By Katrina Tan 01 Feb 2012 @ 8:45 am |

Illustrating is hard enough as is, but Sarah Esteje does so without a hitch. At least that’s what we see from her on-point Bic pen work. A young artist born in 1987, Sarah has already studied at both LISAA (L’Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués) and Gobelins, where she took up photography. Her training in both fields can be seen in her animal portraits, which, Read the full story
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sarah estejeBy Katrina Tan 20 Jan 2012 @ 10:08 am |

Most artists usually just take a brush or pen to paper, Steven Spazuk prefers to use a flame. The French Canadian artist has developed this unique technique for about 10 years now, which entails essentially burning a thick sheet of paper, and then manipulating the soot left behind until Read the full story
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steven spazukBy Cyril Foiret 02 Jan 2012 @ 12:27 pm |

These wonderful Victorian styled portraits of Star Wars characters were done by Greg Peltz whom works at Pixar. And if you are a Star Wars fan and want to hang these in your home you can purchase Read the full story
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Victorian Star WarsBy Sarah Deane 07 Dec 2011 @ 12:18 pm |

From The Omen’s devilish Damien to those chilling twins in The Shining, there’s always been an unsettling connection between children and the genre of horror within popular culture. This is something that artsit-turned-photgrapher Loretta Lux captures brilliantly in her surreal portraits of young children. Loretta’s work is Read the full story
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Renaissance ArtBy Cyril Foiret 17 Aug 2011 @ 10:44 am |

The cut-out portraits of Brazilian artist Lucas Simões are pretty amazing, consisting of layering the same photo up to 10 times, he invites intimate friends over to tell him a secret as he takes their portrait. However, his intention was not to hear their secret, but to capture the Read the full story
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By Cyril Foiret 31 Jul 2011 @ 11:20 am |

Based in Los Angeles, the Belgium-born artist Anja Van Herle has been painting portraits since she was a child. Her paintings are an attempt to tell these stories by capturing delicate facial expressions and juxtaposing them with vibrant color and the dramatic interplay of shadow and light.
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