Author: Charles

Some of the most famous architecture in movies drawn with ink on paper.Angi is a company that defines itself as follows: “Honoring our evolution from a simple list of contractors to your home for everything in the home.” They’ve compiled sketches from some of the world’s most iconic cinematic genres. I’ll quickly include them below, as you can see more in the pictures. The Lord of the Rings (The Hobbit and JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of The Rings. An earlier batch of the latter was recently made into a streaming series.) Game of Thrones (Which recently began exploring the times […]

Oil paintings have something special about them.British artist Glenn Brown has a very personal way of painting portraits. His works look almost like carefully placed strips of paint to create likeness. He does not strive for a realistic or semi-realistic look. Not least, you can definitely describe them as people. Only when you look at them up close can you tell they don’t present as an ordinary person. As I said above, there are details missing from what we might refer to as photorealistic images, and there are more details than we will find in the overall picture. Sometimes more […]

Ink drawings with a subtle sprinkling of surrealism.Russian artist Elena Lemkina now lives and works in Germany. Here’s an excerpt from her site: “She specializes in printmaking, watercolors, ink illustrations, and jewelry layouts.” There’s a lot I like about Lemkina’s work: Her black-and-white settings. Illustration style and presentation. The antique look and feel of art. Help in a non-simple way by using beautiful and subtle font. Use them specifically for animals and molds. And those fantasy/surreal allusions you get at every turn. I put all likes into a bullet, as it would take a long time for each one to […]

Scenes full of information and details. Expressed through drawings and paintings.Rain Szeto is the amazing artist who manages to deliver so much information in these illustrations. Still, it maintains contrast and a clear view of what’s going on. I’ve noticed this a lot with some artists. They have the skill to draw a very complex drawing, but they fall off a bit at the last stage. There is so much to see that it is difficult to discern and separate individual objects. The lack of contrast seems to make it all merge into one. As you can see from the […]

I like not picking on surreal art, I’m not automatically sure what’s going on.John Carling is one of those artists who make surrealism and fantasy a wonderful place full of action and adventure, for its inhabitants to live in. I like to look at art steeped in surreal subject matter. Then I wait for the characters inside, to start suggesting a story. Why are they there? what are they doing etc. Carling’s work is precise in its expression. An initial look of simplicity is swapped almost immediately with one of sophistication and a layer of meaning. For example, the elementary […]

A distinctive way to draw portraits and art in general.Artist Louie Ferreira has an interesting style of portraiture. In his colored pencil drawings, his lines are given in various shapes. Not only do these form part of the features, like the eyebrows, but they also serve as levels and contours for the face. When viewed into a distance they merge into one another, forming a multi-colored shading pattern across the drawing. In oil-on-canvas paintings, a similar effect occurs but not through lines instead, in similar tones of the same color. Again, if left out, these subtle changes in shapes, give […]

Graphics where fungi cluster, takes center stage.We’ve featured artist Jo Brown before, showing off her beautiful Flora and Fauna. Quiet, intimate scenes where plants and animals make nature and its place, their home. Beautifully detailed art with a lot of intricacy. Picture after picture full of interesting illustrations waiting to be discovered in their subtleties. I leave you to wander in nature with Brown’s art. enjoy… note. The pictures were given some titles. For more of Brown’s work here on DesignStack, click on this link. Black cat and bat. Click on the image to enlarge it. Mushrooms and trees. Click […]

Black and white drawing, which turned out to be a painting.Estonian artist, Anastasia Parmson, now lives in Australia. What at first looks like a 2D drawing, is a 3D space with furniture. All are painted black and white to give the illusion that one of their three dimensions has been thrown out. It’s only when you see people interacting in space that your mind catches on. The moment you remove people, your mind can’t help but insist that what you’re looking at is a flat surface. Arguing with him didn’t seem to make a difference. It does not budge! Great […]

Funny art and many illustrations of assorted animals.Freelance artist Kang Meng created these adorable drawings in which animals are the stars. I have several favorites on this page. One of the coolest spinning dog. Contains the original image, inspired by the graphic, above. I love how Meng is able to translate the movement and blur into the artist’s copy. For cuteness, I’d have to go with the grumpy raccoon. Very sweet and well drawn I’ll let you go through them and find what you like best. In addition, I wish you all a peaceful and relaxing Sunday. note. The pictures […]

Digital art and traditional graphics come together in these animal illustrations.American freelance painter Maxwell Yeager pays much attention to painting studies. He studied medical illustration and has said, “I’ve worked on everything from scientific diagrams, designing text book covers and children’s comics, to creating interactive and animated video assets.” Yeager speaks of his love of anatomy, which puts him in a good position to view these amazing animals from different perspectives and perspectives. A great set of works to start the weekend and enhance your appreciation of wildlife / the animal kingdom as a whole. bear. Click on the image […]