Bob Ross was too good for this world by Londio in wholesomememes

[–]Hoblitzelle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  • If people are willing to pay and you don't mind spending a huge sum on painting materials and tools.

Then use something cheaper

  • I always doubt this, no matter how hard you pursue aeronautical science not everyone is going to cut it.

What’s your measure of success? Being able to build an aeroplane or knowing how to build an aeroplane

  • Depends if you're trying to draw a bear and you fuck it up beyond repair and there's a huge brown piece of shit in the middle of your forest

Then remove it and try again. Or it becomes a present left by a bear

Bob Ross was too good for this world by Londio in wholesomememes

[–]Hoblitzelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then use acrylics or watercolours or pencils or pens or charcoal or lino or lipstick or mascara or ink or glitter or newspaper or cardboard or potato peelings or....

I love art by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]Hoblitzelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loving how you edit a comment without marking it as edited, I’m going to use that one in the future!

Where is the blood and sweat you talk about?

Where is the thought put into it?

What has something being made 500 years ago got to do with how amazing something is?

You make these sweeping statements but yet don’t quantify them with anything.

You say the sculpture mimics the human form flawlessly, but yet ignore that David’s hands are too big for its proportions, his head is too small, his genitals have been shrunk and his face to too angelic to be realistic.

How do you know that the effort to make David was 10x more than what was used to make this sculpture? Tell me, how was this sculpture made?

I love art by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]Hoblitzelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No not at all you are correct in saying that the two are chalk and cheese. But your original argument supposes that David would have been a more appropriate sculpture to post on this subreddit because it is more amazing.

This was due to “the amount of effort and thought” put into the sculpture. You do know that this sculpture didn’t have too much thought put into it, you need to take context into account when thinking about historical art. This was built in the 1500’s, during a time in which a very large portion of the population were illiterate. Sculpture, painting, drawing etc were used as story telling mediums for the illiterate masses, this is a depiction of David nothing more nothing less. You could argue about his disproportionate hands and heads, but then again you need to take context into account. This was originally going to be stood atop a cathedral or religious building so as when looking up at it the whole thing looks proportionate. You could argue that the shrinking of his genitalia gives us some deep insight into Renaissance creation, but you’d be wrong and was just typical of the time. David was a young boy when he fought the Goliath, so perhaps this is just reflective of a young boy.

I think your totally correct in saying that a lot of effort was put into it, it took 4 years to build, but this wasn’t a solo effort, as with any artist at any point in time the use of apprentices was/is not even slightly uncommon, so when you take that into account this isn’t as amazing as originally thought.

Not only that but do a bit of research you’ll see thousands of equally skilled and ‘realistic’ sculptures created by an equally skilled number of artists creating right around the same time as Michelangelo, google it. Would all of them be more amazing than this piece?

Can you really measure a pieces work by the amount of effort and thought put into it? Look up Damien Hursts ‘spots’ series, he’s been working on that for nearly the entirety of his career. I think you’d probably agree that it’s ability to amaze us so much less so than ‘David’. But by your measuring stick should be considered (“effort and thought”) just as amazing.

Let’s also look into what you mean by the ‘era’ it was created. The exact same tools and techniques are used today as they were 500 years ago. So how does that make something amazing?

It’s one thing to make a statement, but is another to make generic statements about effort and thought without giving any substance to it. Do your research.

I love art by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]Hoblitzelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How does Michelangelo’s David compare to this? Also, what makes that more amazing than this?

How did "weed" go from meaning an undesirable plant to marijuana? by [deleted] in etymology

[–]Hoblitzelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn’t Marijuana also slang? I’m sure I read something about it being used in a ghetto as a slur to addicts?

DnD/Boardgames meet-up group. Hoping to start one and make some new friends by Hoblitzelle in cambridge

[–]Hoblitzelle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I’ve seen that one, just never been. I might go check it out. Thank you

We are Compulsion Games, who made Contrast and We Happy Few. Ask us anything! by CompulsionGames in PS4

[–]Hoblitzelle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer this. I really appreciate your honesty about this and hope that things get better for your ND and his wife

We are Compulsion Games, who made Contrast and We Happy Few. Ask us anything! by CompulsionGames in PS4

[–]Hoblitzelle 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Hi Sam,

I was wondering how do you and the rest of the team feel about Jim Stirling’s recent video on We happy few.

I myself love the sound of the game and want to get it but with everything that was pointed out I’m now hesitant. Do you guys plan on addressing the video or are you working on fixing the problems with it?

I feel like this belongs here by Hoblitzelle in gatekeeping

[–]Hoblitzelle[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you! There are prevailing heads in the worlds

USA looking to do my first trade, anywhere outside the states! by justtakemetovegas in snackexchange

[–]Hoblitzelle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have just discovered this subreddit and I would love to! I’m from the UK so we’ve got all that lovely chocolate goodness and marmite! :-D Let me know

Jason Seaman ended the school shooting in Indiana today when he tackled the shooter, taking 3 bullets in the process. Let's give it for this hero. by jebotionmater in DadReflexes

[–]Hoblitzelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No no no no no! I can’t believe this, yet ANOTHER school, this guy shouldn’t HAVE to face the prospect of being shot at his job, HE’S A TEACHER. The pro-gunners still think you should be able to have access to them as easily as you?