Artist Shows Us What Famous Characters Would Look Like In Real Life
Cartoon characters are far from being realistic and most of us can’t even imagine what they would look like if they existed in real life. That’s when artists come to the rescue and show us what famous characters would be like if they were more human. Continue reading »
“The Florist & Garden Miscellany”: Unique Collage Works That Include Botanics And Themes Of Mortality
Dan Barry has been drawn to creating mixed media and fond of collaged image drawings since he was a young person growing up in northern Wisconsin. Now living in Austin, Texas, his love of vintage visual media has grown and developed throughout his career. Continue reading »
“Art of The Doodler”: Fyodor Dostoevsky Draws In His Manuscripts
More than 200 sheets of Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky’s notebooks and manuscripts contain drawings, among them mainly portraits, sketches of Gothic windows and arches, arabesques and calligrams. Continue reading »
French Artist Adds Celebrities Into Classical Paintings
People of status always dominated in portraits, not only because of their elevated social rank but also because it cost a fortune to commission a painting. Nowadays, however, there are millions of cheaper and faster ways to immortalize one’s image, making portrait paintings a somewhat unnecessary medium. Continue reading »
Weird And Wonderful Illustrated Letters From A 16th Century Songbook
The Songbook of Zeghere van Male contains local and international 500 year old songs and motets. Made in 1542, the 1200-page long book is rich in illuminations, depicting ornamental and historiated initials and interlinear drawings not necessarily related to its content. Continue reading »
Indian Artist Kevin Adams Creates Breathtaking Digital Artworks
“I’m Kevin Adams and I’m a Digital/Visual Artist. I’m based in South India. I watch a lot of animated and science fiction movies and get inspired to create art. I started making art since childhood, slowly developed into making photoshop visual arts. I simply love playing with reality by creating surreal pieces and I love collaborating with other artists and photographers. Art is the most beautiful way to communicate to someone or sometimes to ourselves.” Continue reading »
French Artist Creates Illustrations That Challenge Society’s Standards For Women
In today’s world, most women feel like they are surrounded on all sides by the obligation to be beautiful, 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Strict societal rules and high expectations for women, unfortunately, have become the norm, and even young girls are feeling the impact. Continue reading »
Artist Illustrates The Sad Reality Of Animal Cruelty And Shows How Factory Farming Harms Our Planet
Our ocean, land, and the array of species that call it home are succumbing to the poison of plastic. According to the United Nations, at least 800 species worldwide are affected by marine and land debris, and as much as 80 percent of that litter is plastic. It is estimated that up to 13 million metric tons of plastic ends up in the ocean each year—the equivalent of a rubbish or garbage truck load’s worth every minute. Continue reading »
“Suburbia”: The Melancholic and Mythological Artworks by Carlos Barahona Possollo
Degree in Painting, final mark of 18/20, from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Lisbon University. In 1995 Carlos Barahona Possollo accepted an invitation to teach at the Faculty. He had read Architecture at the Technical University of Lisbon from 1986 to 1989. Continue reading »
Space Colony Art from the 1970s
In the 1970s the Princeton physicist Gerard O’Neill, with the help of NASA Ames Research Center and Stanford University, held a series of space colony summer studies which explored the possibilities of humans living in giant orbiting spaceships. Colonies housing about 10,000 people were designed and a number of artistic renderings of the concepts were made. Continue reading »
Hilarious Dictionary of Finnish Language And Culture
Instagram account @SuomiDictionary collects funny and clever Finnish words and sayings and translated them to English language. Check out some of our favorites below, and don’t forget to follow them for more! Continue reading »
Russian Artist Draw Interesting Pupils Of The Eyes, Here Are 11 Of Them
According to an artist Natalia Ordobaeva: “I really love to draw, for the first time I tried to draw the pupils of the eyes. I really liked the result, and I also got a lot of pleasure. Join in and take a look at my drawings. Under each picture, there is a detailed description, interesting and informative facts. Thank you for your attention.”
“I got such a precious pupil of the eye in the picture. It looks great and deserves special attention! I think there is at least one owner of emerald eyes on Earth. And this is apparently a lucky one, because such eyes are a gift from heaven. These are people who have such emerald eyes, kissed by God. Just beauty and chic. There are no words to describe all my feelings and emotions when I look at this drawing of an emerald pupil.” Continue reading »
Joyful Illustrations of the Artist Who Misses Soviet Days
Pin-up themed illustrations of Natalia Ershova bring back sweet memories of the Soviet times. Reminds me amazing illustrations of Valery Barykin. Continue reading »
This Artist Creates Thought-Provoking Illustrations About Modern Day Issues
FadiToOn (Fadi Abou Hassan) is a widely published and award-winning freelance cartoonist. He lived as a refugee in Syria until the uprising in 2011, and is known for his many cartoons commenting on the everyday life and political events in Syria and the Middle East in general. His cartoons focus on human rights, women’s rights, and political violence taking place in the country. He is very critical of the political elite in Syria. Continue reading »
This Artist Makes Surreal Paintings Inspired By Psychoanalysis
“Hi, my name is Valentine and I am fond of psychology and painting. I was studying to be a graphic designer, and in one of my course projects I was making the layout of the book by K. G. Jung “Synchronicity”. I was so carried away that I reread all the works of this psychiatrist. And then I allowed my painting to capture the images that I encountered on the path of inner knowledge,” an artist writes. Continue reading »
Artist Creates Brilliant Comics For People Who Like Dark Humor
There are many comic creators out there in the world and they cover lots of topics and themes—from girl problems to fantasy stories. But not all creators are as brave as Andy, better known as Comic Dux. Andy makes dark humor comics with unexpected and twisted endings that will probably leave you surprised and often feeling a little violated. Continue reading »
The Colorful Conceptual & Pop 3D Artworks by Kota Yamaji
Kota Yamaji is a Japanese digital artist based in Tokyo. Fascinated by computer graphics and video editing, Kota creates his own pop and surreal world. Continue reading »
“Dualism”: The Superb Figurative Underwater Themed Paintings by Zhuk
Zhuk is an artist whose creative production revolves around classic figurative painting, presented in a contemporary manner. Continue reading »
Sarcastic ‘Texts From Your Existentialist’ That Might Make You Laugh, Then Cry
This Instagram account with over 500k followers named “Texts From Your Existentialist” mashes up classical art and modern-day quotes depicting various sarcastic and even downright ridiculous scenarios. The main idea behind the account is to insert 21st-century text messages into classical paintings, movie stills, and retro art. Continue reading »
“Consumption”: Surreal Digital Artworks of Miron Malejki
Miron Malejki aka OSAKI is a visual artist based in Poland. He specializes in 3D animations, VFX, VR, AR. He has worked on various types of projects, including music videos, mini-show fashion campaigns, and commercials. Continue reading »
Fluid, Abstract and Futuristic Typographic Design by MOCAGE
“Hey, I am Moses aka MOCAGE from Germany. I studied graphic design from 2017-2020 and made myself self-employed in January 2020 and now working with clients around the world.” Continue reading »
Bizarre Surreal and Vampire Themed Paintings of Bolesław Biegas
Polish surrealist Bolesław Biegas (1877–1954) created many artworks in paint and in sculpture. It was, of course, his series of fantastically bizarre vampire themed paintings that appealed to me the most. Where the traditional depictions of vampires portray humanoid bat like creatures, Biegas carried through a wild bestiary of intepretations.. insect vampires, winged camel vampires, elephant vampires, and so on. Continue reading »
“Hopefull Desolation”: The Superb Dreamy Sci-fi Digital Artworks of Nico Fernandez
Nicolas Fernandez is a Digital artist born in Buenos Aires,Argentina. Through his artworks he showcases surreal and deep situations where humanity can found itself. Continue reading »
“Empty Home”: The Superb Dark, Surreal and Sci-Fi Artworks of Miko del Rosario
Miko is a Filipino digital artist, animator, filmmaker, and art director. He posts daily artworks on his Instagram and does freelance 3D, VFX, and animation projects. Continue reading »
Artist Creates Very Detailed Scary Images And The More You Look, The More Frightening They Become
Blue Plate Special
Grab your magnifying glasses, detectives, because boy do we have a case for you. Four of them, to be exact.
Jeff Lee Johnson grew up in rural Minnesota, in a house filled with books by authors like Edgar Rice Burroughs, Kenneth Robeson, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clark. Since his mom would draw and paint, she provided him with an endless supply of materials, tools, and patient instructions so that he could portray his imagination, fueled by their stories. Continue reading »
