How Fabulous Is That!?

The above is an angel aura geode sphere. It’s so pretty! (Source)

Pink Halite - Owens Lake, Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo Co., California

Agents of Virtue. Each agent is paired with an angel representing a virtue that helps them fulfill a specific role within their squad. Noble in their purpose and swift in their dealing of justice they maintain the balance between worlds. 

1:Kindness, Powerful but frail magic user.

2: Humility. Stealth infiltrator/flanker

3: Charity. Support healer.

4: Chastity. CQC specialist.

5:Temperance. Strategists able to fill multiple roles.

6: Patience. DMR trapper/zone controller.

7: Diligence. Heavy support tank.

The Fukang Meteorite 

The Fukang meteorite, believed to be some 4.5 billion years old, which is as ancient as Earth itself, was unearthed near a town of the same name in China, in 2000. It is a pallasite, a type of meteorite with translucent golden crystals of a mineral called olivine embedded in a silvery honeycomb of nickel-iron. It’s a gorgeous meteorite, and possibly the most stunning extraterrestrial piece of rock man has ever seen.

The Fukang meteorite was found by a hiker. The man had often stopped and had lunch on this giant rock, and he always wondered what the metal and crystals were. He finally took a hammer and chisel and broke some pieces off, which he sent to the USA to confirm that it was a meteorite.

The original meteorite weighted just over a thousand kilogram, but the rock was so brilliant that everybody wanted a piece of it. Since then it has been divided into dozens of thin slices and auctioned or distributed around the world. (Source)

“Connected“ by SpiralStone

“A collection of nine rings.

This work began as an idea, came together a whole piece, and now will go out into the world as a symbol of the way in which we are all connected.”

Rainbow Fluorite - Bergmännisch Glück Mine, Frohnau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany      

Light and Shading Tutorial

A little dragon based on a bismuth geode. I’ll be most likely making a few more dragon-geode pictures soon. I went in without a plan (oh boy the amount of scribbling seen in the time lapse video…) so I’m really pleased with how this turned out.

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Exercise 49 Results: Leatherworking Step by Step

Artist: Tim Von Rueden (vonn)

Check out the Exercise and Download the Practice Sheet HERE.

When it comes to fantasy concept and illustration work, you would be hard pressed not to include leather of some kind. We see it everywhere in video games, movies, and shows. I believe this material is essential to understand if you want to work in the industry. I personally love working with leather as it’s a textured surface that either has little to no shine, or a pretty defined highlight. You can carve into it to add designs or you can give it seams and stitching to add that extra detail. Learn to love this material as you may be having to create it a substantial amount of time!

Possibly the greatest scene in documentary history. Incredible. #PlanetEarth2