Fox McCloud is a character from the Nintendo game series Star Fox. His backstory involves his father meeting a tragic and violent end after being betrayed by his own wingman. The death of the senior McCloud ended the original Star Fox team, and the only survivor of this team urged the young and inexperienced Fox […]
Gamarjobat is a comedy duo from Japan who specialize in visual comedy and simple optical illusions. As Jason Mansford (the host of Comedy Rocks) says, their humor is based on “dad jokes”, the kind of got-your-nose silliness that fathers perform to entertain their children. Unlike dads everywhere, however, Gamarjobat has managed to put together a […]
UK artist Dan Kitchener has developed his own art style. He begins by designing a scene in his sketchbook and then turns to his computer to create a digital painting in Photoshop. The result is a combination of classic comic book art styles and art software styles, a fusion that creates a densely saturated image, unlike […]
Dutch artist Marcel Witte specializes in photorealistic paintings of personified animals. This video shows the making of one of his paintings, called “Gracious”, in which a lion gently carries a baby lamb with unexpected tenderness and gentleness. Like all of Marcel Witte’s paintings, he has included a human element in the scene. In Gracious, the […]
Lil’ Drac was rescued after his mother abandoned him due to the stress caused by their home disappearing – the zoo where they’d once lived closed. This fun video shows the little bat’s personality emerging as he grows up under the care of volunteers at the Bat World Sanctuary. You can learn more about Lil’ […]
Calisthenics and parkour athlete Keith Horan shows off some of his stunts on a set of bars in a park in New York City. His lithe, fluid movements and skill are inspiring, guaranteeing that if you’re into calisthenics or parkour; watching this guy for a few minutes will leave you itching for some exercise of […]
Canadian artist Jessica Fortner works in both traditional and digital media, though even when working in traditional media, there are elements in her designs that appear to only be possible with the help of a computer arts program such as Photoshop. She pays such careful attention to form and detail that it seems almost unlikely […]
New Yorker Joe Mangrum has an unusual hobby: he likes to head out to a public space with bags of sand and create mandala designs where every passer-by can watch him at work. He says he creates his colorful sand mandalas not only to create joy for kids, but to inspire and motivate adults to […]
Estela Cuadro’s personal art style is unique. She incorporates elements of spirituality, tribalism and psychedelia into each of her paintings to create scenes that are abstract yet contain hints of reality. Each painting is filled with a sense of movement and animation. It’s as though the artist was in the midst of a wild imagining, […]
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 […]