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fuckyeahjohanliebert:

Naoki Urasawa Artbook Giveaway

Around this time last May I held a giveaway for Naoki Urasawa’s Namae no nai Kaibutsu, so to uphold the tradition, this year I will be giving away a copy of his artbook published in 2008.

The book is about 200 pages in length and contains drawings pertaining to many of his works, character diagrams, and even real-life photographs of the artist in action.

How to enter/miscellaneous details:

• Reblog this post; up to five times per account is acceptable
• Likes do not count as entries
• You do not need to be following me
• I will ship worldwide

On June 1ˢᵗ a winner will be selected at random. The individual will be contacted via message and will be given one week to respond; if they don’t, a new URL will be drawn.

Worth a shot.

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gammaeule:

Ippei Gyoubu.

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stellar-indulgence:

Opalized Fossils

These are no ordinary fossils (if there is such a thing): these incredible relics are made of solid opal, sometimes with rainbows of shimmering color. Australia is the only place on Earth where opalized animal fossils are found. These fossils are of global scientific interest and are among the most beautiful and valuable in the world. 

How do opalized fossils form?

Opal forms in cavities within rocks. If a cavity has formed because a bone, shell or pine cone was buried in the sand or clay that later became the rock, and conditions are right for opal formation, then the opal forms a fossil replica of the original object that was buried. We get opalized fossils of two kinds:

i.       Internal details not preserved: Opal starts as a solution of silica in water. If the silica solution fills an empty space left by a shell, bone etc that has rotted away - like jelly poured into a mould - it may harden to form an opalized cast of the original object. Most opalized shell fossils are ‘jelly mould’ fossils - the outside shape is beautifully preserved, but the opal inside doesn’t record any of the creature’s internal structure.

ii.      Internal details preserved: If the buried organic material hasn’t rotted away and a silica solution soaks into it, when the silica hardens it may form an opal replica of the internal structure of the object. This happens sometimes with wood or bone.

Images in this order: Opalized Dinosaur tooth, Ammonite,Shell x2, Dinosaur bone, Wood, Pineapple, Mussel shell, Belemnite. Click on each to view in more detail.

castiel-mccoy-dalek:

Russian illustrator Gennady Novozhilov - “Ruslan & Ludmila”  and ” Russian Fairytales”

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nefaeria:

Europe’s Wild Men in the National Geographic.  {There are more photos and a great little article!}

Russian cover of Monday Begins on Saturday by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Cover illustration by Evgenii Migunov.

feralcatbox:

Horaku, Owl and Bat netsuke, early to mid 19th century (source).

hizumund:

Shaggy Inkcap.

Fuckin’ obsessed with Fungus. 

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swelarpers:

Swedish Viking Reenactment: Vendelrus

Vilhelm’s gallery is amazing! The historical clothing looks like photos from the past and it makes me want to cry, that’s how awesome I think it is Q_Q  

~ Vendelrus ~

Part 1

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Miette has started crawling underneath the blankets on my bed when she takes a nap. I think she figured out that it’s a lot warmer.

beouija:

Illustration for The New York Times Retirement section, AD Rodrigo Honeywell.

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nocttis:

Paul Klee

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yumbles:

Page of Cups tarot card for class. i decided to make it about my dad (‘: i love my dad