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Fredrik Ödman: Composed Animals. New Underwater Reefs and Landscapes Made of Paper by Amy Eisenfeld Genser. Connecticut-based artist Amy Eisenfeld Genser (previously) recently completed a new series of coral reefs that she painstakingly recreates using rolled bits of paper and acrylic paint.

New Underwater Reefs and Landscapes Made of Paper by Amy Eisenfeld Genser

Ahead of her upcoming exhibition at the Architectural Digest Home Show, Genser sat down with All Things Paper for a brief interview. An excerpt on her process: These days I usually work with Thai Unryu [mulberry paper], but I have hundreds of papers in my studio from all around the world. I treat the paper almost as a pigment, layering colors one on top of the other to create different colors. My pieces are about a foot wide. We declare the world as our canvas106 of the most beloved Street Art Photos - Year 2012. Click on a photo and you make it bigger and can post a comment on it.

We declare the world as our canvas106 of the most beloved Street Art Photos - Year 2012

And thats some of the most beloved Street Art Photos posted in 2012 on Street Art Utopia! Klipeh on deviantART. 20 Artistic Takes on Disney Princesses. Fans of Brave's heroine, Merida, have been up in arms the last week over a Disney redesign that left the princess looking skinnier, sexier, and more in line with the rest of the company’s animated princesses.

20 Artistic Takes on Disney Princesses

While it was announced that Disney was backing away from the redesign, the newest word is that the new Merida was only created for a specific line of limited edition merchandise and that the company isn’t going to pull the design at all. Here are some other ways the Disney princesses may have been portrayed. 1. Sexy Sirens J. Artists Sketchbooks – 10 Tips for Creativity. Most Artists use sketchbooks as a means of recording an idea, object or place.

Artists Sketchbooks – 10 Tips for Creativity

However, getting the best use out of your sketchbook is about way more than having a pretty book with a nice picture on every page. Here’s how to get low down and dirty with your sketchbook to squeeze more creativity out of it. The sketchbook is a means to an end – not the end itself. Try not to view your sketchbook as something you could put in a gallery all by itself. Look at it more as an old friend you can bounce ideas off in a smokey pub.Dont be precious about your sketchbook – It will stifle your creativity.

Megan Noel: An Artist's World. 17th April 2014 Photo with 3 notes I got a bit more done on this.

Megan Noel: An Artist's World

Can’t wait till the weekend so I can finish it. & maybe do more in series ( this is #2) #dryad #watercolor #painting #colorful #woman #tree #blue #green #art Powered by @instatagapp for iPhone Tagged: bluewomanartcolorfultreewatercolor2greendryadpainting 17th April 2014. Mechanical Sculptures Built from Discarded Objects by Andrea Petrachi. Milan-based Artist Andrea Petrachi creates bizarre characters and insects using reclaimed objects such as old cameras, calculators, pliers, knives, and even electric razors.

Mechanical Sculptures Built from Discarded Objects by Andrea Petrachi

Despite their sleek design, the characters are quite whimsical, often taking the persona of faces and heads removed from dolls and other children’s toys. Petrachi says his work is generally a symbol of our cultures out-of-control consumerism. See much more in his portfolio. (via daily art fixx) Works by Eden Carnes by mammalfeathers. Mammalfeathers.com. Fienemannia. Self-portraits done to a different drug every day. Follow Bob on Tapiture Artist Bryan Lewis Saunders conducted a bizarre experiment.

Self-portraits done to a different drug every day

For several weeks, he took a different drug every day and made a portrait of himself under the influence. Mind you, we don’t support using drugs here at theCHIVE (except alcohol, of course, let’s not be crazy) but this is just too interesting of a story to pass up. Ambien. Adonna Khare and her Pencil. Omar Rayyan fairy tale & fantasy prints and by StudioRayyan. Awesome Character Designs From Grafit Studio.

Russian concept art studio Grafit may not be an outfit you’ve heard of — and you may not have heard of many of the game’s they’ve worked on either — but that doesn’t make their work any less beautiful.

Awesome Character Designs From Grafit Studio

While some of the art in this gallery is for games most of you have probably never played, like Russian browser title God Send, Grafit have also worked for companies like EA, Microsoft, Paradox and Zynga, as well as on games like Magicka and the Il-2 series. The studio is currently focused on providing the static art for online games, like the above-mentioned God Send, but the images below showcases some of their promotional and concept art for other titles as well. Chek them at www.grafitart.ru Enjoy The Gallery Leave a Reply. Sick Art By Sic. Say hello to Argentina.

Sick Art By Sic

This is the art of Luciano G. Scala (illustrator) and what comes from his hands and mind. He is a Student in Visual Communication Design. (UNLP, La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina). I’m big fan of his abstract, cartoon style. Jason Freeny's Crazy Vinyl Works. Born 1970, Silver Spring Maryland. The son of hippies and youngest of three siblings. Jason studied Industrial Design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn NY. He used to work with MTV as a freelancer creating custom trophies for MTV’s “Rock-n-Jock” series and “TRL Awards” televised events.

Jason created his first fictional anatomy in 2000 with his depiction of the mythological “Incubus”. See what happens next by scrolling below. Jen Stark's Hyonitic Sculptures. Jen Stark’s vibrant, hypnotic sculptures are seemingly, at their core, full of juxtaposition, they draw on influence from both inner and outer space, as though scientific data was being translated from a microscopic view to an exponentially larger macroscopic scale .

Jen Stark's Hyonitic Sculptures

One might think the briliant, striking colors of these works could only resound at a high decibel level if they were translated to audio. Check her at www.jenstark.com. Bjorn Richter. Bjørn Richter is an artist/illustrator, graphic designer, and sculptor. When there is time, there are art classes and especially precious hours spent on writing. Bjørn’s sculptural assignments and visionary art works have received international acclaim! Chek him at www.bjornrichter.no. Patrick Seymour. Patrick Seymour is an Illustrator based in Montreal, Canada. His field of expertise are in Digital art, Illustration and Character Design. He is making some awesome black and white illustrations only with simple lines. Mads Peitersen Gadget Anatomy. Here is what is inside of your Play Station, X-box, iPhone and camera. Artist Mads Peitersen from Denmark imagined the innards of the iPhone 4 as if it were made from organic matters, not cold-hearted chips and boards.

Rob Rey. Rob grew up with an inquisitive mind in a suburb north of Chicago. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated in 2006 with a BFA in Illustration. Rob currently resides in Providence, Rhode Island, where he works continuously to improve his skills and clarify his voice. Maintaining that inquisitive mind that drives education and growth, he hopes to make pictures that speak and inspire. Check them at www.robreyart.com Enjoy The Gallery. The Worlds Weirdest Book. Joe Fenton. The Art of Chump Magic. Alexi Torres - Woven Leaves And Organic Materials.

The Incredible Art of Leonid Afremov. Leonid Afremov (born July 12, 1955 in Vitebsk, Belarus) is a Russian – Israeli modern impressionistic artist who works mainly with a palette knife and oils. Birds In Water Color by Abby Diamond. Arnaud de Vallois. Brilliant Works by Pavel Guzenko. Arthur Mask is an amazingly gifted 2d artist and illustrator based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. If you like video game inspired fan artworks, make sure to scroll through his great illustrations below… Paper_mosaic_octopus_by_chronoperates. Roses Are Red Dead Flesh Is Green… 3D Sketchbook Drawings. My moleskine on the Behance Network. Dragon Loves Tabasco. I shall be the fruit which will leave eternal vitality behind even. Keira Rathbone's Typewriter Art. Illustrations on the Behance Network.

Sketchbook on the Behance Network. Z.L. Feng International Award Winning Artist - Landscape. Tim Shumate. Beautiful Brush-Less Portraits. Surreal Paintings of Vladimir Kush. Teddy-Roosevelt-Shooting-Bigfoot. BLACKBOOKS.

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Andrew Mar. Daniel Kornrumpf. ANNIE WU. Jonnakonna. Numerically Controlled Sharpie Drawings. Poor Dragon. Panda. Surreal lanscape. 50 Mind Blowing Sketches. Heart vs brain. Street Art. 3D Drawings. Robot Graveyard. Attacking Hill. Steampunk pug. Some People by ~MumblingIdiot on deviantART. Meredith Dittmar. CAEA Convention. Mammalfeathers.com. Coin Sculptures by Stacey Lee Webber.