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artemis-devotee: jensenskaggles: doxiequeen1: Put the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:20:57 -0400

jensenskaggles:

doxiequeen1:

Put the costume, wig, and makeup on all together for the first time! I think next time i’ll use more blush, but for the most part i’m happy with it. I didn’t do much, it’s just foundation and a bit of bronze eyeliner - I wanted to keep it as natural looking as possible!

I shall venture outside and get some ~real~ (non mirror) shots of this on Saturday! I’m really excited.

You can see the full dress here, and see more shots of the wig here.

okay WOW you win cosplay forever

you are perf

holy crap

Oh my god, it’s like Merida came out of the screen!

Photo

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:16:35 -0400

dynamicafrica: iluvsouthernafrica: Madagascar: Beautiful...

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:16:12 -0400

dynamicafrica:

iluvsouthernafrica:

Madagascar:

Beautiful Magadascan women: c. 1898

(the beauty and power of these women made me cry)

Felt the same way as I was scrolling through these photographs of these incredibly beautiful women. Their elaborate hairstyles and equally as immaculate clothing just blows me away.

dynamicafrica: Portraits of Moroccans by Spanish artist José...

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:15:14 -0400

dynamicafrica:

Portraits of Moroccans by Spanish artist José Tapiro y Baro (1830-1913)

QUERO ESSAS ROUPAS PRA MIM DDDD:

Different Angles of a Skull - Open Mouth by *clz

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:46:06 -0400

Different Angles of a Skull - Open Mouth by *clz

Photo

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:00:48 -0400

Now let’s see your war face.

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:18:35 -0400

Now let’s see your war face.

monsterfoundry: This is the best thing ever.

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:17:01 -0400

monsterfoundry:

This is the best thing ever.

disneybombshell: YOU DON’T KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN WAITING...

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:15:49 -0400

disneybombshell:

YOU DON’T KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS, BLESS YOUR SOUL OP

thefrogman: When the music is inside you, it must come...

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:11:42 -0400

thefrogman:

When the music is inside you, it must come out.

[kagonekoshiro]

Photo

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:06:53 -0400

theartofanimation: Johannes Voß

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:52:38 -0400

theartofanimation:

Johannes Voß

johnnydombrowski: Pandora (Process) Johnny Dombrowski First of...

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:48:17 -0400

Original sketches trying to capture Pandora's movement/pose. That and a mask from the American Natural History Museum, laughing at me. He's always laughing at me.

Mucha Photos for posture reference. Look at those curves!

Inked Linework

Patterns in graphite drawn on tracing paper.

Coloring stages

johnnydombrowski:

Pandora (Process)

Johnny Dombrowski

First of all, hello to new followers! I can’t tell you how happy it makes me that people are digging my work. Now on to business…

I’ve been thinking about posting more of my process on here, but with reblogs possible, I never wanted to cram posts with too much writing or images. So I figured I’ll post the final illustration and then a second post with more info about the piece later on. I’ll post whatever stages I have, so you can learn a little more about how I work.

With the urge to experiment more, I’ve started this year playing around with my technique a bit along with working on more concept. First with Chump and now this. I’m not sure what initially caused it, but I got this craving to draw Pandora. While reading through my copy of Bulfinch’s Mythology *pushes up glasses* and I came across an interesting take on her story…

Pandora was created by Zeus, not as a punishment to Prometheus for stealing fire, but as a blessing towards man. Every god in heaven contributed something to perfect her. Aphrodite gave her beauty, Hermes persuasion, Apollo music, etc. And instead of evils, each god also placed a blessing into a jar. Eager with curiosity, Pandora slipped off the cover to look inside, when all of the blessings started to escape. She tried to close the lid as quickly as possible, but was only able to keep hope from escaping. That’s why, whatever evils we come across, we’ll always have a sense of hope in our lives.

Reading through her story, I didn’t see a box ever mentioned- only the jar. Turns out that box is a mistranslation! The original greek mentions it as a “pithos” or jar. But that was later translated to “pyxis” or box, by Eramus of Rotterdam in the 16th century. THANKS ERAMUS.

With the evils of the box gone, I tried my best to instead capture her curiosity. To try and get that peeking look, I used Alphonse Mucha’s photography as reference. Bending her back down, eye level with the jar, taking a quick look at the wonders waiting inside.

And now that I’ve talked your ears off, I’ll wait to see if you all want more of this. If you’d like to share just the image without all of this rambling, you can go to the original post

And now whenever someone uses the phrase “It’s like opening Pandora’s Box” you can slap them across the face with a white glove. Even challenging them to a duel, if you’d like. I don’t care. It’s your glove- do what you want with it. It’s in your hands. Or should I say ON your hands! Do you get it? Because it’s a glove? You wear them on your h- ok I’m gonna get going.

reftastic: swegener: Speaking of different body shapes. These...

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:58:15 -0400

reftastic:

swegener:

Speaking of different body shapes. These are all basically peak human bodies.

How come 99% of them don’t conform to what the entertainment industry tells us is the perfect body?

This is a FABULOUS set of body refs. So glad this came back across my dash so I could reblog it here :D

sulamoon: victoriousvocabulary: PYROMANCY [noun] (from Greek...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:01:31 -0400

sulamoon:

victoriousvocabulary:

PYROMANCY

[noun]

(from Greek pyros, “fire,” and manteia, “divination”) - the art of divination by means of fire.

[Úrsula Dorada]

Ooh look what I have found floating around here <3 Glad you guys like!

foxbabies: diabeetus01: You know what I just realized? Patrick...

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:33:27 -0400

foxbabies:

diabeetus01:

You know what I just realized? Patrick killed people.

Patrick killed a lot of people.

and then things got unholy

canibalismo, you’re doing right =P

3D 5 by *carmenharada

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:48:14 -0400

3D 5 by *carmenharada

deviouslyratedm: Inspiration via Salvador Ramirez

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:12:32 -0400

deviouslyratedm:

Inspiration via Salvador Ramirez

CARALHO, ESSAS PERNAS ;____; nunca invejei tanto assim em alguém

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:05:46 -0400

CARALHO, ESSAS PERNAS ;____; nunca invejei tanto assim em alguém

gothiccharmschool: These are FANTASTIC. Thanks...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:44:52 -0400

gothiccharmschool:

These are FANTASTIC. Thanks to zeroatthebone for finding me the clicky-link again.

jamesrustin:

The faces of power.