Always challenge yourself

 

It can be pretty easy to find a habit or a strength that we are good at and stick with that. The same can be said for artists, once we find a medium or style we are comfortable with we tend to stick to just that.

The same can’t be said for Julian Callos, while he works primarily as an illustrator, Callos has branched out into 3-D works as well.  His work can range from light-hearted illustrations, to deep, philosophical works with multiple meanings. Even within the realm of illustration, Callos has branched out to challenge himself with different styles.

You can buy any of his prints here.

Drawing instinctively

Imagine having to draw something, but once you started you can’t stop once you complete the drawing, regardless if you make a mistake or not. This is exactly what French illustrator/drawer, DZO Olivier has done. Using an ink pen of all things, starts off with a basic idea and sits down for 4 to 6 hours and sketches out these super intricate drawings.

 

 

 

Olivier has just started a newer project, what started as drawing on pebbles has grown into a larger more challenging surface, bone. Olivier’s eye for detail is not lost on his newest ink pen drawing on an organic material.

 

 

All of Olivier’s work can be found at  behance.com

 

Eye suck ink

 

I thought I would dedicate this last illustration post to my all time favorite illustrator, Alex Pardee (http://www.eyesuckink.com/) His work is creepy, ghoulish, and just plain strange. I first learned about Pardee’s work in High School. I was a huge fan of The Used and an even bigger fan of the artwork, which is how I found out about Alex Pardee. 

 

Lately, Pardee has been working on commercializing his work on http://zerofriends.com/index.php?main_page=index. Where he is selling prints, apparel, and other strange things he can create. 

 

If you are a fan of strange art, I would highly recommend checking out Alex Pardee

What does the fox say?

Please don’t hate me for that title, it was too tempting. But, I think if this fox could speak it would say, “look how awesome I look. Am I watercolor? Or am I print?”. This fox is actually an illustration made by Amy Hamilton (http://amyhamilton.ca/) a graphic design/illustration student from Ontario,  Canada. Most of her work is inspired by nature, and all of her prints are available for purchase on her website.

 

Happy Caturday everyone!

I thought I would start off this next week by showing you guys some really cool graphic designers/illustrators that I have been looking at lately. So why not start off the week with a neat print of cats?

This print was made by Robert Farkas (http://www.astronaut.co.hu/). He has a really unique style and a large range of material that he pulls from. Many of his designs are seen on T-shirts, but he also has some great motion graphics. A lot of his stuff is available on