Lucien Smith (American, b. 1989), Flood Painting, 2018. Oil on canvas, 72 x 60 in.

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Paesaggio Notturno, 1908 by Teodoro Wolf Ferrari (Italian, 1878–1945)

Tablet #34, Ellsworth Kelly

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The dead and the dying, Carolyn Campbell

Swimming hole, Billy Childish

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Babymetal’s new song Distortion!!!

Painted doorway in Seville. February 2018.

Boom, Ken Hermann

MANGA: The Pre-History of Japanese Comics

“The influence of manga on international comics has grown considerably over the past two decades. The origins of manga can be traced back to the Edo Period of Japanese history (1600-1868), specifically to popular type of books using ukiyo-e, or Japanese woodblock prints. These early manga books contained humorous content and featured humans, fantastical creatures and even references to celebrities of the period. As literacy rose in Japan throughout the 18th century (during the Edo Period) and into the 19th and early 20th Century (during the Meiji Period), this kind of illustrated novel became popular; it is from here that we actually see the first recorded use of the term “manga” to describe a words-and-picture-based story. This title features foundational works of manga dating from the 17th to the early 20th century and presented in chronological order. It is a great resource for graphic designers and comic book artists. Japanese art lovers will also find some great works by well-known ukiyo-e artists such as Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Hokusai Katsushika and Yoshitoshi Tsukioka.” - Buy Now

FaceVTuber

Japanese online avatar puppetry app lets you become an anime character for live online streaming. While not as sophisticated as paid apps with similar functionality, if you have a PC and can work with Japanese tutorials, you can use the PMCA character maker to customize and use your own avatar.

The video below is a Japanese tutorial so recommend to turn on translated captions:

Links to tools mentioned in the above tutorial can be found here

FaceVTuber requires Google Chrome, but you can try it out for yourself here

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