Friday, January 14th, 2011
Today I’m checking out the artistic talents of Nanami Cowdroy. Nanami combines ink, pen & pencil, water color and spray paint on paper, with some digital elements into a visual style uniquely her own. She has also conveniently included a bio on her website which I could copy and past here, but you guys are clever enough to follow a link and check it out yourself. Her art has even been made into jewelry so if you’re looking for a unique artistic gift for someone, you should shop here. I always love stumbling upon new and unique artistic styles. Maybe someday I’ll even have one of my own!
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Thursday, January 6th, 2011
I stumbled upon illustrations by the very talented Charlie Bowater this week. Not only is Charlie a talented sketch artist but her Photoshop skills are impressive as well. I’ve included mostly just sketches in this post but you should check out more of her work in her Deviant Art gallery. I’m certain you’ll be as impressed by her talents as I am! I would love to be able to draw half this good. Just looking at these is inspiring me to get out sketch book and try to learn.
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Monday, December 20th, 2010
I just stumbled upon this animation at Vimeo and fell in love with it. This little treasure was animated by Ryan Woodward with music by The Weepies. The minute I started watching I knew I had to post it to my blog. I also knew I had to hop over to iTunes and buy the album. Hope you like it!
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Today I’m featuring the fantastic designs of Thai artist Skan Srisuwan (aka Fiduciose). A graduate of Silpakorn University, Skan is mostly known for blending human forms and machines into intricate, metallic creations. Skan co-founded and is currently Creative Director at Studio Hive where he focuses on providing clients with comics production, concepts, illustrations, I.P. creation, as well as developing internal projects. His style is certainly distinctive and not one you’ll easily mistake. Enjoy!
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
I stumbled upon the matte painting collection of Alex Golovchenko this week. He’s done some truly fantastic work. Alex is currently Senior Designer at Inter TV Channel, the Ukrainian national broadcaster. Matte Painting is another one of those amazing skill sets I would love to develop some day if I wasn’t so busy writing sub-par PHP code. Golovchenko’s work is vividly imaginative and his use of color and lighting is delightful. Enjoy!
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Monday, November 1st, 2010
I find myself quickly becoming an expert at discovering really cool stuff months or even years after everyone else. In fact, I suppose that is what this blog is about more than anything really. It’s just a rehash of cool stuff other people have discovered. But hey, it’s all new to me and I think it’s cool so the world has to see more of it. Anyhow, today’s cool stuff is the photography of Dave Hill. Hill’s use of professional photography techniques and stunning photo effects and photo manipulation makes his work immediately recognizable. His photos have a dark-gritty-surreal look to them that many photographers and designers have tried to imitate. And imitation is the sincerest form of flattery next to getting a blog posted about you on my site. So congratulations Dave! Also, he loves to tell stories. See if you can follow the story from these first eleven photos. I believe I’ve got them in the correct order. You may have to fill in some gaps with your imagination.
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
It’s time for another blog showcasing the work of an amazing illustrator. Today’s illustrator is Russ Mills (aka Byroglyphics). Hailing from the UK, Mills work is a clash of styles from classical to pop surrealism, focusing predominantly on the human form, though also abstracting elements from nature and the animal kingdom. He studied Graphic Art and Design at Leeds Met University and is currently pursuing the more traditional gallery/exhibition path with solo shows in London and Bristol and group exhibits in the U.S. His distinctive style immediately caught my eye.
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