Tim Flach

Amazing photographer Tim Flach has a series called Dogs Gods that has some incredible reference images of dogs.  A dream come true for a texture artist.  I have been a fan of Tim's work for years and even made a master copy of one of his photos, as a painting.  He was very gracious to let me use it as a reference.  Check out his gorgeous photos here.

EXploding Vegetables

 

For the VFX Animators out there...  Martin Klimas' new series, ‘Exploding Vegetables’, is created by firing a projectile into different kinds of fruits and vegetables reflecting our shift towards healthy (bio) food and away from junk food.

The PEN Story

wowsie wow!

This is the PEN Story in stop motion.
They shot 60.000 pictures, developed 9.600 prints and
shot over 1.800 pictures again.
No post production!

MultiColor Search Lab

This thing is so awesome. Imagine you are working on design or style frames for a spot. You can search flickr by color and add colors to the search or subtract as you go. The Internet astounds me sometimes and makes me wonder how we functioned without it.

Search Flickr by Color!

Rollercoaster Faces

I love roller coasters. When I was little, I was terrified of them. Then, as a teenager...I couldn't get enough. I found this link to a series of shots taken by Yvan Dalain at the "Geister-Express" in Zürich, 1956. The facial expression could be a great reference for animation because they are so real.

To see the whole series visit this page

Levi van Veluw

Talk about practical animation

Levi van Veluw

Rankin Eyescapes

If you ever need a texture for an iris,
I encourage you to check out
the British Photographer Rankin's
Special project called eyscapes.
It's really pretty!

Rankin's Website

Kodak - Winds of Change

Just because its funny...

This is a commercial that was produced for internal use. But it has become so popular, especially with employees, that Kodak has released it for external viewing. It demonstrates that Kodak not only understands it's changing business of the digital age but also has a sense of humor.

Insect References

Literally thousands of macros photos of insects...