So if you are a geek like me you may have heard of this site called Etsy. So let me start the Etsy Thursday news post and showcase with what I would consider to be a cool purchase. Today’s featured items from Etsy are the VinylWallDesigns. These designs are fun and easy to apply on your walls. When your friends walk into your home or apartment, and you got one of these on your wall, you’ll gain instant geek cred.
We have all seen some really talented artists in various forms of media. It seems that there is a very large community over on Deviant Art. I find myself frequently visiting the site and just being blown away. I happen to stumble on Jeremy’s Art Gallery and boy was I amazed. A very interesting art style that really stands out. Also does some really bitchin Pokemon!!! Be sure to check out his Art Gallery. Here is a little Q&A session I had with Jeremy.
Artist of the Week: Jeremy M. Jack
What’s been your inspiration for art?
As a child I was very inspired by Disney. Then came Don Bluth and he was like the ANTI-Disney. When i saw The Secret of Nihm I felt my whole life had changed… After which I saw the work of Norman Rockwell and art made a difference to me. Then came comics, and Jim Lee revolutionized the way I drew. Then Jae Lee blew my mind by proving comic art didn’t have to follow a specific “style”. Right now I am HUGELY inspired by greats like Matteo Scalera and Sean “Cheeks” Galloway. In fact I am taking Sean’s Schoolism course this semester and I can’t wait! As far as people close to me, I must give credit to my cousin Travis Story, who gave me the greatest tales to tell through my art. And my good friend Clayton Bodley, who gave me the best characters and a real drive to persue my art.
I’m all for 8-bit art. It gets me in a nostalgic way. But something like the video past the break just keeps my jaw dropped and my head cocked to the side. WTF indeed. To see this WTF video, go past the break. I didn’t want to embed it just so you have proper warning for the NSFW-ish parts. (more…)
Very funny song sung and animated to the tune of Dr. Mario. Watch the video above if you don’t mind getting a glimpse of Wario’s ass and Mario’s birthday suit.
There are a ton of really talented Artists out there. The crew here at PixelatedGeek would like to help highlight them. Frequently I will be posting a Artist of the Week Column here on the site. This week’s artist is Mike Henry. I was lucky enough to have stumbled onto his Art Gallery on Deviant Art and got in contact with him for a little Q&A.
Artist of the Week: Mike Henry
What’s been your inspiration for art?
My inspiration has been many different things depending on where I am in my life. When I started drawing it was Ninja Turtles. When I was a teenager it was anime, Batman the Animated Series, ExoSquad, Gargoyles. Now it has expanded to just about anything I see from movies, animation, television to music, other artists, and daily life. It’s hard for me to see something that is cool and not get fired up about it. That makes me want to put something down on paper.
This is just rediculious. Twitterer “withgandana” has posted a photo of a hired model playing video games while wearing a Street Fighter 4 branded Snuggie. I say “hired model” because what gamer would seriously buy that and let someone take a photo of them wearing it and let the photo be put on a package design. To Mr. Capcom or the marketing director that signed the paper to approve of this. Seriously? Really? Why? I would like you to answer those questions please and get back to me ASAP. Thank you.
Who doesnt love a ninja? Especially a short ninja. KEKE.
The people from Mondo Mini Shows and The Brothers McLeod presents you Fuggy Fuggy.
I am a definite a fan of them. They had me at Ninja. =)
For more of The Brother’s McLeod, you can visit them at Youtube or at their website.
FUGGY FUGGY!
This is one trippy art project. Zoom Quilt is a collaborative group art project where each artist submits their art pieces into this long looping flash movie. The flash movie continously zooms into each art piece making it seem like you’re going through a very weird world. Check it out.
Oh, and if you’re under the influence of some “stick, icky, icky”, you’re welcome.
“Womanizer” in LA Hands
Sliimy | MySpace Video
Even though you are not a Britney Spears fan or Sliimy fan you need to watch this video.
First question that comes to mind after 5 seconds of watching it. How? How did the hell did they do that?
It’s super creative and worth a watch.
Ever looked at your boring old Windows desktop and thought: ‘I really wish I could be playing Left 4 Dead right now’. Come on, admit it, we’ve all been there. But now thanks to UltraBE and the excellent free desktop customisation software Rainmeter you can feel like you’re in the game when you’re going about your mundane day-to-day office working duties. Word processing has never looked so good.
For full instructions and the theme download head on over to UltraBE’s deviantART Left 4 Dead HUD Desktop.
[Via LifeHacker]
