Illustration

June 30, 2015

New in the Shop: Positively Sweet Illustrations from Maori Sakai

Japanese illustrator Maori Sakai takes everyday moments and turns them into positively sweet illustrations. She first caught our eye back in May with her animated GIFs that show happy moments in everyday life. When asked about the message she was trying to convey, she told us, “there's beauty in nature and in daily experiences.

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May 7, 2014

Fantastical Illustrations of Dreamy Worlds by Diana Sudyka

Chicago-based illustrator Diana Sudyka paints folk-inspired works that feature her subjects in the great outdoors. Her elegant images are partially silhouetted, and she uses their solid coloring as a stage for the beautifully-drawn patterning and details that adorn their bodies. Sudyka wraps them in branches and leaves, dots them with stars, and introduces them to the ghostly animals who are scampering by.

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February 9, 2014

Captivating Illustrations of Children Raised by Wild Animals

Often the subject of folklore or legends, feral children are typically portrayed as having been raised by animals in the wild just as they are in Malika Favre's series of shrewdly designed illustrations, aptly entitled Feral Children. Favre is a French illustrator living and working in London, England. In her impressive illustrations, she conveys the essence of her subjects using as few lines and colors as possible.

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June 5, 2013

Proud Daughter Re-Imagines Her Father as a Superhero

Photographer and illustrator Giulia Pex transforms images of her father with superimposed drawings to turn him into a caped crusader. With Father's Day fast approaching, the Milan, Italy-based artist's collection of images in her Behance album titled Dad, you are my favourite superhero shows just how highly she regards her old man.

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My Modern Met

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