Category: Drawing
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There Are 2 Types of People. Which One are You?
According to Joao Rocha, an art director from Lisbon, Portugal, there are only ‘2 Kinds Of People’ in this world. To prove his point, Rocha has created a fun Tumblr account featuring illustrations that reduce some of our quirks to simple everyday decisions. “There are only 2 kinds of people in this world, those that find this…
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Vintage Life Hacks from 100 Years Ago
Back in the 1900s, cigarette manufactures used to insert stiffening cards into their paper cigarette packs to add strength and help them last longer. Along the way, someone had the bright idea of printing trivia, artwork and even famous people and athletes (Honus Wagner anyone?) onto the stiffening cards. In the early 20th Century, Gallaher’s…
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Artist Richard Prince Makes $100,000 Selling Your Instagram Pictures in New York
Right now you can purchase someone’s Instagram photo for around $100,000. The money won’t go to the photographer, however, it will go to Richard Prince, who has blown up and made prints of other people’s Instagram photos for his series titled “New Portraits.” The previously private show at the Gagosian has been a part of Frieze. According to…
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ROA’s New Mixed-Media Cabinets Reveal the Hidden Anatomy of Animals
Belgian artist ROA just opened his first solo show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NYC titled Metazoa. The new series of mixed media works feature the artist’s familiar black and white depictions of animals painted on various cabinet-like furniture pieces that can be opened or shifted to reveal anatomical details. ROA often chooses to depict animals native to where he…
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Stunning Pen Drawings Created with Thousands of Tiny Dots!
Using thousands upon thousands of tiny dots, Spider Money produces gorgeous artworks that are awe-inspiring in their detail. The Bangkok-based creative wields a mighty Micron pen and draws fancy flourishes with photo-realistic depictions of eyes, noses, and lips. It’s in these facial features that Spider Money employs her “dot-drawing technique.” She individually dabs the minuscule…
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More Incredible Miniature Paintings by Lorraine Loots
Lorraine Loots, an expert at creating tiny art “for ants,” is back with a new series of mind-bogglingly small (and beautiful) paintings of animals, space, and her favorite books. We previously highlighted her amazing miniatures HERE, as part of her ‘miniature painting every day for a year’ project. She plans to create 100 mini paintings…
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Photorealistic Artist CJ Hendry Draws 50 Foods in 50 Days
Starting in February, Brisbane artist CJ Hendry embarked on an ambitious drawing project, the creation of 50 food drawings in 50 days, with a new piece posted to Instagram every 24 hours. Each black pen drawing of a photorealistic food set against the backdrop of an ornate French plate is rendered with a stunning grasp of…
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Art Through the Eyes and Minds of People With Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is an intense and unforgiving mental disorder whose symptoms can include everything from abnormal social behaviors, to hearing voices, and not knowing what’s real. It often accompanies other, less severe mental conditions like depression and anxiety. Needless to say, the sum of these disorders can be hard to deal with. 50 percent of those diagnosed with…
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Drawing Series of a Character Fighting His Maker
Imagine getting your head punched or getting smooshed to the corner of a page. That’s what this character is going through, thanks to artist Alex Solis. For this new series, Alex shows a character going one-on-one with the artist. Watch as the boy fights back as he clamps his teeth down onto the artist’s thumb…
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Your Deepest And Darkest Fears in Comic Form
Unless you’re Chuck Norris, you’re probably scared of something. If it’s a weird or irrational something, you can now submit it to illustrator Fran Krause who will turn it into part of his “DEEP DARK FEARS” comic strip project! You can see some of our favorites below, and submit your own fear to Krause for consideration via…