Wallpaper of the Week Halloween

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The word Halloween is a Scottish variant of "All-Hallows' even" (evening), the night before All Hallows' Day.  In Celtic folklore the night when the door to the Otherworld opens wide enough for the souls of the dead to enter our world.

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Pic of the Week Takato Yamamoto

Takato Yamamoto is a Japanese fine artist best known for his "Ukiyo-e Pop" style of painting.
Ukiyo-e means literally "pictures of the floating world".

Official Website (Japanese)

Wallpaper of the Week Silent Hill Revelation

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A wealth of eyecatching movie posters and promo materials on the net ahead of the Movies release on October 26th, including this sample from a fanmade wallpaper set of 5 by "elderly" on Rendered Bits.

More Silent Hill Revelation Wallpaper on Rendered Bits

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Pic of The Week Stanley Lau

"Wonder woman" by the incomparable Stanley Lau, Co-Founder and creative director of Imaginary Friends.

On DeviantArt
On Google+
Imaginary Friends (Studios)

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Ada Wong Cosplay by 0kasane0

Cosplayer: 0kasane0
On DeviantArt
On Tumblr
Blog (Japanese)

Character: *Ada Wong (Resident Evil Game Series)

Photography: Not Known

Apparently no Zombies were injured in this photoshoot from Japanese Cosplayer OkasaneO.  Larger resolution images and more of her sublime cosplay on the links above.

*Ada Wong is a character from the Resident evil franchise by Capcom.  An American citizen of Chinese descent, Ada was introduced in 1998 as a supporting character in the game Resident Evil 2.  An enigmatic and ambigous antiheroine she has become one of the most popular characters from the series.  Admirably portrayed by Li Bingbing in the 2012 movie Resident Evil Retribution.

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Concept Artist Cedric Peyravernay

Freelance concept artist and character designer from Lyons France. One of the Concept artists on the game "Dishonored" from  Arkane studios and Bethesda.
CGsociety page

Wallpaper of the Week Ryu Hayabusa

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Arguably the most popular Ninja in video game history, from a Game Character Wallpaper post on Beauty Re-rendered.

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Pic of the Week Viktor Kalvachev

Viktor Kalvachev is a comic book creator and artist with art and design credits ranging from his new title Blue Estate to video games such as The Incredibles and escape from Nomanisan Island.

Official Website

Milla Maxwell Figure from Alter

Available October 2012, from Alter comes this 1/8th scale pvc figure of the game heroine Milla Maxwell. From the knots at her collar and the laces along her boots the detailing is exceptional.  Milla is a character from the game Tales of Xillia.  An incarnation of the Lord of Spirits, Milla is charged with the task of protecting the World.

Available from Playasia

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Wallpaper of the Week Fanmade Tekken Tag 2 Wallpaper

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"Elderly" he resonsible for the fanmade DOA 5 Wallpaper has come out with his Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wallpapers, and my favourite above.

Fanmade Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wallpaper on Eyesurfing Blog
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Official Website

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Pic of the Week Atomhawk Design

"Dark Priestess"

Atomhawk Design, based in Northern England, is a world leading specialist in conceptual design and digital art production.  Visit their website to see their mouth watering portfolio and grab yourself a copy of their free wallpaper featuring the image above.

Official Website
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