Archive for November, 2008
How to Draw a Skull: 50 How-to's, Tutorials, Studies, Photo References, Videos, and Inspirational Skull Illustrations
Ah, the skull. Universal and visceral, fascinating and beautiful. Symbolic of those most basic themes: life and death. We find it in pop culture, occult ritual, on shoulders worldwide; most importantly, we find it in ourselves. No wonder we see…
Self Portrait Sketch and More by Shawn Barber
Los Angeles, Self Portrait Sketch by Shawn Barber
If you like tattoo art, you’ll love Shawn Barber. As his website states: “Shawn Barber’s body of work focuses primarily on painting, portraiture and documenting contemporary tattoo culture.” Barber’s many paintings focus on artists, specifically artists with tattoos….
November 17, 2008
“Brutality” and More by Jeremy Fish
“Brutality” by Jeremy Fish
Known for his skulls and silly pink bunnies, Jeremy Fish is a skateboarder and enterprising illustrator living in San Francisco. His work is funny and odd: a surreal blend of tattoo and graffiti imagery. Beside skateboards, t-shirts, hoodies, and ashtrays, Fish has…
November 11, 2008
“February,” “Wrong,” and Others by Jason D’Aquino
“February” by Jason D’Aquino
“Wrong” by Jason D’Aquino
I gotta say that I love Jason D’Aquino’s drawings – it’s like the 50’s on a bad acid trip: vintage psycho. Jason definitely has a vision of his own that remarkably show through in all of his drawings. The…
November 8, 2008
“Nurse Hypo” and Others by Phillip Jackson
Nurse Hypo by Phillip Jackson
Phillip Jackson, aka Jolly Jack, creator of the memorable “Sequential Art” and other online comic strips, has a great little sketchbook section to find a little inspiration. His drawings are fresh, sexy, and humerous – not a bad combination.
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November 7, 2008
