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Mysterious Illustrations by Florian Nicolle

paul0v2 — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:51:16 +0000

Florian Nicolle is a graphic designer from France that has an unique style of illustrations. It's a mix of drawing, illustrating and painting that combined together is very unique and unusual but the result is extremely amazing. This mix give each piece a sense of mystery and a great blend to play with the viewers mind. Enjoy!

For mor from Florian visit neo-innov.fr

I try to create an image that retains its freshness of the first paint stroke, the expressions of the line have to be very free and spontaneous. While keeping a rigorous drawing. So i use fast techniques, like a bic, large brush, watercolor and chines ink. I draw a picture as if I wrote a text, with the same tool, the same freedom, erasures, lines, scribbles, …

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Hi there! I'm Paulo Canabarro, 26 year old web designer - paulocanabarro.com I'm from Brazil currently living and working out of Providence RI, USA. I'm truly passionate about design of all kinds, finding and sharing inspiration here has become part of my life. If you like to know more about me or get in touch visit my website paulocanabarro.com Stock me at Twitter and Dribbble

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Reader Tutorial: Wrestlerish Album Artwork by Chris Valentine

abduzeedo — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:32:44 +0000

This is a short case study on the album artwork I did for the South African band, Wrestlerish. There were at least 8 different illustrations for this album, so I've decided to focus on the portraits which I combined for the poster design and booklet.Apologies for the low res process pics, but I only had access to my phone during the drawing process.

Step 1

My first step when drawing portraits is to make sure all of the elements of the face are accurately positioned. I first block in the rough shape of the head, and then go in and add in rough positional marks for the nose, eyes, ears etc. I always work very closely from my photograph at this point and use my pencil to measure spaces and convert to the page accordingly. I use a Faber Castelle 0.5mm mechanical pencil with corresponding 2B lead and a putty eraser.

Step 2

I now begin fleshing out some of the details. Once I am 100% sure that the landmarks of the face are accurate, I can start detailing without worrying too much about likeness. I carefully analyse each element of the photograph & try to reproduce exactly what I see onto my drawing. This takes a lot of practice, but with time you start relating value in the photograph to different pressure levels with the pencil and it becomes easier to get your drawing true to the photograph.

Step 3

In this step I started with the beard. This was the most painful part of the drawing as it involved hundreds of tiny little pencil marks with different areas of light and dark. Always remember, the devil is in the details. I try to pick out the dark and light areas of the beard and shade accordingly, using tightly packed strokes for the dark areas and more sparse pencil marks for the light bits.

Step 4

Step 4 is essentially the polishing phase where I add in final details and make sure I've got the likeness right. If it doesn't look like the guy by now it's a bit of a problem; so always try and leave your dark shading until you're sure you have the likeness correct! This step is all about adding the finishing details and highlighting the smaller features of a person's face that aren't immediately noticeable.

Step 5

As you can see in the image, I like to work on A4 (29.7cm x 21.0cm) paper, normally 200GSM as it's heavy enough to handle acrylic inks without warping. I always use masking tape to attach the page to a hard board working surface to press on. Once I have finished my drawing, I scan it in at 600DPI and bring it into Photoshop.

Step 6

This is how a drawing typically ends up looking once it's ready to be integrated into my digital piece. I will normally drag the scan into a new document (with a size relative to the job description), and I'll use the levels adjustment layer to bring the darks out and improve the general contrast. I'll also go around the piece with a soft eraser and remove any marks I may have left on the page. It's also important to note that I set the layer's blending mode to 'Multiply'. This removes the white from the layer and leaves your pencil marks so you can work underneath them. Blending modes can be found in the dropdown menu above your layers palette which will say 'Normal' if you haven't changed it yet.

Conclusion

Once I had done this for each of the band members, I brought them all together into one huge canvas and messed around with various paint splatters and watercolor scans, as well as the cover artwork of the Johannesburg skyline. I would love to answer any questions you may have, so feel free to get in contact.

For more information about Chris Valentine visit his site at http://valentinedesign.co.za and follow his Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/christhecook

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Abduzeedo is a blog about design. There are all sorts of articles for those who want to look for inspiration. Also you will find very useful tutorials for the most used applications out there, with a special selection of Photoshop Tutorials and Illustrator Tutorials. You can get in follow us via Twitter at @abduzeedo

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Breathtaking Drawing by Joe Fenton

paul0v2 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:46:11 +0000

Joe Fenton is an unbelievable illustrator with an incredible amount of talent and patience to create his masterpieces. In this post we will show one of his masterpieces called "Solitude" an 8"ft wide and 5"ft high canvas full of small detailed drawings that start with graphite and later gets a final touch of ink and acrylics. Check it out!

For more from Joe Fenton visit joefentonart.com

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Amazing Sketch Book Drawings

paul0v2 — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:18:04 +0000

This amazing sketch book belongs to Russian artist and illustrator Irina Vinnik. These sketches are so amazingly done that they look more like the final piece, each page takes you to a different world of details that makes you dive into this drawings. Take a look and let us know what you think.

For more from Irina Vinnik visit vinnik.net

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More Fantastic Drawings by Mattias Adolfsson

PauloGabriel — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:39:58 +0000

Past november we had a super nice post about the drawings of illustrator Mattias Adolfsson. Well, when someone is too good to be true, we usually update you guys with their latest work, so here's more of this drawings.

These are his work done in his moleskine from February to May (2011) and I got say that I never get tired of his art. It's pretty sweet and totally badass at the same time. For more of his work, you should visit his portfolio at Behance. I hope you enjoy these, once more! Cheers. ;)

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Hello, everyone! I'm Paulo Gabriel, designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil, born in 1984. I have worked as a webdesigner since 2006, but websites and blogs have been a hobby for me since 1999. Here in Abduzeedo, I try to bring only the hot stuff for you... and hope that all of you enjoy my posts! For more cool stuff, you may also follow me on Twitter.

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Paintings and Drawings by Charmaine Olivia

marcos333 — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:38:24 +0000

Charmaine Olivia is for me one of the greatest design/art revelations from 2010. A 22 years old girl based at San Francisco, CA, she consider herself as a drawer, painter, tea-drinker and a self-taught artist. Her paintings and drawings show us a very particular fashion and beautiful reality with portraits of tattooed, sexy and interesting girls.

I'm a dreamer, painter, tea-drinker, self-taught San Franciscan artist. I was born and raised in a small beach town in Southern California where I first started drawing with soy sauce on napkins but have since upgraded to paper and paint. I now reside in San Francisco's sunny Mission District where I love playing Scrabble in the park, cuddling with my kitten & drinking peppermint tea ( Charmaine's Website ).

A huge source of inspiration are my dreams. I dream every night (which can be tiresome.) I rarely have a shortage of ideas or inspiration, it’s finding the time to create all the images in my head that can be tricky. Unfortunately many of these mental images get lost and buried under new ones ( We love Creativity Charmaine's Interview )

You can know more about Charmaine Olivia and her work by accessing her Website and her Devianart.

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My name is Marcos Torres, I'm Graphic Artist from Porto Alegre, Brasil. You can get to know more about me by acessing my Personal Website or by following me on Twitter: @marcos333. You can also see some of my last projects at my Flickr.

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Black and White Illustrations by Adam Isaac Jackson

marcos333 — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:59:07 +0000

Adam Jackson currently resides in Seattle Washington, but spent most of my life growing up in Japan. His work is infused with a love for fashion, comic books, rock posters, cartoons and a heavy influence of pop culture in general. Adam graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle in 2005 and has since been working in the apparel/fashion industry primarily as a graphic artist (Adam's blog).

“In my art, I look to capture those moments and expressions I find the most beautiful and iconic and elaborate on them. Whether it’s bold patterns and bright colors, or simple black and white drawings, I am always trying to bring out the attitude and personality of the subject matter. I seem to prefer the black and white, especially right now"(Adam's blog).

With you wanna know more about Adam and his work, you can access his Website or his Facebook page.

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Awesome Predator Fan Art

marcos333 — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:52:30 +0000

I'm a huge fan of Sci Fi movies and I must admit that Predator is one of my favorites. He's one of the most memorable aliens you'll probably see in your life, with his dreadlocks, tribal high tech apparel and big muscles, he's a incredible and creepy extraterrestrial.

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The Predator aliens are characterised by their trophy-hunting of other dangerous species for sport, including humans. Predators are large, sentient humanoid creatures who possess advanced technology such as active camouflage and energy weapons, and are capable of interstellar travel ( Predator, the hunted )

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Predator culture in general is based on the concept of The Hunt. Whereas humans on earth were agrarian, the Predators never stayed in just one place. Their culture revolves around the concept of hunting and stalking prey. Very similar to a pack mentality, the strongest and most efficient member of the Clan is the leader. This alpha male controls the actions of the group ( Predator, the hunted ).

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Drawings and Illustrations by Eduardo Cardenas

abduzeedo — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:15:21 +0000

Eduardo Cardenas is an comic artist and illustrator from Aracaju, Brazil. His work is pretty much about traditional illustrations with paper, pencil, eraser and ink, or as he prefers to say, his tools of the trade. We really liked his style and that's why we are sharing some of Eduardo's artworks here with you.

For more information about Eduardo Cardenas' work visit his DeviantArt profile at http://eduardocardenas.deviantart.com/

Opium

Postcard From Brazil

witch

Wereworlf

succubus

creature-of frankenstein

Goblin Thief

Mermaid and Triton

Poster EIRPG

Orc

666 Demon

King Kong

Elf Druid

Pocket Machine Girl

Princess Valkaria Free

Robot Jansoft

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Stylish Drawings by Darren Gate

abduzeedo — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 04:45:25 +0000

Darren Gate is a graphic designer and Illustrator by trade. He is a Leicester student, Still in the degree stage, but Darren is from Shrewsbury in Shropshire. Darren has a very cool style with stylish drawings and sketches created for magazines and newspapers.

For more information about Darren Gate check out his portfolio at http://cargocollective.com/DarrenGate

travel journal sketches

a few drawings done while on the move this summer.

Painting in Africa.

This summer I went to Africa to paint some Murals on nursaries orphanages and summercamps. It was really good fun, once we got used to the heat. This is the first Mural at a local summer camp in Marrakech.

Home sweet Home

Take A Chance (Magazine Illustration)

Series of Illustrations, for Sketchbook Magazine on finding art.

The man who gave up Money (Editorial Piece)

editorial illustration. I chosen article from the Guardian Environmental section april 2009. Title, The man who lives without money.

Sketchbook.

Word of mouth (Editorial piece)

editorial piece for the idea of word of mouth. How information is spread between people locally.

build you neck

water house

Studies of my Grandpa

During the summer I did an number of illustrations of my Grandparents. They made great studies as I could really work on the exaggerated lines and angles.

Emotive

Emotive is a book competition held every year. The focus word this year is Emotive, E or Motive. I am focusing in on the motives of memories. relating this to where i have traveled so far in my life. remembering back to my home town and the memories I have taken away from it.

Orchestra book cover design

Brief: to create a coffee table book. entitled Orchestra, your design does not have to be the entire book, but can simply be the front and back cover. The book cover can be anything you want as long as it en-captures and aspect of the word Orchestra. Important points to remember would be that the cover is a wrap around. This is to say that the cover is ongoing all the way round, so your design must fit in with this. The dimensions of the book cover are 305 mm, by 255 mm.

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Stylish Artworks by Dmitry Ligay

GisMullr — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:14:35 +0000

Browsing around Behance I bumped into Dmitry Ligay's work and loved it, his style is simply awesome! Dmitry, aka d-planshet is an graphic artist born is 1986 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He studied architecture and today works as an illustrator for Russian agencies and particulars clients. He works with illustration, drawing and painting.

Dmitry's style is pretty unique and contemporary. At his artworks his mixes elements that we are used to see around with with an interesting point of view. The lines, colors and characters are really eye catching, really inspiring.

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Someone with a bachelor degree in Foreign Trade that really likes technology, design, photography and creativity. A person ‘digging’ a new way as a ‘geek apprentice’, blogger 'wanna be' and a communication lover! Current location: Porto Alegre, RS – Brazil
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Outstanding Scenery Drawings

paul0v2 — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:21:39 +0000

Unlike the old days where every drawing was done on the paper with pencil or pen, this selection brings the best of digital drawing. Sceneries that only exist in imagination are brought to life with beautiful lines and colors. Check out this selection!

City of the High Guardians | by Frank Hong

Castle | by SnowSkadi

Sunflower Tower | by Frank Hong

Concept Matte | by Frank Hong

Alien Landscape | by Wanski

Cathedral | by molybdenumgp03

Cross Canyon | by MeckanicalMind

Elven Town | by SnowSkadi

Forest | by Sandfreak

Gnomes | by SnowSkadi

Hall | by SnowSkadi

Hideout in paradise | by sketchboook

Highway | by molybdenumgp03

Ice City Matte | by crahzz

Morning | by SnowSkadi

Old Town | by MeckanicalMind

Rainbow Bridge Genso | by tokyogenso

Secret Town | by molybdenumgp03

Sunglow | by lincochuan

Swamp | by SnowSkadi

Temple of the Sun | by fxEvo

The Night Perspective | by Bryce Kho

Tranquil Aztec Lagoon Temple | by Zen-Master

Zabor | by SnowSkadi

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Stylish Character Illustrations by Tuomas Ikonen

paul0v2 — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:41:02 +0000

Tuomas Ikonen is an illustrator and artist from Finland with a Bachelor in Culture and Arts. He creates great illustrations with a retro felling to it and characters that make you laugh. Tuomas work has been exposured in quite a few galleries in Finland and now you have a chance to take a closer look into it.

For more visit http://www.tuomasikonen.com

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Amazing Illustrations by Micah Lidberg

paul0v2 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:14:20 +0000

The work of Micah Lidberg is truly amazing, his illustrations are all based in drawings and ink work which makes it so original and so rich on details. His work is inspired by nature and nature reflects on each one of her pieces, making it an entertaining venture.

About Micah Lidberg

micahlidberg.com

Hi there, I am Micah Lidberg. I grew up in the Middle West of America and since the mid 80's I really enjoyed it. I've since parted ways with the middle of the country - I’ve switched to the eastern beach. If for some reason I am not at the beach, you can probably find me in one of three cities - Kansas City, Minneapolis, or New York as these are my homes away from home.

As for my work - I'm shaken up by nature - every bit of it. It's certainly a very deep and very wide thing. With nature, there's plenty of room to explore and plenty to share. It’s an entertaining venture.

My interests include but are not limited to - drawing, friends, people, America, places outside of America, strangeness, and occasionally tea.

TIME TRAVEL

For NYLON Magazine — Graphite, Ink, Digital

WELCOME

For Nobrow / 2, The Jungle — Graphite & Digital

Nobrow Press has created a stunning line of illustrated books. NOBROW / 2, is a collection of 28 different artists and designers exploring a wonderful theme - The Jungle.

EONY

Personal Project — Graphite, Ink, & Digital

A pattern loosely based on my memories of peonies at my first house

AND ON THE 8th DAY GOD CREATED DINOSAURS, BUT CALLED IT QUITS BEFORE LUNCH | WE ARE SPACEMEN FROM DIFFERENT PLANETS, RENDEZVOUSING ON THE MOON

For Sing Statistics — Graphite, Ink, & Digital

The incredible duo of Jez Burrows and Lizzy Stewart are responsible for the amazing project, We Are the Friction. Twelve illustrators were paired up with twelve writers. Each contributor composed an original work and then created an additional work based off their partner's first. A truly fascinating book. My illustrations adopted the names of the poems written by the amazing Roxanne Paris.

FAULTY PLAN

For Phish, Inc. & Red Light Management — Graphite & Digital

One of a series of artist posters for an upcoming Phish album release

TWO HEADED LAVA WORM DELIGHT

For The Few Gallery — Graphite & Digital

The Few Gallery is an online boutique offering a selection of prints from artists and designers from around the world. Ten percent of the proceeds are donated to a charitable cause. Two Headed Lava Worm Delight, depicts the annual migration of the mythical giant moa that feed on the two head lava worms that live only in the geothermal vents of the upper realm. Fantastic, right?

KEATS SPEAKS

For New York Times Sunday Magazine — Graphite & Digital

Featured in the November 1st issue, the article dicusses whether or not John Keats really spoke the way he does in the movie, Bright Star

TWO HEADED WORM & ONE-EYED SPACE SPIDER | FIBONACCI WORMS

For Cut It Out, curated by Mike Perry — Cut Paper

Cut it Out, a group show centered around cut paper artwork and objects, hosted by Open Space Gallery.

FIRESTORM

For W&N Classics — Graphite & Digital

A pattern for the book jacket of The Shadow of the Wind. For Orion Publishers and Fallon UK.

RENDLESHAM FOREST, 1980 | LATE NIGHT ROUNDS

For Crafty Magazine — Graphite, Ink, & Digital

Crafty Magazine is an online and print magazine featuring the work of artists, illustrators, and writers. I contributed to the second issue, The Visit.

STAY GOLD | MISTER | NICE | DUDES

Personal Project — Ink

UNSEEN WORK

For Computer Arts UK, Issue 162— Graphite & Digital

The opening spread for an article examining the sketch book habits of myself and 6 other creatives

SkineSkin

Laser Etched Leather

Personalized covers for your Moleskine® notebook or sketchbook

HOUSE OF CARDS

For NYLON Magazine — Graphite, Ink, & Digital

An article featuring the opening of ACE Hotel's Manhatten location

GHOST COMICS

For Bare Bones Press — Graphite & Digital

I was invited to create the typography for the cover of Ghost Comics - A Benefit Anthology for RS Eden. It is a stunning collection of comics with an amazing list of contributors. All the proceeds benefit Minneapolis substance abuse treatment facility, RS Eden.

GOODNESS

For Water.org — Graphite & Colored Pencils

Water.org is raising awareness for the world water crisis. Goodness, was done for a benefit event held in Kansas City.

4 MATTERS

For INKTHIS III — Ink & Digital

INKTHIS III is a collaborative effort to create a typeface. Each artist and designer was assigned a character. My numeral is composed of the four states of matter - solids, liquids, gases, and plasma.

TENDENCY TO WITHDRAW

For Artism — Graphite &Digital

Artism, Art for Autism is a collection of artwork aimed to bring awareness about and support for the autism community. Each artist was invited to create a work that would help educate the public about some of the specific aspects of autism.

POSITRON, A ZINE

For Mike Perry — Ink & Digital

A sixteen page zine comissioned by Mike Perry. It's full of good-hearted weirdness.

THE MIGRATION

Personal Project — Graphite, Ink, & Digital

ANGRY CLOUD

Personal Project — Ink & Digital

This is a drawing of a very angry cloud that is out of control. A fellow cloud is trying to impede his brother's destructive habits. The animals of the forest, air, and rivers have banded together to steal the deranged cloud's powers - lighting, hail, and rain. It is a tale of the rebalancing of natural order.

The actual drawing is approximately eleven feet long. It was drawn with fine tip pens, and was about two months of drawing.

MY FAVORITE THINGS

Personal Project — Graphite & Digital

My list of favorite things in 2007 looked something like this- thunder birds, UFO's, dinosaurs, jungles, crop circles, polyhedrons, string theory, tornadoes, and peacocks.

YOU MELT MY SUBMARINE , A LOVE LETTER

For Friends — Graphite & Hand Binding

There are few things that are more satisfying than making or receiving a drawing - especially when it's of your favorite things. I asked twelve of my friends to give me lists of their twenty favorite things. I composed a drawing for each friend and compiled the drawings and the lists into a book. Everybody got a copy with the cover screenprinted in their favorite two colors.

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Pencil versus Camera by Ben Heine

abduzeedo — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:27:44 +0000

Ben Heine is a Belgian painter, illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist and photographer. He was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and currently live and work in Brussels. Ben also has created a really cool series of works that called Pencil vs Camera.

I’ve been taking photos and drawing since almost 10 years. This « Pencil Vs Camera » series is nothing but the result of several years of graphic exploration and a logic consequence of my artistic evolution. But the real idea came by coincidence while I was watching television and writing a letter at the same time a few weeks ago. Reading my letter before putting it in the envelope, I saw in transparency the television behind the paper. I then realize it would be great to make something similar in a single image showing 2 different actions. - Ben Heine

For more information visit Ben's Flickr Page or his website at http://benheine.com/.

Pencil vs Camera

I took this photo in the "Palais des Beaux Arts" of Lille, France (I also made the drawing)

This is a photo I took in Lille, France. I also made the rough sketch...

This is the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium. I took this photo last Winter and edited it today

A sculpture, a photo, a drawing and friendship, all in once! :D

I took this photo in Belgium. I also drew the rough sketch. Yes I know, this one isn't really poetic, sorry. :)

This is a view of Utrecht from the Dom Tower, which is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112.5 metres (368 feet) in height. I took the photo and drew the 2 sketches (I've lived 7 months in Utrecht).

This is a view of the countryside in Braives, Belgium. I took the photo and drew the sketch (I wanted to make a very simplified composition on the paper to match the landscape).

I took this photo near Brussels (I also made the sketch)

This is a photo I took from Montmartre's hill in Paris, France. I also made the rough sketch. :D