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Arts and Lettres… and Films! So far, I’ve put a lot of emphasis on my artistic side on this site. Yet writing has a big place too, to the point that I have a hard time determining which of the two, visual art and writing, is more important to me. Both are equally important; two…

Let’s only address the animated series Avatar, Last Airbender (2005-2008), and its sequel, Legend of Korra (2012-2014), created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. These series have left their mark with the complexity of their characters and story arcs. They went beyond the youth audience they were meant for, to capture an adult audience’s…

Let’s talk about IMPOSTOR SYNDROME! And to do so, I would like to draw a parallel with the DUNNING-KRUGER EFFECT, which for me goes so well with the impostor syndrome, and yet is rarely mentioned in these terms. Impostor Syndrome The term “impostor syndrome” has existed in psychology since 1978 and describes the state of…

The Queen's Escape Artistic Approach Made in the « Composition, Lighting & Illsutration » class at SynStudio Montréal school, with professor Donald Caron. Theme-directive: « a monster attacking the castle ». Includes learnings from the « Drawing animals and creature creations » with professor Marc Lalumière. Additional Informations Signed as of: June 18th, 2018 Category:…

Captain Sam Swords Artistic Approach Live model in disguise, with a white (cold color) light on the right and a blue (cold color) light on the left, in the « Digital Character Painting from Life » class at SynStudio, Montréal, with Professor Charles Vinh. Model: Samantha “Swords” Catto-Mott. Additional Informations Signed as of: March 24th,…

The Pirate Artistic Approach Live model in disguise, with a yellow (warm color) light on the right and a red (warm color) light on the left, in the « Digital Character Painting from Life » class at SynStudio, Montréal, with Professor Charles Vinh. Model: Jean-Pierre Poirier. Additional Informations Signed as of: March 17th, 2018 Category:…