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60s vision my beloved

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Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany attend the Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 24 Show on April 18, 2024 in Shanghai, China.

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Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany attend the Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 24 Show on April 18, 2024 in Shanghai, China.

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The Vision And The Scarlet Witch

"I am a synthezoid, and yet I understand". "I know you do, Darling. That's why I love you." From The Vision and the Scarlet Witch Vol. 1 #2, written by Bill Mantlo.

I did it everyone, I can now digital painting in marvel style. I'm so happy. Thank you so much Alex Ross, Jack Kirby and George Perez. I can now eat my painting and let them rot in my brain.

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Jennifer and Paul at the Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 24 Show in China.

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paulbettany: Tokyo and me, and a Fujifilm X100V

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Paul Bettany + Eva, the cat (on twitter)

Bonus: Eva on Instagram

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reblog to give somebody a fucking hug because we are all struggling to get through it. solidarity in this tough ass world.

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Finally, news for one of Paul’s upcoming projects!

“Sony announced Friday that the film from director Robert Zemeckis, writer Eric Roth, and stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright is set for a platform release this November. Here will hit Los Angeles and New York theaters Nov. 15 ahead of a limited release the following week, before going wide Nov. 27.

Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly and Michelle Dockery round out the ensemble cast. ”

“It’s described as an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form for a tale of love, loss, laughter and life.” Variety

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“Paul Bettany is set to star opposite Will Sharpe in Sky‘s limited series about composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The WandaVision and A Very British Scandal star will portray renowned composer Antonio Salieri in Amadeus, with Sharpe (Giri/Haji, The White Lotus) playing Mozart […]

It is a reimagining of Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play, and will expand and interrogate the mythic rivalry of the two composers. Hero of his own story but villain to history, Salieri’s envy turns vengeful as he uses any means necessary to thwart Mozart and protect his position in the establishment.

Production is due to start in Hungary this Spring.  “I can’t wait to work with Julian Farino, Joe Barton, Sky and Sharpe who, for my money, is hands down the most exciting actor of his generation,” said Bettany.”

“Set within the musical hub of bustling Vienna at the end of the 18th century, 25-year-old Amadeus (Sharpe) arrives in the city no longer a child and determined to carve his own path,” reads a plot description. “Recently unemployed and without the management of his father, Amadeus finds an unlikely ally in a young singer who will become his wife, fiery Constanze Weber Mozart. Her connections help bring him into the orbit of the Italian opera powerhouse and court composer Antonio Salieri (Bettany), setting the three of them on a collision course that will ultimately define their lives and their legacies for years to come.” - hollywoodreporter

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love story

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Some Paul reaction images a friend sent me that I used for warm up sketches. They were very fun to do, and a great practice for quick inking and expressions studies. I want to do more with other characters too!

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Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #2 (2024)

written by Steve Orlando art by Lorenzo Tammetta & Frank William

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HOM: The Wrath

Never make Scarlet Witch angry.

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Mr. Victor Shade, SWORD's leading expert on AI, aka The Vision's mundane alias.

More concept work for my comic plans, where after Westview Vision is found by Monica, Darcy, and Jimmy who help him build a life and remember who he is. Monica offers him a job at SWORD with Hayward out of the way, to reform it and return it to her mother's vision (pardon the pun). Vision helps out with this process, because who better to be watching and ensuring there is ethical treatement of AI and other 'sentient weapons' than the most advanced synthetic being on Earth? It will also give him an opportunity to explore who he is, and how he ended up being turned into Hayward's weapon in WandaVision.

(I have no affiliation with Marvel/the MCU - this is purely a fan project, and I know if we get Vision Quest as a series it will likely go in a very different direction. That's the joy of the Multiverse though - anything is possible, and I love telling *my* Vision's story through art and my stories.)

Breakdown of my process below the cut, as this was painted as a quick demo for a friend asking about how I do things and I enjoyed it enough to finish it:

My process has changed a little over the years but remains roughly the same. The level of depth and detail just means more hours refining the painting down more and more with additional layers and passes of light, shadow, and texture.

Before I start a piece, even just sketches to unwind, I gather reference. Sometimes I'll just see a photo I like of Paul/Lizzie, or sometimes an unrelated image where the pose or lighting or ambience speaks to me. I also use my collection for reference - my statues and Hot Toy figuresm to get the right lighting and angles, especially for Vision and all his robot lines (though admittedly these days I don't always use a reference and just go from memory...I think I draw this silly robot too much).

Once I've got a concept and some references gathered I set up my canvas. Currently I use CSP and I love it, and I have a variety of texture files I've purchased that mimic different types of paper. I like working on these as it feels more natural with the pencil, ink, and marker brushes I use. Once I have my references set up in the file I'll do a rough sketch, blocking out proportions and basic shapes. I'll set a mid-tone grey background as well, and I almost always sketch in color. I like choosing a color that represents the character for me - bright blue for Vizh, red for Wanda. I have a Loki sketch I need to finish for my sister and I used green for him. It helps me capture the 'energy' of the character, and this sketch remains a part of the finished painting even as I refine.

Once I've got a rough sketch down I'll start working on more detail. Sometimes this will be inks, sometimes just another pass with pencil. Depends on the piece and what I'm going for. This step can happen multiple times for complicated paintings, and usually I'll cycle through steps 2-6 multiple times for a large piece.

Once I have the lines down I'll paint flats. Most of the time I'm using a big brush that emulates a marker, because I like the texture it gives, especially when layered. I'm very mess and use an eraser brush to clean up the lines, and sometimes I'll go back and tweak the line art until I like the look. During this phase I'll also lay down some details - freckles, scars, details like eyes, tattoos, jewelry as well. When painting Vizh I like getting the texture in his robotic eyes done early on, and usually refine them again towards the end.

The real fun starts here - I'll block in my lighting, usually just going with whaveter I'm feeling in the moment. I like playing with gradients and layering them in different ways to create a more dynamic image, and then I start blocking in shadows with soft brushes.

More lighting. I start adding top layers to further stretch the dynamic. I like overlays, and adding a sort of dreamlike/surreal filter through the color. I'll also start adding in highlights to contrast the shadows and work in small sections to render the details. I always start big and decrease my brush sizes for detail and work in layers and stages, checking the reference as well as the painting's lighting (which is not always the same as my reference) as I go.

Texture texture texture. I like texture. This step sometimes happens earlier, but once I'm happy with my actual *painting* of my subject(s) I'll start figuring out background elements and textures for visual appeal.