INSPIRATION LINKS for artists

LAURENT GAPAILLARD

2012-01-27T18:22:00.001+01:00

Laurent Gapaillard
an interesting illustrator

SCRIPPED

2012-01-26T17:29:00.002+01:00

Scripped
"Scripped Writer, our flagship product, is a Web-based software solution for screenwriters. Scripped Writer allows you to format your scripts to industry standards without having to download software to your computer. Access your scripts from anywhere, at anytime with any computer and an Internet connection."

DESIGN SEEDS

2012-01-25T16:44:00.001+01:00

Design Seeds
"beginning in art school (and throughout my design career), i have journaled color palettes and inspiration. the earliest of my journals were compiled in a sketchbook with pantone chips and dymo label callouts...the design seed blog is a modern interpretation of my original journals. it is my pleasure to share with you my journey and inspiration as i continuously track and forecast emerging colors and palette combinations."

PEABODY MUSEUM

2012-01-24T09:43:00.002+01:00

Peabody Museum

"Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology is one of the oldest museums in the world devoted to anthropology and houses one of the most comprehensive records of human cultural history in the Western Hemisphere."

MARRIED TO A BMW

2012-01-23T10:32:00.002+01:00

Marriad to a BMW
"This site is my creative outlet - sewing (including a compilation of free sewing patterns), crafting, gardening, couponing, and more. I love to share what I do in my free time, and hopefully inspire others to start fun hobbies of their own."

MR TECKEL

2012-01-20T14:08:00.002+01:00

Aurelien Predal
"freelance artist and visual development"

HARPUN

2012-01-19T10:31:00.003+01:00

Harpun
"An italian web comic created by the scriptwriter Giovanni Masi and the drawer Federico Rossi Edrighi.
Harpun is a monsters hunter, she love the fish soup, she has an harpoon and she isn't afraid to use it! "

HORRIBLE BOSSES

2012-01-18T10:27:00.001+01:00

Horrible Bosses
(2011, Seth Gordon)
"Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness."

BIG MENACE INDUSTRY

2012-01-17T16:29:00.001+01:00

Big Menage Industry

JAPANESE POD 101

2012-01-16T16:42:00.000+01:00

JapanesePod101
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! No more dry, out of date textbook story lines! Here at JapanesePod101, you'll learn Japanese with fun, interesting and culturally relevant lessons that are easy to listen to. But not only are they fun - they're effective too! Join the hundreds of thousands of people already learning Japanese through the power of our mobile apps, desktop software and website with free Japanese lessons released every week!

FREER AND SACKLER

2012-01-13T23:33:00.002+01:00

Freer and Sackler Gallery
"The Smithsonian Institution has two museums of Asian art: the Freer Gallery of Art which opened to the public in 1923, and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, which welcomed its first visitors in 1987. Both are physically connected by an underground passageway, and ideologically linked through the study, exhibition, and sheer love of Asian art. In addition, the Freer Gallery contains an important collection of 19th century American art punctuated by James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room, perhaps one of the earliest (and certainly one of the most controversial) art installations on record."

A BEAUTIFUL MESS

2012-01-12T23:26:00.002+01:00

A Beautiful Mess
I'm Elsie Larson, a 28 year old designer and boutique owner. I co-founded Red Velvet almost ten years ago with my sister and best friend. Welcome to my blog! A Beautiful Mess is a Style blog that focuses on creating a beautiful life. My goal is to promote an inspired lifestyle through fashion, handmade and pretty things. I believe in making everyday life special, so that's what I try to inspire through handmade projects, fashion tutorials, hairstyling tips, recipes and more. I love teaching projects that make life a little bit sweeter!

LIVING CRAFT

2012-01-11T23:24:00.001+01:00

Living Craft
"Living Crafts is a community of readers who value the work of their hands, use natural and organic materials, and live an authentically holistic lifestyle.

Living Crafts provides craft enthusiasts with the information, ideas, and inspiration they need to support their desire for self-sufficiency, sustainability and a natural lifestyle. In each issue there are projects for the entire family, including fun crafts for parents and children to do together.

Our readers are people who consciously choose natural materials for their handwork projects because of aesthetics, quality, personal health and the environment. Living Crafts aims to inform and inspire readers to choose Mother Nature’s supplies whether they create their own or buy ready-made handwork.

Each issue focuses on a season of the year, bringing ideas and the how-to for projects that are in harmony with nature to create a seasonal rhythm at home. Editorial content includes projects making toys, apparel, home items, gifts, and seasonal crafts."

TUBALR

2012-01-10T22:42:00.001+01:00

Tubalr
"Howdy, friend, wondering what Tubalr is? Tubalr allows you to effortlessly listen to a band's or artist's top YouTube videos without all the clutter YouTube brings. To get started just type a band's or artist's name into the search box and select only or similar. Oh, and if you're interested in saving your favorite videos, register an account, it's easy!"

IDIOM

2012-01-09T22:22:00.002+01:00

Idiom
"An idiom is a natural manner of speaking to a native speaker of a language."

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

2012-01-06T18:05:00.001+01:00

Jesus Christ Superstar
(1973,Norman Jewison)

"Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life, told in an anachronistic manner."

UNDER THE SYCAMORE

2012-01-05T10:00:00.002+01:00

Under the Sycamore
"Creativity is essential for me as an individual, spouse, mom & friend. However, with four little ones running crazy in the house I don’t have lots of time for projects that can’t be finished during nap time. Below you will find some of the diy posts I’ve done in the past. Most are my unique ideas. A few are inspired by someone else, the tutorials will give credit where it is due. If you take the time to make one of my diy projects, please share a photo with me on my facebook wall. I’d love to see what you create.

I’ve been asked to share a ‘studio tour’ on other blogs several times. Well, the truth is I don’t have a studio. My worktable also doubles as our kitchen table. My sewing machine is stored in my daughter’s closet (along with my fabric). My printer and papers are in my closet and my ‘junk’ waiting for some love resides in the garage. You don’t have to have tons of time or a great studio to nourish your creative side. Sure, a dedicated crafting area would be amazing…but sometimes you do what you can with what you have available. The world would be a better place if more people realized the power of a hot glue gun!"

GUY DAVIS

2012-01-04T14:12:00.001+01:00

Guy Davis
"Michigan based artist Guy Davis spent his youth drawing and sketching monsters and aliens, with an imagination fed on a healthy dose of late night creature features and monster mags!
A self-taught illustrator, Guy first tried his hand at cartooning with a strip that ran in his hometown newspaper during his high school years— which by all accounts is worth forgetting. It was after graduating and not really having any idea of what to do with himself outside of drawing, that he decided to try and continue in comics. In 1984 he created a tongue in cheek space opera “Quonto of the Star Corps” for the small press “Fantastic Fanzine”. Quonto was soon forgotten but the fanzine would later become Arrow Comics and lead to work on the comic series The Realm. After a few years at Arrow Comics, his work on The Realm would take him to Caliber Press and his first creator owned series with Gary Reed; the Harvey Award nominated Baker Street. It was Baker Street that led him to DC/Vertigo and Sandman Mystery Theatre with Matt Wagner and Steve Seagle, and that collaboration would lead to many more projects and deadlines over the years to come. Since then he has worked for most of the major comic publishers along with providing artwork and conceptual design for various role-playing games, and multi-media projects.
Currently Guy is illustrating Mike Mignola’s and John Arcudi’s ongoing B.P.R.D. series (work which won him a 2009 Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker), along with continuing his creator owned series The Marquis for Dark Horse Comics. He still resides in Michigan with his fiancée, the talented writer and artist, Rosemary Van Deuren, along with a menagerie of pets and a trio of horse skulls named Becky, Conrad and Steptoe."

CULT OF CROCHET

2012-01-03T19:18:00.001+01:00

Cult of Crochet
"crochet has become a bit of an obsession – join me in the madness!"

MIMI WO SUMASEBA

2012-01-02T14:16:00.002+01:00

Mimi wo sumaseba
(1995, Yoshifumi Kondô, Hayao Miyazaki )
"A young girl finds that all the books she chooses in the library have been previously checked out by the same boy. Later she meets a very infuriating fellow... could it be her "friend" from the library? The boy's grandfather has a violin sales and service shop. The boy wants to be a violin maker like his grandfather."

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

2011-12-22T18:35:00.001+01:00

22 December 2011-01 January 2012

PAPERCRAFT MUSEUM

2011-12-21T14:39:00.001+01:00

Paper Craft Museum

"Papercraft models take time, effort, and computer-know-how to design, and most papercraft designers have their own website or way of distributing their models. It is frustrating for people new to papercraft because often their only method to find these models is through major search engines.

Our goal for this website is to be a place where people can find everything they need to know about papercraft, including tutorials to build them, design them, and a stream-lined database where visitors can easily browse for models.

Thanks for visiting, and happy crafting!"

CRANK

2011-12-20T18:32:00.002+01:00

Crank
(2006,Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor)
"Professional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops."

ACID FONTS

2011-12-19T22:50:00.000+01:00

Acid Fonts
Getting Started:
"Download the free fonts via the navigation menu above, you will find this menu on all pages of the site.
If this is your first visit to a free fonts site, please read the PC Help or MAC Help pages for information on downloading, converting and installing fonts. You will also find font related questions and problems answered in the F.A.Q. section.
The fonts pages show examples of the free fonts available. To download the fonts you require, left click on the fonts graphic of choice."

FREE WRITING COURSES ONLINE

2011-12-16T22:13:00.000+01:00

Free Writing Courses online!
"Whether you're currently writing professionally or still looking to break into the field, formal writing courses can help you hone your skills. If you don't have the money or the time for campus-based courses, there are plenty of universities that offer free writing courses online."

DISNEY ANIMATION LIBRARY

2011-12-15T10:20:00.000+01:00

Disney Animation Library List
"Located in Burbank, California, Walt Disney Animation Studios brings imagination to life through traditional and computer animated films. Our crew is filled with diverse talent from all around the globe whose passion is to create beautiful and timeless films through the art of storytelling, the magic of animation and the science of cutting edge technology."

DAVID GILSON

2011-12-14T18:39:00.001+01:00

David Gilson
"Aka Prince Kido, i'm just a gay dreamy drawer..."

50 FREE PHOTOSHOP BRUSH SETS

2011-12-13T22:20:00.001+01:00

50 Free Photoshop Brush Set
" A good and diversified Photoshop brush collection is essential for any designer who respects itself. For this reason, I want to share with you 50 free and high-resolution Photoshop brush sets which will help you in your future projects."

ANDREA PRIORE

2011-12-12T10:15:00.001+01:00

Andrea Priore
Italian Character Artist

NENENT

2011-12-09T10:12:00.001+01:00

Nénent
French Illustrator and Graphic designer

TEXRENFEST

2011-12-08T23:35:00.001+01:00

TexRenFest
"The Texas Renaissance Festival is one of the Nation's largest, most acclaimed Renaissance fairs where the sights, sounds, tastes and beauty of the 16th Century come alive every Saturday and Sunday for 8 weekends. Dates include October 6th through November 25th, from 9:00 AM to Dusk."

BRITTANY MAKES

2011-12-07T23:19:00.001+01:00

Brittany Makes
"Hi there! My name is Brittany, welcome to by blog! I'm a fierce accountant by day, and a zealous DIYer by night. I am a career driven business woman with an artistic mind and creative spirit. I'm working my way up the corporate ladder while balancing an insatiable need to release creativity. I am a jewelry designer and a DIY advocate. Like most accountants, I am frugal, and like most DIY advocates, I love to thrift! My sole mission is to transform any piece from booty to loot, on a budget, and show you how it's done."

30 BEST PHOTOSHOP BRUSHES

2011-12-06T23:14:00.001+01:00

30 Best Photoshop Brushes
"Something that always comes handy we all need to use Brushes while creating some new designs. There are thousands of incredible Photoshop brush sets available all over the web. So every designer needs to know where to look to find the perfect brushes for the moment. In this today’s post we have showcased 30 Best Adobe Photoshop Brush packs should have in your Bookmarks."

100 LINKS FOR WRITERS

2011-12-05T23:23:00.001+01:00

100 useful links for Writers
"All kinds of writers, including poets, biographers, journalists, biz tech writers, students, bloggers and technical writers, take a unique approach to their jobs, mixing creativity with sustainability. Whether you’re a freelance writer just scraping by or someone with a solid job and more regular hours, the Internet can provide you with unending support for your practical duties like billing, scheduling appointments, and of course getting paid; as well as for your more creative pursuits, like developing a plot, finding inspiration and playing around with words. Turn to this list for 100 useful Web tools that will help you with your career, your sanity and your creativity whenever your write."

IVAN SILVESTRINI

2011-12-02T23:57:00.003+01:00

Ivan Silvestrini
"Ivan nasce a Roma il 22 gennaio 1982.

Dopo aver frequentato il Liceo Scientifico Manfredi Azzarita si iscrive alla nascente facoltà di Scienze Umanistiche – Arti e Scienze dello Spettacolo con indirizzo Cinema.

Selezionato per il corso di Regia al Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, si diploma nel 2009.

Video/filmmaker a tutto tondo, ha lavorato negli anni come regista, sceneggiatore, operatore, montatore, compositore di colonne sonore e non solo.

Ha realizzato cortometraggi, videoclip, lungometraggi, installazioni, video di spettacoli teatrali e concerti, video promozionali e/o industriali"

WHIPPERBERRY

2011-12-01T22:51:00.002+01:00

Whipperberry
"Here at WhipperBerry we like to take the simple things in life and create something beautiful out of it. We cook and create fun projects for the home and for holidays sometimes we even pepper in some home DIY. Basically we blog about life and how to make it beautiful!! Come meet Heather and the other contributors to WhipperBerry…"

MYTHICAL CREATURE LIST

2011-11-30T22:46:00.001+01:00

Mythical Creature List
"Welcome to Mythical Creatures List the largest mythical creatures lists on the web. There are numerous mythical creatures to uncover from haunting Ghosts of tribal cultures, the totally bizarre Fearsome Critters, villainous Dragons, happy house helpers, peculiar sightings of Bigfoot and the like and beasts from epic sagas. The mythical creatures list is almost endless."

ELIOTT LILLY

2011-11-29T11:47:00.001+01:00

Eliott Lilly
"Since 2006 Eliott has been a conceptual artist for the video game industry. Currently, he is working at Id Software in Mesquite, TX on a next-gen FPS shooter known as RAGE."

PARIS 26 GIGAPIXELS

2011-11-28T10:41:00.003+01:00

Paris 26 Gigapixels

"Paris 26 Gigapixels is a stitching of 2346 single photos showing a very high-resolution panoramic view of the French capital (354159x75570 px). Dive in the image and visit Paris like never before!"

VICTORIA YING

2011-11-25T11:58:00.001+01:00

Victoria Ying
"I'm a visual development artist, currently employed at Disney Feature Animation."

JOSHUA JAMES

2011-11-24T11:56:00.000+01:00

Joshua James
"Blur Studio, Gnomon Instructor, CCAD alumni & Ancient Buddhist Monk ^ ^"

PAUL RICHARDS

2011-11-23T11:04:00.002+01:00

Paul Richards
"He's a drawing junkie. A drunkie.
Irvine, CA, USA
Powerhouse Comics (in birth city of Appleton, WI), ION Storm, id Software, 3D Realms, Ritual Entertainment, Raven Software, Vigil Games, Blizzard Entertainment"

ANNA CALVI

2011-11-22T15:25:00.001+01:00

Anna Calvi
"Anna Calvi is an English musician who plays in the band of the same name. On 6 December 2010, Calvi was announced as a nominee for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll. Her self-titled debut album was released in the UK on 17 January 2011, where it debuted at number 40 on 23 January.The album was subsequently nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize in 2011."

BRIAN AJHAR

2011-11-21T12:28:00.003+01:00

Brian Ajhar

"Brian Ajhar’s career as an artist has spanned three decades. His extensive and diverse client list includes numerous magazines, newspapers, advertising agencies, corporate clients, and book publishers. His illustrated children’s books have been published worldwide in a multitude of languages and have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list."

CLAIRE KEANE

2011-11-18T12:23:00.003+01:00

Claire Keane
"I’m a concept artist for Disney Animation and I live in Venice, California with my husband Vincent and our daughter Matisse."

ABE ONG

2011-11-17T12:21:00.002+01:00

Abe Ong
"Visual Development | Concept Design
714.209.2903
abe.ong(at)gmail.com
www.abeong.com"

KATY HARGROVE

2011-11-16T12:18:00.000+01:00

Katy Hargrove
"Monsters=Love I am a 3D creature model/texture artist at ArenaNet on the Guild Wars series and count myself a lucky lucky girl. Also, I like to draw lots!"

JAMES GURNEY

2011-11-15T12:04:00.001+01:00

James Gurney
"This daily weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You'll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums. Plus, for you lateral thinkers and pop-culture trekkers, a few bizarre rabbit trails."

THE FRENCH EXPERIMENT

2011-11-14T22:45:00.002+01:00

The French Experiment
Welcome to The French Experiment!
"I've put together this website as a helper for all of you who are learning to speak French, and looking for some online French lessons and other resources to help you along the way.
Inside you'll find a bunch of short online lessons to give you an introduction to the language... most with audio pronunciations from a native French speaker.
You'll also find our extremely popular French translations of well-known children's stories, and reviews of the most popular French courses for studying at home."

DAARKEN

2011-11-11T11:18:00.002+01:00

Daarke n
"In the early years of his youth, Daarken attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Most of his days were spent huddled over a sketchbook at a figure drawing workshop or in a cafe, where he was affectionately known as “the guy that likes to draw deltoids.” After three long years of drawing deltoids and video game playing, Daarken graduated Cum Laude with a BFA in traditional illustration."
In Enliighten you'll find some interesting tutorials!

JOHN GALLIANO

2011-11-10T17:26:00.002+01:00

John Galliano
"John Charles Galliano[1] CBE, RDI (born 28 November 1960) is a Gibraltan-born British fashion designer who was best known as head designer of French haute couture houses Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996) and Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011), and his own self titled fashion house."

LINDA CAVALLINI

2011-11-09T15:13:00.000+01:00

Linda Cavallini
"ecco, sono un'illustratrice e colorista freelance, vivo e lavoro a firenze. e ci ho pure studiato, a Firenze(liceo artistico, poi accademia di belle arti). Da piccola trascorrevo la maggior parte del mio tempo a disegnare, poi purtroppo sono cresciuta, ma continuo a disegnare. con un certo gusto anche. ora che ci penso è incredibile, nonostante gli anni trascorsi attaccata tavolo luminoso come una cozza al suo scoglio, sono ancora miracolosamente in grado di deambulare sulle mie stesse gambe. se non altro per trascinarmi fino al frigo. che imbarazzo scrivere la mia mh..biografia."

URBANOG

2011-11-08T10:49:00.000+01:00

UrbanoG

"Urbanog.com is an internet based fashion store that started with the vision of providing the latest fashion footwear, competitive prices, and superb customer service since 2005. With the company's rapid growth and large customer demand for new items, Urbanog.com soon after introduced unique apparel lines as well as swimwear, costumes, handbags, and fashion accessories. Urbanog.com headquarter is based in City Of Industry in Southern California, we have a complete office and warehouse operation with many well trained and friendly staffs who are dedicated to assist valued customers like you. Despite the company's growth and diversity, the mission has not changed. Urbanog.com is dedicated to relentless product innovation, competitive pricing and complete customer satisfaction."

ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS

2011-11-07T23:20:00.002+01:00

Ancient Manuscripts
Timbuktu, Mali, is the legendary city founded as a commercial center in West Africa nine hundred years ago. Dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, the ancient manuscripts presented in this exhibition cover every aspect of human endeavor and are indicative of the high level of civilization attained by West Africans during the Middle Ages.

WEDDING OBSESSION

2011-11-04T23:17:00.001+01:00

Wedding Obsession
Wedding Obsession was created by Melissa Lui Gorman in March 2008 as an outlet to share her ‘healthy’ obsession for weddings. After getting engaged during the blog’s inception, the blog became a journal for her to channel her thoughts during her wedding planning process. Knowing full well that Canada lacked a strong wedding blog, she continued to blog and has maintained a strong readership across Canada.

STEFANO TURCONI

2011-11-03T14:43:00.002+01:00

Stefano Turconi
"Teresa Radice e Stefano Turconi
Lei scrive storie, lui le disegna. Li trovate in edicola (su Topolino, Witch e, curiosando tra vecchi fumetti, anche su PK, MM, X-Mickey, Fairies, Wondercity), in libreria (PIEMME, EL, DeAgostini, B&CDalai, Terredimezzo) e, naturalmente, nella Casa Senza Nord, il loro covo creativo. Sempre che non stiano camminando su e giù per il mondo e per i monti. La loro prima storia insieme risale al 2003, quando non si conoscevano ancora. Il titolo? "Legame Invisibile". La loro storia più bella, invece, è nata nel 2008, è piena di riccioli biondi e si chiama Viola."

SEA OF SHOES

2011-11-02T10:50:00.003+01:00

Sea of Shoes
"Blogger turned fashion-insider Jane Aldridge launched Sea of Shoes as a hobby in 2007, and has since gone from everyday high school girl to serious tastemaker. Her site exists as a photo diary of her skillfully styled ensembles, comprised of cool mash-ups of vintage and designer pieces paired with incredible, covetable shoes, of course. Aldridge has directly influenced sales for designers and has gotten in on the design game with an Urban Outfitters footwear collaboration as well as a project with her mother Judy for contemporary label Gryphon."

STIL IN BERLIN

2011-11-01T13:07:00.001+01:00

Stil in Berlin
""Stil in Berlin" is an online photography project, published in blog-format - It presents a selection of contemporary portaits in exclusive photography as well as extensive interviews with people defining Berlin's current atmosphere.
Mary Scherpe and Benjamin Richter founded it in March 2006, and though they thought it was a late bloomer in terms of streetstyle blogging, being inspired by, e.g. terrific Hel-Looks, it turned out "Stil in Berlin" was one of the early birds and is named by various international bloggers as their main inspirational influence. In January 2009 Dario Natale joined the team which was further enhanced by free contributors like Antje Stahl and Trevor Good in Autumn 2010.

"Stil in Berlin" was featured in international press like New York Times, Nylon, Die Zeit, Spiegel, ZDF and Slate, and exhibited at Colette in Paris, Absolut Gallery in Munich and at Create Berlin. See our press section for links and references.

We have collaborated on projects with Urban Outfitters, Filippa K, Lee and Lunettes Selection."

STREET PEEPER

2011-10-31T15:05:00.002+01:00

Street Peeper
"Hi, I'm Phil. Somehow these are the some of the only photos I have of myself where I'm not drunk or doing something ridiculous and/or inappropriate. Anyway, I started Street Peeper like late 2006, early 2007'ish after a variety of odd-jobs: failed internet startup, co-author of a trashy novel (used copies starting at $0.01 on Amazon!), fired from 12 restaurants in NYC, occasional party promoter, and I sold beanie babies out of my NYU dorm room... So that's me in a nutshell... Hope you like Street Peeper.

Many thanks to my various contributors over the years: DJ Hisato, Cat Kim, Hayley Hughes, Yourboyhood, Chad Burton, Rob Myers, Kaspar Moerk, Daravone Sourithone, Ania Shestakova, Marguerite, Eugene Kim, Annia Ezquerro, Kiki, Mindy Meissen, Melina Pecharki, Yagna, Morena Buser."

UnderConstrution

2011-10-24T13:56:00.000+02:00

UnderConstruction
24-28 October 2011

ARRIETTY

2011-10-21T10:42:00.004+02:00

Arrietty
(2010, Hiromasa Yonebayashi)
"The Clock family are four-inch tall "little people" who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their daughter, Arrietty, is discovered."

JAPANESE LESSONS

2011-10-20T23:17:00.002+02:00

Japanese Lessons
"Online self-study programs produced by a native Japanese language teacher.
If you are a first-timer, read Learning Tips page before you start. Enjoy!"

THE SAMURAI ARCHIVES

2011-10-19T23:11:00.002+02:00

The Samurai Archives
"Welcome to the Samurai Archives, an on-going effort to create an extensive database on the Internet for all interested in this fascinating piece of human history. This page deals with the military aspects of Old Japan, and as such devotes considerable space to the warriors themselves, along with descriptions of battles and various other 'militant' topics. Yet, given Japan's dynamic history, we could hardly confine ourselves to such a narrow view without diminishing the depth and sheer pagentry of our subject . The heart of the page will continue to be the warriors, but with every effort being made to round out our picture."

THE FUN THEORY

2011-10-18T22:19:00.001+02:00

The Fun Theory
"This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing that matters is that it’s change for the better".

INFILTRATION

2011-10-17T22:16:00.000+02:00

Infiltration
"offers a mix of the practice and theory of urban exploration in areas not designed for public usage. This site is the online companion of the paper zine about going places you're not supposed to go. All 25 issues of Infiltration remain in print for your offline reading pleasure. It's black and white, but you might like it anyhow".

PRONUNCIATOR

2011-10-14T17:23:00.001+02:00

Pronunciator
"60 languages. 3 million lessons. 100% free. Welcome to the world's largest language-learning service!"

CYRIL ROQUELAINE

2011-10-13T11:14:00.001+02:00

Cyril Roquelaine
"Since my earliest age the figure of heroic fantasy in the field of role play and wargame interested me. It is this passion that I was prompted to make the sculpture self-taught.

I already have experience in teamwork through the scenery in the theatre du Capitole in Toulouse, and various works of sculpture models in the field of cinema and short animation in computer graphics . I was also able to sculpt on different scales as comics figures of 56 mm, up armor from latex for role-playing fantastic size. Having notions molding silicone, I also gained some understanding of the model in order to be molded. I was also able to use different materials such as modelling plastiline, super sculpey, land, resin…

I now work for companies figurine, individuals for personal orders, companies in need of models and prototypes in 3D".

RACKHAM MINIATURES

2011-10-12T10:32:00.003+02:00

Rackham Miniatures
"This website has been made to show all the models Rackham made before they went pre-paint plastics and sealed their fate".

MARK KENNEDY

2011-10-11T12:32:00.000+02:00

Mark Kennedy
"An Online Repository fore everything I know about Storyboarding, Film Making, Drawing and Animation but mostly Storyboarding. Also, curses lifted, relics appraised and fishing licenses sold tuesdays 10-2".

JIM SHLENKER

2011-10-10T14:01:00.002+02:00

Jim Shlenker
"Visual development and background design for both traditional and CG animated
television, direct-to-video projects, and animated feature film"

NICOLAS ILIC

2011-10-07T22:45:00.000+02:00

Nicolas Ilic
"A recent graduate from Sheridan College Animation."

AURORE DAMANT

2011-10-06T22:42:00.003+02:00

Aurore Damant
"Former Gobelins student in animation. Now character designer, art director and illustrator freelance."

2011-10-05T22:38:00.002+02:00

Anna Bron
"I'm a freelance illustrator and animator, and a recent graduate of animation from Sheridan College."

ENCLINE DESIGNS

2011-10-04T12:37:00.002+02:00

Encline Designs

"Many people have various hobbies, all of which make a connection to a time in their lives that made them feel something good. Or maybe it represents a time in their lives when they had to overcome an impossible obstacle and the hobby helped them make it through.
This is what I do. I capture emotions, a story, if you will, from a time in your life and put that into the figures I build, in the art I create. This is not a privilege I take lightly. Each and every custom figure I make is as unique as the client, who displays it proudly amongst their collection.
Thank you so much for taking your time to look at my work. To my clients I am truly grateful, many of which continue to return for more.
Thank you and welcome to eNcliNe desigNs!"

ELISABETH ANDREE

2011-10-03T22:11:00.002+02:00

Elisabeth Andrée
"family and friends call me andrée. i live in zoetermeer a place nearby the hague in the netherlands.
i love to crochet and that is what i want to share with you.

thank you for visiting my blog, i do appreciate it! i love to read your kind words, so feel free to post a comment."

MARK NEWMAN

2011-09-30T10:06:00.002+02:00

Mark Newman
“Mark Newman, a true artist; a man who can go from the ol’ traditional sculpture school to the grotesque and fantastic style in just a blink of an eye… just look how his works look like they were alive!"

CRAFTSTEW

2011-09-29T14:18:00.003+02:00

Craftstew
Free craft tutorials!!

SCOUNTING NY

2011-09-28T11:07:00.002+02:00

Scounting New York
"I work as a film location scout in New York City. My day is spent combing the streets for interesting and unique locations for feature films. In my travels, I often stumble across some pretty incredible sights, most of which go ignored daily by thousands of New Yorkers in too much of a rush to pay attention.

As it happens, it's my job to pay attention, and I've started this blog to keep a record of what I see."

THE BIG BANG THEORY

2011-09-27T22:20:00.002+02:00

The Big Bang Theory

is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show, along with Steve Molaro.

Set in Pasadena, California, the show is centered on five characters: two roommate geniuses who work at the California Institute of Technology, experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter and theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper; their neighbor across the hall Penny, a blonde waitress and aspiring actress; and Leonard and Sheldon's equally geeky and socially awkward co-workers and friends Howard Wolowitz, an aerospace engineer and a non-PhD from JPL, and Rajesh Koothrappali, an astrophysicist also working at Caltech. The geekiness and intellect of the four guys is contrasted for comic effect with Penny's social skills and common sense.

HEREAFTER

2011-09-26T10:35:00.002+02:00

Hereafter
(2010, Clint Eastwood )
"A drama centered on three people -- a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy -- who are touched by death in different ways."

ALL FREE SEWING

2011-09-23T16:45:00.001+02:00

All Free Sewing
"Prime Publishing LLC was established in 1995 as a traditional niche book publishing company. We created our first niche community web site in 2008. Our mission is to inspire.
We publish email newsletters and operate web site communities and e-commerce stores in the niche areas of crafting, home décor, wellness, diet, and cooking. With a flexible and scalable platform, Prime Publishing operates a rapidly growing network of websites that offer consumers the ability to share information through extensive online communities and make informed purchasing decisions."

ADVENTURES IN HOMEMAKING

2011-09-22T10:23:00.002+02:00

Adventures in Home Making
A fantastic blog collecting a lot of craft tutorials!

VANCE KOVACS

2011-09-21T15:09:00.002+02:00

Vance Kovacs
"Vance Kovacs is a professional concept artist and illustrator currently working at Carbon Canyon Studios. Vance has worked for more than 15 years as an illustrator, cover artist, creative designer and concept artist for films and games."

MICHAEL KOMARCK

2011-09-20T12:06:00.001+02:00

Michael Komarck
"Iwas born in Louisiana and relocated to Michigan at a very young age. As the years passed, I transitioned from crayons to pencils to acrylics to oils, and In 1989 I found myself at a community college where my suspicions that I was better off self-taught in art where proven correct almost immediately. My stint there was brief in the extreme.

After several years as a projectionist at the local Cineplex, I co-founded a small publishing company. However, with the exception of illustrating several children's books, the majority of my time was spent designing business cards, ads, and eventually web related materials (mostly Flash animation). It was during this period that I was introduced to Photoshop and ultimately replaced my oils with digital paint. Eventually I left to pursue a career as a full time illustrator. I spent a couple years building a portfolio while designing business/self-help book covers to pay the bills."

ART DONOVAN

2011-09-19T21:45:00.002+02:00

Art Donovan

Illuminated sculptural work by Donovan

JAPANESE STREET REPORT

2011-09-16T21:42:00.002+02:00

Japanese Street Report
"Japanese Street Report is streetstyle blog aiming to send out real Japanese street fashion. Shooting mostly takes place in Tokyo, around Harajuku, Shibuya and Shinjuku. I hope you enjoy tokyo style."

HOMEMADE GIFT

2011-09-15T21:39:00.002+02:00

Homemade Gift Ideas
"Welcome! At Homemade Gifts Made Easy you'll find loads of free homemade gift ideas, with step by step tutorials for easy homemade gifts to make.

Here you'll find quick & easy gift ideas for Christmas and the holiday season, birthday gift ideas, and other special occasions. Treat someone to delicious gifts in a jar, pamper them with our scrumptious bath & body recipes or give them good laugh with our homemade gag gifts."

AARON LIMONICK

2011-09-14T15:17:00.000+02:00

Aaron Limonick
"Aaron Limonick was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. The son of a studio musician in the film industry and a custom jewelry designer, the arts within the entertainment industry were always familiar. Whether in a soundstage with his dad in front of a live orchestra, or in a design studio with his mom, Aaron’s childhood was filled with many inspired people and environments. Over the coming years this lead to many forms of expression, such as landscape painting, abstract art, and especially graffiti."

THE NEXT THREE DAYS

2011-09-13T22:05:00.002+02:00

The Next Three days
"A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder."

FREE CROCHET

2011-09-12T22:00:00.002+02:00

Free Crochet
We created Free-Crochet.com to introduce crafters to the quality and creativity of patterns produced by Annie's Attic, American School of Needlework, House of White Birches and Clotilde. All of these companies are part of DRG, now in its third generation of Muselman family ownership in Berne, Ind., near Fort Wayne.

CARMINA BURANA

2011-09-09T17:21:00.002+02:00

Carmina Burana
"When CARMINA BURANA OPEN AIR OPERA was presented to the audience for the first time in 1995, a storm of enthusiasm arose. As never before, high culture and entertainment were combined to create an overwhelming complete audiovisual piece of art.

Carl Orff (1895 - 1982) used a Latin chronic from the Bavarian monestary "Benediktbeuren"as a model text for his most popular work. In Walter Haupt's production the stirring sound characteristics bloom into a mediaeval garden of lust which abducts the audience to a foreign, sensual world of phantasy."

OH CRAFTS!

2011-09-08T17:21:00.001+02:00

Oh craft!
Let’s be astronauts for a day… a few intrepid travelers astronauts who skies Internet to catch the brightest and beautiful stars in the universe, which we'll made crowns of ideas and thoughts necklaces... we’ll cross paper clouds and chocolate covered moons... we’ll get soaked by candy rain and we’ll visit planets with a mustache…

From Oh Promotions we bring you the brightest suns in the firmament of the Internet to illuminate each of your days with side to side smiles and pretty and soft things.

Let’s undertake this exciting journey together!

To Learn English!

2011-09-07T17:15:00.002+02:00

Some links for students who want to learn the English language!
Italian sites: Il mio inglese - Lezioni di Inglese
English sites: BBC Learing English - BBC The Flatmates - British Council - ESL Lab - Free Books archive - Oxford University

JESPER EJSING

2011-09-06T16:05:00.000+02:00

Jesper Ejsing
Fantasy illustrator

STYLE SALVAGE

2011-09-05T16:00:00.002+02:00

Style Salvage is an open discussion conducted by two friends, Steve and EJ, on how men could (and do) dress. Started back in June 2007, the blog aims to showcase emerging and established design talent alike whilst exuding a penchant for quality, tailoring and a general openness to creativity and self-expression. It features style commentary, 7 day style diaries, interviews with designers, journalists and shop owners mixed in with the occasional easy DIY project and personal style shot.

THE CONCEPT ART BLOG

2011-09-02T15:32:00.002+02:00

The Concept Art Blog
A collection of films and games concept artists

TRAN NGUYEN

2011-09-01T15:29:00.002+02:00

Tran Nguyen
"My name is Tran, pronounced "tron." I'm a freelance illustrator with an interest in therapeutic imagery."

UNTILL SEPTEMBER

2011-08-10T14:43:00.002+02:00

VACATION!
untill September!

Deutsch-Lernen

2011-08-09T11:45:00.002+02:00

Deutsch-Lernen
"Learn German online and for free: 10 German lessons for total beginners and 24 German grammar lessons for advanced learners are complemented by numerous interactive German language exercises, an introduction to new German language orthography and 2 online German language tests to improve and to evaluate your German language proficiency."

Matt Entenmann

2011-08-08T11:41:00.002+02:00

Matt Entenmann
"Threyda: How would you describe your style?
Matt: I like to think of my style as a blend of contrasting colors and natural form."