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Arizona (BB-39) Wreck
National Historic Landmark Study
by James P. Delgado, 1988
Designated May 5, 1989
Present and Historic Physical AppearanceThe hulk of the United States Ship Arizona (BB-39) lies in 38 feet of water off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. She is located at the berth (F-7) to which she was moored on the morning of December 7, 1941, when she was sunk by attacking Japanese forces. In the documentation of the United States Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, as a (1965) National Historic Landmark, USS Arizona and the modern (1961) memorial which spans her hulk are merely mentioned, and then not specifically as contributing elements. More recent studies (1978) resulted in the determination that the memorial itself, as well as the USS Utah memorial, were contributing elements to the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark District. Yet the hulk of Arizona has not been assessed or documented under the criteria of the National Historic Landmarks. Recent detailed maritime archeological assessments and documentation of the submerged remains of USS Arizona reveals her to be substantially intact. This study therefore addresses the hulk of USS Arizona as a property of exceptional national significance worthy of individual designation as a National Historic Landmark.
USS Arizona Before the Japanese Attack
As built in 1915, USS Arizona (BB-39), third United States warship to bear her name, was a steel-hulled battleship. Second and last of the Pennsylvania class, Arizona was 608 feet in length, with a 97.1-foot beam and a 29.10-foot draft. [1] Displacing 31,400 tons standard, Arizona and her sister Pennnsylvania represented a modest improvement of the previous Nevada-class battleships: "length and displacement were somewhat increased and two further 14" guns were shipped, the main armament now being arranged in four triple turrets...." [2] The significant change was concentrated in the firepower of the vessel; Arizona's four turrets(respectively labelled "1,2,3, and 4") each mounted three 14-inch naval guns. Arizona additionally carried 22 5-inch/51-caliber guns, four 3-inch/50-caliber AA guns, 39 45-cal. machine guns, and two 21-inch torpedo tubes. [3] The original configuration of the vessel included the typical "cage" masts of the period; these were removed in 1929-1931 during modernization when tripod masts were installed. Arizona's four shafts were driven by four paired Parsons turbines and 12 Babcock and Wilcox boilers which developed 33,375 h.p. Arizona was able to achieve a speed of 21 knots. The battleship's propulsion and engineering systems remained basically unaltered throughout her career. [4]
During her career Arizona was refitted and modernized several times. Early alterations and modifications to the ship were made as a result of First World War experiences of other American battleships. This included doubling the anti-aircraft armament to eight 3-inch/50-caliber guns, the removal of eight 5-inch/51- caliber guns (four aft and four forward and sealing those casemates), improvements to the masts, bridge, and fire control system, and the installation of light fighter "flying off" platforms mounted on the fantail and atop turret 3. Arizona's first planes were 1919 Sopwith Camels, followed by 1919 Nieuport 28s, and 1919 Harriot HD-2 fighters, 1920 Vought VE-7Hs, and 1926 Vought FU-1 fighter/observation
floatplanes. [5]
On February 25, 1929, reconstruction and modernization of USS Pennsylvania and USS Arizona was authorized by Congress. Decommissioned in 1929, Arizona received extensive modifications before reentering service in 1931. Torpedo bulges were added to the battleship's sides, extending her beam to 106.2 feet and increasing her displacement to 32,600 tons standard. The engines were upgraded with new geared unit and the original boilers were replaced with six Bureau Express, 3-drum boilers. Arizona's fuel capacity was increased from 2,332 to 4,630 tons of oil. Extra armor was added to the turret tops and decks; this, along with the torpedo bulges, increased Arizona's protection. [6]
Other modernization changes included superstructure deck and bridge alterations, replacement of the masts, director towers and fire control systems, and an increase in the crew accommodations. The modernized quarters could house 2,037 men. The aircraft catapult was changed, and the battleship after modernization carried Vought 03U Corsair spotting planes, Curtiss SOC Seagull spotting planes, and, after July 1941, OS2U-2 Kingfisher monoplanes. Even with minor changes during overhauls in 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, and 1941, "Arizona's appearance...changed very little since her reconstruction." [9]
Battle Damage
USS Arizona received the most serious battle damage of the ships attacked on December 1941. Survivors of the attack claimed that Arizona was hit by one or possibly two torpedoes. Several bombs were dropped on Arizona, one 1,760-lb. projectile reportedly penetrating the deck near turret 2 and detonating near the magazine. [10] The resultant explosion of ammunition and fuel showered the harbor with debris, demolished the forward section of the vessel, which collapsed inside the hull, and killed most of the ship's complement. Six days after the attack, the senior surviving officer from Arizona forwarded the ship's action report to CINCPAC Adm. Kimmel and noted; "The USS Arizona is a total loss except the following is believed salvageable: fifty caliber machine guns in maintop, searchlights on after searchlight platform, the low catapult on quarterdeck and the guns of numbers 3 and 4 turrets." [11] The battleship had sunk to the bottom of Pearl Harbor in approximately nine minutes, her burning superstructure and canted masts projecting from the water in perhaps the best known and most stark image of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
USS Arizona Today
Most of the superstructure, masts and most of the armament, including the 14-inch guns in turrets 2, 3, and 4, and all 5- inch/51-caliber and 5-inch/25-caliber and .50-caliber machine guns, were salvaged from Arizona during the Second World War. Portions of the forecastle and the forward sections of the hull were cut and raised, and holes were cut into the hull to remove equipment and permit access for salvage crews before a decision was made not to attempt raising the hulk. Only a small number of bodies were recovered and around 1,000 members of the ship's complement entombed inside the hulk, Arizona was left as a war grave and later as a memorial. New quays for a battleship berth and a flagstaff on which the national flag is flown as a special tribute to Arizona's dead were installed on the battleship. The present memorial, a gently arched 184-foot long concrete structure, was constructed in 1961-1962 and straddles the submerged hulk on concrete pilings. The memorial structure is divided into three principle areas, including a large entryway, a central assembly area for viewing the visible portions of the wreck and ceremonies, and a shrine chamber with a white marble wall engraved with the names of the 1,177 members of the United States Navy and Marine Corps killed on the battleship. [13]
Archeological survey of the submerged hulk of Arizona in 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987 has determined that the battleship lies at a five to ten degree list to port and, while intact, readily evidences the severity of her battle damage. The hull just aft of the bow is distorted and cracked from gunwale to keel on the port side and nearly so on the starboard side, indicating the bow was either nearly blown off or has since settled and cracked. The armored deck forward was blown forward by the force of the explosion that appears to have wrecked Arizona; torn and twisted portions of the deck have folded together near the bow, with one large section of deck peeled back toward the port bow and jutting over the side of the hull. Debris consisting of twisted and torn fragments of steel and numerous miscellaneous fittings, litter the decks. Surprisingly, even in this severely damaged area, the battleship's teak decks remain intact and undeteriorated except for areas where silt does not protect the deck. The hull is covered with a thick growth of barnacles, oysters, sponges, corals, grasses, and sea anemones, which has retarded ongoing corrosion; nonetheless, the starboard side of the battleship evidences a higher level of corrosion, with loose hull plates that flex and shift with current and tidal flow. Perhaps the most striking hull feature are the rows of deadlights, blast- covers still fixed, that line the hull. Some have air trapped between blast cover and the glass of the deadlight and provide an an eerie reminder that Arizona is the watery grave of some 1,000 men.
Moving aft from the bow, the first major feature encountered is turret 1. With its three 14-inch guns trained forward in a slightly depressed elevation, this turret dropped intact with the deck when the latter collapsed. The guns and machinery, as well as the top of turret 2 have been removed, but the armored sides and back plate of the turret mark its position with the tops of the turret sides visible just above the surface of the water at low tide. The bottom portion of the superstructure remains intact; its formerly enclosed spaces are discernable through the stubs of bulkheads and features such as the base of Arizona's stack, the blue and white checked tiles of the galley, and the legs of galley stoves and other kitchen equipment which remain attached to the deck. A surprising array of small artifacts litter this area; among them are dishes and silverware. It is at this area that the Arizona Memorial spans the wreck and the outline of the superstructure area forms the basic outline of the ship that visitors see on one side of the Memorial.
Moving aft from the superstructure, the stub of the battleship's mainmast rises toward the surface; welded to it is the steel flagstaff from which the Memorial's flag flies. Aft of the mainmast is the barbette for turret 3, which rises above the surface of the water. The round barbette is the most prominent above water feature of the battleship. Attached on supports to the port side of the turret 3 barbette and on the port side of the former bridge area are the rusting remains of 1942 steel and concrete quays which were constructed as a new battleship berth. Aft of turret 3 is the submerged barbette of turret 4 was located. This turret was hit a glancing blow by a bomb, and according to one survivor who was standing on the turret when it was hit, "it scooped out the side of the turret with a big mound of molten steel." Another feature aft is the mount for the observation plane's catapult at the stern. The original casemates for the 5-inch/51-caliber guns line the stern quarter; at the stern itself the raised letters forming Arizona's name are present. [14]
1. James L. Mooney, ed. The Dictionary of American Fighting Ships, Volume I. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1972) p. 61.
2. Robert C. Stern, U.S. Battleships in Action, Part 1 (Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1980) p. 30.
3. Mooney, Dictionary of American Fighting Ships, p. 61.
4. Norman Friedman, Arthur D. Baker III, Arnold S. Lott, and Robert F. Sumrall, USS Arizona Ships' Data: A Photographic History (Honolulu: Fleet Reserve Association, 1978) pp. 15-16.
5. Chesnau, Roger, ed. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946 (New York: Mayflower Books, 1980) p. 91; also see Friedman, et. al., pp. 15-16.
6. Friedman, et. al.,op. cit., p. 22.
7. Ibid., p. 29.
8. Ibid., pp. 30-31.
9. Ibid., pp. 32-34.
10. Mooney, op cit., p. 61.
11. Memorandum, Commanding Officer, USS Arizona to CINCPAC, Pearl Harbor, T.H., December 13, 1941. Copy on file at the USS Arizona Memorial.
12. Memorandum, Commandant, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor to Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Pearl Harbor, T.H., July 10, 1942. Copy on file, USS Arizona Memorial.
13. See Michael Slackman, Remembering Pearl Harbor: The Story of the USS Arizona Memorial(Honolulu: Arizona Memorial Museum Association, 1984, 1987).
14. Archeological descriptions of the vessel may be found in Roger E. Kelly, "Assessing U.S.S. Arizona," CRM Bulletin VIII (6), December 1985, pp. 1-3; and Larry Murphy, "Preservation at Pearl Harbor," APT Bulletin IX (1) 1987, pp. 10-15. The survivor's quote is from John Anderson of Roswell, New Mexico as quoted in Joy Waldron Murphy, "Diving Into the Past: A Rare View of Pearl Harbor," Impact/Albuquerque Journal Magazine, March 10, 1987.
Statement of Significance
The battle-scarred and submerged remains of the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) are the focal point of a shrine erected by the people of the United States to honor and commemorate all American servicemen killed on December 7, 1941, particularly Arizona's crew, many of whom lost their lives during the Japanese attack on the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Arizona's burning bridge and listing masts and superstructure, photographed in the aftermath of the attack and her sinking and emblazoned on the front pages of newspapers across the land, epitomized to the Nation the words "Pearl Harbor" and form one of the best known images of the Second World War in the Pacific. Arizona and the Arizona Memorial have become the major shrine and point of remembrance not only for the lost battleship but also for the entire attack. Indelibly impressed into the national memory, Arizona is visited by millions who quietly file through, toss flower wreaths and leis into the water, watch the irridescent slick of oil that leaks, a drop at a time, from Arizona's ruptured bunkers after more than forty years on the bottom, and read the names of Arizona's dead carved in marble on the Memorial's walls. Just as important as the shrine, as embodied in the form of the modern memorial that straddles Arizona, is the battleship herself. Intact, unsalvaged, and resting in the silt of Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona is a partially frozen moment of time, her death wounds visible and still bleeding oil, and her intact hulk holding most of the battleship's crew. Overlooked in the original designation of Pearl Harbor as a National Historic Landmark, Arizona, the greatest victim of the Pearl Harbor attack and the nation's focal point for remembering a day of infamy, is of exceptional national significance.
The preceding statement of significance is based on the more detailed statements which follow.
USS Arizona's Career Prior to the Pearl Harbor Attack
Laid down at the New York Navy Yard and launched there on June 19, 1915, USS Arizona (BB-39)was named for the former territory and then recent (February 14, 1912) 48th state. Commissioned on October 17, 1916, the battleship, the second and lst of the Pennsylvania class, joined the United States Atlantic Fleet. Commissioned in time for the entry of the United States into the First World War, Arizona did not see action in that conflict. Employed in training on Chesapeake Bay, the battleship was ordered to British waters following the cessation of hostilities in 1918. There, on December 12, 1918, she steamed from Portsmouth, England, as part of the escort for President Woodrow Wilson, aboard George Washington, as he sailed to Brest, France. Following this duty, Arizona returned to the United States, crossing the Atlantic once again in early 1919 when she was sent to the Mediteranean on a few months' cruise. Returning to the United States in July 1919, Arizona served an uneventful career with the Atlantic Fleet, cruising the Atlantic coast of the United States and the Caribbean. In 1921 the battleship was sent into the Pacific to join the United States Pacific Fleet. She remained with the Pacific Fleet until the end of her career, with a three-year break in service when she returned to the Atlantic coast to undergo modernization under the Naval appropriations of 1929-1931. Before rejoining the Pacific Fleet in 1931, Arizona carried President Herbert C. Hoover on a cruise to the West Indies. The battleship remained with the Pacific Fleet, moving with the other vessels of the fleet to Pearl Harbor on Oahu when it was decided to shift the homeport from San Diego.[1]
The Attack of December 7, 1941, and Arizona's Destruction
Nationalistic and militaristic fervor in Imperial Japan and a strong belief in Japan's destiny and divine right to rule all of southeast Asia brought Japan and the United States into increasing diplomatic confrontation throughout the 1930s. Compounding the matter was a bloody undeclared war the Japanese were waging in China and the weakening of European control in Asian colonies as a result of the Second World War. American diplomatic pressure and economic sanctions and a feeling that the time was ripe to conquer American, French, Chinese, and Dutch territories in Asia pushed militaristic factions in Japan closer to war with the United States. Fearing that the United States' Pacific Fleet would pose a formidable obstacle to Japanese conquest of southeast Asia, Adm. Isoruko Yamamoto, Commander-in- Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, visualized a bold attack on the Pacific Fleet while it lay at anchor at Pearl Harbor. Such a "surprise strategical" attack, bold and daring in its execution, would secure the Pacific and initiate the war in the tradition of the Japanese naval victory over the Russians at Port Arthur in 1904. [2]
The actual plan of operation, formulated by a young tactical genius in aerial warfare, Cmdr. Minoru Genda, was agreed to after months of internal dissension and disagreement among the ranks of command in the Japanese Navy. When negotiations with the United States were deemed unlikely to continue to the satisfaction of the Japanese government of Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, a task force of 33 vessels--most notably carriers Akagi, Hiryu, Soryu, Kaga, Zuikaku, and Shokaku sailed for Hawaii. Arriving at position 200 miles north of Oahu early in the morning on December 7, 1941, the Japanese forces launched two waves of fighters, high-altitude and dive bombers. At 7:55 a.m., Hawaii time, the first wave, under the command of Cmdr. Mitsuo Fuchida, hit Pearl Harbor, Hickam Air Base, Ewa, Wheeler, and Kaneohe Air Base, catching the Army, Navy, and Marine forces off guard. The second wave, under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Shigekazu Shimazaki, struck Bellows Airfield, Kaneohe, Hickam, and Pearl Harbor approximately one hour later at 8:50 a.m. Japanese torpedos, bombs, and projectiles slammed into ships, aircraft and men, wreaking a terrible toll.
The aftermath of the attack witnessed the United States' entry into the Second World War determined to win the absolute, unconditional surrender of Japan, inspired in part by the popular slogan "Remember Pearl Harbor!" Admiral Yamamoto's summation of the attack, a fear that the Japanese had "awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve," was realized. Four of the six attacking carriers--Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu and Soryu--were sunk in combat at Midway just six months after Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto was shot down over Bougainville on April 18, 1943, and after four years of bloody combat waged hand-to- hand on Pacific islands and at sea, Japan was defeated and surrendered following the dropping of two nuclear bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack the United States Navy commenced repair and salvage work and succeeded in raising all of sunken vessels with the exception of USS Arizona and USS Utah. Of the vessels raised, all were salvaged and returned to duty with the exception of USS Oklahoma, which sat in drydock through the war, was sold for scrap, and sank while under tow in 1947. While Arizona was investigated and surveyed, it was decided only to remove her topsides, which stuck above the water, and salvage her armament since wartime priorities precluded further work. When the limited salvage work was done, the vessel was left as memorial to her crew. [6] In 1942 a new battleship berth was constructed on Arizona hulk. The steel and concrete quays were also used as landings by Navy crews who came to raise and lower the United States flag flying from a pole welded to the severed stub of the battleship's mainmast and for memorial services.
1. James L. Mooney, ed. Dictionary of American Fighting Ships Vol. 1. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1972) p. 61. Also see Norman Friedman, Arthur D. Baker III, Arnold S. Lott, and Robert F. Sumrall, USS Arizona Ships' Data: A Photographic History (Honolulu: Fleet Reserve Assocation, 1978).
2. See Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon, At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981) and Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon, Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1986), and Paul S. Dull, A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945 (Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, 1978).
3. Prange, et al., At Dawn We Slept, p. 513.
4. Donald K. Ross and Helen L. Ross, "0755": The Heroes of Pearl Harbor (Port Orchard,Washington: Rokalu Press, 1988) pp. 18,25.
5. Prange, At Dawn We Slept, p. 539.
6. See VADM. Homer N. Wallin, Pearl Harbor: Why, How, Fleet Salvage and Final Appraisal(Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1968).
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The best XI in the Champions League
The resumption of the Champions League is one of the high points on the footballing calendar. Spread over four separate match days to enable fans to watch as many games as possible, it's the stage where Europe's finest talents are expected to shine.
- Bennett: Balance of power is shifting
- Tyler: Frustrating glory
- Carlisle: Jermaine Jones at home in Europe
- Delaney: Continent divide
- Hunter: Real Madrid v Manchester United
- Video: Celtic Park showdown
- Video: Europe's No. 1
With so many of the best footballers currently plying their trade at Barcelona or Real Madrid, an overall best XI would be a rather futile exercise. Instead, here is a select side -- plus five substitutes -- chosen with the important proviso that only one player per club is allowed.
Manuel Neuer, Bayern
After initial hostility from some Bayern fans following his move from Schalke, Neuer has improved at Bayern and cemented his place as one of the best in Europe. Simply a fine all-around goalkeeper: a good shot-stopper, confident at coming off his line to claim the ball, fearsome in one-on-one situations and a decent distributor, too. Having reached the semifinal in 2010-11 and the final in 2011-12, he'll be determined to go one better this time around.
Darijo Srna, Shakhtar
Now in his 10th year at Shakhtar, Srna will go down as one of the finest players of his generation never to play in one of Europe's major leagues. But that hasn't stopped him from receiving the international acclaim he deserves -- he now captains Shakhtar, who he has won six league titles for, and last week earned his 100th cap for Croatia. A technically gifted right back possessing great stamina and crossing ability, Srna would be first choice for the vast majority of the competition's final 16.
Thiago Silva, PSG
Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed the headlines when completing his move from Milan to PSG, but the signing of Silva was equally important. The Brazilian has been the best centre back in Europe over the past two or three seasons -- completely dominant in the air, calm and precise with his tackling, while his ballplaying ability has also seen him play in midfield. Injured and unavailable for this week's first leg in Valencia, Carlo Ancelotti will be desperate for his star defender to return soon.
Mats Hummels, Dortmund
No other player better represents Dortmund's dominance over Bayern over the past couple of seasons -- Hummels spent 11 years in Bayern's academy, before he was loaned to Dortmund, who subsequently signed him permanently. Impossibly calm in everything he does, Hummels has the pace to play an extremely high defensive line, and frequently starts attacks by marauding forward on the ball, earning comparisons to Franz Beckenbauer.
Christian Fuchs, Schalke
In truth, this is probably the weakest position in this list. Who do you include -- Fabio Coentrao at the expense of Cristiano Ronaldo? Patrice Evra and leave out Robin van Persie? Nacho Monreal would have been a contender had he remained at Malaga, but Fuchs is a good all-around fullback -- he mixes physicality with a commitment to attack, and he possesses a fine left foot that features prominently on set pieces, as well as crosses from open play.
Andrea Pirlo, Juventus
The competition's most extravagant deep-lying playmaker, Pirlo has been responsible for so much of Juventus' best moments since he joined Juventus from Milan in 2011. A former No. 10 who adapted his game to dictate play from deep positions in front of the centre backs, few other players have such an aura in possession of the ball, and even fewer boast his innate calmness when under pressure from opponents. The best way to stop Juve? Stop Pirlo.
Joao Moutinho, Porto
Moutinho's development slowed worryingly in his final couple of campaigns at Sporting, but since his transfer to Porto, he's emerged as one of Europe's most impressive passing midfielders. His performance at Euro 2012 -- particularly against Spain, when he went toe-to-toe with Xavi Hernandez, Xabi Alonso and Andres Iniesta, and still starred -- proved his raw quality. For Porto, he keeps the passing tempo high, and also storms forward to connect the midfield with attack.
Santi Cazorla, Arsenal
A magical, diminutive playmaker who might be Europe's truest two-footed footballer. That adaptability means the Spaniard can play on either flank, although Arsene Wenger has generally preferred to use him in central positions this season. Capable of dropping deep into midfield to ensure possession dominance, yet also handy at getting into goal-scoring positions, Cazorla's form over the past three seasons, across three clubs, has been as good as any other Spanish midfielder.
Lionel Messi, Barcelona
There's little left to be said about the four-time Ballon d'Or winner and Barcelona's record goal-scorer of all time in official competitions -- but it's worth remembering that Messi has finished as this competition's top goal scorer for the past four seasons, despite the fact he's not even a pure goal scorer. Equally capable when shooting, dribbling or passing, Messi is an astonishingly complete, once-in-a-lifetime footballer.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid
Set for a reunion with Manchester United this week, Ronaldo's development since his initial move to Old Trafford nearly a decade ago has been astonishing -- from a gangly, scrawny show-boater into an incredibly powerful and consistent all-around forward with one of the most impressive goal-scoring records in recent football history. From long-range tomahawks to simple tap-ins, 182 goals in 179 games at Real Madrid tells its own story.
Robin van Persie, Manchester United
Once a creative deep-lying forward, van Persie is now a consistent, ruthless penalty box striker. Predominantly left-footed, van Persie has worked on his right foot and his heading ability to become an all-around threat and has also stayed clear of injuries over the past couple of years, which had previously hampered his development. A Champions League runner-up in 2006, van Persie has so far only won one UEFA Cup and one FA Cup -- his move to United seems certain to earn him more honours.
Fraser Forster, Celtic
A couple of superb displays against Barcelona have significantly improved his reputation.
Joao Pereira, Valencia
As with many teammates, not at his best this season, but one of the best fullbacks at Euro 2012.
Riccardo Montolivo, Milan
The creative midfielder has upped his game since his summer move from Fiorentina, becoming one of the key players in Milan's recent revival.
Isco, Malaga
Arguably the standout performer in the competition so far this season, Isco is yet another incredibly talented Spanish attacking midfielder.
Didier Drogba, Galatasaray
The hero of last year's final, Drogba has returned from China to provide Galatasaray with a reliable goal-scoring threat.

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Has anyone else had trouble with videos from Digital Theatre? I bought Into The Woods and All My Sons. I was away last weekend and had some time to watch them, only I can't play the files! I emailed their support, which started off being a little helpful. Apparently to get their player software to work, the date on your PC has to be set back to before the 1st November 2011. Once I'd done that I was then able to get the player software to start, but couldn't login and I still can't actually play the productions I bought. Why not just deliver the files in a format that can be played on any media player, rather than their bug ridden player that doesn't work.
Has anyone been able to watch any of their productions, or are they just a con and sending out files that never work?
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Posted 22 November 2011 - 10:19 PM
Posted 23 November 2011 - 01:45 AM
I've got a few of their videos and never had a problem with them. Are you sure you didn't buy the rental copy?
Posted 23 November 2011 - 08:10 AM
I definitely bought the full hd versions as I thought you could watch them on an hd tv. It's only after I bought them that I found you can only watch them on the digital theatre player. And that player just keeps asking me to login and does nothing else! And their support people have stopped answering my emails now. It's a really terrible service that I won't waste money on again.
Posted 24 November 2011 - 09:00 AM
I can only agree with you Steve. I had numerous problems with Digital Theatre previously and can only strongly recommend from my own experience that they should be avoided like the plague.
Posted 24 June 2012 - 09:18 PM
Any rumours about new releases from digital theatre?
2014 theatre: Blithe Spirit (Gielgud) Booked: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Savoy) Waterbabies (Curve) View from the Bridge (Young Vic) Birdland (Royal Court).
Posted 24 June 2012 - 10:49 PM
I just looked at the website and it looks amazing but of course would not now touch it with the proverbial barge pole.
Anyone else had problems?
Anyone else had problems?
Posted 25 June 2012 - 09:13 AM
Personally - I've never had a problem with them and have got a few of their releases. I'm sure the website did mention that the download files must be played within the DT Player when I bought the first one.
Posted 25 June 2012 - 12:54 PM
I have never had a problem - you can watch them on a HDTV but you need to play it through Laptop connected to TV through HDMI cable!
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Posted 18 October 2012 - 04:50 PM
They've just released 'A Doll's House' from the Young Vic. Anyone know what else they're planning on releasing. I think there was talks of them filming 'Long Day's Journey into Night' and they said on their Twitter earlier in the year that they spent 3 nights (I think) seeing Filter's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Did these come about, I wonder?
2014 theatre: Blithe Spirit (Gielgud) Booked: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Savoy) Waterbabies (Curve) View from the Bridge (Young Vic) Birdland (Royal Court).
Posted 18 October 2012 - 05:18 PM
It takes between 10-20 weeks from filming for a digital theatre production to be turned around as there are lots of licensing issues that need to be gone through in order for the production to be able to be downloaded. There are some exciting shows in the pipeline but I can't possibly divulge what they may be on here!
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Including updates on US and EU approaches to Money Market Funds, plus compromise texts and technical standards for MiFID, EMIR and MAD
Will the US and EU align Money Market Funds regulation?
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ESMA and EBA publish EMIR RTS
Will the US and EU align Money Market Funds regulation?
There is growing consensus amongst regulators that money market funds (MMFs) are systemically risky and form part of the shadow banking industry but the crux is determining how, why and what should be done about them. In its efforts to delve more deeply into shadow banking, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) set up five working groups looking at various issues, with one dedicated to MMFs. A report is expected later this year. In parallel to provide input to the working group, the FSB asked the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to investigate systemic risk in MMFs. IOSCO issued a consultation report at the end of April and is due to release policy recommendations in July.
Against this international backdrop, regulators have contributed further to the debate, including comments by the European Commission (EC) in its March green paper on shadow banking, the precursor to possible legislation next year. Last week, the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) published their first Occasional Paper, notably also addressing MMF concerns. Meanwhile, the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on 21 June heard evidence from Mary Schapiro, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In its green paper the EC expressed the belief that MMFs share significant characteristics with deposits – they can be susceptible to mass-redemptions, similar to 'runs' on banks – and therefore the EC believes that MMFs pose a threat to the financial system. Last week's subsequent ESRB Occasional paper also highlighted that the potential maturity transformation by European-style longer-term MMFs can also mirror a key banking function.
The EC's green paper stated that shadow banking activities are exposed to similar financial risks as banks, without being subject to comparable constraints imposed by banking regulation and supervision; activities could be financed by short-term funding, and that they are prone to risks of sudden and massive withdrawals of funds by clients. Massive redemptions, or runs, on MMFs, particularly in the US, during the financial crisis seriously exacerbated pressure on the system as a whole. In light of this, and in coordination with the FSB, the EC's current work aims to "propose an appropriate approach to ensure comprehensive supervision of the shadow banking system, coupled with an adequate regulatory framework" to address concerns relating to financial stability.
Previous FSB work shows that the possibility of runs stems from the credit and liquidity risks, but also from the method of valuation employed by funds. MMFs which value their funds using a constant Net Asset Value (NAV) rather than a floating one are more susceptible to runs. It also noted that this can provide the first-mover advantage to investors who are the first to seek redemptions from funds in times of market stress, before the NAV is forced to drop, further exacerbating such runs. This concern is also shared in the US.
Both the US and the EU do have existing regulatory provisions – both generic and specific – which in part tackle MMF concerns. In Europe, most MMFs are constituted under the UCITS Directive; in the US MMFs are mutual funds regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Both the US and the EU (via CESR) have made specific policy interventions since the beginning of the financial crisis, but we are now witnessing more considered policy responses to the financial crisis – which Schapiro's evidence termed "important unfinished business from the financial crisis of 2008" in the shape of new, additional regulatory intervention.
The ESRB develops the analysis of possible policy approaches to addressing these regulatory concerns, which will be of particular interest to industry. With MMFs in the EU totalling some 1 trillion euros (the US value is estimated at 2.5 trillion dollars), the paper highlights the systemic importance of MMFs to the asset management industry. The ESRB also highlights the additional redemption pressure in time of stress that the informed nature of the institutional investor centric client base can cause.
The ESRB paper succinctly highlights the key policy implications predominantly under consideration – namely the move to a mandatory floating NAV, and/or the introduction of capital buffers for funds. One area of difference between the US and the EU is in the structure of the funds. The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) - the predecessor to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published guidance on MMFs in 2010, which came into effect on 1 July 2011. This laid bare a number of disclosure and credit risk requirements, and also created a distinction between short-term MMFs (STMMF), which can either have a floating or constant NAV, and longer-term MMFs which must have a floating NAV. The US requirements do not create such as distinction, and the scope of longer-term MMFs in the US is extremely limited, with US MMF appearing very similar to STMMF in Europe, including supporting a constant NAV.
In the US, the initial reforms, adopted and implemented in 2010, sought to reduce risk through reductions in maturities, improving credit standards and mandating liquidity requirements so that MMFs could better meet redemption demands.
However, Schapiro is now advocating a move to floating NAVs, or a requirement to maintain a capital buffer to support the funds' stable values, possibly combined with limited restrictions or fees on redemptions. While the capital buffer would not necessarily be big enough to absorb losses from all credit events, it should absorb the relatively small mark-to-market losses that occur in a fund's portfolio day to day, including when a fund is under stress. Schapiro believes this would increase MMFs' ability to suffer losses without 'breaking the buck' and would permit, for example, MMFs to sell some securities at a loss to meet redemptions during a crisis.
Given the similarities in issues in the EU and the US, and the cross-jurisdictional nature of many investors, the fund industry and investors may be hoping for a coordinated response; indeed the similarity of concerns and proposed policy response adds to this. However, both Paul Tucker, Bank of England's Deputy Governor for Financial Stability and Chairman of the Financial Stability Board's Resolution Steering Group, and Lord Turner, Chairman of the UK FSA, have voiced support for reforms, with Lord Turner supporting unilateral movement on MMFs. IOSCO's policy recommendations later this month will certainly make for interesting – and potentially urgent reading.
MiFID II/MiFIR and MAD II/MAR progress continues as the Council Presidency passes from Denmark to Cyprus
As the Danish Presidency of the EU draws to a close, and the Cypriot Presidency takes over, a number of EU Council of Finance Ministers (Council) compromise texts and Presidency progress reports have been issued. This includes the latest compromise texts relating to MiFID II and MiFIR on 20 June, and on the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) on 11 June, each accompanied by a 'handover' status report on progress so far.
The MiFID II/MiFIR current compromise texts have been split into three areas, with two areas already discussed prior to publication, with the final area debated on 26 June, after publication of the progress report.
The compromise text addresses some scope issues on MiFID II. Structured deposits have been included in the scope of MiFID II, but insurance-linked investment products have not, which will be a relief for many insurance entities (and would have overlapped with the scope of the Packaged Retail Investments Products (PRIPs) initiative and accompanying amendments to the Insurance Mediation Directive, which are expected to be published by the EC early in July). It also seeks to clarify and grant exemptions in relation to investment services and products aimed exclusively at hedging commercial risk with further ESMA clarification through a regulatory technical standard (RTS) on the exemption criteria.
The Organised Trading Facilities (OTF) requirements remain controversial - half of the Member States wish to see less strict rules for OTFs, whilst others wish to see the OTF definition removed and trading put on existing trading platforms; the progress report perhaps unsurprisingly indicates further debate as a consequence of this divide.
The compromise text, while maintaining the EC's ban on proprietary trading on OTFs, permits matched principle trading (or back-to-back trading). ESMA is required, however, to produce a RTS to specify the 'precise and narrow definition' of matched trading which is permissible. However in principle this is a welcome concession for firms, albeit narrowly interpreted.
The application of general waivers from pre-trade transparency for non-equity instruments for request-for-quote and voice trading systems, and for professional participant traders divided Member States. The Danish Presidency notes that it has not found a solution in this area, and suggests that a more broad-based compromise with minimum size limits based on references prices may be a successful approach.
The area of investor protection has again faced scrutiny and amendment. The Council Working Group considers that a requirement to pass any inducements received from third parties onto a client does not preclude an independent definition. However, with some Member States already positioned in stricter interpretations (including the UK), the paper concedes that allowing some degree of controlled 'reinforcement' may be necessary (i.e. Member States should be given limited discretion to go beyond the rules). Although there was agreement within the working group that some UCITS products are too complicated for retail investors on an execution only basis, it prefers that this issue be covered by a review of the UCITS Directive, rather than in MiFID II.
The compromise text also amends the nature of guarantee schemes exposure. According to the EC's proposals, individuals falling under exemptions from the directive would still have had to contribute to an Investor Compensation Scheme (ICS). However, the working group suggests that they may use insurance instead. Those firms providing now-in-scope structured deposit arrangements caught under the deposit guarantee scheme directive do not have to register under the ICS directive. While these measures may seek to remove duplication, from a consumer point of view the implications of having substitutable products with differing guarantee schemes, or even insurance backed support, may make products more difficult for consumers to understand and compare.
Finally, the draft text includes extensive changes on competent authorities and sanctions, which were discussed after publication of the progress report on 26 June 2012. The broadly supported aim has been to align provisions in MiFID II with sanctions provisions in MAR and the Transparency Directive, and whistleblower provisions with in CRD IV.
The MAR progress report appears to be more harmonized, with the Danish Presidency reporting general consensus. Six key outstanding issues remain, including a lack of common understanding between Member States of the kind of information that insiders are not allowed to trade, and on when information has to be disclosed. Member States have also agreed to wait for the outcome of an European Court of Justice ruling on the current MAD before finalising the regulation. In terms of insider dealing defences, most Member States agreed on the approach, but there was no agreement on the wording due to the creation of potential safe harbours or reverse burden of proof provisions under national laws.
The concept of accommodating local "accepted market practices" (where an action would fall under the market abuse regime but is currently permitted in Member States) was broadly agreed. However, Member States were keen to limit these exceptions to national markets, rather than allowing other Member States to introduce equivalent provisions.
Despite being a Regulation, and therefore directly applicable, the Danish Presidency report describes it as 'Directive like' and therefore in need of Member State implementation due to potential conflicts with and limitations on existing domestic regimes. The report indicates that competent authorities would not want to have their powers limited – which is not the intention but depending on the reading of the text is a possible outcome. This is similar to the area of sanctions where the Presidency's compromise aims to provide sufficient flexibility for Member States. This flexibility also extends to publication of sanctions, which can be anonymised, and/or published for information purposes (rather than as a sanction itself).
The latest compromise text offers little by way of additional content from that highlighted in the progress report. Greater harmonisation with MiFID and MiFIR, incorporating new definitions of an OTF and emissions allowances are included, as are direct references to MiFID for reporting obligations. The compromise text does potentially amend the scope, taking on an extra-territorial impact, with the additional requirement that the prohibitions of the Regulation also apply to "actions carried out outside the Union where such actions have an effect on the markets of the Union" - the text does not elaborate on how that would be effectively policed.
The progress reports suggest that substantial negotiations will still need to take place under the Cypriot Presidency before the Council will be in a position to start negotiations with the European Parliament and the EC in trilogue on MiFID II/MiFIR. The working group is said to be aiming at an agreed mandate for the trilogue discussions by October. Work in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) of the European Parliament is moving quickly with a vote on the ECON draft report scheduled for 10 July which will mean that the Parliament will be well-placed to commence trilogue negotiations as soon as the Council has agreed its position.
MAD II/MAR negotiations will be aligned with those on MiFID II/MiFIR both in content and timing as both regimes are intended to come into play at the same time.
ESMA and EBA publish EMIR RTS
With the 'go live' date for the Regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (dubbed 'EMIR') in just over six months, work is progressing quickly on related regulatory and implementing technical standards (ITS), even before the Regulation text is in force. ESMA and the European Banking Authority (EBA) have published draft implementing measures for EMIR. Following discussion papers issued in February and March, on 25 June ESMA published its proposals for RTS and ITS for which it has sole responsibility. The EBA had previously released its proposals for an RTS on capital requirements for central counterparties on 15 June. This constitutes the bulk of the Level 2 rules with one major gap: the consultation paper due from the European Supervisory Authorities jointly on risk mitigation techniques for non-cleared OTC derivatives (essentially on collateral requirements). This is likely to be released later in the summer.
ESMA's consultation paper on the draft RTS covers the regulation of OTC derivatives, central counterparties (CCP) and trade repositories (TR). ESMA makes proposals for TR reporting obligations and provides detail on the information requirements for TR's seeking ESMA registration, and information to be made available to relevant authorities.
On OTC derivatives, ESMA considers OTC derivative clearing obligations and the risk mitigation techniques for contracts not cleared by a CCP for which ESMA remains solely responsible. ESMA has responded to industry concerns by confirming exemptions for certain commercial hedging arrangements, a concern some companies cited due to potential increased cost.
ESMA is proposing the introduction of separate thresholds for five classes of derivatives – credit, equity, interest rate, foreign exchange, and commodity derivatives, below which the requirements for central clearing will not apply. For credit and equity derivatives the proposed threshold is 1 billion euros; for interest-rate, FX and commodity it is 3 billion euros. Crossing the threshold for any of these classes would bring the trading of all classes of derivatives into the scope of the EMIR clearing obligations.
ESMA considers specific CCP requirements, setting out the prudential and conduct of business elements applicable to CCPs, and organisational requirements. This supplements EBA's consultation on specific additional capital requirements to be imposed on CCPs. EMIR specifies CCP capital requirements in relation to the clearing activities. EBA, however, was tasked to develop supplemental requirements covering credit, counterparty and market risks arising from other activities of the CCP, and overall operational risks (including operational expenses incurred 'an appropriate timespan' for winding-down or restructuring activities).
In terms of the 'appropriate timespan', EBA determines that this must be at least one year (CCPs will have to justify the timespan – of one year or over – which they choose for this calculation). In terms of capital requirements with regards to the various risks, EBA uses the Capital Requirement Regulation (CRR) regime as a benchmark. National supervisors will be able to require additional capital, over and above these requirements, to take account of specific business and legal risks run by individual CCPs. One key issue to note, however, is that in order for national supervisors to ensure CCPs comply with their capital requirements at all times, as required in the Level 1 text, EBA is suggesting a notification threshold of 25% over the required capital amount.
Both the EBA and ESMA plan to hold public hearings for interested parties. The consultation on the EBA paper runs to 31 July: EBA will hold a public hearing on 4 July. ESMA will be holding a public hearing in Paris on July 12 and is accepting responses to its consultation paper until 5 August.
Getting these consultations underway is progress, but the timetable for this work remains very challenging for the EU to meet G20 commitments for the end of 2012. Firms need more certainty on EMIR quickly, in order to prepare for implementation in an orderly fashion.
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Howdy. I've been lurking on CA.org for quite a while now. Finally got my arse in gear and started a sketchbook. I've been drawing in earnest for a bit over a year now. I try to do something at least a few times a week. Anyway, I'll try to keep things updated as often as I can. Here's some things from the last week or so.
Did these at work today at lunch and while my computer generated precious normal maps. Not done anything with markers before (in this case biro and whiteboard marker), but really enjoyed these:
Been reading Hellboy and 100 Bullets lately and that's pretty evident!
Here's some pencil stuffs from my crappy a5 jotter. Note to self - must stop drawing half-arsed heads and do more studies!!!
That's all for now. Hopefully I'll have more at the weekend. Enjoy those chocolate eggs, y'all!
sankyuu, niku.
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Last edited by oishiiniku; September 27th, 2012 at 11:29 PM.
Wow, amazing start! Welcome to CA!
Really good style, solid grasp on anatomy, great rendering... I can't wait to see what else you post!
Again, welcome to CA and keep it up.
Only the heart intrinsically noble can succeed...
Check out My Sketchbook: Leave critiques, encouragement, and good jokes within.
Boink! I got a chubber. Great anatomy and your heads rock. Keep posting more shite!
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "i" in meat pie. Meat is the anagram of team...~Shaun "Shaun of the Dead"
Thanks for the replies fellahs!
IanE: Many thanks for the warm welcome!
Redehlert: Ta very much!
Here's a small update:
A page of eenk:
Scruffy pencils:
I think I need to be more systematic in how I approach learning anatomy. Not sure I'm picking up as much as I could be.
Anyway, hopefully I can post again in a few days.
Ta, Nick.
Good stuff man! You got some kinda graff feeling to your stuff. I like it.
Lovely stuff!
Especially like the arm study and the chicks!
I am very interested how your womens look like without ref.!
(u used ref, didnt you?)
show me more!
Good evening.
Flaskpost: Graff you say? Thanks very much!
Xaya: Cheers! Women without ref is one of my many hundred achilles' heels. I've done a few for this update tho. Just need to do about a thousand million more...
Another small update:
A page of non ref lady bits. Strangely enough, with some of these I've subconsciously mimicked the poses of ref pics I've done lately. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing!
Random stuff. That ref lady has wonky eyes. Need to draw tons more ladies...
Had a go at doing an environment sketch. It's drawn from a photo of Ta Prohm at Angkor, one of the most stupendously cool places on earth. I'd never really tried an environment pic before, so I enjoyed doing it even if I'm not at all happy with how it turned out. Bah!
that's all for now.
Ta, Nick.
Dayum! This forum's so damn busy at the moment. Here's another update. Resisted the lure of football (watching of) and beer (drinking of) to do this stuff.
Lunchtime eenk play at work:
Hedz and handz:
Let me know what you all think.
Cheers, Nick.
shyokupanman ga ii!!
hey dude, love the hands and the variety in the heads. good stuff. definitely work more environments. g'luck with the drawing man; post more. see you around...
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Purb36: Shokupanman is my favourite food based superhero! Whereabouts in Japan are you? I lived in Kyoto for a year when I was at uni... Anyway, cheers for the comments!
I was away at the weekend so had no time for drawing. Here's a few things from today:
5 minute marker sketch of very scary baby photo in the paper:
Arm and hand jank:
Non ref heads and ref lady eyes:
More soon. Tankyouverymuch!
get back to work!!
only joking... nice stuff...
Yeah, man, this stuff rocks. I really love you heads. I really need a lot of work on heads, and you look like you have got them down pretty good. So, I was wondering, what you process is/what stuff did you use to learn to draw them?
dude this is a hot thread. I will be look'n out for updates often so keep'em come'n
I'd just finished typing this the first time when a bug landed on the power button on my keyboard and i inadvertently pushed it and turned off the computer whilst trying to squish the insect. Serves me right I guess..
Thanks for all the kind words!
Cakeypigdog: What a funny name you have! Thanks for the generous comments and for all the encouragement you've given me since I started at FRD. Can't thank you enough mate! Now get yer arse in gear and start a book of your own!
Newman: Thanks mister boss man!
Badger: Taverymuch. You're right - I need tons more rendering practice. I'm going to leave the big scary world of colour alone until I'm more confident with my line. Good at anatomy? Pah! It's been a struggle just to amass the tiny amount of anatomical knowledge I've gotten so far. So yeah, lots of practice is the answer! I'd say Loomis and Civardi have been the most helpful books for me.
Sanby: Cheers! As for drawing heads, I've studied Loomis's stuff religiously for the past year or so. You really can't go wrong if you follow his approach. Also, I try and analyze the heads drawn by artists I really admire (Terada, Eduardo Risso, Marko et al.) and work out why they work so well. Finally, accomodating the features of different ethnicities, age ranges,physiques etc. into your heads gives you good variety and stops you from drawing the same head over and over again, which can happen very easily, for me at least.
Amadorl:Thanks fella! I'll try and keep the updates coming.
I've been drawing a lot at work the past week so haven't done much in the evenings. Here's some stuff from the weekend though.
Thought it might look good to do this in blue with marker outline, but dammit if I wasn't wrong!
From a picture in the obits a while back:
First real attempt at drawing from life other than my hands. SP about an hour or so. The light source was fairly weak, but I should have pushed the values more:
Lips and nudies:
That's all for now. I'm off to read Vernon God Little - a fantastic book!
Ta, Nick.
Nice work Look forward to seeing more
great sketchbook i stumbled upon!! nice style.. great studies! lets see more! lets see you throw some more variety in subject manner in here!
"The only thing that the world will not have enough of is exaggeration"
Salvador Dali
Don's Daily Sketches! -yay-
Aww I've been pretty slack lately. That's mainly cos I've been doing a lot of drawing at work so I've felt a bit doodled-out by the time I've got home. No lame excuses though - I need to get back into the habit of drawing everyday dammit!!
Cheers for the replies.
RES: Ta very much. I'm liking your work too. Keep it up!
brkofdon: Cheers fellah! I'm a big fan of your sketchbook. I could definitely take a leaf out of your book in terms of variety and dedication. I'm trying to diversify, just don't want to try to learn too many things at once. That's a poor excuse though, right? heheh.
First up something a bit different. I've been doodling armour since watching Steamboy a few days ago (fantastic design, shame about the story and characters!). Did this in pencil n' ink then a quick colour job in photoshop:
Was good fun so I may do another soon... Here's the original thumbnail enlarged a bit:
Used ref from a skate mag for these. Removed clothes to try and work out the bodies underneath and boards for the hell of it!
Bit of back study:
Random schtuff:
2 minute hand while my computer contemplated working for me (or not).
That's all for now. Will try to update a bit quicker next time!
Ta, Nick.
its good you are updating! thanks for being
a fan of my work, i guess we got something
n common your work is great!
really strong studies and cool armoured character.
im not the best with coloring metal armour, so you
got that on me! i wanna see more of your
concepts! good stuff.
the only crit is your hand sketch..the thumb area
looks a bit awkward to me. that first bone
juts out a bit too much...?
"The only thing that the world will not have enough of is exaggeration"
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Brkofdon: Thanks again for the kind words, maybe I'll catch you on OC some time? As for the hand - yeah it's a bit off. Was literally a two minute thing, but bad anatomy is bad anatomy. Need to do some more hand studies...
Couple more things for tonight. Nowt special.
Did this in Photoshop. Pic from a magazine of a Vietnamese kid born with deformities due to Agent Orange poisoning. Pretty crazy...
And some non ref ladies. Drawing the legs too long a lot of the time (damn you Danger Girl!). In fact, these are off all over the place. Need to do tons more of these.
More soon.
Ta, Nick.
Great work, I love the way you draw the figure, good luck!
Dan1989: Thanks very much!
I've been feeling a bit uninspired the past week or so... It's weird because I definitely want to draw but can't decide on what I should do. I dunno, I think I'll try my hand at something a bit different tomorrow. Here's some bits and pieces from the last few days.
Ref stuff:
Crap non-ref stuff
Hopefully I can get back into things and do some better work later in the week.
Ta, Nick.
Hey all. Here's some mo' for ya:
Paint from photo of angkor:
Original sketch:
Trying to speed up my gestures, get a bit more life into them. Refs from Muybridge mainly:
20 minute speed paint from random Iraq photo:
Warm-up ink heads:
Ta, Nick.
yo, niku-man!
sorry ive not been around here lately. i really like the stuff youve done, your anatomy is good and getting better. about me, im in a small town in Okayama prefecture called Yakage. its the kind of contradictory place where you can have high-speed internet and a toilet that doesnt flush; go figure. keep it up with the drawing and stuff. ill be back soon; jya ne.
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Purb36: Thanks for stopping by! I never visited Okayama prefecture, but it sounds as idiosyncratic as the rest of Japan. Damn, I want to go back someday... Will hopefully post some more tonight.
Ta, Nick.
bai-baikin? where you at?
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i see alot of anatomy studies here thats good i should probably do some more studies myself. but i do have a suggestion for you, maybe you could do some human skull studies. the faces you drew lately dont seem as good as your other stuff.
wow, how did I miss this sketchbook here, fellow cgchatter.
there's some mighty excellent stuff here man, ill be following this book!
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