Tag: drawing
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Artist Karla Tomanelli Lifts the Lid on How Her Amazing Art Is Created!
“What pencils do you use?” “What kind of paint do you use?” “What brushes do you use?” These questions and many, many more are frequently asked of the artists on social media sites such as Instagram. Perhaps in response to these questions, artist Karla Mia Tomanelli has started strategically placing the art equipment she used to…
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A King Cobra Folded from a Single Sheet of Tissue Paper Plus Much More!
This accomplished king cobra designed by Ronald Koh was recently folded by origami artist Matthieu Georger from a single piece of specially treated tissue paper. The detail is amazing, especially the hundreds and hundreds of scales that individually require multiple folds to create. The artist also folds a wide range of other exotic animals, mythological beasts, and insects worthy of…
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Ballet Dancers in Everyday Situations!
Following on from our extremely successful blog post about a ballet dancer that danced en pointe on knife shoes on a piano (see HERE), it’s quite clear that an ordinary day as a ballet dancer is never ordinary. Ever wonder what a ballet dancer does on their downtime? With all of those muscles toned and trained…
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Amazingly Realistic Color Drawings of Everyday Objects by Marcello Barenghi
YouTube and Instagram is abuzz with Italian artist Marcello Barenghi‘s incredibly realistic drawings of everyday objects. They’re so good, that at first glance you might think you were looking at a photo. Here are some of our favorites, but be sure to check out Marcello’s work on Instagram and his YouTube channel where he documents the process of almost…
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AMAZING Pumpkin Carvings From the Guys at Villafane Studios
Update: be sure to also check out the amazing Pumpkin Arrangements at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in New York HERE! With Halloween fast approaching, we thought we’d look into pumpkin carving. We didn’t have to look too far before we discovered Ray and the team at Villafane Studios. Wow. These guys know how to carve a…
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Eccentric Yet Amazing Body Art Done by a 19-year-old Japanese Girl Choo-San
Her boredom with the digitally enhanced photographs drove a 19-year-old Japanese girl to work on her artistic talent in body art. Student Choo-San from the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan left an incredible impression when she painted attention-grabbing images on the human body. Choo-San discovered her body art talent after sketching eyes on the…
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Beautiful Portraits Painted with Coffee by Michael Williams!
Everyone needs a good coffee to start the day. Artist Michael Williams has taken it one step further, creating a beautiful series of portraits painted with coffee on old ledger paper from the 1920s and 1930s. We think you’ll agree that he’s done a great job! You can see so much more in his gallery. And don’t…
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Artist Uses Dirt For Her Latest “Dirty Little Secrets” Project!
American photographer and illustrator Sarah Rosado has been working on Dirty Little Secrets, a poetic and meaningful project that makes us ponder on the fragile beauty of our surroundings and the positive aspect of life. Using dirt as a medium, Sarah shapes this raw material into ephemeral illustrations that speak for themselves. With a goal…
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Kaleidoscopic Floor Installations Made of Mirrors, Crystals and Glass by Suzan Drummen
In an act of patience and precision that boggles the mind, Dutch artist Suzan Drummen creates sparkling floor installations using an array of individually placed mirrors, crystals, chromed metal, optical glass and precious stones. That’s right, the thousands of objects in each of her artworks are placed and stacked by hand and sit completely loose during the…
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Abandoned House in the Woods Taken Over by Wild Animals
Finnish photographer Kai Fagerstrom presents unique photo series, where he captures wild animals making themselves comfortable in abandoned houses in the woods of Finland. Titled The House in the Woods, the photo series is set in cottages near Kai’s summer house, which were abandoned by their tenants after the owner of the place died in a fire.…