Tag: illustration

April 15, 2013 at 3:32 pm

Hyperrealistic Portraits Using Only a Pencil

Hyperrealistic Portraits Using Only a Pencil

Diego Fazio aka DiegoKoi is an Italian artist from the town of Lamezia. Born in 1989, the self-taught illustrator first started as a tatoo artist and says he was initially inspired by the artwork of Katsushika Hokusai, a highly influential Japanese artist from the Edo period. Diego only began drawing in 2007, yet his…

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March 26, 2013 at 1:03 pm

New York City Travel Tips as Animated Gifs

New York City Travel Tips as Animated Gifs

Nathan Pyle is an artist and illustrator that has been living in New York City for the past 4.5 years. During that period he has learned much about how things work in one of the world’s greatest cities. In a new series entitled, NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette, Pyle has created a guide for…

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February 16, 2013 at 11:09 am

Superhero Noir Posters by Marko Manev

Superhero Noir Posters by Marko Manev

Marko Manev is an illustrator and designer from Skopje, Macedonia. Following up from his original series of superhero posters entitled Marvel Minimalist; Manev’s latest series, Superhero Noir, goes monochrome. Marvel Minimalist was a hit on the popular artist platform Behance, racking up over 315K views. For more fantastic fan art, illustrations and graphic design,…

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February 6, 2013 at 11:11 am

Football Matchups Illustrated by a Pixar Animator

Football Matchups Illustrated by a Pixar Animator

Pixar animator, football fan and aspiring paleontologist, Austin Madison, illustrated an amazing series of NFL football matchups called Fantasy Football. In the series, which went viral on Reddit yesterday, teams are depicted in epic showdowns. Madison incorporates popular characters from video games (Skyrim and Halo) and popular culture (Star Wars, Chuck Norris, Bill Murray…

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January 11, 2013 at 3:13 pm

One Line Portraits by Quibe

One Line Portraits by Quibe

Christophe Louis aka Quibe is an artist and illustrator that has created a wonderful series of minimalist portraits using only one stroke. You’ll recognize most of the characters which may help completing the picture in your head. My personal favourite is the ‘kiss’ at number six. If you enjoy these one line portraits Quibe…

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January 9, 2013 at 9:13 am

Hand Drawn 3D Gifs by Dain Fagerholm

Hand Drawn 3D Gifs by Dain Fagerholm

Dain Fagerholm aka “DAiN 8)” aka “I>/-|i/\/8)” is an artist currently living in Seattle, Washington. Dain works mostly with ink pens and colour dye markers and started making what he calls ‘stereographic gifs’ of his drawings in February of 2012. He was most recently award the ‘Most Mesmerizing [GIF] or [PIC] of 2012‘ by…

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January 5, 2013 at 1:11 pm

The Character Evolutions of Famous Actors

The Character Evolutions of Famous Actors

Jeff Victor is an illustrator and character designer from the suburbs of Chicago. Jeff currently works for Nickelodeon’s neopets.com but has also co-created a short film (‘Superfriends’) and worked on a number of cartoons for Warner Bros. as well as concept work for National Geographic, BBC and HBO. In an ongoing series entitled ‘Evolutions‘,…

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January 4, 2013 at 12:18 pm

Weekly Fridge Drawings by Charlie Layton

Weekly Fridge Drawings by Charlie Layton

Charlie Layton is a freelance designer and illustrator based in Philadelphia, USA. Every Friday, Layton doodles on his fridge with a dry erase marker. Dubbed ‘Freezer Fridays’, Layton uploads his weekly doodles to an album on Facebook for his friends to enjoy. Yesterday his friend Rob submitted the series to Reddit where it promptly…

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December 31, 2012 at 1:54 pm

The Photos That Inspired Norman Rockwell’s Paintings

The Photos That Inspired Norman Rockwell's Paintings

Norman Rockwell (Feb. 3, 1894 – Nov. 8, 1978) was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the 322 cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine…

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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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