Talented People Suck – Page 5 – Los Bastardos Reunidos

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 // 9 Comments

Can This Possibly Be Any Good?

I’m cautiously optimistic, but the showrunners have a pretty uneven track record.

Available to stream on Netflix starting tomorrow.

UPDATE: Also, this billboard may be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.

December 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

Another Talented Bastard

And I like listening to him, too.

ABOUT KARL KOPINSKI

I was born and raised in Nottingham, UK and have been working in the illustration industry since 1997. I am largely self taught, using both traditional and digital media I have worked with a large variety of clients including Peter Jackson, Sir Paul Smith, Hasbro, Ubisoft, Aboud Creative, Sixmorevodka, Wizards of the Coast and Games Workshop to name but a few.

I am also a keen portraitist and have undertaken commissions for numerous clients including a portrait of Sir Paul Smith which was featured in his recent book “Hello my name is Paul Smith”.

In collaboration with Sir Paul Smith I had my first solo show in London last year featuring cyclist portraits from an ongoing project.

I still reside in Nottingham with my wife, two children and dog, I am available for commissions. Karl

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 // 2 Comments

How Have I Never Seen This Video?

From 28 years ago.

And yes, that is Tom Waits speaking as Tommy the Cat.

December 16, 2019 // 2 Comments

Pre-CGI Movie Effects Were Complicated As Hell

In anticipation of this Friday’s new Star Wars movie – which is likely 99% CGI effects – take a gander at how they used to do it back in the day. Jesus, these guys had patience.

November 9, 2019November 12, 2019 // 2 Comments

Insane

Enjoy a collection of video shorts from the editing gods. Or don’t.

November 7, 2019 // 1 Comment

This Is Excellent

If any of you bastards are into Audible books, this one is a must. I bought it a couple of years ago, making my second pass now. Riveting.

David Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the making.

For forty years, David Sedaris has kept a diary in which he records everything that captures his attention-overheard comments, salacious gossip, soap opera plot twists, secrets confided by total strangers. These observations are the source code for his finest work, and through them he has honed his cunning, surprising sentences.

Now, Sedaris shares his private writings with the world. Theft by Finding, the first of two volumes, is the story of how a drug-abusing dropout with a weakness for the International House of Pancakes and a chronic inability to hold down a real job became one of the funniest people on the planet.

Written with a sharp eye and ear for the bizarre, the beautiful, and the uncomfortable, and with a generosity of spirit that even a misanthropic sense of humor can’t fully disguise, Theft By Finding proves that Sedaris is one of our great modern observers. It’s a potent reminder that when you’re as perceptive and curious as Sedaris, there’s no such thing as a boring day.

October 28, 2019 // 1 Comment