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Using a wide variety of canvases including railroad blueprints, star charts, geological and street maps, Welsh artist Ed Fairburn (previously here and here) uses additive and subtractive techniques to create portraits that seem pefectly integrated with the topography of streets, mountains and rivers. It’s been almost a year since we last checked in with Fairburn […]
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“The inspiration for my drawings began in early childhood when I traveled with my family throughout several of the world’s most remote landscapes, which were the subject of my mother’s fine art photography. After my formal training at Skidmore college I now exhibit extensively in galleries and venues throughout the United States and overseas.” “In […]
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Over 30 years ago, a man spent 7 years hand-drawing the most complex, unbelievable and probably unsolvable maze I’ve ever seen. His daughter recently posted the following photos on Twitter and, needless to say, the entire Internet is exploding with questions about her dad. So who is the man behind it? A professor? A mathematician? […]
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Ed was born in Shropshire in 1955 and had an idyllic childhood among woods, fields, secret pools and ruined barns – all now lost under the sprawl of Telford New Town. From 1973 to ’75, he attended a Foundation Course at Shrewsbury College of Art and it was here that he first read Tolkien’s ‘Lord […]
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Into the Mirror is an elegant fashion photo shoot with a twist. Italian photographer Luca Meneghel created the series by blending reality with illustrations that are hand-drawn along the surface of a mirror. Simply dressed in nude garb, model Nasty Bugriy shows off her stylish sense of rare fashion by standing perfectly placed in front […]
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Self taught, drawing with coloured pencils mostly from reference. Brian Scott: deviantArt
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PEZ is an illustrator, painter and graphic designer from Nantes, France. His sketchbook is composed of portraits, concept characters etc. PEZ: website / behance Via: cuded.com
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Illustrations for awards for childrens drawing competition called “Angel of inspiration”. Varya Kolesnikova: behance
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As famous as the black cabs or red double-decker buses, the London Underground Map is loved for it’s bright colours, striking design and unique style. When most people look at the ‘tube’ map, all they see is a pattern of colourful lines that helps them work out where they’re going and how they’re going to […]
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