Music producer and composer Noam Oxman found an amazing way to combine his
passion for music with his love for drawing and animals. He is creating unique
pet portraits dubbed as Sympawnies that not only look great but can also be
played as a composition.
Oxman arranges musical notes on a sheet to create a graphic portrait that
captures the...
Most people don’t see anything special in driftwood. They just ignore it or
occasionally pick it up to build a campfire. However, for artist Kirsty Elson,
driftwood is a perfect sculpture material.
Elson collects driftwood and transforms it into whimsical animal sculpture in
the most amazing way. By strategically placing a few pieces of scrap metals or
adding some paint,...
Throughout history, Cobalt Blue has been appreciated by artists due to its
stable and lightfast properties as well as compatibility with other pigments.
Now, Icelandic artist Karen Ösp Pálsdóttir is using this pigment as a lens
through which she captures portraits of female subjects.
Pálsdóttir’s paintings mostly feature close-up presentations of faces, which are
often framed by botanical elements. According...
Naoto Hattori is a Japanese-born artist who currently resides in the United
States. Hattori is best known for his surreal paintings that are inhabited by
whimsical creatures.
The creatures that come from the mind of Hattori and appear on canvas are unlike
anything you have seen so far. While they have some similarities with real-life
animals or humans, they differ...
Art created by kids is always unique and captivating. What they lack in
fundamentals, they make up in imagination, and this always results in something
amazing.
A dad from London, UK, named Tom Curtis, is so proud of his children’s drawings
that he decided to share them with the world, but not before adding an extra
touch. Curtis takes the...
Fore-edge painting was quite popular in the past. When exploring antique book
shops, you probably saw more than a few books adorned with beautiful
illustrations on the edges of their pages.
While it is often perceived as a dying art form, there are more than a few
artists who are making efforts to bring back fore-edge painting to relevance.
One...
Not a lot of artists are ready to commit to long-term projects, especially those
that can take months and years to finish. But that isn’t an issue for Spanish
graphic designer and illustrator Pep Carrió. As a matter of fact, he has been
working on the same project for the past 17 years, and there is no indication
that...
When artists make portraits of celebrities, they often strive to make them as
realistic as possible. San Fernando Valley native RAH Azul is doing the same but
with an unusual twist; his artworks are entirely blue.
RAH Azul creates portraits of famous musicians and artists in navy, cobalt,
cerulean, lapis, sapphire, and all kinds of shades of blue color. However,...
Polymer clay is an incredibly cool material. If you have talent and are ready to
put in a lot of effort, you can do some amazing things with it. The miniatures
from Clay Zoo are a great example of that.
Clay Zoo is a Korean artist who regularly shares videos on YouTube in which he
showcases his newest polymer clay...
What makes an artist truly an artist? Is it the ability to draw skillfully,
between the lines, exactly as the teacher taught? Is it practicing hours and
hours on end, for years and years straight? From a technical standpoint,
yes—it's crucial for an artist to have the foundational skills to back up his or
her vision. But, friends, being...
