Archive for Art
Update: This issue has been more or less resolved; it turns out that the images in question had CMYK color profiles attached rather than RGB color profiles, so Apple software was (possibly correctly) displaying them in a way that the designer hadn’t intended. Leaving the post in place for historical purposes. The other night, I […]
Three recent AI systems that generate remarkable art, given text descriptions. (None are available for use by the general public yet, but you can see examples of what they can do, and you can sign up for the waiting list for two of them.) DALL-E 2 (made by OpenAI) If you ask it to generate, […]
Interesting article about Wingspan, which I’m posting mostly because it’s such a different perception of the game from mine. Though I’m also posting it because it includes interesting stuff about Elizabeth Hargrave and her process of developing the game, and how her success is helping to open the door to more diversity among game designers. […]
I was labeling photos just now of ancient cylinder seals, and it occurred to me that cylindrical rubber stamps might be fun for modern crafting. Turns out that I was not, of course, the first person to think of that. Here are some links. A couple of pages suggest using foam stickers on a cylinder, […]
At this morning’s WSFS Business Meeting, there turned out to be some strong opinions about how to revise (or not revise) the Fan Artist and Pro Artist Hugo Award categories. In the end, the Business Meeting decided to refer the issue to a committee, which will report back at next year’s Business Meeting in Dublin. […]
Yesterday, I met Jane and John Kostick, the creators of many delightful and amazing and lovely 3D-geometrical art puzzles and structures, mostly in wood and metal. Their website shows a bunch of their work. Their YouTube channel shows videos of the construction and/or use of various pieces. And their Facebook page provides some more photos […]
In 2012, I saw a Monet exhibit (in Las Vegas, I think), and took some notes on paintings I particularly...
In this year's Hugo voter packet, five pro artists provided samples of their work. Unfortunately, one of the six nominated...
I've been meaning for months to blog about specific works and people I'm going to nominate for the Hugos, and...
Jenn just linked to a great piece by Justin Landon about the paucity of female sf artists on award ballots...
Two months ago, I ordered two Campania garden gargoyles from the local retailer, a place called Bloomster's in San José....
Jhayne points to a fascinating and odd 3-minute video about a photographer who gets strangers to pose with each other...