Category: Art

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Art
Anthony Silva

The Artists who Love Star Wars

Very few things have had an impact on people the way Star Wars has. At the time of the release of Episode IV: A New Hope, nothing like it had been really seen before. The scope and imagination of it all felt so expansive and endless. It was Star Trek on crack. Star Wars has

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Andrew Plein

Featured Artist: Kari Smith

Like the great explorers of the past, I too went on an adventure. I journeyed through the deep jungles of Deviant Art, to discover what would turn out to be the latest addition to the already long list of webcomics that I read. I’m speaking of Plume. I had the opportunity to sit down with the

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Featured Artist: Jeff Martinez

The Comic Issues Podcast has been making its rounds at various conventions all over SoCal. Our goal was to locate new and upcoming artists that was when we met Jeff Martinez. During our time at Anime Conji, I came across a brilliant Green Lantern Corps poster; wanting to show my GL creds, I reached for

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Pixelated Fashion Week!

During Japan’s Fashion Week, designer Kunihiko Morinaga debuted his 8-Bit re-imagining of women’s clothing from his line “anrealage.”  His fashion line for the fall and winter 2011/2012 season encompasses quite the range of women’s clothing: everything from professional attire and dresses to sweatshirts and athletic-wear.  These contain the same pixelated feel to them, and, from far away,

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Smithsonian Art Museum Creating “Art of Video Games” Exhibit

As many geeks have been saying for a while now (and as I’ve started earlier), video games should be considered art.  Now it appears that the general masses, or at least one of the most well-known art museums, is starting to accept that fact. The Smithsonian American Art Museum, located in Washington, D.C., is opening

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Paint. Paint! PAINT!?!?!?!

I was over at The Grinning Gamer last Friday helping Brian, the owner of this soon-to-be-opened store, paint some fun stuff on the walls and I took pictures! We had a good bunch of people show up and painted some fun pictures all over the walls ranging from pictures of the Triforce, dice, Cthulhu, skulls,

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Awesome Gamer Art by Brittany Corno

I ran across Brittany Corno’s (or better known as PrincessPoemi) blog featuring some of her art.  Her art wasn’t just any old regular gaming art though, she creates “Women in Gaming Pin-Up Art.”  Tell me that isn’t sexy!  I had to get in contact with her and feature her art on PG, so make sure

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Art
Andrew Plein

Millennium Falcon Lands at LEGOLAND®

There are things that just go together. Much like peanut butter and jelly, so does Star Wars and Lego Bricks. With the recent announcement that LEGOLAND® California is introducing an all-new, dedicated STAR WARS Miniland, it’s time to channel the force for some fun. Especially when you see just how big the Millennium Falcon is.

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Spartan/Mandalorian Helmet Mash-Up

Have you ever pictured yourself as King Leonidas, with your muscular body and abs of steel glistening in the sun, slicing through Persians like it was going out of style? Or how about as Boba Fett, flying through the air and making a living by capturing bounties? Why couldn’t you do both? How would combining

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