Looking at the drawings Phillip Rauschkolb has posted on his sketch blog, it’s easy to see that he’s way into comics. Currently working at an ad agency in Portland, Oregon, his true calling is the comics industry. He’s working on his own comic book, and by the looks of it, I’d say he’s well on his way to becoming a great comic book artist.
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I recently came across the fresh work of one Eric Constantino, a freelance artist currently enrolled in the San Francisco State University with a major in Design and Industry. Not only does his site - Design by 31216 - feature his not-too-shabby talents, what I really like about it is the fact that he let’s you enter into his creative process, from conceptual drawing to final piece (be it a poster or sneaker).
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Lauren Nassef, a Chicago artist, does a great job of conveying a lot of emotion in very simple, minimal drawings. Sometimes - probably more often than not - simpler is better. Case in point.
Iranian Hamid Bahrami (born 1972) is an award-winning cartoonist and graduate from the Art University of Tehran. In addition to creating many hilarious and poignant cartoons, he has created art for children books, novels, commercials, games, and animated films.
I really respect artists who work in ink, it seems like such an unforgiving medium. Sam Weber has some great sketches and an impressive portfolio of illustrations, ranging from the visceral to the dark and unsettling.
Updated: For further review, see Charley Parker’s post on his blog linesandcolors.com.
That’s right, Snoop Dog as he would appear in the Wall Street Journal. One of the many fine examples of Noli Novak, who’s contributed quite a number of pictures to the WSJ. The likeness that is captured is amazing.
Chris Tessmer has some great drawings and illustrations of characters that are full of life and animation.
In addition to this drawing, Australian artist and illustrator Simon Noynay has many great illustrations and other works.
