan tenure. Anyway the drawing. As you might be able to make out this was inspired by Julia Styles or I suppose Franka Potenta.

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Apple quickly responding to Maps App Problem…glad I’m not a fan boy

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Guthlac
So Apple have started to correct some of the problems with their maps – about bloody time.  This article is the same as many Apple fan boy web sites – I know this because I follow a few of them – does this make me a fanboy as well?  Anyway, it seems that Apple are fixing some of the probelms and the sites are only too happy to let everyone know.  Two things.  First, why did it take Apple two weeks to notice that small places like Uckfield is not in the correct place.  Now Uckfield has a population of around 14k and been around since late 13th century (thanks  Wikipedia).

Second, and this is the more interesting question, why is all this good news spreading amongst the fanboy blogs – I sense the not so light touches of the Apple PR people at work.   Now I want the Map debacle to be sorted out – I have far too many iOS  products that depend on a reliable Map app,  see I am a fanboy at heart, not to want it to succeed.   I just wish that Apple weren’t so full of their own PR to believe just because they say something is “..the most beautiful, powerful mapping service ever…” (Macworld.co.uk)  it is.   At least Tim Cook now has come clean that perhaps they got things a bit wrong.

Now I feel better for that I will go back into my corner and play with my iMac or iPad or iPhone or watch something on my Apple TV or listen to something on my iPod, classic and shuffle….   These Fanboys ughh what are they like?

Apple quickly responding to Maps app problem reports, adding new imagery
http://9to5mac.com/2012/10/05/apple-quickly-responding-to-maps-app-problem-reports-adding-new-imagery/

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BBC launches an iPlayer exclusive for radios

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Guthlac
Just installed this – looks like a really useful app – especially live the wheel to select the station you want.

BBC launches an iPlayer exclusively for radio content along with a new app (Wired UK)
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-10/08/iplayer-radio-launch

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Just can’t leave the Iron Age alone

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Guthlac
So much for just concentrating  on art.   I just felt like making a quick sketch of a sculpture of 

Vercingetorix.  

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