Tag: #illustration
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These Naughty Illustrations By Jim Benton Will Have You In Stitches
If you haven't heard of comedian and illustrator Jim Benton before, you're in for an absolute treat. Jim's cartoons feature simple observations on everyday life with surreal or cynical twists. He has published a ton of comic books that are available on Amazon, but he's also a successful kids'/young adult book author. Scroll down and…
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The Funniest Comics With Unexpected Endings By War And Peas
We’ve previously featured the comic genius of War and Peas (see HERE), and you guys loved it. The duo – made up of Jonathan Kunz and Elizabeth Pich – are back again, with stories combining satire and black humour that often leads to a quirky plot twist, which makes their comics so amusing. Although they…
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Illustrator Documents Her Daily Struggles With Life And Her Boyfriend
Illustrator Valérie Minelli, also known as Mrs. Frollein, has a pretty simple mission statement: to cheer people up and make them smile. Her series of comics is inspired by everyday life, and her relationship with her boyfriend. “I always hated most of the couple comics out there, so I decided to draw some myself”, she…
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A Darkly Inappropriate Comic Strip About A ‘Slutty’ Witch
History hasn’t been good to witches. Whether it be in film with the Wicked Witch or real life where the witch hunt saw an estimated 35,000 to 100,000 executions, they simply haven’t had a good time of it. Elizabeth Pich & Jonathan Kunz of War and Peas are trying to change the fate of witches,…
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Hilariously Relatable Comics That Every Girl Will Recognize Herself In
Each and every girl out there has different lifestyle and problems. However, there are so many problems and situations that we can all relate to and say ‘That’s me’. Artist and illustrator, Akshara Ashok creates some pretty hilariously relatable comics that we all can laugh at. She has the rare ability to laugh at herself…
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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 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 Documents The First Time He Meets His Long Distance Girlfriend After 2 Years of Dating Online Only
It's the stuff of modern-day fairytales. Or miracles. Boy meets girl online and they fall in love. Problem is they live thousands of miles apart and can't meet in person. Could it happen or is this another juicy episode of Catfish? But that's exactly what happened to artist Simone “Simz” Ferriero when he met and…
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Illustrations from Cairo, Egypt by Shanwar Badr
Shanwar Badr, self-taught artist from Cairo, Egypt and the creator behind Shanwar Illustrations. I try to focus on the humor and irony behind social habits, trends and the complex absurdities of everyday life and present it in a way that can be easily absorbed. So much takes place on a daily basis that serves as…
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Artist Creates A Series Of Silly Puns And Their Opposites
Teo Zirinis, otherwise known as handsoffmydinosaur on instagram, is the king of puns. One of his favorite things to do is to come up with silly word plays which he then brings to life in illustration. His latest series features puns and their opposites… double the pun and double the fun! Scroll down and like…