Hmmm how to play

Hey guys and girls


So as mentioned earlier I collect toys and one of my faves are Gi joes.

And of the ways i enjoy playing with my toys, is to  take pics of them and have fun and go nuts ill include more over the course of the year.


But these are some of my fave shots from a very recent shoot.

And I tried to get the detail to pop and to make em seem bigger than they are, mostly because they are much bigger than they are.

Bear in mind these lil guys are all about 3 inches in height.

Another way I  like to play with my joes is, by putting them in what I deem as cool dynamic poses, as I mentioned earlier these figs are actually biigger than they appear, due to the fact that they have plenty personality.

And its that personality that I try to capture in the shots.


the future of this little blog.....

I have some ideas and there are things like reviews, but I was thinking  if i review anything it will be stuff that i really dig or things that i just find intreresting enough to.

I wont be offering comprehensive reviews perse, my buddy Stephen vhas been posting some reviews of his fave vehicles and such and I think if your a fan it would be worth checking out.

his site

http://realsouthafricanhero.yolasite.com/

Also we may review the same figs in future and post our reviews which may be full of similarities and some counter points.


Which for some of you may be a lot of fun.

Ill also prob post things on some of my fave kits etc...

And in closing

I have some awesome arty things going on and its prob best to check my deviantart for that but ill be putting up some developments on new projects etc.


Thanks for the time gys hope you enjoyed and see you all next Sunday.

Kind regards
Paul Loubser

Shibby

But where is all the artwork?

Well, its out there but this blogging thing is kinda new territory for me and as I become more familiar with it, you'll find lots of my stuff slowly appear here.

Also 2011 has been pretty awesome thus far, my first game work has been published so to speak, the game is Freefall and features character designs and artwork by me.

It was produced as a collaborative effort between Blade and Celestial, I as a gamer think the game is truly awesome its lots of fun and I think for something that is free its actually waaay worth it.

Plus if you a fan its you get to play my first animation work, in a game ever.

And yes the first time I played the working beta I swear I wanted to cry.
Its a great feeling actually, seeing your work come alive like that.

Also been busy on Toxic Bunny and I am not allowed to really go into detail, but if you guys wanna check the progress you can visit http://toxicbunny.co.za/. for details.

If you guys wanna check out freefall here it is http://www.appbrain.com/app/freefall/blade.freefall its completely FREE and its for android phones only. I would love to hear feedback as all feedback is positive.

Thanks for the time guys catch you in a few.

But i think I'am gonna update every Sunday at least.

party on and be excellent to each other.

Also got me a new friend, but more on that later see ya all here on Sunday.

also those links in one easy place for you:
Toxic Bunny

http://toxicbunny.co.za/

Freefall
http://www.appbrain.com/app/freefall/blade.freefall

Gi joe Addiction and Artwork there is a link

Hey guys recently caught the GI-joe collecting bug...again

Mostly cos well since I was a kid, I've loved these figures and I love the original cartoon series.

I know to some of you this is no big thing, but to us here in South Africa being a Joe fan is Rare you can't find the figures in a brick and mortar store so there is a certain die hard fan quality attached to the collectors of these fine figures,  here in SA.

I will also say that Gi-joe, or rather the packaging and file cards, were one of the biggest influences to me as a young artist, as a lot of my ideas for story telling and character design came from playing with toys and because we barely had the show here in SA I had to invent a lot of stuff for my Joes, things like story arcs back stories etc.

So ill prob always treasure GI joes and toys for the simple reason, that as a child these things helped me formulate the mechanisms needed to craft ideas, and to this day still keep the imaginative child inside me alive.

So yeah i'am bout 30 figures in and they are all personal faves, and as you'll see over the next few coming months ill most likely submit the occasional review. along with my soon to be regular art related posts.

Also want to take the time to point you to a link, this guy is crazy funny and his humor appeals greatly to my geek sensibility.


I hope his work gets published in a book form, so that it can share a place alongside my growing collection of Larry Hama Gijoe classic Graphic novels and just in between my ultimate Gijoe guide by Mark Bellomo.

Heres a link to ages 25 and up
hopefully he wont kick my ass for using this pic without asking shhhh

http://ages25andup.blogspot.com/p/new-archive-comic-browser.html

Also is a link to a great local supplier of joe figures right here in South Africa.

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/seller/422509/yojoe?pageNo=1

Genesis

Today I succumbed to the exciting er um world of blogging.

I decided to do this so I could have a place separate from deviant art and cg hub to post my work and it allows me to post my client work as well.


I'am not a big blogger. but that may change, this is all part of the bigger picture i'am painting