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Spanish Artist gives a Dark Twist to Fairy Tales

As the Grimm brothers proved with their dark fairy tales; not all children’s stories have to be filled with happy little characters frolicking in their happy little worlds. Spanish artist Beñat Olea Irureta has now added his own twist to classic fairy tales and childrens’ book characters with his gothic fantasy illustrations. While some of the […]

Optical Illusion Portraits by Rex Whistler are Now Mind-Boggling Antiques

Hailing from the age celebrated by steampunk artists, Rex Whistler’s optical illusion portraits give a glimpse into the mind of this exceptionally talented artist. Though he didn’t live long (1905-1944), whistler created an enormous amount of drawings, paintings and other creative projects such as set designs for school plays and illustrations for books. Rex Whistler’s […]

A boy eating crayons draws an imaginative scenario around himself in this surreal illustration by James Jean

Tripping on Talent: The Psychedelic Art of James Jean

James Jean is a Taiwanese American artist who produces art both commercially and for gallery exhibitions. His psychedelic scenes have been featured on the covers of DC comics and on album covers for Atlantic Records. He’s also worked with the famous clothing design company Prada as well as Rolling Stone magazine and Playboy magazine. Jean’s […]

Even when not viewed as an engineering design, CHarles Dellschau's drawings have an aesthetic appeal

Beautiful Drawings by an Unknown Butcher who Dreamed of Flight

Charles Dellschau was an American butcher who lived between 1830 and 1923. He was a part of the Sonora Aero Club, a group of men that met to discuss and design flying machines. According to his diaries one of the members of this seceret society had discovered the formula for an anti-gravity fuel he called “NB […]

A dragon swims to the surface of a lake to greet a Japanese girl in a boat in this watercolor fantasy painting by Qinni

The Wonder and Wisdom of Qinni’s Magical Art Works

Qing Han, aka Qinni, is an artist from Canada who works in both traditional and digital art mediums. When creating a painting with traditional methods, he leans towards watercolor paint, creating emotive manga scenes with an artistic flair. When working in a digital art format, Qing likes to work in Painttool SAI, Corel Painter and Photoshop CS4. […]

Japanese artist One Nao creates a beautiful Arabian belly dancer in this pin-up girl design

Perky Pop Art Pin-up Girls by Oneq Nao

Oneq Nao is a Japanese artist who combines American and Japanese visual styles to create luscious ladies with full lips, curvy hips and an exaggeratedly feminine appeal. There is an element of art nouveau in Oneq’s art works. It reminds one of the popular posters that were created to advertise absinthe in the early 20th […]

Have you got a Dirty Mind?

Brazilian cartoon artist Mauricio Ricardo creates a cheeky visual illusion in this funny speed drawing video. While the finished result of his efforts are innocent cartoon people and animals, Ricardo’s first few lines on the page bear a humorous resemblance to various parts of human anatomy.

A squire and a goat ride a giant snail in this fairy tale book illustration by Julian de Narvaez

Antiquated Illustrations of Fairy Tales and Fantasy by Julian de Narvaez

Hailing from Colombia, South America, Julian de Narvaez is an artist with an antiquated illustration style. Resembling the woodcuts that were used to illustrate children’s books in days of yore, Julian’s art works capture the essence of both a world from the past and a world that exists only in fairy tales and the artist’s […]

A gun shoots origami birds into the air in this powerful illustration by Nanami Cowdroy

East meets West in Nanami Cowdroy’s Eurasian Illustrations

Nanami Cowdroy is an Australian artist with both Japanese and European ancestors. Her mixed heritage has influenced her art style dramatically, and elements of both cultures are apparent in her choice of subject matter and her artistic style. Cowdroy’s illustrations are hand-drawn and painted in black ink on white card and finished with a bright […]

20 Hours of Illustration in 11 Minutes – Sebastian Koever’s “Endlessness”

In this time lapse video, Sebastian Koever illustrates a busy fantasy world in black ink on card. The scene is so complex that anyone who starts looking at it can’t help but stare at it for a while, allowing themselves to be drawn into the world along wooden pathways and around relics from the past. […]