Monday 18 June 2018

Film Industry - dead giveaways

Signs you work at a CGi company

  1. You wake up screaming with nightmares of intersecting polygons.
  2. You get a paper cut and you bleed coffee.
  3. Your best friend is your mouse *sniff* you never let me down*
  4. You pet your desk lamp and call it Luxo Junior.
  5. Pets get paged thru the intercom. “Fido to the back door please. And stay!”
  6. You criticise “Reboot” because they don’t render the shadows
  7. The sun rises and sets, apparently
  8. You find yourself making ‘signs you work at…’ lists


Signs you work in film

  1.  7am is considered ‘sleeping in’
  2. You use ‘stand by’ and ‘copy that’ in normal conversation
  3. You buy household light bulbs based on colour temperature
  4. Your fridge is empty and you have no clean underwear
  5. People who wrap cables wrong irritate you
  6. You can’t watch a movie without finding issues but watch until the credits end
  7. Your turnarounds are so short you can’t get your phone fully charged
  8. You can never get to a bank in business hours
  9. You have no idea what day of the week it is


Signs you work in signage

  1. You can word a disclaimer without thinking
  2. All your fonts end in ‘XB’ or ‘black’
  3. Anything under A4 is considered ‘fine print’
  4. All your friends know what ‘vector’ means
  5. The only time you feel steady is when you’re on a ladder
  6. You have sixteen terms for very strong glue
  7. You don’t know how to unlock Caps Lock



signs you work in sculpture








Friday 1 June 2018

Graffiti and Street Art



Graffiti Art

Aside from other disciplines, fresco/mural/street/graffiti is a more recent development.




#psycandy #1up


what i looked like in 2011



 
what i looked like from the other side in 2010




• 2007 •

"astrid" (detail)

"chaos / kaos"






• 2008 •





• 2009 •






• 2010 •

"madonna carried by angels"

"cherub" on canvas (commission)



• 2011 •





• 2012 •






• 2013 •

"art & love" (commission) digital

"chaos"



• 2014 •
digital CG 3D art "psycandy"




• 2015 •

my tutor: dolce (brazil)




• 2016 •

"mystic elephant"



• 2017 •







• 2018 •









16m² (commission) jameson whisky / cafe caprice







This page will be updated as I dig up photos and/or paint some walls...

Related: The Best of Chaos




 

so far the best theory


Postscript


Notes

Some of the art pictured is based on existing works, notably:
“Creation of Adam” by Michaelangelo, c. 1510, “Madonna Carried by Angels” by Jacopo Palma, c. 1590, “Whaam!” by Roy Lichtenstein, 1963


Commercial (Graffiti for film sets)

It is preferred to paint in the presence of the client, although feedback is possible by remote. Sketches typically serve as prep and are submitted for approval prior to application. 

The process of good graffiti art has four stages:
  • ascertain compatibility/suitability (dimensions, surfaces, deadline)
  • plan, draw, finalize monochromatic on paper
  • factor special paint, rigging requirement
  • prime, sketch and paint the target in 3-5 complete passes 
It is worth noting that scale is a factor, particularly with reference images:
    It's all about scale!.
    ~ ↑uφ



    Postscript iterum



    experience timeline, hand art

    * 'Iterum' is 'again' in Latin.




    Wednesday 28 March 2018

    Meg Griffin - The Person Behind the Face








    While Family Guy is well-known for its commentary on awkward adult situations, there remains much committed to the cutting floor in those same terms. And none more awkward than Meg 'Megatron' Griffin.

     

    Unusual habits

    Peter’s habit of showing his friends Lois’ boobs because he ‘thought they were nice’ (which Lois found flattering, if a little rude) resulted in the family’s adoption of this as normal behavior. 



    No-one would have believed that this is how Chris' medical career was founded or that Meg would find fame as a viral meme in this exact pose. Brian is already naked, so that says something.

     
    Example meme

    Example viral meme

     

    Saving Water

    The Griffins do their part by sharing a bath or shower. Not wasting water is an important aspect of life in Quahog. 

    The Griffins accidentally discover they plug into each other. Hayley Smith appears courtesy of American Dad!

     

    Giggity Cam

    On PornHub, Meg has over 4 million views thanks to Quagmire’s hidden cameras. Evolved from Glenn’s VHS collection that took him 2 years to capture to file.

     

    Episodes

    Inside Family Guy

    Meg’s habit of exposing her breasts was edited from this ‘Behind the Scenes documentary’, where 'live' scenes had to be rehearsed. 

    The Cast thanks the Audience

    Meg and Chris in Interview

    Family Guy Table Read

     

    Halloween On Spooner Street

    With this spooky script, Meg and Chris were to ‘accidentally’ make out in a closet when deemed so by a spin-the-bottle game. The pair mis-read the ‘simulated sex’ copy as ‘stimulated sex’ and in their seven minutes of darkness and confusion...

     

    Leggo My Meg-O

    (Not to be confused with LEGO Leggo My Meg Leg O, the LEGO version of this episode)

    Meg accidentally kills the Sultan’s son when her limited wardrobe budget suggested an actual sex scene, something the poor boy’s mind wasn’t geared for. Meg said later, “So close! I wish I could tell everyone I f***d a guy to death.” The story made the rounds at school anyway.


    He wasn't a good lover

    Meg looking like she's ready for bed

     

    Meg and Quagmire

    Well, it was going to happen. Meg finds that he helps to make the afternoons go by quicker, plus he has great wifi and some really decent snacks too. Brian suspects something but he’s always distracted by the wifi and the snacks.

    Notice the snack

    Two snacks

     

    Meg and Brian

    Equally inevitable (and persistently hinted at) would be the union of the intellectual Brian and the terminally confused Meg, but without any of the bother of formality. No-one has bust them yet.

    Brian notices something

    meg overdoes it a bit on the bondage









    Meg wonders if she's first or last.



    When Peter asks Jesus for a miracle, dinners turn into ice-cream sundaes..



    Meg hopes the boys will 'turn her loose' instead of going to market.

    'that's how you sell cookies faster'