By working plastic water bottles made of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) with heat guns, soldering irons, and knives artist Miwa Kozumi transforms trash into beautiful works of art. I expect that any day now there will be new forms of these creatures popping up from other creators. Maybe someone will post a tutorial on how to build them. It’s not like there is any shortage of working material, I mean from my desk I can see at least six empties waiting to be disposed of. Humm… I could do with a nice jellyfish PET pet next to my PC.
Author: John
Japanese Manga Onomatopoeias
The Japanese comic style known as ‘Manga‘(wiki) uses all sorts of sound effects that go far beyond the old ‘POW’, ‘BANG’, and ‘BAM’ that most westerners grew up with . They have a rich textual symbology of onomatopoeias that when translated can cause some confusion. I can see how ‘fwahaha’ would mean an evil laugh but I’m at a loss as how ‘zuzu’ is the sound that drinking through a straw makes.
If you are a reader of manga than you should find this list helpful.
TalkiPhone Forum
Not that there can be much to talk about yet, but there you go. When ever the mythical iPhone erupts from the head of Steve and lands with a wet ‘plop’ on the shelves of Cingular stores (in a limited area only I bet) all the fawning Apple minions will have a place to sing the praise and squelch the gripes of the latest technological panacea. Continue reading “TalkiPhone Forum”
Avatars, Favicons, Comic Strip Maker Oh My!
DeGraeve.com has some very handy utilities that could prove to be useful if you run a blog or need an icon for your secret online persona.
Metallon from PhuEk
Ah, the vinyl figure. I have been a fan of these for years now. I wish I could say that my collection was up to par with my interest but it sadly isn’t. I just can’t find them locally. Anyway, this is a superb custom job that captures the spirit of the urban vinyl designer toy meme.
The Metallon… is a single-seated, lightly armed
and armoured scout. And is part of the Rebel Squadron 77.
With a mounted blaster cannon, it’s deadly to
any infantry units that crossed its path. Its main objective
is to reconnoitre the battlefield and provide vital tactical
information as well as mobile anti-infantry support.
Drawing lessons For People With Short Attention Spans
If your like me and have little time to devote to actual hard core study then Drawspace is prefect for learning how to draw or just to polish your current skills. Once you sign up for an account (Its free) you gain access to dozens of detailed PDF formatted lessons that instruct on every topic from what kind of drawing tools to get to a study of facial muscles. Pretty much covers all the main points you need to get the basics of drawing. Go out there, grab a pencil and DRAW!
Drawspace.com – Drawing lessons