Most Wretched Mess by Skinner
Skinner’s art is wonderfully trippy and dark, with a good dose of social critique. Apparently viewing some of his color work through 3D glasses makes things actually look 3D! Definitely check out more of his sick work at The Art of Skinner.
2 more below the jump.
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 it over and over in the world of art. It is mystical… perhaps we look for answers about the life after death in the bony visage of the skull.
Whatever the case, at the end of day, skulls are pretty cool! Which is exactly why I set out to put together of a haphazard list of drawings, photos, tutorials & how-tos, videos, and illustrations dealing with the human skull.
I hope it proves useful to you and inspires you as it has me. So without further ado, categorized by what seemed to make sense, skulls:
Enjoy!
Anatomical Studies of Skulls
Skull Left Lateral Index from Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body
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.
More pictures below the jump.