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Before the computing era, ILM was the master of oil matte painting, making audiences believe that some of the sets in the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogy were real when they weren’t. They were the work of geniuses like

Chris Evans, Michael Pangrazio, Frank Ordaz, Harrison Ellenshaw and Ralph McQuarrie Forever thank you, to their handmade art and the work of their colleagues, that made us dream of impossible worlds and fantastic places across Earth and the Universe.

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There are more background paintings on this article, featuring comments by the masters/artists themselves ! 

Some of the following pieces were made by other artists 2:

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piss-hubbo:

FUCK THIS I SPERFECT, IT SHOWS THE ARM PRONATING AND ALL THE MUSCLES SHIFTING ALONG WITH THE WRIST

IT EVEN HIGHLIGHTS THE ULNA BONE  

HEY THIS IS THE ULTIMATE ANATOMY REF, FUCK THOSE MISLEADING TERRIBLE FUCKING “ANATOMY” TUTORIALS THAT GOEAS AROUND TUMBLR, THIS IS ALL OYU NEED, LOOK AT THE LATISIMUS STRETCHING OVER THE SERRATUS, THE PECTORAL MUSCLE MOVESUPWARDS AND OVER THE BICEP AND EXTENDS  ALONG WITH THE ARM THERES EVEN THE CORACOBRACHIALIS;. AAAA OMFG I’M SO HAPPYYYYYY

ehuante:

mcl-ocestuff:

I hope this is usefull!

By the way, this is for artists who want to make different colors for haircurts. Only one contradiction: You need to keep your layers. All separated(So no shadows with highlights.)

It is supposed to work, depending on your way to color,it might not look the same as Chino’s. I know I do that mistake, too.

YES!!

culturenlifestyle:

Illustrator Carrah Aldridge Repurposes Starbucks Cups as Art

Nineteen-year-old artist Carrah Aldridge transforms the iconic Starbucks cups with colorful and intricate illustrations, which showcase her talent. Composed with Sharpies, white gel pens and Copic markers, Aldridge creates stunning patterns, which make the Starbucks siren into an ornate piece of art.