all nature and art: February 2012

Monday, February 27, 2012

Marvelous Foodscapes Art


At first glance the landscapes look real, and it is only on second glance that the viewer realises that the scenes are made entirely out of food. British photographer Carl Warner creates amazing foodscapes: landscapes constructed entirely from fruits and vegetables, cheeses, breads, fish, meat and grains.



Beautiful Pole Dance Art

Pole dancing is fast becoming the new fad in fitness training. Not only is it a good way to lose those extra pounds but it also has additional benefits like strengthening the back, increasing flexibility and visibly improving your walk and posture. Dancing with a vertical pole are more popular than ever before. Woman are feeling empowered, confidence and improving their self-image, all because of dancing on a pole. Here are the 20 most important and famous pole dance moves that every woman who wants to join this field should know.

Incredible 3D Female Characters


The breath-taking 3D art can illustrate and create worlds which only exist in our imagination and can bring to life all of those fantasies and creations we only saw in our dreams; however a couple of decades ago the thought of even drawing something remotely similar to what we saw in dreams was completely ridiculous, the image quality, vectors, rendering and animation was simply impossible at the time.





Championship of Sand Sculpting


The World Championship of Sand Sculpting has been under way in Federal Way, Wash., since Sept. 8, and artists’ work will remain on display until Oct. 10. The annual event, which draws competitors from around the world, took place in Canada for more than 20 years; this year marked the first time the United States served as the host country. artists compete for the top title in three categories: solo, double and teams.
Racing against the clock, members of Team Sandboxers fill wood forms with sand and water during the “pound up” stage of the Federal Way, Wash., event. The teams have six hours to pound their sand into solid cubes suitable for carving.
From left to right, Katie Korning, Jeff Strong and Kirk Rademaker of Team USA work on “Open Mind.”
After making a cut, Helena Bangert from Amsterdam blows loose sand off her piece, “Walking Through.”
A member of Washington-based team Orbital Sanders works on a sculpture called “Missing Links.”
Dutch solo competitor Remy Geerts applies surgical precision to her sculpture, “The Abundance of Harvest.”
Tacoma, Wash., sculptor Sue McGrew works on “Noh Trifater.”
Quebec-based sculptor Marc Lepire works on his piece, “Krazy.” It was inspired by a character in a movie he watched with his son.
Nicola Wood, left, uses a trowel to smooth the base of Team Machas’ sculpture, “Dream Like You’ll Live Forever. Live Like You’ll Die Tomorrow.” Meanwhile, teammate Arianne Van Rosmalen carves small figures and Marielle Heesels sprays them with a water-glue mixture to keep them from blowing away after the water dries. The sculpture, a tribute to a team member who passed away earlier this year, won first place in the teams division.
Sudarsan Pattnaik works on President Obama’s hair on his sculpture, “Let’s Stand for World Peace.”
With five minutes left after four days of carving, members of Team Sand Boxers race to finish their sculpture before time runs out.
The back side of “Connected,” a Seattle-themed sculpture, shows the Space Needle, Mount Rainier and rain pouring out of clouds.
Dan Belcher of St. Louis runs around his solo sculpture, “Icarus II,” minutes before the competition ends.
Joris Kivits from the Netherlands contributed “Puzzled” to the competition.
Brit Paul Hoggard sculpted this elephant using a technique called “soft pack,” which means he didn’t use any forms when packing the sand. “If you don’t know how to do the basics of soft pack, you know, you’ve not got it all. You have to be able to do the hard and the soft. And there a lot of the sculptors that only concentrate on the hard,” Hoggard said.
“Krazy” the clown was inspired by a character in a movie that Quebec’s Marc Lepire watched with his son. The day before this photo was taken, the clown had hair on both sides of his head, but a bird landed on one side and collapsed that part of the sculpture. Lepire compensated by carving the skull open and exposing the clown’s brains.
“Magnetic Feels” was built by Fergus Mulvaney of Ireland. When asked about the temporary nature of sand sculptures, Mulvaney replied, “No material lasts forever. Even the amazing Roman or Mesopotamian sculptures are slowly deteriorating. And like most things in the world right now, the most exclusive things are the ones you can’t have. So this makes it even more special and more exclusive. Nobody can have it.”
Uldis Zarins of Latvia sculpted a piece called “It Was Just a Bad Dream.”
Damon Farmer from Kentucky conceived and built “To be Revealed.”
Rich Varano of Florida contributed “Fanta Sea for Sue Sea” to the competition.
Benjamin Probanza of Mexico decided to call his sculpture “Untitled.”
“Jimi” by Bill Dow of Montana was completed on Sept. 18, the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s death.
Karlis Lle of Latvia dreamed up a sculpture called “Thru the Wall of Love.”
The face seen in “Facing the Negative” by Wilfred Stiger of the Netherlands is actually a concave part of the sculpture, rather than convex, so it appears lit from below.
“Whirlwind” by Thomas Koet of Florida won first place in the solo division.
Damon Langlois of Victoria, B.C., puts finishing touches on Team Sand Boxers’ “Connected,” a Pacific Northwest-themed sculpture.
Joo Heng Tan of Singapore sprays his untitled sculpture with a mixture of glue and water to protect it from the elements.




Marvelous Perspective Photography Art


The physical objects in the photos appear to be bigger or smaller than they really are. And the result of this photography is really very interesting.  You will absolutely like our collection of  playing with perspective photography art.




Wire Sculptures


Michael Jackson
We may have lost the King of Pop in the summer of 2009, but his music lives on, as does his likeness, now preserved in chicken wire.
Artist Ivan Lovatt makes remarkably lifelike sculptures of famous folks, icons and wildlife out of material so paltry it’s usually reserved for poultry – chicken wire.
Albert Einstein

Incredible USB Drives


A collection of really beautiful jewelry styled USB drives.

Porcelain Dolls

There are things in life that define our personalities more than our traits simply because we use them. The beauty and elegance of these things are such that a love for them would mean much more than materialism – a taste for fine art. Porcelain has been a chief source of human art since the days of modern civilization and the days when human beings have learned the finer things of life. Porcelain dolls are one of the most widely collected dolls. The reason for this is that real human characteristics can be replicated with porcelain so that the dolls are very beautiful. Hope you will like our saddest face dolls collection.

Marvelous Art Images

Incendia is a 3D fractal program that is the result of a combination of many fractal experiments. Most (not all) of the fractals of Incendia are IFS attractors, which are the fastest method for rendering complex 3D fractals. Incendia’s approach to render 3D fractal is a straightforward one, since instead of rendering the 3D pure fractal, it lets the user select different shapes (known as Baseshapes), that in turn converge to the 3D fractal. This approach is an artistic one, and lets the user explore the mostly unexplored world of the 3D fractal art. Here are 30 fantastic examples of Incendia art created by female fractal artist Deirdre Reynolds from United States

Friday, February 24, 2012

Beautiful Flowers Art


Artist Cecelia Webber takes photos of naked people and then spends hundreds of hours on her computer transforming them into her stunning floral creations. Her models are carefully posed to produce the shapes she requires and then Cecelia digitally cuts, rotates and colors the bodies and limbs to create her finished images.

Nail Art Designs


Nail art is one of the latest crazes among youngsters nowadays. They can pick or choose any design they want that suits their preferences and their lifestyle. Hence, most of girl teenagers are spending their time at a nail salon. Nail art is the practice of painting decorative designs on your fingernails. It is a fun way to brighten up your everyday appearance or embellish a special occasion getup. This dash of style definitely will help to complete any outfit and truly show the personality of anyone who holds it. There
are a variety of art designs available on your favorite nail salon ranging from simple and understated to trendy and outrageous designs. For example, you could choose to paint dots, flowers or you could put stickers on your nails for a get-together or spell out the name of your favorite celebrity or band or it could even be your name.

Decorated Eggs

Eggs are very sweet especially if you accompany them with other meals. In fact very few people are are of the importance of eggs in the life of man, one thing that is important with this kind of food is that, eggs have been found to cut off excess weight for those people who are generally obese. Lets take a look at superbly painted eggs art.

Marvelous Art by Ben Heine


What exactly is (Digital) Circlism ? This is a modern artistic expression, a mix between Pop Art and Pointillism. It is made with digital tools (this is just a personal definition) says Ben Heine.
In my opinion, the most important thing to focus on before starting that kind of project is to understand the dynamic movement of someone’s face. I usually apply each digital circle individually on a black background with a sharp round brush in Photoshop CS4 (it could be any other graphics creation software).
It is also essential to pay attention on the aspect of each circle (changing slightly the size and color for every circle is always better). That’s the difficult part, because there can be several thousands circles in a single portrait. It has to be done with harmony, according to the main lines and dynamism of the subject represented.
I usually make bigger circles in the lighter areas of the subject and smaller circles in the darker places. This gives more volume and a 3D illusion. There is no limit, it’s a new technique and I think there is much more to do with it.

Paper Artworks


Wow.. this is the most amazing paper art I have ever seen.

Miraculous Origami Artworks


Here is a collection of really amazing Origami artworks created by a creative artist Chad Killeenfrom United States.

Variety vehicle graphics

There are a great variety vehicle graphics available in the market place and you can easily choose the one that captures your personality and creativity. Here are 20 excellent Vehicular Graphics Artworks.

Disturbing Photo Manipulations


9To start your journey into photo manipulation you must start by acquiring what you need. Getting a digital camera and a computer is a good start. Film-based cameras are fine, but since most photo editing is on the computer, it would be easier to work with a digital one. Next, you need to choose proper photo manipulation software. There are several freeware packages on the Internet and one of them should be good enough for a beginner. Finally, search the Internet for some digital photo manipulation tutorials to point you in the right direction.

Foodscapes Art by Carl Warner


At first glance the landscapes look real, and it is only on second glance that the viewer realises that the scenes are made entirely out of food. British photographer Carl Warner creates amazing foodscapes: landscapes constructed entirely from fruits and vegetables, cheeses, breads, fish, meat and grains.

Footwear Designs by Kobi Levi

Israeli footwear designer Kobi Levi i takes inspiration from furniture, fruit and even dogs.  Kobi Levi worked in footwear in Italy, China, Israel and Brazil before designing his own line of creative shoes. His line is handmade and “absolutely” wearable. Lets take a look at his wild and creative wearable art.

Wooden Motorcycles


These incredible wooden miniature motorcycles are carved out of oak, beech and pine to a 1:12 scale. The motorcycles have disc brakes, turn signals, gear shifters, rear view mirrors, and handlebars.