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When it comes to a humorous comic many would say that 'brevity is the soul of wit' or 'simplicity is key', and isn't that the truth? In these tumultuous and complicated times we find ourselves in the midst of don't you wish we could go back to when everything was just.simpler? In a time of lengthy news articles and walls of text don't you miss laying your eyes upon something quick and easy to consume? We sure do. The nations with the strongest air-forces set up a benevolent dictatorship that paves the way for world peace by abolishing national divisions, > A long economic slump causes a major war that leaves Europe devastated and threatened by plague. I might have to go through it again to see how my perspective might have shifted since the last reading.Īnyway, of the novel ('Europe' can imply all of 'western civilization', and perhaps might represent the entire world), wikipedia has: No centrally powerful priesthood can be trusted, until man is perfected - which of course, is the overarching theme of the novel. I was horrified at the Grand Presumption that Scientific Order claimed for itself as Shepherd of Man - not so much in the abstract - but because of the inevitable corruption that stains all valorous abstractions. this or that.Ī few years later, reading it again, I had a totally different impression. That things could be fixed if we could just do. After my first read-through, I was impressed and entirely depressed, coming to reflect anew upon the dismal state of affairs in our own time. I have read the Shape of Things to Come twice, both times years ago. exact dates are not really relevant, but the sequence is - it's the changes in the society, and the forces causing them, and in what order, that are perhaps more important - worth paying attention to as political lessons, if not as some form of prophecy or predictive programming, which cannot be discounted). Critics go to lengths to discredit the various 'predictions' made but in general, there is a thematic arch that is nonetheless perhaps worth paying attention to (ie. The entire book is written as a history book for the school student of 2106 AD, explaining the fall of our current civilization and how our future (and their current) Utopia was built.

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The novel has the frame story that it is a record of a series of dreams by a UN politician, which were confided to the 'author'. I first began looking into the number 1933 (and thus also 933) because of this novel, published in that year (of which I have a very yellowed 1930's print edition). With all the adjustments available in Impressions, it is easy to create a fantastic painting look with your images.Many of you will have heard of Event 201, which informed us about the coming 'Coronavirus pandemic'. You can save your own presets so you can come back and apply it to another image. With all these adjustments, there are essentially an infinite number of combinations and looks. Other adjustments are available as well: color, lighting, vignette, and texture. Brush strokes can be modified by picking different brushes, brush sizes, paint volume, stroke width and more. Each individual preset can be further adjusted. Within each group are individually styled presets, like Da Vinci Sketch and Chiaroscuro I, II and III. You’ll find presets organized into many categories, like: impressionistic, charcoal, modern etc. Presets are presented in groups named for their medium or style. With dozens of presets and styles, it is very easy to find a starting point for the effect you want to portray. If you would like to achieve painterly effects in your work, this is a clear winner. Topaz Labs Impression is one of our favorite plugins here at Shift Art. Original text (still applies to the effects!):

Painterly smudge preset for topaz impression full#

Read the full review of Topaz Studio 2at Plugin Swirl! The great painterly effects are still available in Topaz Studio 2 though! Topaz Impression is no longer available as a standalone plugin.