Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

Apple Inc.‘s Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs is shown in this combination of file photographs dating (top row L to R) 2000, 2003, 2005,(bottom row L to R) 2006, 2008 and 2009. Jobs has resigned his position as CEO of Apple,and recommended that COO Tim Cook replace him, the company announced August 24. (Reuters)



Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs (L) stands beneath a photograph of him and Apple-co founder Steve Wozniak from the early days of Apple during the launch of Apple’s new «iPad» tablet computing device in San Francisco, California, in this January 27, 2010 file photograph. Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple, the company announced August 24. Tim Cook, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, who has been standing in for Jobs during his medical leave, has been named the new CEO, with Jobs becoming Chairman. (Kimberly White / Reuters)



American businessman and engineer Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer Inc, at the first West Coast Computer Faire, where the Apple II computer was debuted, in Brooks Hall, San Francisco, California, April 16th or 17th, 1977. (Tom Munnecke / Getty Images)

The Idol-makers of Kumartoli, India

An artisan works on semi-finished clay statues of Hindu deities in Kumartoli, the idol-makers’ village of Kolkata, India, on August 22. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP — Getty Images)



An artisan at work in Kumartoli. Ongoing monsoon rain has made it difficult for the artisans to finish their idols on schedule, with the recent economic slowdown and high inflation adding to the difficulties of the idol-makers ahead of the festive season. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP — Getty Images)



Artisans work on clay statues of the Hindu goddess Durga. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP — Getty Images)



An artisan works on a statue of the Hindu goddess Durga. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP — Getty Images)

The Incredible Digital Paintings of Serge Birault

Fuchsia

This piece was a gift for Maria Gibson and features a model riding a reflective pig while holding a whip with an apple attached to it.

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Alien Tako Sashimi

Maria Gibson makes another appearance in Birault’s work but this time she’s dressed as a "Space Chick," sitting on a shiny squid.

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Military Bambi

This piece features Bambi, a characher that Birault did for 2D Artist Magazine. In this piece Bambi is sitting on a tank, dressed as a sexy tank commander.

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Poker Pin Up 1

This piece was done for a poker website. Lots of details were added to the money.

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RTFM

This image was created from a refrence photo of Irina Sheik. You can see a tutorial of the steps here.

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Steampunk Wonder Woman

This image is a Steampunk version of Birault’s favorite super hero.

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Subabysse II

This painting was done for a cover for Subabysse II, an RPG game.

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Vamp Nadine

This image is a caricature of Vamp Nadine, a model from the Netherlands.

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Amanda Seyfried Caricature

This image was Birault’s contribution to the Caricaturama Showdown 3000.

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Comic Book Character Design

This piece was a concept for a comic book character that Birault worked on.

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Daisy

This piece was an RPG character concept inspired by Norman Rockwell’s style and tones.

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Gong Li and Tentacle

This is a caricature of the beautiful Gong Li.

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ImagineFX Cover

This image was the cover of the zombie issue of Imagine FX Magazine.

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Malyficarum

This piece was done for a pin up exhibition in Paris and Montreal.

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Old Style

This piece was inspired by the work of Rembrandt.

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Pamela Bouguereau

This piece was inspired by the work of Eric Tranchefeux on Rembrandt.

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Perla

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Poker Pin Up 2

This piece was done for a poker website.

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Rosie Lugosi

This caricature portrait was commissioned by Rosie Lugosi.

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Psychobilly Girl From Hell

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Saori and Tentacle

This piece was a gift to Andrew Hickinbottom. You can see how the piece came together here.

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Space Bambi

Here is another rendering of Bambi riding a space rocket.

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Warlock Kitsch Fan Art

This piece is fan art of the 80′s german metal band Warlock and their singer, Doro Pesch.

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The Girl, the Chainsaw…

A girl and a chainsaw.

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Whitechapel

This piece was inspired by the work of Thomas Lawrence’s paintings in the National Portrait gallery.

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Opus Magazine Cover

This was done for a cover of the Swedish Magazine, Opus.

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Chocolate

Amazing Cathedral Of Salt

New Advent links to a story about an underground cathedral built entirely of salt by devout Polish salt miners. Simply astounding!!

It may feel like you are in the middle of a Jules Verne adventure as you descend in to the depths of the world. After a one hundred and fifty meter climb down wooden stairs the visitor to the salt mine will see some amazing sites. About the most astounding in terms of its sheer size and audacity is the Chapel of Saint Kinga. The Polish people have for many centuries been devout Catholics and this was more than just a long term hobby to relieve the boredom of being underground. This was an act of worship.

Amazingly, even the chandeliers are made of salt. An act of worship indeed.

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The Beatles by Mike Mitchell