Artist Builds Epic Sci‑fi Worlds: Dystopian Cities, Ruined Castles And Alien Megastructures In Cinematic Detail
Sergey Vasnev is a freelance CG artist and environment concept artist based in Minsk, Belarus, specializing in highly detailed sci‑fi, dystopian and post‑apocalyptic landscapes for games and illustration. Continue reading »
Artist Sara Szewczyk Paints Whimsical Watercolor Worlds Where Cats, Mushrooms And Magic Turn Everyday Life Cozy
Sara Szewczyk is a full‑time illustration artist based in Kraków, Poland, creating whimsical, magical watercolor‑and‑ink illustrations inspired by nature, animals and the visual language of children’s books. Continue reading »
Award-Winning Aerial Photos from the 2025 reFocus Photographer of the Year
Photographer of the Year: “Above the Horizon” by Marie Juliette Aziz
Viewing the world from above has a way of transforming the familiar into something astonishing, turning roads into branching networks, rivers into painted strokes, and fields into abstract patterns. Continue reading »
An Artist Layers Synthwave Glow And Surreal Dreams Into Vibrant Worlds Celebrating Neurodivergence And Inner Strength
Rob is an Italy‑based digital artist specializing in vibrant surrealism, synthwave and dreamy dreamworlds created in Photoshop using collage techniques, drawing inspiration from music like Rush’s “The Fountain of Lamneth” and themes of neurodivergence, hope and futurism. Continue reading »
A Lone Figure, A Huge Horizon: This Artist Uses Characters For Scale And Nostalgia Like A Film Still
Jocelin Carmes is a French visual artist and concept artist born in 1995, known for vibrant digital paintings blending fantasy environments, character portraits, animals and fan art using Photoshop with vivid colors, dynamic lighting and storytelling. Continue reading »
This Artist Layers Traditional Ink With Digital Glows To Quest Unconscious Realms Of Surreal Meaning
Ben Bauchau, Brussels-based Belgian illustrator and concept artist, quests for meaning in unconscious realms via traditional ink on paper layered with digital colors, crafting dreamlike surreal worlds inspired by ukiyo-e, engravings, comics, past cultures, war, nature, movement. Continue reading »
Artist Draws Haunting Graphite Worlds Where Women, Animals And Architecture Share The Same Fragile, Ghostly Grace
Dasha Pliska is a Ukrainian artist and illustrator from near Odesa who works primarily in graphite, charcoal and pencil, creating monochrome drawings with rough textures, delicate shading and a strong sense of drama and “ghostly grace.” Continue reading »
Ukrainian Artist Builds Dotwork Worlds Where Kings, Queens And Skeletons Act Out Quiet, Psychological Dramas In Pure Black Ink
Rostislaw Tsarenko is a Ukrainian self‑taught artist from Poltava who specializes in highly detailed black‑and‑white ink drawings using dotwork and stippling to build realistic yet surreal, symbol‑heavy images. Continue reading »
Cassandra Jean Turns Fantasy Worlds Into Lush, Manga‑leaning Illustrations, Giving Beloved Book Characters Faces Fans Can Instantly Recognise
Cassandra Jean is an American illustrator and comic artist who works primarily in manga‑inspired digital drawing, known for illustrating popular YA fantasy novels and creating her own webcomics. Continue reading »
Hyper‑detailed Pen‑and‑ink Worlds Define Peter Van Den Ende’s Style: Frozen Poles, Mangrove Mazes And Mechanical Depths
Peter van den Ende is a Belgian illustrator and author born in Antwerp in 1985, best known for his debut wordless picture book The Wanderer (Zwerveling), a hand-drawn epic following a paper boat’s fantastical ocean journey through ink-black seas, mechanical sea monsters, icy poles and alien depths. Continue reading »
Artist Paints Dreamy Guardians, Monkeys And Plant‑spirits In Soft Acrylics, Turning Canvases Into Little Safe Zones For Anxious Hearts
Ella May is a contemporary artist and illustrator who builds soft, surreal worlds with big‑eyed girls, monkeys, spirits and plants painted in acrylic, oil pastel and mixed media on canvas. Continue reading »
Meet Jean-Jacques Grandville, The Master of Anthropomorphic Satire
Jean‑Jacques Grandville (born Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard, 1803–1847) was a major French illustrator and caricaturist whose intricate, often fantastical drawings left a strong mark on the Romantic era. Continue reading »
Finnish Illustrator Creates Dream‑like Forest Worlds With Watercolour, Ink And Starlight Turning Nordic Folklore Into Soft, Escapist Magic
Ulla Thynell is a Finnish artist, illustrator, designer and photographer based near Helsinki, best known for dreamy fantasy and fairy‑tale imagery rooted in forests, folklore and Nordic myth. Continue reading »
Illustrator Creates Cozy Grunling Worlds With Anthropomorphic Fruits And Vegetables Turning Everyday Nature Into Pastel Storylands
Johanna Forster is a German illustrator and character designer best known for her “Grunlings” (Grünlinge) – a cast of cute, anthropomorphic fruits, vegetables and plant spirits that live in a bright, cozy fantasy world. Continue reading »
Spectacular Black and White Winners from the Mobile Photography Awards 2025
1st Place Winner: “Freedom” by Roy Pan
The 14th Annual Mobile Photography Awards unveiled their Black and White winners, and the images are breathtaking. Continue reading »
South Korean Artist Creates Gentle, Surreal Heartwarming Paintings Sharing Small, Wordless Moments At The Edge Of Loneliness And Comfort
Jeon Pil‑hwa (Pil Hwa) is a contemporary South Korean artist and illustrator known for quiet, surreal digital paintings where humans and animals—especially cats—share small, intimate moments in soft, muted worlds. Continue reading »
Spectacular Wildlife Winning Photos from the Monochrome Photography Awards 2025
1st Place Winner: “Between 2 worlds” by Merche Llobera, Spain
Wildlife photography already carries immense power, but in monochrome it transforms into something raw and dramatic. 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 »
Beautiful Winning Photos from the 2025 Nature inFocus Photography Awards
Photographer of the Year: “Echoes from the Eastern Ghats” by Rukhiya Mohammed
The Nature inFocus Photography Awards just revealed their 2025 winners, and the shots are unreal. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images from the Nature Photographer of the Year 2025
Overall Winner: “Sundance” by Asmund Keilen
The Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 has been announced, showcasing breathtaking talent from across 96 countries with a record-breaking 24,781 entries. Continue reading »
Dan May Creates Surreal Gentle‑creature Worlds With Soft, Furry Giants and Wistful Atmospheres at the Edge of Dreams and Memory
Dan May is a modern narrative painter and illustrator from the United States known for surreal, emotionally rich worlds filled with “gentle creatures,” dreamlike landscapes, and quiet, story‑like scenes. Continue reading »
The Enchanting and Bizarre Animal Worlds in Drawings of Rustlehare
Giulia Ferla is an Italian illustrator and artist recognized for her witchy, whimsical style that blends sophisticated techniques with a fascination for the animal kingdom. 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 »
Spectacular Shortlisted Photos from the 2025 Close-Up Photographer of the Year
Animals: “Splash” by Douglas Gimesy
The 2025 Close-Up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY 7) shortlist has been unveiled, showcasing a mesmerizing world often overlooked. Continue reading »
“Eyes Full of Landscapes”: The Surreal Artworks of Naoto Hattori
Naoto Hattori is a visionary Japanese painter, celebrated worldwide for his intricate surrealist art. Continue reading »
