you should see this

[» air]

I ran across an image today that I reeeally liked, so here we are...
When you come upon some visual goodness that moves you or that
you know will inspire your fellow podlings, drop it in here for some collective reflection.
I'm pretty sure I like everything about this piece. It is alive and the technique:asis is gorgeous.



... but to see the magic you have to go a bit closer.





>> d'artiste
The artist is Linda Bergkvist and the above link is one of her projects.
Lastly, here is the thread of origin from cgsociety.org, which seems to be a top notch site.

[» becky]

thanks for sharing this! i checked out every single one of her pieces on that forum and saved all of her tutorials... it is all soo amazing and delicate.
it motivates me to try digital painting. but i dont know if i have the patience.

[» markscholey]

whoa, great piece to start this thread off with....

[» lunaya]

well, air, that is a hard act to follow...

but i'm gonna try

defintitely a must see if you ask silverbirch

[» Dusty]

Old painting...but I just came across it today looking for
a new desktop and it makes me want to paint something all >> Fantasy Like

[» phong]

» The Streaking Game

Run around as naked hippie!

[» phong]

>> Apparently this is a real cloud formation.

[» markscholey]

Time lapse images warning very large gif downloads, but oh so worth it..

[» phong]

>> NOVUS NATURA
An illustration of DNA projecting patterns of molecules
in polydimentional patterns
upon the super-conscious fabric of infinity.

[» air]

>> Gobelins : Animation

watch them all - they are joyous - refreshingly european

[» phong]

>> Animator vs. Animation
An animator faces his own animation in deadly combat. The battlefield? The Flash interface itself.

[» xavi]

phonger... nice one, that was brilliant! highly entertaining...

[» phong]

This is the most most META computer interface that has yet been developed.
Xavi, I think you'd digg this over the janky mouse technology.

>> TEDTalks: Jeff Han
Jeff Han is a research scientist for New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Here, he demonstrates—for the first time publicly—his intuitive, "interface-free," touch-driven computer screen, which can be manipulated intuitively with the fingertips, and responds to varying levels of pressure. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 09:32)