Tag: illustration

May 28, 2014 at 2:01 pm

Artist Extends Photos Beyond Their Borders Using Colored Pencils

Artist Extends Photos Beyond Their Borders Using Colored Pencils

Jennifer Delaurenti is a fine artist specializing in the mediums of sketching and painting. Born and raised in Montana, she currently resides in Portland, Oregon. In an ongoing conceptual series, Delaurenti extends photographs beyond their borders using colored pencils. She then frames the finished composite blending photo and sketch into one hybrid artwork. The…

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May 24, 2014 at 6:02 pm

Artist Animates Over Real-Life Using Markers, White-Out and Transparent Sheets

Artist Animates Over Real-Life Using Markers, White-Out and Transparent Sheets

Artist Marty Cooper animates over real-life scenes using only markers, white out and transparent animation sheets called cels (short for celluloid). A simple idea but brilliantly executed and quite entertaining! To see more, check out Marty (who goes by the moniker Homre_McSteez) on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Tumblr.

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May 22, 2014 at 10:35 am

If Game of Thrones Were Drawn by Disney

If Game of Thrones Were Drawn by Disney

Brazilian artists Fernando Mendonça and Anderson Mahanski imagine what Game of Thrones characters would look like if they were drawn by Disney. While a partnership between the two brands is highly unlikely, it’s interesting that these cartoon character versions are unmistakably Disney-esque. To see more, check out Combo Studio on Facebook. 1. Jon…

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May 9, 2014 at 4:14 pm

Artist Living in Tokyo Turns Everyday Scenes into Speed Sketches

Artist Living in Tokyo Turns Everyday Scenes into Speed Sketches

Hama-House is an artist and illustrator currently living in Tokyo, Japan. After receiving his BFA from the Kanazawa College of Art (whose amazing graduation ceremony lets students wear whatever they want), Hama-House has done a broad range of commercial work ranging from: illustration and design for books and magazines to advertising campaigns and promotional…

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May 8, 2014 at 5:18 pm

12 Creative Artworks Made From Household Objects

12 Creative Artworks Made From Household Objects

Domenic Bahmann (aka Domfriday) is a Melbourne-based art director, illustrator and photographer. According to his bio, he’s always seeking new ways to see the world and his ideas are based on daily observations. In an ongoing series of playful creations, Domenic uses everyday objects and turns them into fun and imaginative artworks. You can…

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May 1, 2014 at 4:07 pm

You Know Those Cheesy Thrift Shop Paintings? This Guy Adds Monsters to Them

You Know Those Cheesy Thrift Shop Paintings? This Guy Adds Monsters to Them

Have you ever been inside a thrift shop and wondered, ‘who buys those cheesy landscape paintings’? Well the person responsible for at least seven of those purchases is Chris McMahon, an artist and illustrator from the United States. While he has an entire portfolio of original artworks on deviantART, McMahon gained online notoriety when…

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April 21, 2014 at 2:37 pm

Geometric Predators by Maxim Shkret

Geometric Predators by Maxim Shkret

Artwork by Maxim Shkret Maxim Shkret is an artist and designer from Krasnodar, Russia. In a series entitled Predators on Behance, Shkret created an awesome series of animal portraits using 3DS Max, V-Ray, ZBrush and Adobe CS5. In the project description he describes his style as a, “3D interpretation of vector graphics”. For those…

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April 16, 2014 at 12:15 pm

This Guy Takes Photos of Buildings and then Uses the Sky as His Canvas

This Guy Takes Photos of Buildings and then Uses the Sky as His Canvas

In an ongoing series entitled Sky Art, artist Thomas Lamadieu aka Roots Art, takes photos of buildings and cityscapes wherever he travels. Many of his images point skyward using a fisheye lens. He then uses the sky in each photo as his canvas, filling it with illustrations that incorporate the sky’s natural colour. To…

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February 28, 2014 at 3:34 pm

Dad Illustrates the Darndest Things He’s Ever Said to His Kids

Dad Illustrates the Darndest Things He's Ever Said to His Kids

Video producer and father of four, Nathan Ripperger, has caught himself saying the darndest things to his kids. It’ just another day in the life of a parent, only Nathan decided to illustrate his most ‘introspective’ quips. The series has become so popular that it has spawned a series of prints (8 x 10…

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February 26, 2014 at 12:02 pm

Try Scrolling Down This 24,000 Pixel Long ‘Colorgasm’

Try Scrolling Down This 24,000 Pixel Long 'Colorgasm'

Nina Geometrieva is a graphic designer and illustrator from Skopje, Macedonia. In her latest project on Behance entitled Colorgasm, Nina challenges viewers to scroll down her massive 725 x 24076 pixel image and experience what I can only describe as some kind of ‘rainbow laser beam’. Her color palette choices are awesome and scrolling…

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