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July 30, 2012

Colorful Geometric Illustrations of London 2012 Olympics

Athens, Greece-based visual designer Charis Tsevis has just released some of his most fantastic work to date. Created for Yahoo!'s coverage of the London 2012 Olympic games, they're six illustrations that show “once-in-a-lifetime moments that happen every four years.” Tsevis made three images for three different sports (diving, gymnastics and running) with an extra image for running to represent celebration and victory.

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June 6, 2012

Incredibly Surreal Illustrations by Tim O'Brien

Illustrator and painter Tim O'Brien is best known for his incredibly lifelike portraits that have been seen in publications including TIME Magazine, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, The Atlantic Monthly, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, National Geographic, Playboy, Penthouse, The New York Times, and many others. He leads us in a different direction from his realistic portraits with this collection of intriguing conceptual artworks.

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February 1, 2012

Wood-Burned Illustrations of Animals

Inspired by nature and wildlife, artist Julie Bender etches illustrations of various animals by burning her images into wood. By employing the traditional art of pyrography, which dates back to ancient Egypt, Bender essentially paints with fire. The art involves scorching a piece of wood, or other natural material, with a heated metal tip, in place of a brush or pencil. It's hard to believe that Bender's works aren't sepia-toned photographs.

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August 26, 2011

Surreal Light Illustrations

We've been huge fans of Yau Hoong Tang ever since we laid eyes on his clever negative space illustrations. Recently, he put together a set of surreal light illustrations that are equally, if not more inspiring, for their thoughtful execution. “Light is responsible for the sense of sight,” he tells us. “For thousands of years, human have different theories of light: light is symbolic, spiritual, mysterious, religious and many more.

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