Illustration

December 23, 2022

Exquisitely Illustrated Fungi Captured on the Pages of 19th-Century Vintage Book

Years before we had cameras, people relied on artists and their work to capture the world around them. This resulted in a tradition of exquisite botanical illustrations, in which painters and draftspeople painstakingly rendered every detail that they saw into two-dimensional form. The book Fungi Collected in Shropshire and Other Neighbourhoods is an example of this art form.

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November 12, 2022

Impossibly Fluffy Cat Drawings Are Made of Countless Tiny Pen Marks

There are many ways to capture a cat. While in the past, old masters rendered mischievous felines in detailed oil paintings, contemporary artists are using their individual styles to highlight specific characteristics of this lovable companion. Malaysian artist Kamwei Fong is one such creative. Using a simple technical pen, he recreates the plush appearance of fur in his black-and-white cat drawings.

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September 4, 2022

Artist Adorns Slices of Wood With Enchanting Woodland Illustrations

Enchanting illustrations of woodland animals and leafy habitats find their home on small slices of wood. Greece-based artist Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou pairs her love of portraying nature with organic materials in an ongoing series of drawings and paintings on wood. These small tactile pieces depict a range dreamy scenes encompassed by a border of real lumber. Chatzipanagiotou renders her subjects using a limited color palette of black and white, blue, and some metallics.

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My Modern Met

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