Tag: drawing

August 19, 2014 at 3:16 am

Picture of the Day: Creative Mom Turns Lemons Into Lemonade

Picture of the Day: Creative Mom Turns Lemons Into Lemonade

Photographer Unknown via National Art Society on Facebook “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” A creative mom makes the best of a bad situation when her child drew all over the wall. Although they may not learn their lesson if they see their scribbles turn into something so beautiful! In fact, it…

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August 19, 2014 at 2:05 am

Ornate Ink Illustrations by Alex Konahin

Ornate Ink Illustrations by Alex Konahin

Latvian artist and illustrator Alex Konahin (featured previously) uses dip pens with India ink to create wonderfully intricate and ornate drawings. Most of his artworks are done on A2/A3 paper. If you’re interested in prints, you can find some available through his Big Cartel storefront. To see more, check out Alex at the online…

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July 23, 2014 at 4:02 pm

Ballpoint Pen and Gold Leaf Illustrations by Rebecca Yanovskaya

Ballpoint Pen and Gold Leaf Illustrations by Rebecca Yanovskaya

Rebecca Yanovskaya is a graduate from the Illustration program at Sheridan College. Her main focus is creating illustrations in the fantasy, sci-fi and horror genres. She is inspired by and frequently illustrates mythological stories, natural forces, and the beauty of the human figure. While Rebecca’s work began in small sketchbooks it is becoming larger…

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July 21, 2014 at 9:41 am

Animal Murals that Seem to Leap Off the Wall

Animal Murals that Seem to Leap Off the Wall

Fiona Tang is an artist currently living in Vancouver, Canada and attending the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. In a series of amazing large-scale murals, Tang draws animals that seem to leap off the wall. On the artist’s tumblr page, he explains: “I started doing art a couple of years ago, and…

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July 17, 2014 at 10:54 am

This Guy Found His Childhood Drawings and Revived Them 20 Years Later

This Guy Found His Childhood Drawings and Revived Them 20 Years Later

Dutch artist Telmo Pieper recently found his old childhood drawings and decided to revive them some 20 odd years later. In a series entitled Kiddie Arts, Pieper digitally illustrates his own childhood drawings. The artist remarks, “I designed these creatures at the age of 4 and now reincarnated them with digital painting”. Telmo is…

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July 10, 2014 at 2:45 pm

The Craziest Haircuts You Will See Today

The Craziest Haircuts You Will See Today

Master barber Rob ‘The Original’ Ferrel is a hair artist from Los Angeles, California and currently based in San Antonio, Texas where he owns and operates his own barbershop. Rob is well-known for his creative hair portraits using people’s hair and scalp as his canvas. The artist has amassed a large following online, especially…

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July 7, 2014 at 12:54 pm

An Artist Drew These With Just A Pencil

An Artist Drew These With Just A Pencil

Can you believe these were drawn with just a pencil? Paul Stowe is an artist currently based out of Shanghai, China. The artist is well-known on deviantART where he goes by the moniker Paul-Shanghai. Stowe uses a combination of traditional and mechanical pencils along with erasers, blending stumps/sticks and tissue to create his hyperrealistic…

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June 19, 2014 at 12:09 pm

Bottled Smoke Art by Jim Dingilian

Bottled Smoke Art by Jim Dingilian

Jim Dingilian creates incredible subtractive images from bottles filled with smoke. The artist begins by coating the bottles’ inner surfaces with smoke. He then uses brushes and small implements mounted on the ends of dowels to reach inside. With a steady hand, Jim slowly and selectively erases certain areas. The smoke which remains on…

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June 13, 2014 at 4:29 pm

This Notebook Encourages People to Draw Outside the Lines

This Notebook Encourages People to Draw Outside the Lines

The New Inspiration Pad is the second edition of a creative notepad designed and launched by Marc Thomasset of TM, a Brussels based design & advertising studio. As Marc explains: “In 2001 I was drawing projects in a notebook, and suddenly it hit me how a classic notebook, however beautiful, is always very rigid…

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June 12, 2014 at 1:53 pm

This Dad Has Drawn on His Son’s Lunch Bag Every Day for 2 Straight Years

This Dad Has Drawn on His Son's Lunch Bag Every Day for 2 Straight Years

Freelance designer/illustrator Bryan Dunn has drawn a different picture on his son’s lunch bag since his first day of school. That was two years ago and he’s taken a photo of every single one before filling it with food. Each drawing takes Bryan about thirty minutes and he usually completes them on his lunch…

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