The Art of Michael Bedard

blog, weblog, search, directory, community, web directory, web search, search engine, boing boing, mark frauenfelder, cory doctorow, david pescovitz, xeni jardin, john battelle, pop cultureFrom J&R Music and Computer WorldSitting Ducks is a popular cartoon that's finally come to America -- and now you can experience it yourself, with your Game Boy Advance!Bill the duck lives in Ducktown, where sitcom silliness is the norm. Play as Bill and keep the townspeople from sabotaging your friendship with AldoHilarious multi-level action as you walk, run, jump & scooter your way through DucktownDefend your friend Aldo in a comedy of epic proportions in this incredible third-person adventure!Stranger in ParadiseAmelia HeinleHeather MenziesCheryl LaddSitting Ducks (PS2)Michael Bedard's famous Sitting Ducks are winging their way into full-blown CG animated life this Fall, thanks to the fully integrated 3D/2D workflow of Discreet's combustion and 3ds max and the artists at Toronto-based Krislin/Elliot Digital. Produced for Universal Pictures Visual Programming in conjunction with Los Angeles-based Creative Capers, the series will consist of twenty-six eleven-minute episodes that not only follow the misadventures of a hapless hero named Bill and his feather-brained cohorts, but also bring the gorgeous airbrush style of Bedard's famous poster illustrations to amazing three-dimensional reality.To tackle the enormous production output of a computer animated kid's show, Krislin/Elliot technical director Ryan Smith relies on the pipeline alliance of Discreet's compositing product, combustion and its 3D animation software, 3ds max. Smith explains that while models, animations and initial lighting passes are completed in 3ds max, they are then sent into combustion for visual sweetening and effects. Says Smith, Since going into full production in December, the combination of Discreet's combustion and 3ds max has greatly enhanced our workflow. For instance, Ryan explains that lighting can often be more realistically enhanced in the 2D, rather than the 3D, realm. For this show, we place a particular emphasis on lighting, carefully working with shadows, highlights and specularities in order to give the characters all the dimensionality of the original prints. Inside combustion's virtual 3D camera world, I can have objects move past the camera and light those objects as though they were volumetric. In one shot, our star duck Bill is seen running down a darkened street and we wanted to add a rim light as he ran by the camera. The easiest and most efficient way to create this photo-real effect was to take the shot inside combustion's toolkit and add 2D glints from there. Moving elements, or entire scenes, between the two products is pretty much child's play due to combustion's optimization of the Rich Pixel Format or RPF. Using RPF means we're able to render our scenes in one pass, and still have access to all of the information inside. Before RPF, we would have to break down our scenes to separate layers and rebuild them from their parts. For us it means we're seeing the complete image, while we are working, spending our time improving the scene instead of rebuilding it. combustion and 3ds max also prove their compatibility and power when it comes to integrating CG characters with props or backgrounds. As Smith reports, one of the most difficult jobs in computer animation production is marrying elements so that they appear to live in the same environment. In a recent episode, Smith and team created a convincing 2D effect for a 3D prop. One of the primary characters was sitting at a table dressed as a gypsy fortune teller. As she speaks, she's smoothes the wrinkles of the tablecloth. In combustion, we were able to create convincing animation of the wrinkles and smoothing using 2D filters. The final composite was then rendered and sent to Discreet's edit. Finally, Smith speaks to the speed of the overall pipeline created by linking Discreet software. If retakes are needed, they are easily completed within the combustion environment without the additional redo steps required by other competitive products. Says Smith, In a production-intensive animation environment, those kinds of seemingly small savings add up fast. For Universal and Krislin/Elliot Digital, Discreet solutions definitely have wings.All images (c) Universal Pictures Visual Programming 2001DVD, dvd, digital video disc, laserdisc, digital, video, home theater, movies, DVD reviews, reviews, news, opinions, explanationsThis beautiful poster is sure to brighten up your room. There are so many adorable animals to look at! Perfect for the kids room!Sitting Ducks, Sitting Ducks trailer, Sitting Ducks soundtrack, Sitting Ducks movie, Sitting Ducks picture, Sitting Ducks the movie, Sitting Ducks preview, Sitting Ducks pic, Sitting Ducks , Sitting Ducks website, Sitting Ducks wallpaper, Sitting Ducks download, Sitting Ducks clip, Sitting Ducks poster, Sitting Ducks cast, Sitting Ducks review, Michael Emil Sitting Ducks, Michael Emil, Zack Norman, Patrice Townsend, Henry Jaglom There is no justification for acts of rape. There is no justification for acts of massacre. Those are war crimes. But in certain conditions, expulsion is not a war crime. I don't think that the expulsions of 1948 were war crimes. You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs. You have to dirty your hands. eBooks Maps Books Education Culture My Music Movies VideosHow to add your web site to this Links pageNote: These booklists are not intended to be a comprehensive children's fantasy literature bibliography. Penguin/Puffin kept many children's classics in print in paperback through the sixties and seventies, but has fewer now than they used to. Random House's Red Fox imprint has been reissuing many classics lately. If you or your bookstore can't find a book in Books in Print or listed on the major on-line bookstores such as Amazon Canada, Amazon USA or Amazon UK, or try searching ABE Books for used copies.The group seems to have disbanded! BT doesn't log on much and neither does Subaru. But soon, the quest for the Key of the Twilight begins anew when Tsukasa taking Subaru to see the sleeping girl and discovers her missing! Elsewhere, Bear realizes that the man in the upside-down castle was none other than Harald Hoerwick, creator of The World and that he may hold the key to this mystery!Research ForumsWW2Nov 20Post WW2Nov 21Pre WW2Nov 20The following is a brief report on a new event on the Sydney ultrarunning scene, an ideal way to seduce unsuspecting runners into the sport, in a relatively safe environment [it is a cultural thing, unlike the USA, but many people may attempt a 50km trail run but almost no-one steps up to 80km and few venture into the night..].The Sydney Trailwaker is a fundraiser for Community Aid Abroad that goes from Hunters Hill, a posh harbourside area, to Brooklyn, a northern outpost, on the wildest meanest most roundabout route it is possible to find. Most of the the track is a single-file type thing with lots of rocks, boulders, tree roots, creek crossings etc - but basically following the Great North Walk. There were numerous briefing sessions beforehand where the dangers of snakes, spiders, dehydration and just plain getting lost were covered. [Numerous people get themselves lost for 3 or 4 days at a time on the wilder parts of the course with alarming regularity]. They would allow 100 teams to enter - on condition that each team raised 1000 each. It seemed to attract the same crowd as the Walk on Want, a 10km walk through the city streets. I think some of these people had a rude shock !! Entrants run as a team of 4, entering and leaving all aid stations together. Although one person may drop out and 3 can finish, only teams of 4 are eligible for awards. The event started in Hong Kong some 15 years ago and I believe that there is also a UK version now, run along the South Downs Way.It started 10am Friday morning and has a 48 hour cut off. I had entered with a team of Sydney Striders [myself, Mike Ward, Martin Fryer and Keith White]. The day was bright and sunny with no clouds in sight. We had estimated some finishing times, and when we would hit certain checkpoints. Martin had a set of estimates and I had a set of slow estimates [22hr] as well as some fast ones [15hr]. The White's offspring, Olly, was following by car and would use these to time when he had to be at the next stop. We set off at a steady pace, after a few words from Bryce Courtenay [the author, a Sydney Strider and some-time Ultrarunner]. Alex Hamill, also a Strider, fired the starting gun [Striders influence on Sydney distance running reaches far & wide]. We were was pretty much on pace with our slow times even though many other teams went off sprinting. Through Lane Cove [12km], Thornleigh [25km], Cherrybrook, Rosemead/Hornsby [40km]. Although we were still on our slow pace, it actually felt quite fast, and on target for a 22hour finish. The next leg - Rosemead to Crosslands, was a big one and would lead us into the dark. We had estimated being at Galston Gorge by night and we were pretty much spot on - jogging down a firetrail in the half light just before the Gorge, and finally getting out our torches just before the big downhill. The army had a few squaddies watching this difficult part of the course and had christmas tree lights / sort of thing shining the way.It was OK running in the dark, and we were feeling pretty OK still, finally coming into Crosslands just overtaking another team. We were running in 7th/8th or so for most of the day, and were slowly picking up teams. Here we met up with Malcolm Satchell, another Strider. After some noodles and more substantial food [a hot potato and pitta bread] we set off to Mt Kuringai, a scant 6km away but probably a couple of hours - there was much darkness and uphill here, and a few dodgy creek crossings.At Mt Kuringgai we were met by the Hanson family and Graham Willis. Also this is where Olly handed over the reins of the support vehicle to Margaret White. The leg from Mt Kuringai to Berowra, only 10km, proved to be a bridge too far for me. The track was beautfiul in the full moon, but very rocky and very slow. My pace had dropped to almost nothing and I was suffering from ?bum-crack-rash or something like that. I was a sorry sight. I finally eased in to the Berowra checkpoint at 1am, and I think the other 3 had quite an easy trot over that leg, although we were all suffering from the duration of the run so far. I think I was half asleep here - even when running along. We checked out quickly and moved down a couple of streets to my house, some 500metres away, and just 20metres off track.I finally pulled the pin here at the 72km mark [ermm..40 miles + ?], feeling that I was too slow for the team and would only prolong the duration of their run by hours and hours. We filled them up with soup and hot coffee and kicked them out. Apparently they made good progress to Berowra Waters [hour and a half] - takes almost that long in the daylight when fresh and the same to Cowan - which has numerous rock climbs along the way - holding torches in their mouth as they climb up. I hear they struggled on the leg from Jerusalem Bay to Brooklyn but made 22:51 for 6th finish, running the last km or two in a quick road pace. 100 teams signed up and 90 started so that was excellent.Maybe if it was a solo event I would have continued. Would I have quit if I didn't run past my house ? now that's a tough question. But I will be back next year for a finish for sure.Fairies: Prints and links to many more fairies atFairy Posters and Art Prints but also check Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Sulamith Wulfing, and Warwick Goble.Maxfield Parrish: Parrish Posters and PrintsArthur Rackham: I get so many requests for a source for these. Large Rackham posters are incredibly hard to find, and when you do, the cost is often prohibitive. You can find art prints here: Rackham Art Prints and Postersand frame them nicely.Gustave Dore: Two prints from the Divine Comedy and a few others are available here. There are also two from Don Quixote here. But that's pretty much it. Also check books or do a book search.Edmund Dulac: There is a pretty good selection of Edmund Dulac art prints at the Edmund Dulac Gallery.Sulamith Wulfing: You can find several-to-many Sulamith Wulfing prints at Sulamith Wulfing Posters and Art Prints. A few more are available Artsy Craftsy. More obscure prints can sometimes be found atused booksellers.Cicely Mary Barker Flower Fairies: There are a dozen or so flower fairies at a good price. But there are so many flower fairies and a good suggestion is to get one of the beautiful flower fairy calendars that are available every year and have the pictures framed.More Flower Fairies: There are more flower fairies here(and other fairies).Beatrix Potter: Beatrix Potter Posters and PrintsWarwick Goble: You can find a pretty good selection of Warwick Goble prints here.Kay Nielsen: As for posters and art prints, there is not a wide selection of posters of illustrations by Kay Nielsen, but there are a sometimes a few available. Try a search for available Kay Nielsen art prints or search books by illustrator since these are usually large format and frame well.Aubrey Beardsley: Aubrey Beardsley Posters and PrintsAdrienne Segur and William Morris: I wish today's children could grow up with those images as we did. For Adrienne Segur, and much of Morris, my best suggestion is to look for older books on in used bookstores or even on eBay (caution: know what it is worth before you bid), or the books page and frame them yourself.There are a few William Morris art prints at Artsy Craftsy and a few more in theWilliam Morris Gallery.PreRaphaelite Art: PreRaphaelite prints abound on the Internet. For convenience, here are individual artist galleries: John William WaterhouseEdward Burne-JonesDante Gabriel RossettiFord Madox BrownWilliam Holman HuntJohn Everett MillaisLord Frederic LeightonArthur HughesSir Lawrence Alma-TademaCeltic Art: Celtic Posters and Printsalso art prints of celestial maps and antique maps. More antique maps hereCouponsI will list discount coupons for art prints and posters in this section. This section is usually updated monthly in the first week of the month, unless a really great deal shows up mid-month. Both allposters and Art carry both art prints and posters. Here are the current coupon codes.Use the one that suits you best.art : FREESHIPPING (on orders of 35 or more)VINTAGE (gives you 30% off vintage prints)artsycraftsy : 10OFF2 ( 10 off two or more)allposters : No current coupon(but offers free shipping on all framed and mounted items)Prints on CanvasPrints on Canvas are available at Art : Limited Editions and Canvas Prints.BOOKS INFO

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