#CoolArt: 'Ashia' by Ron Lemen for Every Day Original

'Ashia' by Ron Lemen for Every Day Original.

12" x 16" watercolour and acrylic original artwork on Canson Board for $450.

On sale Friday January 31 at 12.30pm ET from the Every Day Original website.

#CoolArt: 'Dancing Stars' print by So Youn Lee through The People's Print Shop

'Dancing Stars' by So Youn Lee, a new print release through The People's Print Shop.

14" x 17" giclée print in a signed and numbered limited edition of 50 for $84.95.

On sale now from The People's Print Shop website.

#CoolArt: 'Birth.Movies.Death' Spring 2020 Cover Art by Chris Bilheimer

Cover art by Chris Bilheimer for the Spring 2020 issue of 'Birth.Movies.Death' magazine.

On sale now from the Mondo website.

#CoolArt: 'House of X / Powers of X' print by Yasmine Putri through Sideshow Collectibles

'House of X / Powers of X' by Yasmine Putri, originally variant cover art for a set of two connecting covers for 'House of X' issue #2 and 'Powers of X' issue #2, published August 2019 by Marvel Comics, a new officially licensed print release through Sideshow Collectibles.

24" x 18" giclee print, in a signed limited edition of 450 for $260 framed or $95 unframed.

On sale for Pre-Order Friday January 31 between 9am-12pm PT from the Sideshow Collectibles website.

#CoolArt: 'Batman & Robin' print by Alex Ross through Sideshow Collectibles

'The Dynamic Duo!' by Alex Ross, in homage to the Batman #9 cover art by Jack Burnley, published March 1942 by DC Comics, a new officially licensed print release through Sideshow Collectibles.

20" x 19" lithograph print, in a signed limited edition of 200 for $350 framed or $150 unframed.

On sale for Pre-Order Friday January 31 between 9am-12pm PT from the Sideshow Collectibles website.

#CoolArt: ThinkSpace Projects presents 'Watershed' Solo Art Exhibition by Josie Morway

ThinkSpace Projects presents 'Watershed', a solo art exhibition by Josie Morway, showcasing new artworks featuring animal characters in her visual narratives, exploring gestures, postures and expressions that are familiar and universal but at the same time ambiguous.

The opening reception is Saturday February 1 from 6-9pm PT at ThinkSpace Projects, 6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 in the Project Room.

The exhibition is on display until February 22 2020.

#CoolArt: ThinkSpace Projects presents 'Encounters' Solo Art Exhibition by Telmo Miel

ThinkSpace Projects presents 'Encounters', a solo art exhibition by Telmo Miel (aka Telmo Pieper & Miel Krutzmann), featuring new artworks containing their playfulness in abstraction of reality, attempting to make the viewer see subjects with a different eye.

The opening reception is Saturday February 1 from 6-9pm PT at ThinkSpace Projects, 6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 in the Main Room.

The exhibition is on display until February 22 2020.

'Skyfall' Exclusive 4K Bluray Steelbook from Zavvi

'Skyfall' exclusive 4K (including bluray) steelbook for £24.99 from Zavvi.

Use code GEEKYNERF for free delivery (Code Expires 31/12/2020)

On sale for pre-order Sunday February 2 from the Zavvi website.
(Release date April 20 2020)

'Spectre' Exclusive 4K Bluray Steelbook from Zavvi

'Spectre' exclusive 4K (including bluray) steelbook for £24.99 from Zavvi.

Use code GEEKYNERF for free delivery (Code Expires 31/12/2020) 

On sale for pre-order Saturday February 1 from the Zavvi website.
(Release date April 20 2020)

#CoolArt: 'Blade Runner' print by Neil Davies

'Blade Runner' by Neil Davies.

16" x 32" giclee print in a signed and numbered AP edition of 25 for £90.

On sale now from his website.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Elspeth Conquers Death' by Ryan Yee

'Elspeth Conquers Death' by Ryan Yee.

Card art from the 'Theros Beyond Death' expansion set by Magic: The Gathering

#CoolArt: 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' Triptych print by Joshua Budich

'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' Triptych by Joshua Budich.

24" x 18" 5 colour screen print, in a signed and numbered limited edition for $40.

On sale now from Joshua's website.

#CoolArt: New 'Star Wars' inspired prints by Ruiz Burgos & DKNG through Bottleneck Gallery & Dark Ink Art

New 'Star Wars' inspired prints available through Bottleneck Gallery and Dark Ink Art, in partnership with Lucasfilm and Acme Archives.

• 'Little Bounty' by Juan Carlos Ruiz Burgos. 8" x 10" giclee on Somerset Velvet paper, in a numbered TIMED Release edition for $40 until Sunday February 2 at 11.59pm ET.

• 'Imperial Death Trooper' by DKNG.18" x 36" screen print, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 295 for $50, and a signed and numbered Foil Variant edition of 150 for $60.

On sale Thursday January 30 at 12pm ET from the Bottleneck Gallery and Dark Ink Art websites.

'Little Bounty' by Juan Carlos Ruiz Burgos

'Imperial Death Trooper' by DKNG (Regular)

'Imperial Death Trooper' by DKNG (Foil Variant)

#CoolArt: New Prints by Kilian Eng through Black Dragon Press

'Forest Overlook' and 'Return To The Fallen Tower' by Kilian Eng, a new print release through Black Dragon Press, part of Kilian's 'Palace Life' series.

18" x 24" giclée prints on 310gsm Hahnemühle German Etching paper, in signed and numbered limited editions of 60 for £60 each

On sale Friday January 31 at 5pm UK (12pm ET) from the Black Dragon Press website.

'Forest Overlook'

'Return To The Fallen Tower'

2020 VES Award Winners Announced

The 2020 VES Award winners have been announced.

Presented by the Visual Effects Society, the VES Awards recognize outstanding visual effects work across a broad spectrum of the entertainment industry including film, animation, television, commercials and video games.

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

The Lion King
(Robert Legato, Tom Peitzman, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones)

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

The Irishman
(Pablo Helman, Mitchell Ferm, Jill Brooks, Leandro Estebecorena, Jeff Brink)

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

Missing Link
(Brad Schiff, Travis Knight, Steve Emerson, Benoit Dubuc)

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

The Mandalorian; “The Child”
(Richard Bluff, Abbigail Keller, Jason Porter, Hayden Jones, Roy K. Cancion)

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

Chernobyl; “1:23:45”
(Max Dennison, Lindsay McFarlane, Clare Cheetham, Paul Jones, Claudius Christian Rauch)

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project

Control
(Janne Pulkkinen, Elmeri Raitanen, Matti Hämäläinen, James Tottman)

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

“Hennessy: The Seven Worlds”
(Carsten Keller, Selcuk Ergen, Kiril Mirkov, William Laban)

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
(Jason Bayever, Patrick Kearney, Carol Norton, Bill George)

Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature

Alita: Battle Angel; Alita
(Michael Cozens, Mark Haenga, Olivier Lesaint, Dejan Momcilovic)

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature

Missing Link; Susan
(Rachelle Lambden, Brenda Baumgarten, Morgan Hay, Benoit Dubuc)

Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project

Stranger Things 3; Tom/Bruce Monster
(Joseph Dubé-Arsenault, Antoine Barthod, Frederick Gagnon, Xavier Lafarge)

Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial

“Cyberpunk 2077”; Dex
(Jonas Ekman, Jonas Skoog, Marek Madej, Grzegorz Chojnacki)

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

The Lion King; The Pridelands
(Marco Rolandi, Luca Bonatti, Jules Bodenstein, Filippo Preti)

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature

Toy Story 4; Antiques Mall
(Hosuk Chang, Andrew Finley, Alison Leaf, Philip Shoebottom)

Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

Game of Thrones; The Iron Throne; Red Keep Plaza
(Carlos Patrick DeLeon, Alonso Bocanegra Martinez, Marcela Silva, Benjamin Ross)

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project

The Lion King
(Robert Legato, Caleb Deschanel, Ben Grossmann, AJ Sciutto)

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project

The Mandalorian; The Sin; The Razorcrest
(Doug Chiang, Jay Machado, John Goodson, Landis Fields IV)

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(Don Wong, Thibault Gauriau, Goncalo Cababca, François-Maxence Desplanques)

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

Frozen 2
(Erin V. Ramos, Scott Townsend, Thomas Wickes, Rattanin Sirinaruemarn)

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

Stranger Things 3; “Melting Tom/Bruce”
(Nathan Arbuckle, Christian Gaumond, James Dong, Aleksandr Starkov)

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature

The Irishman
(Nelson Sepulveda, Vincent Papaix, Benjamin O’Brien, Christopher Doerhoff)

Outstanding Compositing in an Episode

Game of Thrones; “The Long Night”; “Dragon Ground Battle”
(Mark Richardson, Darren Christie, Nathan Abbot, Owen Longstaff)

Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial

“Hennessy: The Seven Worlds”
(Rod Norman, Guillaume Weiss, Alexander Kulikov, Alessandro Granella)

Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance; “She Knows All the Secrets”
(Sean Mathiesen, Jon Savage, Toby Froud, Phil Harvey)

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

The Beauty
(Marc Angele, Aleksandra Todorovic, Pascal Schelbli, Noel Winzen)

VES Award for Creative Excellence

Sheena Duggal

VES Visionary Award

Roland Emmerich

Lifetime Achievement Award

Martin Scorsese

#CoolArt: 'Steamboat Willie' prints by JJ Harrison through Mondo

'Steamboat Willie' by JJ Harrison, a new officially licensed print release through Mondo.

18" x 24" screen print in a numbered Regular edition of 225 for $50, and a numbered Variant edition of 125 for $65.

On sale at a random time Thursday January 30 from the Mondo website (USA, Canada & Puerto Rico only).

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

#CoolArt: Gallery1988 presents 'LA Local' Group Art Exhibition

Gallery1988 presents 'LA Local', a group art exhibition featuring artwork inspired by the city of Los Angeles.

The opening reception is Friday January 31 from 7-9pm PT at Gallery 1988, 7308 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046 with any remaining artworks available from Saturday February 1 at gallery1988.com.

The exhibition is on view until February 15 2020.

by Zita Walker

by Augie Pagan

by Bruce Parker

by Raphael Kelly

#CoolArt: Gallery1988 presents 'Through The Woods' Solo Art Exhibition by Nan Lawson

Gallery1988 presents 'Through The Woods', a solo art exhibition by Nan Lawson featuring woodland scenes from film and TV.

The opening reception is Friday January 31 from 7-9pm PT at Gallery 1988, 7308 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046 with Nan in attendance.

The exhibition is on view until February 15 2020.

'The Lighthouse' Bluray Release from Zavvi

'The Lighthouse' bluray for £14.99 from Zavvi.

On sale for pre-order Friday January 31 from the Zavvi website.

Use code GEEKYNERF for free shipping (Code Expires 31/12/2020)

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Ashiok, Nightmare Muse' by Raymond Swanland

'Ashiok, Nightmare Muse' by Raymond Swanland.

Card art from the 'Theros Beyond Death' expansion set by Magic: The Gathering

#NewComicBookDay: My Comics Pull List This Week

My comics Pull List this week.

• 'Invisible Kingdom' #9 (Berger Books / Dark Horse Comics)
• 'Monstress' 25 (Image Comics)
• 'The Last God #4 (DC Black Label)
• 'Conan The Barbarian #12 (Marvel Comics)

'Invisible Kingdom' #9 (Berger Books / Dark Horse Comics)
Cover art by Christian Ward

'Monstress' #25 (Image Comics)
Cover art by Sana Takeda

'The Last God' #4 (DC Black Label)
Cover art by Kai Carpenter

'Conan the Barbarian' #12 (Marvel Comics)
Cover art by Esad Ribic

#CoolArt: 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' print by Carlos Dattoli through Zavvi

'Spider-Man: Far From Home' by Carlos Dattoli, a new officially licensed print release through Zavvi.

18" x 24" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 250 for £39.99.

Use code GEEKYNERF for free delivery (Code Expires 31/12/2020) 

On sale for Wednesday January 29 at 6pm UK from the Zavvi website.

#CoolArt: 'Spider-Man' AP Edition prints by Chris Thornley (Raid71)

Officially licensed Marvel 'Spider-Man' AP Edition prints by Chris Thornley (Raid71)

• 'Far From Home'. 24" x 36" screen print on HoloFoil Paper in a signed and numbered AP edition for £70

• 'Spider-Man vs Venom'. 24" x 36" screen print in a signed and numbered AP edition for £50

On sale Thursday January 30 at 6pm UK (1pm ET) from his website.

'Spider-Man: Far From Home'

'Spider-Man vs Venom'

#CoolArt: Infected By Art 8 Award Winners Announced

Winners of the 'Infected By Art 8' Grand Prizes and Certificates of Merit have been announced.

The artwork, selected by a Jury Panel of Dan Chudzinski, Justin Gerard, Annie Stegg Gerard, Don Maitz and Stephan Martiniere, represents some of the best works of imaginative realism being created today by artists who have been in the business for many years as well as many up-and-coming artists.

The Gold, Silver and Bronze Award Winners in each of the categories - Oil / Acrylic / Watercolour, Digital, Pen / Ink / Pencil, Sculpture - plus the Grand Prize and Body of Work winners are below.

Go here to see the selected artworks that will be included in 'Infected by Art' Volume 8.

GRAND PRIZE AWARD

GRAND PRIZE: 1st Place
'The Royal Lobster Hunt' by Omar Rayyan

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Starlit Mantle' by Chris Rahn

'Starlit Mantle' by Chris Rahn.

Card art from the 'Theros Beyond Death' expansion set by Magic: The Gathering

#CoolArt: 'Star Trek Picard: S1 E01 - Remembrance' by Laz Marquez

'Star Trek Picard: S1 E01 - Remembrance' by Laz Marquez.

#CoolArt: 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' print by Cliff Cramp through Dark Ink Art

'Hunter and Prey' by Cliff Cramp, a new officially licensed print release through Dark Ink Art.

16" x 24" lithograph print in a numbered limited edition of 250 for $50.

On sale now from the Dark Ink Art website.

#CoolArt: 'The Prisoner' print by Dan Orgill & pins by Florey through Vice Press

New officially licensed 'The Prisoner' print and enamel pins through Vice Press.

50cm x 70cm lithograph print by Dan Orgill, in a numbered limited edition of 175 for £40.

1" diameter enamel pins by Florey, available individually for £8, or £25 for the 4 pin set.

On sale Thursday January 30 at 5pm UK (12pm ET) from the Vice Press website.

by Dan Orgill

by Florey

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Allure of the Unknown' by Seb McKinnon

'Allure of the Unknown' by Seb McKinnon.

Card art from the 'Theros Beyond Death' expansion set by Magic: The Gathering

#CoolArt: 'Ryven' Original Art by Vanessa Lemen for Every Day Original

'Ryven' by Vanessa Lemen for Every Day Original.

7" x 9" graphite and watercolour on 8½" x 10½" Stillman & Birn Zeta series paper for $495.

On sale Monday January 27 at 12.30pm ET from the Every Day Original website.

Winners of the 2020 Annie Awards Announced

Winners of the 2020 Annie Awards have been announced.

Founded in 1972 by June Foray, the Annie Awards are presented annually by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, in recognition of excellence in animation in film and television.

Best Feature

'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Indie Feature

'I Lost My Body'
(Xilam for Netflix)

Best Special Production 

'How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming'
(Dreamworks Animation)

Best Short Subject

'Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days'
(Regina Pessoa (Ciclope Filmes, National Film Board of Canada, Les Armateurs))

Best VR

'Bonfire'
(Baobab Studios)

Best Commercial

'The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ’59 Telecaster'
(Nexus Studios)

Best TV / Media – Preschool

'Ask the Storybots'
(Jibjab Bros. Studios for Netflix)

Best TV / Media – Children

'Disney Mickey Mouse'
(Disney TV Animation / Disney Channel)

Best TV / Media – General Audience

'Bojack Horseman'
(Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix)

Best Student Film

'The Fox & The Pigeon'
(Sheridan College)

Best FX for TV / Media

Viktor Németh, Szabolcs Illés, Ádám Sipos, Vladimir Zhovna for 'Love, Death & Robots'
(Blur for Netflix)

Best FX for Feature

Benjamin Fiske, Alex Moaveni, Jesse Erickson, Dimitre Berberov, Kee Nam Suong for 'Frozen 2'
(Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Best Character Animation – TV / Media

Aulo Licinio for 'His Dark Materials'
(BBC Studios)

Best Character Animation – Animated Feature

Sergio Martins for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Character Animation – Live Action

Sidney Kombo-Kintombo for 'Avengers: Endgame'
(Weta Digital)

Best Character Animation – Video Game

Sebastien Parodi, Nicolas Leger for 'Unruly Heroes'
(Magic Design Studios)

Best Character Design – TV / Media

Keiko Murayama for 'Carmen Sandiego'
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix)

Best Character Design – Feature

Torsten Schrank for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Direction – TV / Media

Alonso Ramirez Ramos for 'Disney Mickey Mouse'
(Disney TV Animation / Disney Channel)

Best Direction – Feature

Sergio Pablos for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Music – TV / Media

Rob Cairns for 'Love, Death & Robots'
(Blur for Netflix)

Best Music – Feature

Dan Levy for 'I Lost My Body'
(Xilam for Netflix)

Best Production Design – TV / Media

Alberto Mielgo for 'Love, Death & Robots'
(Blur for Netflix)

Best Production Design – Feature

Szymon Biernaki, Marcin Jakubowski for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Storyboarding – TV / Media

Kenny Park for 'Carmen Sandiego'
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix)

Best Storyboarding – Feature

Sergio Pablos for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Best Voice Acting – TV / Media

H Jon Benjamin for 'Bob’s Burgers'
(20th Century Fox / Bento Box Entertainment)

Best Voice Acting – Feature

Josh Gad for 'Frozen 2'
(Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Best Writing – TV / Media

Shauna McGarry for 'Tuca & Bertie'
(Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix)

Best Writing – Feature

Jérémy Clapin, Guillaume Laurant for 'I Lost My Body'
(Xilam for Netflix)

Best Editorial – TV / Media

Bo Juhl, Stacy Auckland, Valerian Zamel for 'Love, Death & Robots'
(Blur for Netflix)

Best Editorial – Feature 

Pablo García Revert for 'Klaus'
(Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine)

Winsor McCay Award

(in recognition of lifetime or career contributions in animation)
Satoshi Kon (posthumously)
Henry Selick
Ron Clements & John Musker

June Foray Award

(in recognition of a significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation)
Jeanette Bonds

Ub Iwerks Award

(in recognition of technical advancement that has made a significant impact on the art or industry of animation)
Jim Blinn

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Renata, Called to the Hunt' by Chris Rahn

'Renata, Called to the Hunt' by Chris Rahn.

Card art from the 'Theros Beyond Death' expansion set by Magic: The Gathering