"Say what you will about his weird persona and on-stage fashion, but Brian Patrick Carroll, a.k.a. Buckethead, sure as hell can play a guitar. The Gibson Buckethead Signature Les Paul Guitar ($4,300) is a tribute to his prowess, featuring an oversized, chambered mahogany body, a two-piece maple top, ceramic humbucking pickups with modified electronics and red arcade button kill switches, a marker-less ebony fingerboard, and a high-gloss Alpine White finish that's as striking as the player for which the axe is named."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
it's a real guitar. also really expensive cos it's a custom artist model AND made by Gibson who price everything for twice what it's worth. too bad they can't reproduce the quality they had pre-1970s.
- Joe Silence
Have you seen someone play a difficult guitar song on Rock Band on Expert, Pete? It requires almost as much talent as actually playing the song, just a different type of talent.
- Alex Scoble
Would you care to quantify that in terms of the number of hours of practice, Alex? Are you saying that, in the time it takes to get a top-notch score in Rock Band, you could actually learn to play the guitar well enough to play the same solo on it? If so, I must be doing it (the guitar) wrong…
- Mistletoe Glen
No, Glen, I'm not saying that you can learn to play the guitar by playing Rock Band. I'm saying that being able to play Rock Band requires skill/talent, particularly on Expert. Anyone who thinks otherwise doesn't know what they are talking about. Is it musical talent? Somewhat, but different as well. I will also say that the complexity of actually playing the guitar is at least an order...
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- Alex Scoble
Alex, aren't you on your honeymoon in the Caribbean? If so, please deduct one pepper mill for wasting time answering Glen's question.
- Christopher Harley
I reshare this to Ideas & Inspiration room :) These are so realistic!
- Kristian Salonen
I'm sorry but this is unbelievable:) I'll give credit to the artist upon more convincing proof! The photogenic look of the tiger and lion really helps the artist's case though:)
- Roney Smith
I'm with Roney... I find this hard to believe... or maybe I'm just jealous that I can't even get stick people right!
- Jasmin Smith
you cannot win on the interwebs. draw some crap it doesn't get noticed. draw something amazing in pencil and people say it's not real.
- Joe Breen
I'm really happy everyone liked these. They're my most liked entry to date, Thanks! There also seems to be some question about whether these are actually Pencil Drawings.I can assure you that they are.When I get home, I should have the links. I have more drawings, too.
- Michael Fidler
from fftogo
Thanks Enrique, I'll post some more soon. They are a little more obvious than these ones. As Luke points out; without being able to look closely it's impossible to tell. He's right; but up close it's more obvious. I'll upload the originals to Picasa later, and then you'll be able to zoom in with any photo viewer and see for yourselves. I can't believe how many people liked these. A few people have reposted them already. Thanks!
- Michael Fidler
Absolutely awesome, Michael. You are extremely talented. Everyone should repost these pix and help to make you famous. You should be doing this full time - you obviously have some passion for this. Bravo.
- Chris Loft
These are really beautiful, Michael. Do you sell them?
- Shannon Jiménez
Chris, I would love to say they're mine, but it's not true. I've had them for a while, but I'll find the artists names. It will just require a little backtracking. Besides, they deserve the credit; all I did was find them:-)
- Michael Fidler
Cut the bullshit! :) Photos are very good.
- Burçak Çubukçu
I draw alot in pencil, but they are amazing, the best for me is the girl, that is the most photo-like one. :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
I agree Rob, the girl is amazing. My favorite by far! Wait until you see it close up! It's really had to tell, even up close!
- Michael Fidler
Burçak Çubukçu If these were photographs, they would be very good. As Pencil Drawings,(which they are), they're amazing.
- Michael Fidler
@Burçak Çubukçu I can't tell if your serious now or just kidding around. I hope your just having fun! If you are serious, I've never given you a reason to question my integrity, nor do I ever intend to. However, the second set is up now, so judge them for yourself, but don't judge me! http://ff.im/1BJh5 BTW, I messed up and reposted the shot of the women again. Oh well. Hope you like them:-)
- Michael Fidler
@Michael: try deviantART, not Picasa, to submit your artworks
- LouCypher
WOW "I can't believe it's in pencil"
- sofarsoShawn
LouCypher, I know it well, but I don't see why I would want to do that. I hope everyone knows by now that they're not mine? I'm sorry, but I can't say it any clearer than that.
- Michael Fidler
nah, i don't believe it is done in pencil. i am sure it is photoshopped :)
- hasin hayder
I'm finding this both interesting and humorous at the same time. There's a separate message board where this post is being discussed and it has another forty comments on it already. I think its great how this has created some lively discussion, considering that when I posted this I was doubtful if anyone would even like it. When I went to sleep last night there was only had 3 or 4 likes...
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- Michael Fidler
Very interesting. I would like to see them up close and in person...just to make sure. Bill said it's real and possible. Your 2nd set of picts look like pencil. Nice work in finding these!
- LaFern Cusack
Kol, I can't thank you enough! Kol found another post which helps to prove that these are done in pencil. I had my doubts about a few of them because I collected them from several different sites over time, but the site Kol found has done a great job pulling together an impressive collection of these drawings and more. Take a look - http://www.flickzzz.com/2009...
- Michael Fidler
Actually there are more than what this site shows. There's an entire set with the cats(little cats), which I have, and there's a new portrait set.
- Michael Fidler
Found your post here, Michael. :-) I tried my best to find the artists.
- Kol Tregaskes
Amazing and very very very good.... Very impressive ...
- Linda Zeek-Bobinski
Yeah we know, thanks though, James. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Excellent pictures - how long did it take you to scan the photographs into Photoshop and then edit them? The only pencil that has come into contact with these "drawings" is the Photoshop pencil. A tip - stop trying to fool people into thinking you are a "real" artist, because all you are doing is cheapening proper artist's works whom have spent hours creating real pictures as opposed to a few minutes on a graphics editing package.
- The Wimp
A bell does ring here. And I am remembering why I was so attracted to the tiger...and the lion for that matter. These are exact replicas of prints I had in our bedroom when I lived in Dallas. I had bought the prints (in color) at a department store,
- Melanie Reed
Actually, I have learned quite a bit about these drawing since I made this post. Not only have I discovered all of the artists, but I've learned more about how they are created. They are always copied from a photograph or painting, but usually a photograph. It is extremely time consuming and detail orientated work. There are many other artists besides the ones featured here who practice...
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- Michael Fidler
Most of them have portfolio's on deviantart.com and their work is truly amazing even if they are copies of other artists work. I suppose with this level of detail, they have to start with something. Nevertheless, I'm still in awe of their talent. Melanie, the animal prints you refer to are from a very well renowned photographer. The originals are B&W I'll look it up later but I do have...
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- Michael Fidler
I've also encountered cats that will eat things that can't possibly be very palatable to them. Lettuce, and such... just willing to eat carbon-based stuff that has water in it.
- Christopher A Carr
By contrast, my dog would be in heaven to steal a blueberry pie off the counter...
- Christopher A Carr
hehe :) he seriously eats anything. garlic, bread, veggies, cheese, pasta.. you name it X) always on my plate when having dinner
- Nia
Bread is yeasty, and that is palatable to a cat. Cats like cheese, and cats like pasta with cheese on it.
- Christopher A Carr
I actually found the thing that cats like best of all. Seared duck breast.
- Christopher A Carr
can't wait to see how they react in Christmas eve when Jemm is eating dinner. Probably all 3 cats will be sitting on the table and staring intense while trying to get food :D
- Nia
SCAM ALERT! Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall and in dark parking lots, etc. This is the first warning I have seen for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven't heard about it. This will only become more commonplace as the Christmas shopping season begins.
A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular Home Depot, or Costco customers. This one caught me by surprise. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.
- Mistletoe Glen
Here's how the scam works: Two seriously good-looking, 20-something girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into your vehicle. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look. When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' and instead ask you for a...
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- Mistletoe Glen
I had my wallet stolen on the 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th, three times last Monday and very likely again this upcoming weekend. Tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take advantage of older men! Warn your friends to be vigilant. Fred Meyer has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found cheaper ones for $1.99 at Wal-Mart and bought them out.
- Mistletoe Glen
Also, you never will get to eat at McDonalds. I've already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth to Home Depot, and Costco
- Mistletoe Glen
everyone has to be on the alert at ALL times
- VAL D. Zone
I'm downloading a phone app right now so I can know the locations to, ummmm... watch out for. Yeah, that's the ticket.
- Chrimmus Tad
*wondering if I can get any of my FF crushes to perpetrate this scam on me* Wait, what?
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
two girls actually tried this on me at a bar once... they took off running and i ended up catching them down the block around the corner... when i got my wallet back they got good smack on the bottom!
- Chris Heath
"Psychologists in the UK have discovered the best way to get that annoying Christmas carol out of your head. They also found that 'earworms', unwanted catchy tunes that repeat in your head, are often greater in length and are remembered for longer than our auditory memory capacity was previously thought to allow. The research, by Philip Beaman and Tim Williams of the University of Reading, appears in an upcoming edition of the British Journal of Psychology ."
- Matt G
from Bookmarklet
"Engineers led by Mr. Xu are working to unlock one of climate change's thorniest problems: how to burn coal without releasing carbon into the atmosphere. Mr. Xu is part of a broader effort by China to introduce green technology to the world's fastest-growing industrial economy -- a mission so ambitious it could eventually reshape the business, just as China has done for everything from construction cranes to computers. "
- RAPatton
from iPhone
"China's vast market and economies of scale are bringing down the cost of solar and wind energy, as well as other environmentally friendly technologies such as electric car batteries. That could help address a major impediment to wide adoption of such technologies: They need heavy subsidies to be economical. The so-called China price -- the combination of cheap labor and capital that...
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- RAPatton
from iPhone
"In the fight against global warming, some of the biggest gains are to be made in scrubbing carbon from coal-burning power plants. China and the U.S. together have 44% of the world's coal reserves, and aren't about to give up on the cheap and reliable source of power. According to U.S. government projections, world coal use could increase nearly 50% by 2030. "If emissions aren't reduced...
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- RAPatton
from iPhone
""The Chinese manufacturers can now make [solar panels] a lot cheaper than Europe, the United States and Japan because the whole supply chain is now available in China," says Martin Green, who runs the photovoltaic center at the University of South Wales in Australia, a training ground for many scientists working in China's solar industry. "The Chinese are making it more affordable, and...
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- RAPatton
from iPhone
ne garip dil bu fransızca. oturdum sözlerini anlamaya çalışıyorum, 1 yanımda da google translate :)
- gcg
Yoldan korkmuyorum Tadına varmak, görmek gerekecek Göğüs boşluğunda zikzaklar Ve herşey iyi olacak ...orada Rüzgar bizi taşıyacak Büyük Ayı'ya mesajın Ve yarışın yörüngesi Kadifeden, yumuşak kısa bir an Hiçbir şeye yaramasa da ...git Rüzgar onu götürecek Herşey yokolacak ama Rüzgar bizi taşıyacak Okşayış ve mermiler ve bu felaket bizi çekip duran Başka günlerin sarayı Dünün ve yarının...
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- Çilém Gökçiler
You're staring at some the best CGI ever seen on screen, period. I never quite bought the Na'vi, mostly because of their goofy design, but the uncanny valley that plagues Zemeckis' creepy cybercreatures is nowhere to be found here. These are amazingly, realistically expressive 9 foot tall Cat Warriors. The (unearned and forced) emotion Cameron asks the audience to feel for these natives is there on their faces, in their body language, in a way not seen since Gollum had a bitch session on a tree stump in 2002. This is Cameron's head, emptied onto the screen with more love and care than he's shown to any of his previous films.
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
I'm going in with the lowest of expectations.
- Derrick
I have no, none, zero desire to see this.........
- VAL D. Zone
D, I'm with you (although my expectations are perhaps not set so low). I'm expecting to see a dumb-as-dirt popcorn fest with just enough depth to sell it to the critics covered under a cutting edge shellacking of the most colorful pixels ever seen by mankind. If it can meet those expectations, I'll come away pleased. But I doubt it's going to be a movie I'll ever want to see again.
- Akiva Moskovitz