[Ryan Dunlavey via Forbidden Planet]

Cameron's Neytiri sketch, seen above, comes individually signed by Cameron himself, with a certificate of authenticity. It's just $250 unframed or $405 framed. And there's this priceless description of Neytiri, probably from Cameron's screenplay:

Invisible to him, draped on the limb like a leopard, is a striking Na'vi girl. She watches, only her eyes are moving. She is lithe as a cat, with a long neck, muscular shoulders, and nubile breasts. And she is devastatingly beautiful - for a girl with a tail. Her name is Neytiri.

The other art works are available as Giclee on paper, Giclee on canvas, or Giclee on vistachrome, costing anywhere from $185 to $1,800. [Acme Archives Direct via Slashfilm] Additional reporting by Josh C. Snyder.

Aerial Battle:

The visual scope of the aerial battle between RDA and the Na'vi was motivated by epic military campaigns of the 20th century. By seamlessly integrating the elements of familiar gunship warfare in an otherworld environment, illustrator Ryan Church achieved in this design the film's standard of balance between reality and fantasy.

Neytiri And Thanator:

The fiercest rainforest predator appears before Neytiri in a design that depicts one of the turning points in the film's third act battle. This illustration by artist Steven Messing emphasizes a hero standing her ground against a potential threat…or to a newfound ally.

Willow Glade:

Production Designer Robert Stromberg created a hallmark environment in this design that served as a backdrop to Jake's journey through the phantasmagorical depths of Pandora. In this scene Jake follows Neytiri to the Willow Glade where he will discover the interconnectedness of all living things past and present.

We've featured Cédric Delsaux's mashups of Star Wars figures against urban settings in the past, but here he focuses particularly on Dubai. While many of Delsaux's photographs juxtapose Star Wars extraordinary visuals against a more gritty urban reality, the Dubai series is actually meant to show how utterly consonant Dubai's setting is with these science fiction elements. It invites us to ask whether the Dubai, for all its faults, is a truly modern city moving into the future, or a piece of urban planning fiction, every bit as contrived as the planets and space stations we see in the movies.

The Dark Lens — The Dubai Invasion [The Empty Quarter]

If you need to transport yourself to a world of spice, heat, and massive mining equipment, you'll want to visit Project Sand, and check out all the designers there. I've chosen a sampling of worm-oriented images because obviously worms are the coolest things ever.

By Jordan Lamarre

By AJ Trahan

By Jordan Lamarre

By AJ Trahan

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Wigram had Watkiss, who has provided artwork for Deadman, Sandman, and Conan, to bring his action comics style to Sherlock Holmes. Wigram wanted to create a visual pamphlet so that studio execs understood the sort of story he wanted to tell. Although some outlets have erroneously reported that Wigram and Watkiss collaborated on a comic, Wigram did have Watkiss illustrate the story, sans text. This series of illustrations then served as a key component of Watkiss' pitch.

The illustrations are currently on display and available fore sale at Nucleus Studios in Alhambra, California.

The Art of the Motion Picture: Sherlock Holmes [Nucleus Gallery via The Hollywood Reporter]

This is a selection of art created by concept designer Koshime, who works with Opus Artz and has posted a lot of amazing work on Gorilla Artfare.

These photos are from Becka's Transmutations series, which was exhibited at Dubai's Empty Quarter Gallery this past fall. You can see more images from this series on Becka's website, and he has collected the photos and their waxed paper negatives in book form.

Transmutations [Martin Becka via CNN via William Gibson]

CBS News has some new concept art and behind-the-scenes photos, and here are our favorites. Gilliam talked to CBS about the genesis of the movie's storyline, about a magic mirror behind which your imagination is tested — and if you fail, you lose your soul to Tom Waits' Devil. Apparently, the story comes from the sour reaction to Gilliam's previous film, Tideland, which made Gilliam want to make a movie about "the notion of a storyteller whose stories didn't have an audience," as CBS puts it.

Apparently the movie's biggest challenge was that tall, thin wagon, which couldn't fit under London bridges. Says Gilliam's daughter Amy, "That wagon was the bane of our lives."

Both Gilliams also talk about the shock of Heath Ledger's death, and the challenge of replacing him — as well as the unexpected richness the three replacement actors — Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law — added to the film. Instead of being labeled as a Terry Gilliam film, the finished product bears the sobriquet "A Film By Heath Ledger And Friends." The whole article is worth checking out. [CBS News]

Rael Lyra [deviantART via FFFFOUND!]

PeiPei
The Ronin
Flea
Sentry
The Rich Cousin

Apparently the ultra-limited edition of her expanded first album includes a booklet with these pics (and others) but also a lock of Lady GaGa's hair. [Daily Mail]

shi jinsong gun shape baby carriage [designboom via Geekologie]

Gun Shape Baby Cradle
Gun Shape Baby Cradle
Gun Shape Stroller
Gun Shape Stroller
Gun Shape Baby Walker
Gun Shape Baby Walker

These were taken by photographer David Tribby, who has a sharp eye for images that turn decay into lovely transformation. Tribby has also collected these pictures and many more into a book called Gary Indiana: A City's Ruins. Or check out his photostream on Flickr.

Bathhouse, Gary, Indiana

Church Room, Methodist Church, Gary, Indiana

Classroom, Gary, Indiana

Freight Depot, Gary, Indiana

Gilroy Stadium, Gary, Indiana

Methodist Church, Gary, Indiana

Empty Room, Methodist Church, Gary, Indiana

Post Office, Gary, Indiana

Nuclear Reactor Wall Charts [Flickr via BibliOdyssey]

Caleb Paullus' Super Not Super is a series of brief photo comics exploring the not-so-superheroic trials and tribulations of caped crusaders. Batman finds even he is not immune to the economic meltdown, the Flash fails at physical intimacy, and Catwoman unwinds with a little *ahem* catnip. Sadly, Wonder Woman and Supergirl couldn't be given anything more interesting to do than household chores.

You can read the full comics at Super Not Super.

[via Geekologie]

Several readers pointed us to the artwork featured in Gallery 1988's Lost Underground Art Show that premiered Tuesday night. Shown alongside the sixteen posters we showed you yesterday, these works exhibit a distinct artistic preference for the polar bear, the Smoke Monster, the four-toed statue, and the inherent weirdness of Lost.

[The LOST Underground Art Show]

Ben Strawn
"The Number 108"
Custom vinyl by Pocketwookie
Scott Campbell
"LOST Showdowns (1)"
Carlos Ramos
"DHARMA Science Manual Volume: 4"
Chris Ryniak
"Circle Of Ash"
Dan Lydersen
"Memento Mori"
Danielle Buerli
"Freckles"
Mark Bodnar
"Oh Smoke Monster"
Ralph Cosentino
"Make Your Own Kind Of Music"

Jeff McMillan
"Season 3, And So It Goes" (Triptych)
Lauren Gregg
"Charlie"
Mark Brown
"In A Big White Hare"
Misha (from the mind of Paul Scheer)
"Jack Is A Wolf Howling At The Moon, And The Moon Is The Face Of Locke"
Julian Callos
"No Man Is An Island"
Custom vinyl by Scribe
Leontine Greenberg
"Smokey In Disguise"
Danielle Buerli
"The Dharma Bear"

Stan Mott [via Dark Roasted Blend]

We mentioned a while back that ABC had commissioned a series of posters from various artists in honor of Lost's final season. Last night, the final poster was revealed at Gallery 1988's Lost show: an illustration of a large portion of the Lost cast by Tyler Stout (whose detailed movie posters we've featured before).

Unfortunately, each of the limited edition posters has sold out except Stouts, which as of this posting has not yet gone on sale. Also, each poster is featured under its own web domain, each an in-joke related to the poster's theme. Stout's final poster sits at the domain NothingIsForever.com.

Lost Posters [Damon, Carlton And a Polar Bear via OMG Posters]

"Lost" by Tyler Stout
"The Numbers" by Tim Doyle
"Locke's Secret" by Olly Moss
"The Dharma Van" by Methane Studios
"The Crash" by Eric Tan
"The Love Triangle" by Leia Bell
"The Four-Toed Statue" by Jason Munn
"The Smoke Monster" by Ken Taylor
"The Hatch" by Kevin Tong
"Rousseau's Transmission" by Dan McCarthy
"The Swan Station" by Rob Jones
"Walt's Kidnapping" by Drew Millward
"Jacob's Cabin" by Daniel Danger
"The Barracks" by Nate Duvall"
"Ben Linus" by Todd Slater
"The Polar Bear" by Jay Ryan

If you were reading Doctor Who novelizations in the 1970s or 1980s, you'll recognize Achilleos' trademark epic-flames-and-grayscale-heads design. But he also did some great art for other media entities, including this nice Blade Runner image. And if you followed his early, straight-up media SF images, then you would have been startled to see him turn towards erotic pin-ups and fantasy art... but he never lost the splashy sensibility that made his early Who work so memorable.

Sirens, the collection of Achilleos' art, has been out of print for 20 years, but Titan Books just reissued it. Here's the official description:

The second book of fantasy illustrations by Chris Achilleos, Sirens is a feast for the eyes, bursting with full-color art, sketches and development drawings in everything from oil paint to airbrush and inks. Massively popular and highly regarded, Chris Achilleos' glamour and fantasy artwork ranges from his acclaimed Doctor Who and Star Trek book covers to the erotic pin-ups that made him famous, embracing along the way Greek mythology, role-playing games, Tolkien and movie posters for the likes of Heavy Metal. With full-color gallery shots and pin-ups, as well as pencil sketches, Sirens will delight old and new fans alike.

Warning: The last couple images in this gallery might be slightly NSFW, due to sassy breastplates.