Tag: drawing

December 4, 2012 at 5:46 pm

Faces Drawn Onto Maps by Ed Fairburn

Faces Drawn Onto Maps by Ed Fairburn

Ed Fairburn is a self-described painter, scribbler, maker and thinker. The artist says most of his work is figurative and can be found on a variety of surfaces and contexts. In the series below, the Sifter explores Fairburn’s map portraits where faces are drawn onto actual maps as they emerge from the chaotic lines…

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November 25, 2012 at 1:55 pm

Illustrating the Daily Battles of ‘Will Power’

Illustrating the Daily Battles of 'Will Power'

Oscar Ramos is an artist and illustrator from Santiago, Chile. In a public service announcement by the Government of Chile, the print campaign below entitled, “Elige Vivir Sano” (Choose Healthy Living) encourages citizens to “Exercise their will power” and choose to live a healthy lifestyle. In the brilliant illustrations below, Oscar envisions the constant…

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October 18, 2012 at 9:57 am

Anamorphic 3D Drawings by Ramon Bruin

Anamorphic 3D Drawings by Ramon Bruin

Ramon Bruin is a freelance artist from the Netherlands. After graduating from the Airbrush Academie in the Netherlands in 2010 he launched JKK Airbrush. Ramon also has a passion for other disciplines and materials including: acrylic, oil and water paints, charcoal and 3D anamorphic drawings (i.e., you have to view from a specific angle…

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September 3, 2012 at 1:42 pm

Hyperrealistic Portraits Using Only Ballpoint Pens

Hyperrealistic Portraits Using Only Ballpoint Pens

A lawyer by trade, Samuel Silva is a self taught artist who has always been interested in drawing, sculpting and painting from an early age. His gallery of hyperrealistic portraits on deviantART has gone viral recently online. It’s astonishing to think of the detail Silva achieves with just ballpoint pens. The artist says: “I…

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