Pixellica: Creativity Blooms » Focus http://www.pixellica.com Inspiration & instruction for art and design Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:47:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Focus on Shane Devries http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/focus-on-shane-devries http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/focus-on-shane-devries#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:43:17 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/?p=1226 Australia-based Shane Devries is an excellent illustrator and captures the heart of a character’s emotion. The facial expressions he put on his creations tell the whole story, even if nothing else were visible. Shane is twenty-five, and ”likes to draw.” Check out his blog (link below)

Check out more of Shane’s work on his website: ShaneDevries.com

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]]> http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/focus-on-digital-illustrator-glenn-robinson/feed 0 13 Wonderful Nature Illustrations by Josh Keyes http://www.pixellica.com/focus/13-wonderful-nature-illustrations-by-josh-keyes http://www.pixellica.com/focus/13-wonderful-nature-illustrations-by-josh-keyes#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:10:13 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/?p=1126 Josh Keyes is one of the rare brand of illustrators whose work looks like it belongs in a serious, educational brochure, even though several of his pieces seem to have a touch of irony about them. Josh is a meticulous artist, having graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago receiving his MFA in painting from Yale University.

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]]> http://www.pixellica.com/focus/13-wonderful-nature-illustrations-by-josh-keyes/feed 2 Awesome Typographic Illustrations by Tariq Yosef http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/awesome-typographic-illustrations-by-tariq-yosef http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/awesome-typographic-illustrations-by-tariq-yosef#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:58:53 +0000 Derek Every once in a while there’s an artist who kind of blows your mind. Tariq’s style of rendering illustrations and portraits in typography is nothing short of breathtaking. Tariq is on Behance, on Flickr, and you can check out his personal website as well.

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]]> http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/focus-on-digital-painter-raphael-lacoste/feed 1 Fantastic Art by Vladimir Kush http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/fantastic-art-by-vladimir-kush http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/fantastic-art-by-vladimir-kush#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:10:29 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/fantastic-art-by-vladimir-kush Vladimir Kush is an artist similar in style to Rob Gonzalves, although he takes a bit more fantastical of a perspective. Kush is remarkable at using simple, natural elements as fixtures in his paintings, and brings a feeling of humanity and emotion to his work.

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Flown with the Wing

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Love Confession

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Metaphorical Journey

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Sunrise by the Ocean

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]]> http://www.pixellica.com/focus/focus-on-artist-ofal-hajek-of-olafhajek-de/feed 1 Focus on Artist Sam Nielson of ArtSammich(.BlogSpot.com) http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/focus-on-artist-sam-nielson-of-artsammich-blogspot-com http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/focus-on-artist-sam-nielson-of-artsammich-blogspot-com#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:48:36 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/focus-on-artist-digital-painter-sam-nielson Sam Nielson is a artist at Disney Interactive Studios – and his unique style of illustration can be seen in films like the animated Disney feature “Bolt”. Sam’s work captures a caracaturesque quality and cool lighting style, and delights people of all ages. Check out more of Sam’s art at his blog.

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