Category: Illustration

Books

Breathtaking artbook based on Norse mythology by award-winning illustrator makes waves on Kickstarter

Milivoj Ćeran is back on Kickstarter and is garnering excessive amounts of backing and support from loyal fans and brand new admirers alike. His new project is about Norse mythology art. Unlike most mythology books, though, this...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Sep. 11, 2020

Illustration

Building collections through illustration

Illustrator Jason Polan likes to collect things. By creating montage drawings, he captures and preserves many of the the strange and interesting objects that he sees while living in New York City. The drawings include collections...

By Steph · Sep. 04, 2020

Art

Drawing: a fundamental means in making, doing, testing, designing, thinking, playing and living

The Royal West of England Academy will celebrate spring with three new exhibitions: Drawn, Lines in a Landscape: Drawings from the Royal Collection, Lines in a Landscape: Drawings from the Royal Collection, and Beyond...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Sep. 03, 2020

Funny

Hand drawn selfies give us a look at the private lives of Disney characters

So the cartoons are taking selfies now… should have known it would come to this. Although I’ve got to say this lot is pretty funny. The selfies are taken by the likes of Ariel, Hercules, Snow White, and more, and come with their...

By Joshua Tyler Bacon · Sep. 02, 2020

Creativity

Illustrator draws a fun new story to everyday objects

Kristian Mensa, from the Czech Republic, creates illustrations around everyday objects — shrubs, iPhones, scissors, fruit, and more. His illustrations take ordinary things and make them unique, giving new life to mundane...

By Cameron Chapman · Aug. 31, 2020

Architecture

Polish artist freezes historical Japanese store fronts in charming water-colored illustrations

However modern and fast-evolving Japan may be to the world, its historical roots still prove to be one of the most interesting elements in the history of Asian architecture. So it really does not come as a surprise that artists and...

By Mariza Monta · Aug. 28, 2020

Technology

Veteran Disney animator draws characters in 3D space with VR

We are at the verge of finding out just what virtual reality is capable of. Animator Glen Keane, however, is way past the finish line on this one. Having worked on Disney classics such as Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid,...

By Umar Ansari · Aug. 23, 2020

Creativity

Haunted Post-It notes terrorize your mind... with laughter!

An artist’s canvas is sometimes equally as evocative as the art he puts on it. John Kenn Mortenson didn’t choose something extravagant like a street side building or the Sistine Chapel, but his drawings certainly have found...

By Joshua Tyler Bacon · Aug. 21, 2020

Graphic Design

Architects took part in this year’s Fairy Tales Competition, winners revealed

The 2017 Fairy Tales competition was recently concluded at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The contest was put out to call on illustrators, architects, artists, and writers to submit their entries that “create...

By Mariza Monta · Aug. 08, 2020

Design

These retro anti-alcohol posters are powerful and the message still rings true today

Everyone who comes from the former Soviet bloc is more or less familiar with highly graphical, persuasive and fearless Soviet propaganda posters. The issue of alcohol is one of the most cultivated and recurring themes in these...

By Audra · Aug. 05, 2020

Illustration

Bizarre illustrations mashing pop culture madness into geometric mazes

Korean illustrator John Chae has a very distinctive style that falls on the stranger side of Tumblr art. His works revolve around bizarre imagery of human faces and objects, twisted and skewed into cubes and geometric mazes. Chae's...

By Nhan Tran · Jul. 27, 2020

Illustration

12 hypnotizing GIFs of shapes in repeating motion

Florian de Looij is a Dutch visual artist whose masterful GIF art is made of minimalist renderings of shapes in repeating motion. Hypnotizing in their simplicity, the GIFs range from swirling vortexes of black and white patterns...

By Nhan Tran · Jul. 26, 2020

Illustration

There’s nothing simple about these black and white line drawings

There is an allure to a bold, black line that is set within a field of white. To hear Shantell Martin tell it in the below video clip, “The pen knows where it’s going, and I’ve gotten very good at following.” Her process is stream...

By Steph · Jul. 22, 2020

Music Artwork

Wild poster features 77 animals referenced in popular music

UK-based design studio Dorothy has done it again with their latest project - 'Rock N' Roll Zoo.' The name is self-explanatory, for it is a beautifully clever map of animals referenced in popular music, nicely designed and illustrated....

By Nhan Tran · Jul. 22, 2020

Vintage

Designer couple created a novel and fun new way to announce the coming of new babies

Freelance designers Jacques and Lise have created a series of adorable birthday cards that parents are going to love. The designer duo moved from the traditional birthday card’s patterns and created exciting and playful...

By Venesa Musovic · Jul. 21, 2020