An Artist Channels Underground Comix Energy Into Hyper‑inked Monsters, Mutants And Marvel Commissions With Serious Attitude

Jonathan Wayshak is an American comic and concept artist known for chaotic, high‑energy ink work, dense cross‑hatching and grimy, “questionable” creatures that sit between underground comix, horror and sci‑fi illustration. Continue reading »

Eliran Kantor Paints Modern Metal’s Most Iconic Covers, Blending Classical Brushwork With Nightmarish Symbolism

Eliran Kantor is a Berlin‑based Israeli artist and illustrator best known for highly detailed, painterly album covers for metal bands such as Testament, Helloween, Gojira, My Dying Bride, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Hatebreed and Thy Art Is Murder. Continue reading »

Mariusz Lewandowski Painted Apocalyptic Monoliths And Lone Witnesses To Cosmic Horror, Turning Personal Nightmares Into Surreal Oil Masterpieces

Mariusz Lewandowski was a Polish surrealist painter (1960–2022) from Działdowo who lived and worked in Górowo Iławeckie, Warmia and Masuria, creating oil‑on‑canvas works dominated by mystical, apocalyptic and otherworldly motifs. Continue reading »

An Artist Paints Aristocratic Frogs, Masked Lemurs And Weird Florals In Lush Gouache, Turning Classical Portraiture Into Surreal Dreams

Bill Mayer is an American illustrator and painter based in Decatur, Georgia, celebrated for exquisitely rendered gouache paintings that fuse classical still life and portrait traditions with strange, whimsical and sometimes dark fantasy characters—royal frogs, masked lemurs, birds in suits, flowers with human faces and more. Continue reading »

This Artist Reimagines Classic Rock And Gaming Icons Through His Own Lens, Turning Them Into Fresh Key Art

Ian Permana is an Indonesian illustrator and designer who builds colourful, character‑driven digital art with a strong anime, gaming and streetwear influence, and collaborates frequently with brands and bands on merch, covers and promo art. Continue reading »

A Year of Al Moore Pin-Up Girls From Esquire Magazine, 1950

Renowned for his classic pin-up illustrations, Al Moore created a series of elegant, playful images that appeared in a 1950 calendar. These works capture the optimism and charm of postwar American visual culture. Continue reading »

Arcano XV Stitches Saints, Skulls And Sinners Into Digital Collages That Look Like Catholic Altarpieces Rewritten As Grindhouse Horror Posters

Arcano XV is the dark‑art persona of Brazilian digital collage artist Felipe Froeder, based in Curitiba, who splices vintage photos, religious iconography and anatomical fragments into nightmare‑like occult images. Continue reading »

With Ink Splatters and Watercolour, This Artist Paints Dead Romans Like A War Film Shot On Handmade Paper

Nick Marinkovich is a Canadian illustrator, comic artist and “reclusive dandy” best known as the co‑creator and artist of the historical series Dead Romans (Image Comics) and the medieval horror comic The Pale Knight (Mad Cave Studios). Continue reading »

Illustrator Reimagines European Medieval and Folklore Spirits As A Single, Relentlessly Grim Visual Mythology

Averjan M. is a dark‑art illustrator, known for “tartaric engravings” – ultra‑detailed black‑and‑white drawings that look like medieval etchings crossed with black‑ and death‑metal aesthetics. Continue reading »

With Elegant Penwork And Calm, Fashion‑forward Characters, This Artist Reimagines Classic Japanese Ghost Stories As Contemporary Iconography

Kotaro Chiba (チバコウタロウ) is a freelance illustrator, designer and artist based in Niigata, Japan, known for intricate line‑art scenes that fuse ukiyo‑e influences, street fashion, skulls and surreal, anime‑adjacent character design. Continue reading »

Gérard DuBois Creates Thought‑provoking Images With Slight Surreal Twists Asking Viewers To Reread The Story Through The Picture

Gérard DuBois is a French‑born, Canada‑based visual artist and illustrator known for quietly surreal, narrative images that blend classical painting sensibility with contemporary editorial bite. Continue reading »

Japanese Illustrator Creates Dreamy Digital Landscapes With Tiny Figures, Moons And Houses Suspended In Quiet, Poetic Night Skies

Akira Kusaka (日下 明) is a contemporary Japanese illustrator and graphic designer based in Osaka, known for dreamy, poetic scenes where small human figures, animals and architecture float in vast, quiet spaces. Continue reading »

Illustrator Paul Blow Creates Simple‑looking but Idea‑rich Artworks, With Restrained Palettes and Clean Lines

Paul Blow is a Scottish‑born, Dorset‑based illustrator known for witty, concept‑driven images that strip ideas down to bold shapes, limited colour and dry humour. Continue reading »

Artist Creates Dreamy Picture‑book Worlds With Gentle Giants, Turning Everyday Scenes Into Small Pieces of poetry

Paolo Domeniconi is an Italian illustrator based in Spilamberto (Modena), best known for atmospheric, story‑driven images for children’s books that mix realism with quiet magic. Continue reading »

Ejiwa Ebenebe Creates Lush, Ornamented Fantasy Portraits and Vibrant Digital Paintings With African Vibe

Ejiwa “Edge” Ebenebe is a queer Nigerian-Canadian illustrator and fine artist currently based in British Columbia, Canada. Continue reading »

“Six Feet Deep”: Horror Nostalgia and Bizarre Beauty in the Art Works of Tyler Pennington

Tyler Pennington is an American horror, fantasy, and sci-fi artist based in Richmond, VA, recognized for intricate black-and-white pen-and-ink drawings rich in macabre details. Continue reading »

“Cutting Deeper”: The Self-Dissecting Worlds of Alex Eckman-Lawn’s Paper Collages

Alex Eckman-Lawn is a Philadelphia-born artist and illustrator celebrated for his intricate, multi-layered paper collages and dynamic illustration work. Continue reading »

A Legacy of Curiosity and Discovery: Stunning Vintage Covers of The ‘Scientific American’ Magazine

Scientific American, founded in 1845 in New York City, stands as one of the most esteemed science magazines in the world. Continue reading »

Classic Tattoo Art Collides with Pop Culture in Stunning Illustrations of Dave Quiggle

Dave Quiggle is an American artist, illustrator, and tattooer known for his unique blend of midcentury-inspired flash art infused with modern graphic sensibilities. Raised in a small town, Quiggle was influenced by monster magazines, cartoons, and punk music, which shaped his creative vision and distinctive style that combines whimsy with intellectual depth.​ Continue reading »

Stunning Vintage Covers of ‘La Science et Vie Magazine’, France’s Vision of Modern Progress

Science et Vie, which translates to Science and Life, is a renowned French monthly magazine that has been captivating readers with science and technology content for over a century. First published in 1913 under the original title La Science et la Vie, it stands among Europe’s oldest and most widely circulated science periodicals. Continue reading »

Dark, Fantasy, Cinematic Artworks and Character Design by Alexandre Chaudret

Alexandre Chaudret, is a Paris-based art director and concept artist known for dark fantasy, creature design, and cinematic illustration. Continue reading »

“Enchanted Whispers in the Moonlit Grove”: Folklore-Inspired Artworks of Fae and Forgotten Magic by C.M. Duffy

C.M. Duffy is a Seattle-based illustrator and concept artist known for her ethereal, folkloric illustrations that blend mythology, nature, and subtle horror elements into delicate, otherworldly scenes. Continue reading »

Vintage Covers of Famous Fantastic Mysteries Magazine From the 1940s and Early ’50s

Famous Fantastic Mysteries was a U.S. pulp magazine that specialized in reprinting classic tales of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure. Continue reading »

“Soul of Emancipation”: Beautiful Watercolour and Gouache Painting Artworks of Serena Malyon

Serena Malyon is a Canadian freelance illustrator known for her whimsical and fantastical art created with watercolor, acryla gouache, and Photoshop. Continue reading »

The Superb Retro Futuristic Album Covers and Illustrations by Arina Kokoreva

Arina Kokoreva, a multidisciplinary artist from Porto, crafts album covers and illustrations that blend psychedelic, surreal, and cinematic influences. Continue reading »