Art Inspiration & Artwork
Explore art inspiration, creative artwork, professional artists and visual ideas across different art styles.
20 Realistic Celebrity Pencil Portraits by Leong Hong Yu in Graphite
Portraits are a familiar way for artists to demonstrate control and observation, and celebrity subjects add immediate recognition. Celebrity Pencil Portraits by Leong Hong Yu take that familiar format and focus on realistic graphite rendering. The Malaysian artist’s work is described through precise detail and carefully captured light, giving the drawings a polished monochrome quality that reca...
15 Quilling Paper Sculptures by Yulia Brodskaya
Paper Sculptures by Yulia Brodskaya form the focus of this 15-piece gallery. Yulia Brodskaya, born in 1983, is a highly regarded paper sculpture and illustraton artists . She uses two simple materials-paper and glue, and a simple technique that involves the placement of carefully cut and bent strips of paper -to make lush, vibrant, three-dimensional paper artworks. Soon after discovering her pa...
50 Beautiful Glass Sculpture Ideas and Hand-Blown sculpture designs
Studio glass, or glass sculpture, is the modern use of glass as an artistic medium to produce sculptures or three-dimensional artworks. The glass objects created are intended to make a sculptural or decorative statement. On the market, their prices may range from a few hundred to tens of thousands of US dollars. Modern glass studios use a great variety of techniques to create glass artworks, in...
Top 15 Best Art Schools and Colleges from around the world
It's time to discover the best art schools and art colleges around the world. This collection of art colleges and art schools will help you choose some of the best educational institutions, which can help shape your art career. If you have a strong passion for art and don't know where to start, well, it's time you check out these amazing art colleges from around the world. You can find some of ...
15 Realistic Paintings by Shri Shashikant Dhotre of Rural Indian Life
Realistic Paintings by Shri Shashikant Dhotre form the focus of this 15-piece gallery. Shri Shashikant Dhotre is a mumbai based artist who currently lives and works there. He dropped out from JJ School of Art in 2003, completed his classical 2D animation in 2005 at Pune and also completed a degree in Film & TV Direction in 2006. He has received several awards like Bombay Art Society, India ...
Shin Godzilla - Japanese Art Exhibition at the Hokkaido Museum Japan
Hours of operation: You can visit the Godzilla art exhibition until Oct 23rd. The museum is open from 9:30 am until 4:30 pm. The museum is closed on Mondays (except on national holidays). Entrance Fee is $12.80 (1,300 yen) for adults.
10 Photo-to-Cartoon Digital Illustrations by Julio Cesar
Photo-to-Cartoon Digital Illustrations by Julio Cesar form the focus of this 10-piece gallery. Julio Cesar graduated from Universidade de fortaleza, Brazil. He loves to make cartoon characters of normal people and it certainly shows his high level of humour. He has created numerous digital illustations of random people and they are super realistic. His digital art is full of vibrant colours and...
20 Figurative Oil Paintings by Francine Van Hove Featuring Women
Oil Paintings by Francine Van Hove form the focus of this 20-piece gallery. Francine Van Hove was born in Paris and she is a contemporary French artist. She completed her degree in fine arts at Lycee Claude Bernard Arts School. Her first solo Oil Painting exhibition was in 1971 and her collections are available throughout Europe, Japan and USA. Her oil paintings of women are very realistic and ...
15 Figurative Paintings by Leah Tinari, New York Artist
Figurative Paintings by Leah Tinari form the focus of this 15-piece gallery. Leah Tinari is an artist based in New York, NY. Since graduating from RISD in 1999 Tinari has documented her life and friends through photos and paintings that capture the energy and exuberance of her surroundings. Her signature use of rich bright color and dynamic composition continues to captivate viewers with its co...
40 Mind Blowing and Realistic Oil Paintings by Mary Jane Ansell
Oil Paintings: With the right kind of oil paints and brushes, oil paintings will become a lot more easier. It’s good to invest in some good oil paints, if you are looking for serious hobby. Good quality brushes and paints go a long way in making the oil painting look stunning. Oil paintings can take anywhere between three days to thirty days to dry out. In case of any minor corrections, c...
Dubai 3D Art Competition 2017 - Win $650,000
Dubai welcomes 3D artists to an event set to take place in March 2017. December 15th, 2016, is the last date for submission. The award, which carries total prize money of $650,000, was launched at the second Dubai Canvas Festival last March. The final prize-winner will be awarded $300,000 in prize money. This is the first time an award of excellence has been given in the 3D art category. The th...
India Painting exhibition to be held at Vibhuti Art Gallery from Oct 3 - 7
Art Exhibition venue : Manipal Art School, Udupi, Karnataka, India Date: From Oct 3- Oct 7th, students of the Manipal Art School will be exhibiting their paintings at the Vibhuti Art Gallery which is located near the city bus stand. This painting exhibition was organised by Manipal school of art partnered with Chitrakala Mandira. It's open to the public from 10 a.m till 6 p.m till Fr...
15 Russian Surreal Paintings by Lyamkin Alexander
Russian Surreal Paintings by Lyamkin Alexander form the focus of this 15-piece gallery. Born 1964, in Siberia, Russia. Alexander graduated from art college, but gained the majority of his experience through years of creative and personal development. The perfect photographical quality of Alexander’s paintings fascinates and astonishes. It’s like he took the legendary Pablo Picasso’s art style a...
25 Creative Drawings and Artworks from top artists around the world
Creative Drawing: If you browse the internet you are sure to find millions of creative drawing. We have collected the best creative drawing which is sure to impress you and your friends. In this post we have included 50 Brilliant Creative drawing works for your inspiration. If you have a passion for drawing, then with a little bit of creativity and lot of imagination, you can create wonderful a...
Wire Sculpture Training by London Artist Cathy Miles - Oct 2016
Want to take your drawing to the next level? Find out how you can draw with wire using 2D and 3D techniques with Cathy Miles at West Dean College, UK. The five-day programme is jam-packed with lots of seminars and workshops that will be suitable for anyone interested in art. If you have good dexterity with pliers and a passion for creativity, then this course will be highly beneficial for you. ...
Lithuanian Artists created Perspective street print on Trolleybuses
Have you seen trolleybuses? These were the earliest means of transport, and these buses have existed since 1882. Currently, there are fewer than 300 trolleybuses in existence. These vintage trolleybuses have been given a makeover by the artist Liudas Parulskis. Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, has a fleet of buses. To celebrate the 4th Vilnius Street Art Festival, the city's buses have been m...
25 Beautiful Tree Drawing examples from around the world
Tree drawings are extremely easy to draw once you remember the basics. All trees are three dimensional and if you look at it closely during the day, one portion will be highlighted, one region will be shaded and will also have a shadow. So if you get all these things right on a lollipop like tree, then you most surely will have a realistic looking tree drawing. In this post we have included 50 ...
20 Creative and Funny Celebrity Caricature Drawings for your inspiration
Funny Celebrity Caricatures: Celebrity Caricatures are drawings with funny distortions of celebrities by over exaggerating their features. Any amateur celebrity caricature artist will try his/her hand at drawing funny caricatures of celebrities because it’s easier for people to recognize them and helps to promote their works. Celebrity caricatures are usually drawn by giving a small body ...
15 Imaginative Acrylic Paintings by Nick Japaridze, Georgian Artist
Acrylic Paintings by Nick Japaridze form the focus of this 15-piece gallery. Nick Japaridze was born February 23, 1971 in Tbilisi, Georgia . Starting 1985 he paints and until 1985 learns from the best fine art artists of Georgia while working in the best fine art studios. From 1989 until 1994 he studies fine art in Tbilisi State Academy which he later successfully graduated from. Nick’s work is...
15 Expressive Watercolor Portraits by Joanna Wedrychowska
Watercolor Portraits by Joanna Wedrychowska form the focus of this 15-piece gallery. Joanna Wedrychowska is a Poland based artist who is talented in watercolour paintings. The use and choice of colours is simply mind blowing. The stroke of brushes, colour and light effect are very bold and brings out the character’s expression in an authentic way. Joanna Wedrychowska is a self-taught portrait w...
Visual Effect Award 2017 - Artists and Animators can submit their work
Mark February 7, 2017, on your calendar, as the most-awaited Visual Effects Award will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel by the Visual Effects Society (VES). The VES Awards recognize and honor the most outstanding visual effects work of the year and the respective artists. According to their website, "The Visual Effects Society (VES) is a global professional honorary society and the ente...