Artist and designer James Curran of SlimJim Studios recently travelled to Japan, spending the month of April in Tokyo. In a 30-day challenge he dubbed #TokyoGifathon, Curran animated a new GIF each day inspired by something that happened during his stay.
You can see all the looping GIFs on Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram with #TokyoGifathon. Sound for the fantastic video below was composed by David Kamp.
For more from Curran, check out his work at the links below.
Liam York is a 22-year-old artist and illustrator from the UK best known for his interesting ‘negative drawings‘ that come to life when the blacks and whites are inverted. In the side by side comparisons below you can quickly see what’s going on with each image.
A few years prior the artist was embroiled in online controversy for taking credit for other artists work. You can read more about it here. All current artworks that you see on his profile were done by him and he has even uploaded timelapses of his drawings on YouTube.
For more from York, check out his drawings at the links below.
When word spread that Microsoft was planning to ‘deprecate’ MS Paint in its next Windows 10 Update, the Internet rallied in a collective uproar against the plan.
An outpouring of sadness, nostalgia and protest ensued at the loss of the 32-year-old program and Microsoft has since backtracked, saying it will still remove Paint from the next Windows 10 update but make the program available on the Windows Store.
First released with the very first version of Windows 1.0 in 1985, Paint in its various guises would be one of the first graphics editors used by many and became a core part of Windows. Starting life as a 1-bit monochrome licensed version of ZSoft’s PC Paintbrush, it wasn’t until Windows 98 that Paint could save in JPEG. [source]
Artist Jim’ll Paint It, who has become famous for his free MS Paint drawings of random requests by fans, created the tribute above in memory of the beloved program.
How many other Windows programs and Easter eggs can you find in the drawings above? So far I spot:
– Clippy
– Encarta
– MSN Messenger
– Minesweeper
– Zune
– Windows ME
– Solitaire
– MindMaze
– Bill ‘Gates’ in 4 colours
– Rodent’s Revene
– SkiFree
– Bonzi Buddy
– 3D Pinball: Space Cader
– Blue Screen of Death
– JezzBall
– Windows Explorer search dog
Visoth Kakvei is a Cambodian artist and illustrator that has amassed a huge online following for his jaw-dropping ink illustrations. In particular, his ongoing ‘floral hole’ series has been hypnotizing viewers, achieving incredible depth through intricate shading.
It’s hard to imagine these are drawn on a flat sheet of paper. I’ve included my favourites here but you can find many more at the links below.
Illustrator and designer Jonathan Stephen Harris has gained a huge following on YouTube for his amazing drawing videos. The talented artist is best known for his 3D illustrations, hand paintings and optical illusion drawings.
One interesting exercise Harris does to practice sketching, is spelling out a word and then incorporating the letters of the word into a cartoon representation of the word itself.
For more, check out Harris’ work on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram
South African artist, Jono Dry, was born in Pretoria and raised in the beautiful seaside town of Hermanus, where he has lived, worked and exhibited for most of his young life.
Entirely self-taught, his unique photorealistic-surrealist works are usually created on a large-scale, using graphite on paper or board. Jono currently lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
Be sure to check out his incredible artwork at the links below. The artist has gained large followings on Facebook and Instagram and updates his fans regularly with behind-the-scenes photos and videos of his works in progress, along with his completed pieces.
If you dig hyper-realistic artwork, check out our previous features!
Inal Bersekov is an amazing tattoo artist currently based in Belgium but travels the world doing tattoos for famous celebs like Drake.
Bersekov has become best known for his black and white, photo-realistic tattoos that literally look printed on skin. Inal’s next guest spot will be in Las Vegas from October 22-28 at the Seven Tattoo Studio (although he appears to be fully booked for 2017).
To see the latest ink by Inal, check him out at the links below.
For artist and filmmaker Vincent Bal, it all started with the simple shadow of a teacup. Fascinated, he decided to incorporate the shadow into a quick doodle. “Now I can’t help seeing things in shadows and everyday objects,” Bal explains. On Instagram, the artist has amassed a huge following for his hundreds of doodles.
“When I make a film it takes three years at least from idea to audience. Here it takes two minutes. Nice.” Below you will find some of the Sifter’s personal favs but you can find hundreds more at the links below. If you’re interested in signed prints check out his Etsy shop!
In the village of Inakadate, Japan, elaborate expanses of “rice paddy art” grace the surrounding landscape. Looking for a way to boost tourism and contribute to the village’s rich culture, town officials turned to what they knew best — growing rice.
Using dozens of varieties of rice as their color palette, locals gather to plant each new masterpiece, taking inspiration from local geography and Japanese folklore. With each image taking up to three months to complete, it truly takes a village.
Artist and illustrator Nick Murray Willis reimagines classic movie quotes into entirely new scenarios. Audio clips are from:
Lord of The Rings, Batman Begins, Scarface, Forest Gump, Taken, Predator, Jaws, Pulp Fiction, Se7en, Gladiator, Home Alone, (from Angels with Filthy Souls), The Shining, Jerry Maguire, Aliens, The Terminator, Apollo 13, Midnight Cowboy, A Few Good Men, Star Wars, Frankenstein, Jurassic Park, Karate Kid
Kohei Ohmori is a 22-year-old artist from Japan who has been garnering buzz online for his amazing, hyper realistic pencil drawings. The artist purportedly spends upwards of 200 hours on each drawing and has been sharing his progress on Twitter and more recently, Instagram.
In the detailed close-ups and progress shots below, you can also get a glimpse at Ohmori’s toolbox of carefully sharpened pencils. For more, check out his artwork at the links below.
[via Bored Panda]
When Eric Massicotte and his wife came home, they found their son had decided to ‘creatively’ express himself on one of the walls in their family home.
Every parent knows you can’t win every battle. ‘Kids will be kids’ no matter how hard you try. With a shrug of their collective shoulders, Massicotte tweeted:
“Your kids are going to do things they shouldn’t. It helps if you married someone with a sense of humour.”
The artwork label/caption is just priceless, here’s a closer look:
Dr. Massicotte is a neurosurgeon, associate professor, and medical director of the mTBI/Concussion Program at the University of Toronto. His recent tweet has gone viral on Twitter with 90K retweets and 239K likes at the time of this posting.
Legendary animator Glen Keane demonstrates how he uses virtual reality to create 3D animations, sketching The Little Mermaid’s Ariel to “Part of Your World.”
Keane designed and animated the character of Ariel in the film The Little Mermaid (1989).
Two titans of animation, Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and Seth MacFarlane (creator of Family Guy), draw portraits of each other in their respective cartoons’ signature style.
Artist Esther Bellido made this awesome 60 second animation in honour of Breaking Bad’s 10 year anniversary. The first episode aired on January 20, 2008 and went on to become one of the most critically acclaimed shows in television history. Spoilers obviously.
Nikola Čuljić is a self-taught artist from Trstenik, Serbia who has been creating amazing 3D drawings using colored pencils, markers and pastels along with some forced perspective to make objects look like they are leaping off the page they are drawn on.
Below you can find a small gallery of his amazing work along with videos that show the distortion and perspective used to achieve the illusion. For more check out Nikola’s work at the links below.
In today’s media-saturated world it can be challenging for a state tourism board to garner any attention. So Travel Oregon decided to try something different, an anime-inspired spot featuring beautiful artwork of popular places in Oregon with a surreal twist.
From the iconic Crater Lake to the towering Mt. Hood and the amazing hiking trails and landscapes in between, the ‘Only Slightly Exaggerated’ animation creatively portrays the natural beauty of Oregon. Stills from the spot can be seen below.
Written and produced by Wieden + Kennedy
Animation by Psyop & Sun Creatures Studio
Performed by Oregon Symphony
Composed by Jim Dooley
Faye Halliday is a travelling artist best known for her incredible black marker illustrations. Originally from the UK and currently living in Costa Rica, the artist has amassed huge followings on Instagram and Facebook as she shares her ongoing artworks and creative pursuits.
In an ongoing series of illustrated paper cutouts, Faye has been using nature’s vibrant palette to fill in her works and she has been using the results as inspiration for her colored prints and canvases.
Below you will find highlights from this series but you can find many more along with works available for sale at the links below.
“Paradise” is an immersive, 360-degree, black marker drawing by Oscar Oiwa. On display until June 3rd, 2018 at JAPAN HOUSE São Paulo, the work is situated inside an inflatable vinyl balloon measuring 7 x 10 x 4 meters (23 x 33 x 13 ft), allowing visitors to be completely enveloped by the work.
According to Colossal, the work took two weeks and 120 sharpies to complete. Oiwa completed the piece with help from his assistants: Amanda Obara, Mity Watanabe, Matheus Saliba, Vera Nomura, Elise Hori, and Beta Macedo.
See below for a gallery along with timelapse video on the making of ‘Paradise’.
[via Colossal]
For the last few years, New Zealand artist Benjamin Lloyd has been dropping by the Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland to give kids temporary tattoos to try to lift their spirits and make hospital life more fun.
Lloyd uses an airbrush gun and non-toxic ink to apply the temporary tats. He and his team have done hundreds over the years and the ink can be washed off in the shower. To see more artwork by Lloyd check out his Facebook page.
