Art is always one of the best sources of inspiration for designers.
When it comes to using Photoshop, Erik Johansson is talented, very talented. However, all this talent would be put to waste if he wasn’t also incredibly creative. In his artworks, Johansson combines poetry, realism and humor in his surreal landscapes. In his world, grass is not limited by the laws of physics anymore, but can […]
With Aakash Nihalani’s geometric artworks, you’ll see the essence of what art if all about and how it has an ability to catch someone’s attention at a moment’s notice. Nihalani’s creative ideas of creating three-dimensional (3D) images on two-dimensional (2D) are just exceptional. With the help of bright and bold lines at the forefront, Nihalani […]
Ever let you mind wander and imagine the objects surrounding you coming to life? You’ve seen it in Myazaki’s movies, Gilbert Legrand creates his own by creating his illustrations directly on the objects. The results are both funny and poetic, every object is taken with its particularities and get its own character. You can check […]
Jonathan Paul, aka Desire Obtain Cherish (DOC) is well renowned as pop sculptor working across a wide variety of different media and a combination of styles including street, pop, conceptual and appropriation art. He is a contemporary artist that creates controversial sculptures exploring contemporary desires and obsessions with sex, gender, drugs, commerce, media and fame. […]
Our regular readers already know about this competition, but we want to make sure that the word gets out and that no digital artist will miss this opportunity. Whether you are a matte painter, 3D artist, illustrator who works with a tablet, this should be of interest for you. Theme of the competition The theme […]
Somewhere between real life and fantasy, you can discover artist Jon Jacobsen’s amazing world. A world where faces are distorted and moving around in a dynamic fashion. With his work, Jacobsen tries to extend photographs to better match reality as he perceives it. A new take on reality that will satisfy any digital art lover.
Nature taking back over cities is a common theme for artists. What’s a bit less common is the invasion of giant sheep, monkeys or fishes. Unlike Godzilla or other apocalypse-style giant monsters, these animals are peaceful and not looking to hurt anyone. This brings a strange peacefuleness to otherwise busy urban landscapes. With these artworks, […]
Ever wondered what the cities of the future may look like? In his Con/struct project, Justin Plunkett assembles buildings and bits of cities out of his photos. This way he creates monstruous building that resemble former soviet structures. With this series, Plunkett examines the effect of brands and marketing on cities and our environment in […]
Peter Callesen has an inborn talent who works exclusively with white paper in different objects, paper cuts, installations and performances. Peter Callesen says “A large part of my work is made from A4 sheets of paper. It is probably the most common and consumed media used for carrying information today. This is why we rarely […]
There is something special about these cross-section pictures by Edwige Massart and Xavier Wynn, they created it with found objects and junk from flea markets.
A huge exhibition of 80 contemporary origami artists featuring 120 paper creations is planned to take place this summer at Cooper Union in New York. Check out more details on Colossal.
You may be familiar with sand sculptures, but did you ever see this kind of sand drawings? 3D sand drawings is an art group that keeps busy by creating amazing 3D illusions sand art.
We already featured Eiko Olaja previously on Designer Daily, his most recent work is getting even better.
Dangerdust is the alias chosen by two art students that decided to remain anonymous despite creating some amazing chalkboard art. You can discover a new board every week on their Behance page.
Peddy Mergui is an Israeli artist. She tried to imagine what food packaging could look like if it was done in the style of popular luxury brands. The results are an excellent proof that packaging for food works differently from other types of packaging.