Artist Pony Reinhardt transports us to the woods with her naturalistic tattoos. The monochromatic line drawings feature animals, flowers, and even fungi, stitched together in sprawling scenes that highlight the Earth’s beauty. Their detailed style showcases all of the outdoors, from meticulously-etched veins in leaves to roughly-textured bird beaks to the grain of wood on […]
Category: Drawing
Dirk Dzimirsky’s Photorealistic Art Expresses His Concern with Water Torture
With the aim of making a political statement about torture methods such as waterboarding, German artist Dirk Dzimirsky began experimenting with water as a subject in his hyperrealistic art. While the final result looks less politically focused, Dzimirsky explains that it provided inspiration for his current direction. “The water stayed as an element in my […]
Sprawling Drawings by Benze Invite You to Explore Every Detail
Hungary-based artist Benze infuses thousands of fine details into his gorgeous drawings. In the scope of a single picture, there are countless elements to look at and admire. This is intentional—Benze creates his pieces to be viewed on both a macro and micro scale. “Each work,” he writes, “has its own gravitational field.” You can’t […]
New Graphite Portraits by Thomas Cian
Highlighting skin textures and using double-exposure effects, Thomas Cian uses graphite and a bit of watercolor pencil or gouache to add the finishing touches to his portrait art. Already known for his Moleskine drawings, he recently published a few animated GIFs showing his start-to-finish process at Behance. Images © Thomas Cian.
The Chameleon and Other 3D Drawings by Morgan Davidson
It doesn’t matter if she is using ballpoint pens or colored pencils, Morgan Davidson knows where to add shading and detail to each portrait on paper. Her new drawings are full of rich and saturated colors, and her attention to textures are visible in these in comparison to past ones. Nature and fashion are things […]
The Collapse of Cohesion: New Drawings by Levi Van Veluw
We’ve published the standout work of Levi Van Veluw on Illusion before, and now he’s back on these pages with more charcoal drawings. His art is full of interesting concepts, exploring minimalism, futurism and geometric designs. They stimulate the mind and engage with the eye in fascinating ways. He achieves a very high level of […]
Gabriel Picolo’s Fun Sketchbook Art from 2015
He started off with the 365 day doodle project and quickly became known for these black-ink drawings of Anime and video game characters. But now the illustrator from Brazil, Gabriel Picolo, has stated that 2015 would be his most colorful year. So he’s implementing color to new Moleskine sketches using programs PaintTool SAI and Photoshop […]
Winnie Truong’s Psychologically Charged Portraits of Hair
In her drawings, Winnie Truong is able to mold hair into any form she wishes. The colourful hair is like a head piece, but it also seems to be a living entity all of its own. Her subjects are sometimes overtaken by it, sometimes comforted by its presence. The recurrence of skulls, double faces, and […]
Selfies: Blue-Tinted Erotic Drawings
Note: Contains nudity. Armed with his trusty Bic pen, the Spanish hyperrealist artist Juan Francisco Casas has built up an impressive online base of loyal fans due to his sexually explicit drawings of young naked women. Controversial certainly, as only these kinds of artworks can be, but they do possess great skill and an eye […]
Playful Erotic Illustrations by Marion Fayolle
Note: Contains nudity. French illustrator and comic artist Marion Fayolle creates whimsical erotic drawings that manage to be both philosophical and filthy in equal measure. A rare gift. They are somewhat reminiscent of classic children’s colouring books, favouring simple outlines and lots of primary colours. Very witty and humorous, Fayolle works in such visual delights […]