Tag: drawing
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Cheeky Illustrator Reimagines Iconic Artists as Modern-Day Hipsters
Ever wonder what your favourite artists would look like as hipsters? Wonder no more, as illustrator Amit Shimoni has just released a series of portrait paintings documenting this exact thing as part of his ongoing series, aptly called HIPSTORY. From Frida Kahlo to Salvador Dali, Amit has managed to hipster-ise all of them. Scroll down…
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Artist Paints Cats in Different Art Styles Across The Ages
Artist Veselka Velinova loves cats so much so that she recently challenged herself to paint a cat in different styles of art history. She also tried to recreate artistic ideals, style, as well as the technical approaches of each and every art period. Scroll below and let us know what you think! [zombify_post]
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Artist Turns Disney Princesses Into Badass 1940’s Noir Characters
Artist Astor Alexander‘s latest series looks at changing our perceptions of Disney princesses. No more stereotypically submissive women, Astor turns Disney princesses into badass noir characters. It’s a “stylish” crime genre, emphasizing cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Noir fiction protagonists are usually self-destructive, dealing with a corrupt legal, political or other systems. Their stories often…
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Artist Reimagines Disney Princesses As Breast Cancer Survivors To Raise Awareness For Breast Cancer Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women in most developed countries (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). Survival rates continue to improve with 89 out of every 100 women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer now surviving five or more years beyond diagnosis. To bring attention to this important cause,…
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Artist Sorts Famous Characters By Their Colors, And This Is What She Found Out
Linda Bouderbala is a bit of a perfectionist. You know how it is, picture frames always perfectly straight, pens lined up according to height order on your desk, etc. Linda’s perfectionism has extended into her art, where she started sorting fictional characters according to color! As you know, fictional characters are very different from one…
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Artist Illustrates Battle Dogs From Different Dog Breeds, And Here’s The Result
Artist Nikita Orlov saw a dog one day and thought, "Hmm… it would be fun to make a centaur from a dog. I bet someone did it already!". He googled and found none. Surprise! So he decided to do a couple of battledoges and thought up a fantasy world where those doges could exist and…
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People Kept Asking Jon Arton To Paint Them For Free, So He Decided To Teach Them A Lesson
If you're an artist, you've probably got a few interesting stories about people asking you to create free work for them. Birmingham artist Jon Arton is not immune to such requests, but rather than get too annoyed by them he started turning it into a little game. “It can be a bit irritating,” he said.…
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Artist Reimagines What Would Happen If Humans Flirted Like Animals, And It’s Hilarious
Have you been told a good pick up line recently? Have you used one? Artist Ben Hed's latest series titled “What if humans flirted like animals?” flips the pick up line phenomena on its head by reimagining what they would sound like in the animal kingdom. “I’ve been doing Pet Foolery on Instagram for about…
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The Most Brutally Hilarious Comics For People Who Like Dark Humor
You loved Mr Lovenstein so much when we showed you his work last time (see HERE), that we had to bring you more, more, more! Mr Lovenstein puts a surprising and macabre spin on ordinary perceptions, touching on everything from funny tips to getting out of random situations. The illustrator has been creating art since…
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Photographic Series Shows The Entire Alphabet Found on the Wing Patterns of Butterflies
Norwegian nature photographer Kjell Bloch Sandved has devoted his photographic career to capturing the beauty of the world we live in and along the way, amassed a collection of butterfly and moth images with interesting patterns on their wings. Sanved’s keen eye took notice of the spectacular shapes the natural designs came in, recognizing their…