This Japanese Professor Draws Incredible Pictures On Chalkboard
Hirotaka Hamasaki, aka Hamacream, is a Japanese art teacher who likes to reproduce the masterpieces of painting on his blackboard, as the Guernica by Pablo Picasso, The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci or The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai. A new example of Kokuban Art, the drawing on blackboard which has become a phenomenon in Japan. Here: The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai Continue reading »
Brilliant Ad Campaign To Raise Awareness Of Harmful Smoking Effects
According to graphic designer Miroslav Vujovic: “I have made this visual as an example of a campaign with a goal to raise awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco.” Continue reading »
1940s Guide Shows How To Kiss Correctly
LIFE magazine published this guide for actors in 1942, but it may still come in handy today. According to these romantic pictures from the magazine, there are some vital basic steps to follow to achieve the perfect clinch. First, the how-to guide recommends that kissers should not stand too far apart – pointing out that actors doing this on stage look ‘juvenile if they are so stand-offish’. Continue reading »
11 Illustrations That Show Just How Much The Internet Has Changed Our Live
Image courtesy of Laughing Colours
None of us should ever succumb to panic — real life is definitely still out there despite the huge role that the Internet plays in modern life. Gadgets and technology play a part in our lives, but it really is just a part. Nevertheless, it’s funny to think about the hundreds of little ways these things have changed our behavior. Continue reading »
In Italy, McDonald’s Has Unveiled A Nutella Burger
This amazing collaboration, entitled Sweety con Nutella, is intended for the McCafe menu and consists of a fluffy bun filled with Nutella. When two icons of junk food meet, there is no doubt that the fans will fall in ecstasy in front of this new limited edition burger. Continue reading »
Disney Princesses Reimagined As Celebrities And Glamour Supermodels
Could you imagine the likes of Ariel, Jessica Rabbit and other Disney characters posing provocatively on the pages of a magazine? Photographer and illustrator Gregory Masouras answers the question we have probably pondered on at one point—what if Disney characters were real-life celebrities? Continue reading »
This Man Photoshops Himself Into Series Of Hilarious Scenarios With Celebrities
Average Rob, a ‘mediocre dude’ from Belgium, is here to give you a smile. His series of photos see him in hilarious situations with celebrities doing all sorts of audacious things. Continue reading »
This Artist Creates Striking Photographic Posters Based On The Rooms And Props In Iconic Films
Jordan Bolton is a talented photographic poster artist from Manchester, UK, who creates intricate posters based on the rooms and props in iconic films. Each poster in the series, simply titled “Objects”, features dozens of key objects from the plot lines. Continue reading »
Fantastic And Frightening Horror Portraits Painted With Wine
Early on in her career Canadian painter Melissa Proudlock would experience anxiety attacks over using colour in her work. She’s red / green colour blind and would constantly worry if she was painting with the correct colour. That lead her down the unusual path of switching out her watercolours for different varietals of wine. Here: Chucky created using Pinot Noir and Baco Noir. Continue reading »
Hyperrealistic Composites And Surreal Digital Manipulations By Adrian Sommeling
Adrian Sommeling is a talented 49-year-old photographer, digital artist, graphic designer and web developer based in The Hague, Netherlands. Adrian uses Photoshop to create pictures out of surreal situations, his son frequently being the main character of the scene. He’s been drawing and painting since he was four years old, and owned a graphic design/advertising agency for almost 20 years. Adrian says that kids are the biggest inspiration for him. When he sees his son’s antics, he certainly remembers his childhood and he wants to share these stories. Continue reading »
Sabeena Karnik Creates Beautiful Art From Colored Pieces of Paper
Sabeena Karnik is a graphic designer and illustrator from Mumbai, who specializes mainly in paper typography. That is to say, she creates type and letters by hand using only paper, which is the primary thing that sets her work apart from other typographers. Continue reading »
The Awesome Hairstylist That Gives Free Haircuts To The Homeless Every Sunday
New York-based hair stylist Mark Bustos provides free haircuts to the less fortunate on the streets every Sunday. Continue reading »
An Artist Creates Stunning Fashion Logos Made From Images Of Their Brand Personalities
The Netherlands-based artist Mike Frederiqo has recreated the logos of haute couture using cartoon images of their founders and brand personalities. Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs and fashion mag Vogue got the treatment. It is hard to explain, but rather easy to understand once you dig through them in the gallery below. Continue reading »
The Zodiac Became Stunningly Hot After This Artist Put Her Hand To It
A strikingly beautiful woman, Setareh Hosseini, has created a look for all 12 zodiac signs to capture the essence of each one. Using her own face as a canvas, she skillfully transforms herself into each horoscope character. Here: Aries Continue reading »
Life In An Ad Agency Comically Shown Through Clever Use Of Stock Photos
We’ve all seen our share of cliché stock photos. Ad-inspired merchandise store The Incumbent Agency decided to make good use of these typically mundane images by injecting a good dose of humor and transforming them into brilliantly relatable portrayals of life in an ad agency. Continue reading »
This Artist Creates Super-Abusive And Cute NSFW Greeting Cards
Greeting cards are a dicey affair, either they’re sentimental or there’s a joke with a big—often unfunny—punchline. This is why I prefer my messages with a little black humor in them. You know the person giving you the card loves you, so it’s just fine if you give or get a little abuse in with the bargain. (Cards given in a semi-obligatory way in an office context don’t count.) The artist is named Phil Wall if you are wondering. He was doing some rough sketches and put them up on Facebook where they got a very enthusiastic response. As he points out, the phrasing is more British—it’s a lot more common for people to call each other “cunts” as a playful put-down in the U.K.! Continue reading »
Dad Paints Disney Tangled Mural For His Daughter
His daughter loves Rapunzel, so when this dad had to paint her bedroom he turned it into the best bedroom ever. Continue reading »
Artist Transforms Herself Into Different Characters Using Only Makeup
Although you would be correct in assuming she made a pact with the many-faced god and that she has no name, her real identity is Florea Flavia, a Bucharest-based makeup artist. She does these amazing transformations using nothing but makeup. She spends at least a couple of hours on each piece and the results are stunning. She draws her inspiration from comic books, anime, video-games and anything in between. Continue reading »
This Guy And His Wife Hosted An Awesome Walking Dead Premiere Party
“The Walking Dead” is finally back, and these super fans decided to throw the ultimate party for the season premiere. Continue reading »
Some Guy Is Leaving Hilarious Fake Trivia Books In Bookstores
If you haven’t visited a bookstore lately, you really should. And not just for the thousands upon thousands of books with countless tales that could influence you for a lifetime. But maaaainly for the chance of stumbling upon one of reddit users caducus fake books. Yes, fake. Recently, he teamed with reddit artist dinosaur_copilot & collaborated on a book of ridiculous fake trivia and has been dropping them off at random book stores all over the place. Continue reading »
Someone Is Hiding Dirty Texts In Beautiful Photos And It’s Hilarious
People love to use beautiful photos with inspirational quotes as the wallpaper on their computers. It’s a nice way to get yourself motivated, but someone out there is changing the game. Someone is removing the inspirational quotes from these beautiful photos, and replacing them with filthy, dirty text. Continue reading »
Intimate Murals Revive Abandoned Buildings Around The World
In an abandoned church in Detroit, Michigan, a naked woman, lying down where the altar once was, is visible from the chest up. The woman, one of Faith47’s latest murals, is curled in on herself intimately. The peaceful image is especially beautiful beneath a decorative window, surrounded by colorful exposed bricks and a variety of graffiti. Continue reading »
Projection-Mapped PDA Puts Kissing Couples On Display In Paris
A lot of people get a little touchy about engaging in public displays of affection, but French visual artist Julien NONNON put the intimate interactions of Parisians on display for his projection-mapped project #le_baiser. Using proprietary technology that allows him to project on any facade that strikes his fancy, NONNON broadcast the embraces of couples on buildings throughout the city. Continue reading »
This Dad Turns His 6-Year-Old Son’s Drawings Into Reality
Dom is six and he likes to draw. He even has his own Instagram account where he puts all his favorite pictures. But that’s not the end of the story, because once he’s finished with his mini masterpieces, his dad then recreates their real world counterparts with a dose of digital magic and a little bit of humor. Continue reading »
Taste Of Insanity: Mindblowing Digital Artworks By Pierre-Alain D
Pierre-Alain D., founder of 3mmi Design, is a french digital artist / illustrator & graphic designer who has developed a dark/oniric -but not only- and intense vision of graphic design through the years. Working mainly for the music industry, he also like to work on all kind of graphic projects. Described once by a blogger as a “one man graphic army”, in addition to photomanipulation, he also like to work on photography, webdesign, programming, music and video. He also created and managed a musical webzine, which gave him a broad vision of music and its universes. Continue reading »
