Colombian visual artist Hernan Marin has curated a deeply hypnotic and cryptic style. The ghostly figures in his most recent series all look like lost souls, trapped in some kind of purgatory surrounded by a wall of nothingness. They are beautiful, philosophical artworks created in many subtle shades of grey. Artwork © Hernan Marin Via Behance
Category: Drawing
Mythical Hand-Drawn Illustrations
The sublime illustrations published here are the works of artist Alejandro García Restrepo. He manages to render surreal visions in nothing but simple pencil. These include caskets being whisked away by hundreds of balloons and flamingos tied up in knots like something from “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” He achieves a great level of contrast and shading […]
Journey Down the Worm Hole
Spanish illustrator and animator Jon Juarez has a whimsical and child-like approach to his art. The images showcased here are all book covers for various titles. They share the same stylistic DNA, with a strong sense of colour and hand drawn magic. The imagery, from tidal waves storming through a city metropolis to colour-coded visions of […]
Drawings of Ultra Shiny Automobiles
Someone took the time to really polish these cars. There are BMWs, Audis, Volkswagens and Peugeots in the line-up here; illustrated by Dogukan Uludag using pencil colors, markers and pens to make the exterior of the cars look candy coated. They’re so glossy that you can probably see your own reflection on them. Artwork © […]
Fragile Spiritual Hallucinations
The illustrations of Manchester-based artist James Roper draw on many diverse sources, from Baroque Art to the flow of energy found in complex structure, for example human beings. Rendered in delicate black and white pencil and splashed with the odd brush of colour to maximise effect, they are fascinating pieces of contemporary art. The subject matter […]
Monocat’s Crazy Doodles
Paul Schroeder is known as Monocat the vicious doodler and cartoonist who has worked on projects like “Minimalist British Humour” (which gives variety to the word butt), and “Eat Eggs to Maintain Your Health” a collaboration with writer Luke Walsh. Artwork © Monocat Via Doodlers Anonynmous
Drawings of Cats and a Bulldog who Loves to Read
She is known online as “The Calling of Drawing—L.A. Dessin” (that’s a serious title), but her real name is Lorine Angelmann from France. She is dedicated to making beautiful portraits of family pets and exotic animals using mechanical pencils for some, and for others, she does a complete 180 using bright-colored brush pens. Images © […]
Chong-Yi’s Pencil Portraits
Malaysian artist Chong-Yi is quite something with a pencil, as you can plainly see here with his exquisitely meticulous artworks. Sources of inspiration for this talented young guy include contemporary cinema, such as characters from”Les Miserables.” He has also stated that he attained a lot of his drawing technique from studying the Internet. Images © Chong-Yi
Beautifully Illustrating Life and Death
Canadian visual artist and tattooer Kit King (killer name by the way) does a great line in finely detailed and beautifully rendered black and white drawings. The imagery she creates is rooted in darkness, with symbols of death like skulls reappearing frequently, and the level of realism she achieves is stunning. Artwork © Kit King
Homoerotic Art: Romance Among Warriors
Note: Contains sexual references. A sexual tone is present in Aenaluck’s vast collection of drawings and paintings. Many of her characters are inspired by the open world fantasy video game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. There are Barbarian-style warriors posing their perfectly toned bodies, while others seem curious to have romantic relationships with brothers-in-arms. Her […]