Far Better Than 3-D: Animated GIFs That Savor A Passing Moment | Co.Design. You know how people sometimes say that jazz is the only truly American art form? Animated GIFs are like the jazz of the internet: they could only exist, and be created and appreciated, online. That said, PopTart Cat is not exactly on par with Thelonious Monk. But photographer Jamie Beck and motion graphics artist Kevin Burg may have finally found a way to elevate the animated GIF to a level approaching fine art, with their "cinemagraphs" -- elegant, subtly animated creations that are "something more than a photo but less than a video.
" Here’s one of my favorites: The pair was inspired to create these cinemagraphs while preparing to cover Fashion Week this past February: "We wanted to tell more of a story than a single still frame photograph but didn’t want the high maintenance aspect of a video," they told Co.Design via email. So why did Beck and Burg choose the GIF format, rather than something more flexible like Flash? [See more cinemagraphs at From Me To You and Coco Rocha] Tiny Penguin. Your supportive comments on my recent post about the Tiny series (along with my own hard-to-kick Tiny addiction) have convinced me to keep going with it! I think many of us could use some cool imagery these days, so how about a Tiny Penguin?
He’s still waiting to have a documentary made about him. Because every penguin should have 15 minutes of documentary fame. Olivia was the first person to leave a comment suggesting that I knit a Tiny Penguin way back in July of last year, so she gets a free pattern! Be Sociable, Share! Comments are closed. The Art of Pulp Novels. The Art of Pulp Novels Photographer Thomas Allen creates art out of old novels by cutting out select pieces of covers and insides and photographing them with a meaningful depth of field. He begins his process by cutting figures and images out of illustrated pages of old books and vintage fiction novels. Allen then cleverly rearranges and juxtaposes the forms to create three-dimensional scenes. Next, he carefully lights his subjects and photographs the scenes.When separated from their original stories, the figures take on fresh roles in entirely new situations.
Yet they retain their intended purpose of storytelling. Source: 6 Comments: Anonymous said... It seems like kind of a shame to cut up these priceless vintage books. July 12, 2010 at 3:35 PM whatkatisaid said... ill July 13, 2010 at 8:01 AM gorgeous stuff, very evocative x July 31, 2010 at 12:17 PM joe said... September 27, 2010 at 11:30 AM Haha! December 22, 2010 at 5:59 AM. Realistic Portraits Made With Embroidery. You are not going to believe this. See the portrait featured here? Well. It’s not a photograph. It’s not a drawing. It’s not a painting. No oil pastels or colored pencils or even crayons were involved. The artist is Cayce Zavaglia, and she started embroidering artwork when she was pregnant and looking for a non-toxic method of portraiture. Click through to see a detail shot of the stitching. Amazing Tilt-Shift Van Gogh Paintings [16 Pics] Jan 10, 2011 Serena Malyon, an illustrator in her third year at the Alberta College of Art & Design, has taken the classics works of Vincent Van Gogh and added a contemporary twist.
Using Photoshop, Serena has added the ’tilt-shift’ effect to Van Gogh’s paintings, providing a fresh perspective on these masterpieces. Maybe some HDR photographs of Ansel Adams work is next? :P SOURCES - ArtCyclopedia - Serena Malyon’s Illustration Blog If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends: WHAT IS TILT-SHIFT PHOTOGRAPHY? Collections par satellites avec Google Earth.