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Discussion in 'Community' started by VadersLaMent, Dec 29, 2012.

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Gamiel Chosen One

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larger version can be found here http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/File:X...d_the_X-Men_With_Professor_X_Vol_1_1_0001.png

larger version can be found here http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/File:X-Men_(Earth-32000).jpg

larger version can be found here http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/File:X-Men_(Earth-64894).jpg

larger version can be found here http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/File:Marvel_Mangaverse_X-Men_Vol_1_1_Textless.jpg

larger version can be found here http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/File:X-Men_(Earth-12).jpg

larger version can be found here http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/File:Mutant_X_Vol_1_10.jpg

larger version can be found here http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/File:X-Men_(Earth-2182).jpg

larger version can be found here http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/File:X-Men_(Earth-904)_from_What_If_Vol_2_12_0001.jpg

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Phase I and Phase II Clone Troopers, by unknown:

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Some art by Art-deWhill

Grassland Patrol:

Mandalorian Warrior:

Tex Mando:

Moutain Infantry Troopers:

Republic Cruiser:

Grievous Vs. Clonetroopers, by LivioRamondelli:

Clone War, by LivioRamondelli:

Clone Knight, by Hannah Mae Purisima:

Shideshow Deluxe Clone Trooper concept:

Hooded Clone, by unkown:

Order 66, by unknown:

Invasion of Geonosis, by unknown:

Clone Gunner, by unknown:

Darth Vader Samurai, by unknown:

Some Ahsokas by Echoing:

darkspine10, Aug 23, 2017

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from... this frame taken from the latest Star Wars blip.

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Master_Lok, I've gotta say, we post other peoples art here. I really admire you posting your own art here. You've got a real talent and I applaud you!

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DarthIshyZ I am having so much fun teaching myself to draw, hope more folks will post their art here too.

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Landing Marker, by OmeN2501:

Art by Wraithdt

Battle of Orinda:

Fully Operational:

U-Wing vs. TIE Striker:

Freelancers - Camp Site:

Templar vs. Assassin:

Templars Guarding the Holy Grail:

The Burning of Jacques de Molay:

Star Wars: Force and Destiny beginner game:

Battle of the Great Grass Plains:

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from https://alangutierrezart.deviantart.com/

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some more from https://alangutierrezart.deviantart.com/

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Art by RadoJavor

Republic Cruiser:

Battle of Lepanto:

Old Submarine:

Fourth of July:

Yorktown:

Low Tide:

Bretonnia:

Constantinople:

Legio:

Palm Sunday:

Golden Age:

Ancient Spaceship:

Imperial Walker:

War of the Worlds:

Alexandria:

San Francisco Vista:

Snowy Tiger:

Sunflower Fields:

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Master_Lok Force Ghost

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a Dwarf by Mr. Ian Miller...

and me trying to draw it in my own way... (His line style is sooo bad a--.) Once I gain more control, I might try something else. This was fun.

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from https://sapiento.deviantart.com/

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Master_Lok Force Ghost

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I dig Phil Noto. He's all about values (light and dark tones.) You can also see his history as a Disney illustrator but a lot of his ladies feel like Disney via Grindhouse without being sleazy.

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^^^

That's nicely done indeed!!!

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from http://dylanpockconcepts.blogspot.se/

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Very happy with this profile of my most fave villain ever. Need to play with color more often.

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from https://dusanmarkovic.deviantart.com/

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^ The color palette in that is gorgeous. Thanks for posting.

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Tenenbaum publishing's covers for Isaac Singer's books by Johan Egerkrans

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A fine illustrated post from the "International Interview" thread with some information about the tradition the illustrations belong to

Violent Violet Menace said: ↑

Alright, sorry to keep you waiting. For one, I was rummaging through my head thinking about what to introduce to you that would be entertaining for you to read as well. So the question was:

Can you introduce us to something you enjoy from Iran popular culture (any type of popular culture--TV, film, music, sports & leisure activities, etc.) that those outside of Iran would not likely be familiar with and tell us why you like it?

I decided to cross out popular media. TV serials are nothing to write home about, and having never lived in Iran, I have never followed any either. Any movies I would list would likewise be either of no interest to foreigners or, conversely, be the sort of film festival fare that if you were interested you would already be familiar with anyway without me needing to list them. Music is perhaps an exception in this regard. I can write a quick introduction if anyone is especially interested. Not much to report in sports either. I know that Iran does well in weightlifting. Now you know too.

Having decided, then, on a topic that is none of these, but rather universal in its scope and simple in its appeal, easy to approach and grasp, I found some idle time to type up some stuff today about Persian miniatures.

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The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has a curated list of both tangible and intangible sites, objects and concepts of world heritage. You might be wondering: "what is intangible heritage"? An example of intangible heritage might be a specific genre of music, which is not something you can point at, grab or place in a museum, or put on a map for that matter. One such item of intangible heritage is a genre of visual art called Persian Miniatures. To quote the blurb from the UNESCO website entry on it:

A Persian miniature is a small painting on paper, whether a book illustration or a separate work of art intended to be kept in an album of such works called a muraqqa. The techniques are broadly comparable to the Western and Byzantine traditions of miniatures in illuminated manuscripts. Although there is an equally well-established Persian tradition of wall-painting, the survival rate and state of preservation of miniatures is better, and miniatures are much the best-known form of Persian painting in the West, and many of the most important examples are in Western, or Turkish, museums. Miniature painting became a significant Persian genre in the 13th century, receiving Chinese influence after the Mongol conquests, and the highest point in the tradition was reached in the 15th and 16th centuries. The tradition continued, under some Western influence, after this, and has many modern exponents. The Persian miniature was the dominant influence on other Islamic miniature traditions, principally the Ottoman miniature in Turkey, and the Mughal miniature in the Indian sub-continent.

The example illustration they use on the site is this:

I believe the act of referring to them as miniatures is a neologism of the modern era, following Western discovery and fascination with them. We also refer to them as such today, but in the past we probably just called them paintings. To learn more, I recommend reading this paper. Larger paintings that feature the style of the miniatures are often painted by artists today for display in tea houses and homes, and these are referred to as miniature-like.

Our poetry, even that which is steeped in divine mysticism like Rumi's works, features wine (mey), the tavern (meykhaaneh, the wine house), the server (saaghi) and the serving bowl (saaghar) prominently. Hence, you will see the motif of the saaghi pouring from a saaghar frequently in these paintings, which are often an accompanying illustration to a poetry manuscript. The one below is holding a saaghar in her left hand. Another prominent motif are musicians playing on setars, harps,santurs etc.

A scene depicting lovers is also very common. The ones below have both wine and music with them on their picnic, and they're reading from a book, most likely a poetry collection.

Other scenes might depict dancing, like the one below. Dancing might also be an expression of Sufi mystical rituals to experience a euphoric connection with the divine. Or, like the first example used by UNESCO above, they might simply depict scenes of enjoying natural scenery.

It should be noted that these are all modern imitations. The one below is a decidedly modernistic take:

I put most of the illustrations in the spoiler tag to save space, but you should probably look at them to understand what I'm referencing from here on out.

I like miniatures because of the elegant sweeping lines, the rich colourful detail and how there's a sense of fluid flow that permeates the visual language of the pieces.* Plus, depictions of lovers drinking wine and reciting poetry to each other... what's not to like about that? It's so life-affirming. And it's also so antithetical to the image that Westerners usually have of Iran, which is another reason why I wanted to share this centuries old tradition.

It's also fun to so viscerally see the Chinese (via Mongol) influence on this artform, and consequently part of our culture, in that the faces so often have East Asian features, and that creatures and animals from Chinese mythology are featured in Persian miniatures. This happened principally because of the Mongol invasions and the subsequent Mongol rulers of the region who patronised the artform.

* I should note, however, that to a large part this aspect of the genre developed later, though not without precedent. Examine, for instance, the outer border artwork on this manuscript from the 16th century. And when it comes to motifs, as we see from this example from around 1600, there is a definite historical throughline that can be gleaned.
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If I discover a third Porg wiped out in that Star Wars blip...I will laugh even harder.

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