This week: Batman.

An idea for a warrior-type female. She has a custom, dual slot scabbard that holds two short-height Japanese wakazashi swords, able to be drawn from either side. Her harness, centralized along the waist, has multiple compartments to support long distance travel. Soft metal greaves protect the legs from the elements and traps.

Sketchbook (Pro) on the Ipad- is this practical?

Think poor man’s Cintiq.

I was debating with my brother- who is an architect- the possibility of the Ipad eventually having a breakthrough drawing app in (hopefully) the near future. Think about it- it just makes sense. An Ipad version of Painter, or Art Rage could do very, very well, and be an inexpensive creative tool for artist’s like myself, everywhere. While Autodesk has Sketchbook for the iphone/ipod already, an Ipad version could bring about far more possibilities.

Since there is already precedent for a kind of app like this to do well- ala Brushes, Sketches, and others for the iPhone- I think that’s there’s a real opportunity here for the  larger application makers (Autodesk notwithstanding) to extend their brand, and product awareness to the extremely large and growing iPhone/ipod market. Actually, I find that to not have one of these in the the works by the big boy’s is a sign of brain-dead leadership and a lack of forward thinking.  So how about it Corel? Apple? Shareware/Small developers? Even the lazy bums over at Adobe have their mobile Photoshop project- even though they are now using it to spread propaganda about the their ‘unfortunate’ iPhone situation with Apple. Wacom can even make a branded Cintiq drawing app to push the awareness of that specialized product. so many possibilities- but will these companies actually take advantage of it?

I recently checked out some of the videos of Microsoft’s Courier project- and while impressive, I fail to see how any of the drawing aspects of it couldn’t be replicated on the upcoming iPad. Beyond the increasingly ugly war for the mobile market, there may be some ways that these products make our creative work-flows even easier.

As you can tell by the name, this guy isn’t one of the Starbucks sipping, art magazine reading, good Samaritan old lady saving, apprehend a criminal types. Not even close. He would probably cut you open if he had he chance. His various body paint should be reason enough to keep it moving when you see him, but hey, some of you like danger.

The inspiration for this piece came from a video of Brazil’s carnival. Some dude looked hella evil, and it stood out.

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So in my head has been a humanized vision of the Hindu deity Shiva. She can have or not have six arms (this iteration is only two). I wanted the character be soulless, and purely about her function…an agent of leadership, might, supreme power, and terror. The circumstances of her presence are usually destructive.

In the LSL universe that I am creating around her, men are rarely seen, and these bio-cybernetic constructs are created as grand deities who lead the efforts to solve the puzzle of infertility plagued women. As a Sorter, beings such as Shiiva decide the ultimate fate of lives and direction of the populace- that is her task, her purpose. While the ‘organic’ human world dies around them, most women in this world have subjected themselves to all sorts of bionic and mechanical implants to sustain their lives, while dreaming of this concept that once drove the heart of the world- Love. Shiiva is the 9th version and most ‘perfect’ attempt yet at creating a godmother to usher in, and lead the next age of bio-cybernetic life.

The circular objects that extend from her back are advanced clocks that process space and time, as she is a slave to neither- she can be wherever she wants at anytime. She stands roughly 24 feet tall, and an extended wingspan of about 75 feet.

As well it is said that hostile versions of Mogu- called the Zheg- came to be after man learned of their existence and began to slaughter them, looking for the secrets of their telepathic ability. The first recorded Zhegs were known for opening portals, transporting humans away to other dimensions for damnation. They have been known to attack even common Mogu. Check out the Zheg page here.