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Tanks of Pinterest

These tanks are from the First World War when tanks were first being tested and used during war. As you can see the tanks in Pinterest are very bulky and therefore slow, this was because of the context. WW1 was not a very mobile conflict. Troops were stuck in well fortified trenches filled with barb wire landmines machine guns and even flame throwers. This meant that the war was very static. Thats why to break the stalemate, these bulky tanks would come slowly to the front and attempt to obliterate the enemy. This is why you won't see any medium tanks designed more for increased mobility rather than strength. 

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Tanks of the world in order 

“BT7 Soviet Tank” 

The BT7 tank was a tank used by the Soviet Union from 1935-1945 but production halted in 1940 due to the tank only really being used for its mobility rather than its endurability. This was the major benefit though, it was easy to produce. It was first used during the border skirmishes between Communist Mongolia which had Soviet troops stationed in the country against the Japanese forces who had the time were occupying Northern China. Then during Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939. Then the Winter War against Finland where it performed poorly due to the  poor snowy weather. Constantly getting stuck and seen easily in the thick white snow of the far north. The tank was much better used when fighting enemy troops, it performed badly against medium/heavy enemy tanks due to it having fairly light armour and a not so powerful gun this led it to it being constantly getting outmatched. During the German Invasion of the USSR, the tank was mainly used for scouting purposes for fear of it being easily destroyed by an enemy tank. It was last used during the invasion of Manchuria in Northern China which was occupied by enemy Japanese troops. 

“French Renault B1″

The French B1 Renault was a tank designed by the French from 1921-1935 in France and built from 1935-1940. And used by France then the Germans respectively from 1936-1940 1940-1944/1945. Then by the Free French from 1944-1945. The tank was built to help protect the magiont line a series of defensive fortifications on the Franco German border. The purpose of this line was to hold the Germans out of France whilst the French had time to mobilise and fight back. This tank was designed to be extremely bulky and could withstand multiple shots to the tank. It did achieve its purpose. Destroying many German tanks however due to it being very slow, it often missed critical battles and in June 1940 with the French surrendering. The Germans based many of their mid war designs off of this heavy tank and used it in their own campaigns in Yugoslavia and Greece in 1941. In 1944, with most of France being liberated most of the tanks had been recovered and were used by the Free French to mop up small pockets of German resistance and to shell them into surrendering. Only a few were ever withdrawn by the Germans in time back to Germany up until their defeat in 1945 usually being used for defending towns and villages. This was due to the rapid liberation of France and their slow speed  made it hard to get the tanks quickly back to Germany before they were captured. 

“4th Panzer Tank” (Please note I can't find the correct model of the tank from which I traced from”)

The 4th Panzer Tank was a tank designed and manufactured by the Germans starting from 1936-1945. And in use from 1939-1945. The Germans at the time wanted to create a fast yet strong tank that would be able to help support mechanised infantry during a battle but not yet go to fast and go too far ahead. The tank was incredibly successful helping to destroy dozens of units and enemy tanks. Its only two problems was the fact that it required a much higher degree of maintenance than even other medium armoured tanks as it often got caught in the most tense parts of the fight, and so was constantly used. And it often got destroyed by heavy tanks when taking a direct hit. Interestingly the tank was so far ahead of its time that after WW2 ended many German generals who had been let go by the allies went on to fix and sell many of these tanks to Arab countries which went on to fight Israel. Its last reported use was in 1967 during the 6 day war where it was used by Syria to attack Israel.

“40M Hungarian Turán” 

The 40M Turan tank was a medium Hungarian tank that was manufactured from 1938-1944 and used by Hungary from 1944-1945. This tank was initially a design that was built but then never used. It was briefly used by Hungary and Romania in 1944 against the Soviet Union where it allegedly performed poorly. The tank had many problems. First, the poor design led to discomfort among the people who would use the tank, Second, it costed lots of resources that the small nation of Hungary couldn't really afford especially in wartime. Thirdly, it was very slow. It was last used during the siege of Budapest 1945. 

“TKF Polish Tankette”

The TKF was a Polish Tankette/armoured car that was manufactured from 1931-1939 and only used in 1939 by the Polish during the invasion of Poland. The tank performed poorly due to it not really being made for direct confrontations with other tanks. Instead it was used mainly for scouting purposes, however this was the main problem. Poland fell incredibly quickly after just a single month of fighting and so these weren't really used for very long. The only main benefit was its fast speed and being able to be produced cheaply and quickly. 

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Tanks.

(Official name Landships) Is an armoured fighting machine that usually fires shells at buildings, other tanks or people. First plans for this machine were draw up by Leonardo Da Vinci hundreds of years ago. However it obviously looked very different to tanks of today. During ww1, in 1915 the british experimented with tank designs. Then in 1916, they were first used at the battle of the somme. That's where they got their nickname to trick the enemy into thinking that they were just water tanks. During the interwar period, dozens of countries began experimenting with tanks. Including Germany. By 1939 and ww2, Germany had developed well made tanks and a well planned out battle plan famously called blitzkrieg, this soon decimated while countries militaries. Ever since then, tanks have advanced even more. With more weapons and better mobility.

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Drawing tanks and then painting them.

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Robot on the Beach 

Unusual stories of robots?

In Japan there is a robot hotel. With the whole hotel having just robots that clean and manage problems. This is the only hotel in the world that does this, and so it is incredibly unusual. 

Where were these found and can you work out why? 

The robots were found on Portobello Beach on the outskirts of the Scottish Capital City Edinburgh. I think the reason why they were left there was an act of kindness. It would be amusing and heart-warming to see a complete stranger leave their hard work on a beach for anyone to pick up freely and take. 

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1.  The Lion King. The Lion King used Cinema 4D when it came to visualizing his virtual studio. It was also used to model, compose, and light The Lion King.

2.  Spider-Man: Far From Home – Perception. Much of the hologram futuristic tech was made using the Cinema 4D programme.

3.  Avengers: Endgame – Territory Studio. Over 40 screen graphic visualizations was used in the film which was all made using the Cinema 4D application.

4. Beowulf (2007) In the film the villain the monster that Beowulf has to fight is made using Cinema 4D as a model which is then digitally modified. 

5. The Golden Compass (2007) In the film, there is an orphan who is accompanied by a bear which is armoured, this armoured bear is a model made using Cinema 4D.

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How do you utilise lighting in Cinema 4D?

Firstly, make a composition a thing, so for example a dog model. Then click on the camera tool to make a camera. Zoom in on the dog to get a better angle of it. Then right click on the camera to hover over the CINEMA 4D tags then go to protection, this stops you from changing the camera view now. Click on the light icon which is right next to the camera icon hold down your click and click the default “light” then use the axis to change the lighting of the scene. Then click on the light panel tab and you can change the colour of your lighting and the opacity of it. 

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ze6Nz5bWI

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How do you use Textures?

First make a cube, then create a material by double clicking in your materials tab or file new double click on your material to edit it. And then go into the colour tab, if you look under brightness there is also a setting below that, that says texture and then there’s an arrow if we click on that arrow then click on load image and it will bring you up to your pictures. Then find a good texture on google (make sure it is a good resolution) save it as a picture file find that picture file and click on it and open it up. This will then apply it to a sphere, to make it better click on the arrow next to texture then go down and click on the option “copy channel” then go down the tabs and you will find “bump” click the box next to it to tick it then you go to the arrow in the bump tab and click paste then at the top of the panel put the strength at 100 percent. This makes the sphere more bumpy. Then drag the sphere onto the cube at the start and you will see your texture! 

Source 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaOz7yGJpE8&feature=emb_title

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Stitching via hand and the last two photos are stitching by machine. Personally, I have done both and I much MUCH prefer the machine way of doing it. Because of two main reasons. The machine way of stitching is way better. It’s more orderly instead of the stitch being completely messed up by a shaky hand the machine would do it constituently throughout the stitch. The second reason is my hypermobility. I struggle to maintain control of the needle and have had a few bloody accidents in the past which is the main reason why I would avoid this. With using a machine, this wouldn’t happen.

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Grime Art of Chris. I personally think I am not that good at art however I think what I did do turned out to be pretty good. :)

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Katya Usvitksy 

Katya Usvitksy is an artist from the USA. She says she specialises in graphic design but does occasionally do art work now mainly freelance work for clients. Personally, I really like her work, as I think is is very unusual and so very unique. I love the fact that she uses such simple things, eggs to make a pattern and a shape.  

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Ralph McQuarrie

Ralph McQuarrie was an illustrator and conceptual designer from the US. He is well known for his idea of how Darth Vader from Star Wars should act for example, have breathing problems so he can make his usual breathing coughing sound. Personally, I really love Star Wars, as I adored Darth Vader, and to find out that he did it, made me very impressed. And so I obviously really like his work. 

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Jack Kirby was an artist from the US that was well known mainly for his art on comic magazines and especially his work on Captain America which he is well known for. I don’t really like comic books that much as they always tend to be the same sort style and for me, his kind of work very much represents that. I think the Captain America character is used way too much nowadays and so I think it is not only boring and not my thing but that his work is also very overrated for what it is. 

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Yoji Shinkawa

Yoji Shinkawa is an artist from Japan. He is mainly well known for  being a mecha designer for the Metal Gear franchise. Growing up, he became inspired by anime and manga comic art. Personally, I never really watched anime as I found it kind of childish, and so I don’t really appreciate his work. I mean I appreciate the effort he has put into this he is clearly talented. I just dislike that form of art and so I would not really endorse it.

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Frank Frazetta 

Frank Frazetta was an American Artist specialising in science fiction.  He is often referred to as the "Godfather" of fantasy art. And was the subject of a 2003 documentary “Painting with fire”. Personally, I like his work as it seems very action packed and exciting. So the painting above the image of him shows what appears to be a battle scene. Personally, I find battles fascinating and so seeing his art work really impresses me with how similar it is to actual battle scenes. 

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Jason Chan

Jason Chan is an American born California based artist specialising in character concept design , key art illustration, and illustration for marketing. Currently he is working with the company, Riot games. His work has been featured in numerous galleries in both the US and in Europe. Personally, I really like his artwork from searching on the internet. For me, it seems very original, and especially these days that’s a breath of fresh air. Especially as companies reuse characters and the same ideas over and over again with video games. I love the amount of detail he puts into his artwork for example, the lightening of the shades of the horse, makes the image so much more real. 

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Simon Stalenhag 

Simon Stalenhag is an artist, designer and musician. He tends to focus more on  retro-futuristic digital images focused on typical Swedish countryside and alternate history environments. He has also been involved in the video game here and there Such as Ripple Dot Zero. Personally, I like this dark artwork that he has done. As it looks incredibly realistic due to it being so detailed. It reminds me of like an Asian part of Sweden, for example like the China town in New York. The reason behind my thinking is due to the signposts, as the lettering is not the Latin alphabet rather it seems like it is Chinese.