Relief Aid

This is a bit more of a solemn post than usual, but I felt it necessary. As probably all of you know, both New Zealand and Japan have suffered earthquakes, and the fatalities have been mounting. So with the help of a beautiful (and slightly tragic-looking) pin-up from Serge Birault, I'd like to bring your attention to some relief organizations that could use your help.

Most of these listed will be Canadian or American organizations, so please please feel free to comment and list more from your area. I'll add them to the post.

The Canadian Red Cross (Webform directly for Japanese Earthquake + Asia-Pacific Tsunami)

American Red Cross (Amazon Portal)

New Zealand Red Cross

MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES (Doctors without Borders)

World Vision Canada

New Zealand Developers for Earthquake Relief (Christchurch Earthquake)

Netherlands Red Cross (Japan Relief page in dutch)

Google Crisis Response (Japanese Red Cross Society)

Pin-Up Artist Spotlight : Serge Birault

Hello everyone!

You probably already know him from Imagine FX, but I thought I'd bring your attention to some gorgeous pin-up work if you hadn't seen it yet!

One of the neat things I'd like to point out is that he has lots of in-progress shots and short tutorials for his pin-ups on his blog, PapaNinja. I especially recommend checking out how he works with ref to get those awesome realistic details. Go check it out! You can also take a look at his website, or find him on deviantart.

I've given you a few examples here, but trust me, you'll want to go look at some more of his work!

As you can tell, I am loving the tentacles. :] The last image here was commissioned for my gorgeous friend Rosie, so make sure to go check out her website as well!