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Actually, Video did not kill the Radio Star

Today is the 30th anniversary of MTV, which used to be music video 24 hours a day (this hour sponsored by Skittles) and for awhile, this cable network had the best edgy programming, MTV actually died at least a decade ago.

Here is a live version of Video Killed The Radio Star by the Buggles, which was the first vid played on MTV.

Some General Tips for Artists

A friend was asking, so you know me, I thought I would share. (includes comics) And some of these ideas work for photography.

Have enough contrast in your work, you should be able to note important (not all) details if you step back from the work at a distance of six feet - or by reducing it to half size and resolution on your computer. An image with delicate greys may work at six inches distance, but if your work blurs to a mass, it won't catch anyone's attention to come up and look at it.

A good tip for portrait drawing is to have the drawing the same size as your reference (either the person sitting in front of you or the photo you are working from, then it is easy to see if you are getting proportions right.

ALWAYS MAKE CERTAIN YOUR PENCIL IS PERFECT BEFORE YOU COLOR. I can't stress this enough, most problems I see are because the artist rushed to finish, because all the beautiful colouring in the world will not save an imagine with errors of proportion or scale, and you've just wasted all that time.
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Fave Bromances *amended to add Japanese faves

Sheriff Bart + Waco Kid (film Blazing Saddles)

Sherlock Holmes + Dr. Watson (books Arthur Conan Doyle)
(Jeremy Brett + David Burke/Edward Hardwicke tv series Granada)
(Benedict Cumberbatch + Martin Freeman tv series BBC)

Rick Blaine + Louis Renault (film Casablanca)

Abe no Seimei + Hiromasa (film Onmyoji)

L + Light (manga Death Note)

Kuchiki Byakuya + Abari Renji (manga BLEACH)

Asato Tsuzuki + Muraki Kazutaka (anime Yami no Matsuei)

Frodo + Sam (book Lord of the Rings)

T.E. Lawrence + Sherif Ali (film Lawrence of Arabia = NOT RL)

Jack Aubrey + Stephen Maturin (books Patrick O'Brian)

Buzz Lightyear + Sheriff Woody (film Toy Story)

James T Kirk + Spock (tv series Star Trek)

Lord Peter Wimsey + Mervyn Bunter (books Dorothy L Sayers)

Bertie Wooster + Jeeves (books Wodehouse series Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie)

George Smiley + Peter Guillam (Tinker,Tailor,Solider,Spy, the Honorable Schoolboy books Le Carre)