Simon Prades’ Quirky, Surreal GIF Portraits
Many of these interesting illustrations by Simon Prades are GIFs with small areas of animation. They are abstract, surreal works in which strange objects…
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He Fan’s Cubist Self-Portrait Drawings
I really love the shading technique and cubism-inspired style in these drawings by He Fan. They are black-and-white pencil drawings, and they are self-portraits…
Jon Juarez: Illustrations With an Expressive, Trembling Trace
These pencil drawings, augmented with digital color, are by Jon Juarez. I appreciate the line quality, which has what the artist refers to as…
Ayu Nakata’s Soft, Paranormal Drawings
Ayu Nakata‘s drawings are both intriguing and haunting. They use soft colors and lots of subtle lines to interesting effect. The images leave me uneasy,…
María & González: Illustrations Through A “Rear Window”
In this series of drawings by María & González, various scenes are shown through the frame of a Rear Window. Some of these windows are…
The Urban Shadow: Book Illustration by Natalie Foss
Natalie Foss, from Oslo, Norway, has illustrated a fold-out book seen from a fox’s point of view, called The Urban Shadow. The story is…