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Melancholy Beauties by the Artist Wataboku

Wataboku is a Japanese artist who paints sweet and slightly sad girls. Since 2016 he has been exhibiting in galleries in Shanghai, Jakarta, and other major cities, delighting the public with lovely portraits that are slightly melancholic but life-affirming. Continue reading »

The Finesse of Evil: Superb Concept Art Works and Sketches by Dominik Derow

Dominik Derow is an artist from Nuremberg who is a masterful drawer of monsters and all sorts of fantastic creatures. As a concept artist, Derow worked (and still works) on projects by Deck13 Interactive (Lords of the Fallen, The Surge) and Grimlore Games (SpellForce 3). In his spare time, he makes the coolest sketches, each of which could be used to make a separate game. Continue reading »

Designer Creates Incredible Steampunk Face Masks and Accessories

Take a look at unique stemapunk masks from Dmitriy Bragin, an Ukraine-based craftsman. The artist uses various textures and mechanical parts, for example, tiny gears, as well as patterns that look like irganic roots. Continue reading »

Diagonal World: Russian Designer Sergey Minkin Shoots Everything at 45 Degrees

Yandex’s designer Sergei Minkin runs a blog teaforbear featuring the world divided by a diagonal. Continue reading »

Stunning Images of Freshly Frozen Cars Arrived to Vladivostok Sea Port

The Sun Rio, a Panamanian-flagged vessel shipped from Japan, docked right in the center of Vladivostok. The cars are covered with ice crust (from several centimeters to half a meter). The glaze appeared due to abnormally low temperatures in the Sea of Japan. Continue reading »

Artist of Life Is Beautiful: Original Paintings by Coplu

Born in the Turkish town of Ushak, Coplu brought into the art world his distinctive style of cartoons, filled with warm and sentimental characters that range from silly to profound. Continue reading »

Minimalist Spiral and Colorful Sculptures by Lee Sangsoo

Lee Sangsoo (born 1983) is a South Korean artist. He studied sculpture at Dong-A University College of Arts and obtained his Masters degree at Hongik University Graduate School of Sculpture. He enjoyed painting and drawing lessons in middle school, then later furthered his arts education formally in high school and graduate school. Continue reading »

Amazing Photographs of Jim Henson Posing With His Muppets From the 1970s and 1980s

Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990), the man behind the Muppets, began working as a puppeteer in college, creating characters like Kermit the Frog. He worked as a producer on Sesame Street, a popular kids’ show that launched in 1969, and created The Muppet Show in 1976. The Muppet Movie, the first of many movies featuring Henson’s famous characters, appeared in 1979. Henson received several accolades for his work, including Emmys, Grammys and a Peabody Award. Continue reading »

Finally, 2022 Calendar of Extremely Accurate Birds is Here!

By popular demand, artist Tommy Siegel has finally made a wildlife calendar of extremely accurate birds. Scroll down to see full list of illustrations featured in this calendar, and don’t forget to order one from Tommy’s website! Continue reading »

The Grim Towers of Lovecraftian World: Minimalist Architectural Art by James Lipnickas

James Lipnickas is an artist from New Haven, Connecticut. And his coolest series of works are these sci-fi futuristic towers of horror. Here, Lovecraftian tentacles are juxtaposed with meditating characters, and engineers experiment on themselves, space, and the technobots. Each of these towers is like a separate closed world (which does not prevent them from being part of the general universe). Continue reading »

The Elegance of The Dark Side: Stunning Sculptures of Dom Qwek

Dom Qwek is a digital artist with 20 years of diverse experience in the entertainment industry and is renowned for his figurative surrealism art. His work can be described as evocative and sculptural. Continue reading »

Charming Watercolor Girls by the Japanese Artist Kumorri

Kumorri is a Japanese artist who paints watercolor portraits of pretty girls. With bright but gentle colors, she manages to create images of simple and at the same time mysterious girls – charming and insanely cute. Continue reading »

10 Top And Beautiful Photos Of ViewSonic ColorPro Awards

1st Prize Winner: Dead Goat Polo by Alain Schroeder, Belgium

Here are the Top 10 amazing and beautiful photos ColorPro Awards in the theme of New Adventure. Adventure comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes we search for it, sometimes it just finds us. No matter when, where, or how it happens, adventure is felt, experienced, and remembered. Part of its beauty is its breadth of definition. We invite you to share yours with us. Continue reading »

Psychedelic and Nothing Superfluous: Illustrations by The Artist SilllDa

SilllDA is a Korean artist from Japan. There is no more useful information about her, but it is not that important – SilllDA’s psychedelic illustrations, full of bizarre images, are beautiful and amazing without any additional explanations. Continue reading »

Faces of Death: Macabre Art by Vladimir Chebakov

Vladimir Chebakov is a Russian artist, based in Prague, who paints a demonic chthon. His images, subtly reminiscent of Beksinski’s work, are so dark and disturbing that it is impossible not to be fascinated by their dark aesthetic. Continue reading »

Gentle Ladies by Illustrator Dadachyo

Dadachyo is an artist from South Korea who paints charming girls in pastel colors. Dadachyo’s graceful princesses and gymnasium girls captivate with their subtle curves, but they also impress with their regal stateliness. Continue reading »

A World of Wonders and Magic: Cozy Illustrations by Jo Rioux

Jo Rioux is an artist from Canada who draws comics and book illustrations. And she draws not just cool, but mega-soulfully – Rioux manages to find something cozy and warm in the simplest stories. Some of her best-known works include The Daughters of Ys, The Golden Twine, Sword Quest, and The Secret Starling. Continue reading »

Chinese Artist Makes Bizarre Taxidermy Creatures

Two-headed parrots, flying pigeon-rabbits, perfectly preserved bunny butts… When it comes to weird taxidermy, Chinese artist Bin is the guy to look up. He even seems to be quite successful, having sold several thousands of these creations on his Etsy store. Continue reading »

Finally, 50 Of The Best Snowman Designs Ever

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If you’re someone who drives a car, it’s quite likely snow is your biggest enemy this time of the year. But you gotta admit, building a snowman can be exciting. Continue reading »

Fantasy, Dystopian and Ethnopunk Worlds of Max Bedulenko

Max Bedulenko is a digital concept artist based in Warsaw, Poland, with 6+ years of experience in making weird architectural stuff – trying to make this world even a more strange-looking place. Continue reading »

Acid Dreams: Vaporwave-Inspired Artworks by Angel Acevedo

Angel Acevedo is an artist based in Cali, Colombia. “Focused on recreating the magical worlds of my imagination through styles such as anime illustration, vaporwave among others,” еhat’s how he describes himself. Continue reading »

Icelandic Cartoonist Reveals His Grim Sense Of Humor, And Here Are Some Cartoons To Prove It

Nordic humor is often seen as a little bit too dark for the rest of the world. Especially if you think about Iceland, the most sparsely populated country in Europe covered with glaciers and still erupting volcanoes. As Hugleikur Dagsson, a famed local cartoonist has said, “Iceland is very cold, very bleak and very expensive,” and his funny and twisted sketches really showcase this. Continue reading »

The Best Photographers Of 2021 FdB Wedding Photo Awards

“Dancing Till The Dawn” By Denise Motz

The FdB Wedding Photo Awards just announced the final round of best wedding photographers. In this new round, the judges: Jason Vinson (USA), Ivelin Iliev (Bulgaria), and Kim den Hartog (Holland) have selected the most unique pictures representing the best of the best in wedding photography. Continue reading »

Spectacular Winning Photos From The 2021 Nature Photographer Of The Year Awards

Birds: Overall Winner by Terje Kolaas

Here are the 2021 winners and runner-ups of the Nature Photographer of the Year Competition. An initiative of Nature Talks, the organization is behind an annual photo festival as well as organizes masterclasses and portfolio reviews. Continue reading »

Psychedelic Fluorescent Female Portraits by Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic

Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic is a Serbian artist who works at the Berlin design studio SIXMOREVODKA, where she develops concept art and illustrations for video games, films, comics and other media products. In addition to working on studio projects, Jelena draws girls in a recognizable psychedelic style, somewhat reminiscent of Disco Elysium art – with bright spots of color that give an elusive sense of something ethereal. Continue reading »