Fractal Art

In addition to animation effects, I've also discovered the joys of creating fractal art in my time away from the blog.  I use an app called Mirrorlab to take my photography and produce abstract and sometimes psychedelic imagery.  You get to a certain point in the process and you almost forget what the original image even was!  Here's a few pieces I've produced over the last few years...

Can anybody name the original subject (besides the skeleton, plant, and jack-o-lantern) of any of these?  If you think you're up to the challenge, leave a guess in the comments!  For everyone you get correct you'll get an official Cryptic Corridor "No-Prize!" (Remember those, old-school Marvel fans?)

"Look Into My Eyes..."

Mesmerizing Dracula artwork by Mark Spears.

Futuristic Landscapes

At the tail-end of my previous post I talked about the need for hope in the new year.

What better way pursue this than to look to forward to the far-flung futures that might be?  Enjoy this gallery of futuristic artwork!  As always, click on an image to view it at a larger scale.

Celestial Bather

Artwork by Kenny Callicutt.

In Memory of Carrie Fisher

Sadly, 2016 has taken yet another icon...  Carrie Fisher, most famous for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films has passed away.

Immortalized here in artwork by Alex Ross and in music by John Williams.

The Art of Damir G. Martin

A few years back I was browsing the Science/Natural History section of the bookstore gravitating toward the books on dinosaurs as I usually tend to...

Suddenly, I was stopped dead in my tracks.  The cover of a particular book seemed to almost jump off the shelf at me, featuring some of the most dynamic and striking dinosaur artwork I had ever encountered!

It turned out that this was the work of none other than Damir G. Martin, a paleoartist and creature designer who excels in the creation of digital models and illustrations.

Damir G. Martin

As a paleoartist - an artist specializing in creating artwork of long-extinct species -  Martin strives to be as scientifically accurate as possible.  Before creating his computer-generated models  of dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts, Martin researches the animals, analyzing data collected from the fossil record by scientists, reading up on speculation concerning the creatures' anatomy and behavior.

The result of all this effort is some of the most stunning - and lifelike - images of prehistoric fauna ever seen.

While Martin enjoys depicting dinosaurs and other ancient creatures as they actually were, he also delights in imagining creatures that never existed.  His creature design design work brings to life amazing scenes in the realm of science fiction and fantasy.

You can find more of Martin's work on DeviantArt, ArtStation, and his website.