Illustration

May 13, 2023

Immersive Illustrative Worlds Cloak Desolate Landscapes in Soothing Pastel Hues

From charming street corners to horizons stacked with rooftops, artist Elora Pautrat creates windows into dreamy, ethereal worlds. Her portfolio of Japanese cityscapes and interiors depicts quiet corners of life where there are no people, allowing viewers to place them directly in a variety of beautiful, pastel-colored places. Pautrat traces her love for sceneries to growing up in the French alps, which sparked a passion for capturing places over people and characters.

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April 2, 2023

Artist Fuses Her Paintings With AI-Generated Art in Unique Collaboration of Human and Computer

Over the past few years, AI-generated art has risen in popularity and garnered controversy along the way. Some artists, however, are showing that there are many ways to incorporate this tool into their creative practice. Jenni Pasanen merges AI technology with her digital paintings to create surreal illustrations with an ethereal aesthetic. With a background in design and animation, Pasanen has been painting digitally for about 15 years.

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February 17, 2023

Slices of Wood Etched With Whimsical Nature-Inspired Designs

Chicago-based artist Zoe Feast is a maker with  many talents. Although she’s best known for her playful fabric designs, the artist has recently decided to create her spirited motifs on a different medium. Her whimsical illustrations can now be found on slices of wood. The materials for this collection come from a habit restoration project, for which she and a team of volunteers cleared nonnative plants to return the land back to a prairie state.

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January 21, 2023

Artist Fills Sketchbooks With Charming Doodles That Sprawl Across Each Page

While some use sketchbooks as a way to jot down quick ideas on the go, others like Mattias Adolfsson create full-fledged works of art. The Swedish artist is known for filling his many Moleskine notebooks with imaginative drawings of people, animals, buildings, and everything in between. These sprawling doodles showcase his ability to transform a blank page into a whimsical world.

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