Archive for the ‘illustration’ Category
They Draw and Cook is a blog featuring inspired illustrated recipes and food art. Cooked up by professional illustrators Nate Padavick and Salli Swindell, the idea blossomed while the two were on a family vacation and Nate threw together a pasta dish based on a meal he once had in Berlin. Said dish included figs. Salli bought the figs. She began painting them. Food fused with art. From there the pair set out to create an illustrated recipe book, which also became a blog featuring yummy artwork by talented artists all around the world. A new delicious post is added daily and there’s now a separate Kids Draw and Cook blog for aspiring food lovin’ artists 16 and under. Bon Appétit!
[ via theydrawandcook.com ]
Steve Scott is an animation director and illustrator based in London. His imaginative work showcases the fantastical, with a healthy touch of science fiction thrown in.
[ via stevescott.com.au ]
Sanna Dyker is an illustrator based in Dundee, Scotland, who creates charming sketches that have appeared in the Scottish art zine yuck ‘n’ yum and Edinburgh Festivals magazine.
“I like to focus on the small nitty gritty details of people’s everyday existences; from passing gossip and menial everyday tasks to unkempt hair and chocolate wrappers that have missed the bin. I gather them all up in my head like a giant scrapbook, and bring them into my work, conserving them in some sort of form before they are past recollection.”—Sanna Dyker
[ via sannadyker.com ]
This piece is by Fee Harding, aka Burnt Feather. You can find her prints at her Etsy shop below:
[ via etsy.com/shop/burntfeather ]
Meannorth is the brand of Naja Conrad-Hansen, an artist living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark. Having studied visual communication in college, Naja also works as a freelance designer and her work spans both design and fine art.
“Inspiration comes equally from the worlds of fashion, hardcore music, and traditional art and design and in general observing the world…finding some untouched areas of the mind and stimulating the eye and imagination.”
—Naja Conrad-Hansen
[ via MeanNorth.com ]
The Octonauts are a series of beautifully illustrated children’s books filled with the most adorable, round underwater characters, and fantastical ocean imagery. The brainchild of Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy, aka Meomi, the Octonauts website is super cute as well, with animated sea creatures and fun “octogoodies” like coloring pages and desktop wallpapers.
The delightful picture book series is available at Amazon.com.
[ via octonauts.com ]
You know fine art has entered a new age when artists are painting from live models on their iPads. Without spending a dime on paint or art supplies, you can now paint away in the studio, with the option to undo any mistake you make. Wow.
Using the Brushes app on the iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, you can paint on the go with a full digital toolkit that includes a color picker, digital brushes, layers, transparencies, and zooming capabilities. Plus Brushes will record every stroke you make, which you can later export as a QuickTime movie, like the one at the end of the video above. Revolutionary!
Nessa Guillet is an illustrator based in Boston, Massachusetts who works in gouache and pencil. A graduate of Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Nessa’s artwork is inspired by French vintage poster designs, Australian aboriginal art, the colors of nature, flower gardens, Japanese prints, and dreams from her childhood growing up in France. When she isn’t drawing and painting, you can find her in the kitchen, baking pies and cupcakes.
Dan is an illustrator and designer hailing from the Philippines. He is the founder of Ideals, a print and interactive design agency, and has worked with an impressive array of clients.
