Lauren Davis
Adam Thompson Illustrates 50 Superheroes In 50 Days [Art]
If you want to get better at something, you've got to practice, practice, practice. Adam Thompson wanted to improve his Adobe Illustrator chops, so he gave himself a fun task to do: illustrate one superhero a day in Illustrator for 50 days. He learned a few new tricks, and came out with a fun set of heroic illustrations.
Nicolas Nemiri Draws Sultry Ladies, Scary Men And Sweet Kids With Cats [Art]
It's easy to get a bit of tonal whiplash while perusing Nicolas Nemiri's art blog. On the one hand, he draws gigantic, tattooed men who look like they could easily crush everyone else on the page. His women run the gamut from fashion plates to spacefaring adventurers to a gal being pleasured by an octopus. And interspersed are the illustrations featuring sleeping babes, kind-hearted kids and schoo
Stephanie Pepper Draws Dapper Animals, Strange Girls And Mashed-Up Pokemon [Art]
Stephanie Pepper (formerly known around some corners of the Internet as Kippery) maintains an incredibly fun art Tumblr, that pulls from pop cultural icons as disparate as Carrie and Clifford the Big Red Dog, and contains portraits of beautiful (and occasionally banged-up) women as well as incredibly surreal illustrations.
Benjamin Wright Makes Glam Rock Wookiees, Sentient Donuts And Traveling Ladies With Vintage Luggage [Art]
Benjamin Wright is an artist who works in a variety of media. Sometimes he transforms old Playmobil toys into Wookiees and gang members from The Warriors; sometimes he builds his own toys. He creates installations of hidden corners from alternate universes. And he makes comics and illustrations, from sophisticated globetrotting women to a version of Batman with much sadder rogues.
Motohiro Hayakawa Imagines Folk Art Battles On Bizarre Alien Worlds [Art]
I will admit that I am a total sucker for science fiction folk art, probably thanks to a childhood spent perusing my mother's Grandma Moses books while watching episodes of Deep Space Nine. And Motohiro Hayakawa has created a veritable Bayeux Tapestry of pyramid-faced warriors, headless executioners, raygun marksmen and swords that far outweigh their wielders.
Matthew Lau Takes Digital Illustration Into The Jungle, Aboard Pirate Ships And Into Outer Space [Art]
The frustrating thing about following the work of a lot of visual artists is that you'll sometimes see a lovely illustration, filled with vibrant colors and lighting, attached to a caption along the lines of, "Had some free time during lunch," or, "Quick warmup sketch." Meanwhile, it takes me an hour to draw something that looks vaguely like a human being. I realize that this a
Ze Jian Shen Draws Cartoon Violence from Stranger Dimension [Art]
Although there's an element of deceptive cuteness in Ze Jian Shen's comics and illustrations, her pieces are less likely to feature cute fuzzy animals than dead bodies and punches to the face. And while sometimes this gleeful violence takes place on Earth, it seems to crop up on alien worlds as well.
Marian Churchland Illustrates Lists of Her Needs and Desires with Dapper Goblins [Art]
Marian Churchland loves a lot of things: pastries, epic video games, uncut gemstones, impeccably structured jackets, marmalade, practical shoes, and fine chocolates. And she catalogues these loves—especially the things she truly covets—in lists that are magical even when they don't contain hints of fantasy.
James Callahan Brings Psychedelic Grotesquery To Alice, Batman And The Saints Of Skateboarding [Art]
James Callahan, who operates under the rather appropriate moniker Barf Comics, likes his puke. He also likes his blood, his exploded bits of brains and flesh, and zombie-like creatures. But his gory, neon-bright illustrations have a wicked sense of humor that makes them perfect for skateboard decks.
Niv Bavarsky’s Illustrations Journey To Alien Landscapes Beyond Our Comprehension [Art]
Niv Bavarsky's editorial illustrations take us to more familiar corners of the human animation: San Francisco's SantaCon, Pokémon, the domed residences of our post-cataclysmic future and visual representations of anxiety. But his own drawings and paintings depict otherworldly scenes that feel genuinely alien, as if we are peering into another dimension that sits slightly outside our comprehension.