Awesome Illustration

Illustrator Jake Fried’s latest animated clip is yet another amazing example of his incredible artistry – a surreal, dream-like exploration of the human experience, played out through a series of ink, coffee, and wite-out drawings.

Artist Butcher Billy created these amazing mashup images, combining Bowie’s musical milestones with pop culture icons. The result is a mindblowing GIF animation, and a series of individual images which we’d love to hang on our wall. Full series on Behance. Prints here.

Artist Jake Weidmann possesses a truly special craft – he’s the youngest of only a handful Master Penmen in the entire world, with the hard-earned ability to create insanely intricate illustrations and calligraphy from the tip of his fountain pen.

We love the whimsical homage artist Derek Sullivan has paid to the most notorious robots in pop culture history in his 18″ x 24″ print. It’s easy to spot Wall-E, Bender and Rosie, but how many more can you identify?

Artist Michael Myers of Drawsgood Illustration and Design created this great series of images which imagine Pokémon as those Russian stacking dolls – if they opened up sideways, that is.

Time-lapse footage of artist Kim Jung Gi (NSFW link) as he creates an intricate wall-sized illustration. The level of detail he achieves with no visual frame of reference is staggering. Every time you think he’s done, he adds more to the canvas. More on YouTube.

Glasgow, Scotland artist Suzanne Waters creates awesome illustrations by meticulously placing hundreds of individually shaded triangles to form her subjects. Buy prints and commission custom pet portraits on Etsy.

Designer Michelle Vandy has had to minimize the use of her hands due to a repetitive strain injury, so being a highly creative individual, she came up with a unique way to interact with her computer – using her nose and an Apple Magic Trackpad.

Finnish illustrator Jaakko Seppäla created this 10×10 grid of cartoon characters, each rendered in their original form, plus nine other interpretations based on the styles of each of the other artists represented.

Thomas Yang used various ink-covered bike tire treads to create images of famous world landmarks. A limited-edition set of lithographs includes the Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower, Tower Bridge and China’s Forbidden City.

Created by Adam Farbiarz and Adam Thompson, each of these cards has an illustration which represents its value and suit. You’ll have as much fun trying to figure out what each cards as the card game you’re playing with them.

Joel Daniel Phillips lives in the Tenderloin in San Francisco and creates astounding life-size drawings of his fellow community members from charcoal and graphite, which you can view live at Hashimoto Contemporary from 9/6-9/27/14.

San Francisco-based artist Ben Vierk is putting together a beautifully detailed pack of playing cards with designs inspired by money, ancient symbols and uncommon geometry. Who knew those things could be so gorgeous together?

Graphic artist and illustrator Mordi Levi created these 3D meshes of characters from Game of Thrones, but reduced the number of polygons to create a cool stylized visual effect. Can we play a video game with these characters now?

(Gore) Artist Dan Luvisi decided to take popular characters from cartoons and animation and send them into a dark and disturbing alternative universe as characters in violent R-rated and just downright warped new settings.

The Edgy Brothers‘ Bicycle playing cards are inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead. Each face card is embellished with intricate skeletons. Let’s help them get to their $50k stretch goal so those awesome painted decks get made.