May 2009
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Just imagine...
I really believe that everything you can imagine become reality. I’ll tell you why:
There have been so many times when I wish I could somehow paint the natural color of the sky, or the color of a flower, an apple, leaf, grass or any object color in our real world.
Jinsun Park imagine the same but he took action. He creates Color Picker, an innovative design of a concept pen. It can scan...
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If you could not differentiate beautiful from...
Picture made with iPhone Brushes, ©Iulia Stanescu
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A little bit of ... Swedish illustration
Today, I want to share with you this illustrations of Hanna Muller. I really like her realistic style of drawing. She is inspired by models and by her friends and she likes to draw faces expression.
Her illustrations are simply fantastic!
Hanna Muller: “My pictures became my diary and still are. It feels nice to draw them away. “
Photo sources: Hanna Muller
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Andrew Archer's world
I found interesting this blog post of Andrew Archer and I would like to share it with you. Hope you’ll enjoy!
” First up in regards to what resolution I work in & colour management.
Depends on the size of the final but i never work under 450 dpi, normally if a job is A3+ i work 450dpi, A4-A3 600dpi, anything smaller than A4 800dpi and all scanning is done at 600dpi minimum....
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A touch of...
… Sophie Griotto’s style.
Elegant and confortable clothes, pale colours, french touch, romantic, contemporan and urban women, happiness. I think that these are the words which describes Sophie Griotto’s fashion illustrations.
A sensitive touch for your inspiration:
Photo source: Sophie Griotto
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What does it mean to be creative?
“Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.” Edward de Bono
Photography & art direction by Marta Lamovšek
For me creativity is the act of making...
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Trembled Blossom
If you haven’t view the Prada’s Trembled Blossom, you should see it!
I found this video very, very inspiring. James Jean illustrations are simply gorgeous, his style of drawing and the little story from the woodland are unique.
Very interesting and great perspective to show a collection.
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How to draw realistic?
Since I started looking for tutorials and videos on the web, I find that video tutorials, can be more useful than normal written tutorials, because they show the real work in process of the illustrator.
I’ve decided that every Monday I’m going to share with you a new series of articles dedicated to portrait and illustrations video tutorials.
The first article of this series is about two video...
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Let the colors wave
“Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.” Pablo Picasso
Photo copyright Iulia Stanescu
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What does a graphic tablet do?
What would it be if I have a graphic tablet? I asked myself this question half an year ago. Then, I posted this dream on Trigwee.
What does a graphic tablet do?
See this video and you’ll find a visual representation that answers the question:
My dream came true and I now have a professional graphic tablet. Here’s what I created with it:
Photo copyright Iulia Stanescu
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There comes a time in life when...
Photo source: Flickr
Thank you Marta for sharing with us your happiness.
Photographer Vlad Stan, Model Marta Lamovšek
“Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Mark Twain
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My new colorful world
“Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.” Sir James M. Barrie
Maybe you will ask me why I chose this quote? Here is the answer:
I’ve always dreamt to be able to draw fashion illustration in Adobe Illustrator. But every time I thought about it, I didn’t know where to start. At the...
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Louis Vuitton's inspiring illustrations
The French brand brings us an advertising campaign where illustration is the key element. James Dignan was behind this Louis Vuitton accessories ad campaign for spring 2009.
Enjoy!
Source: ViewonFashion
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Painting unconventionally: with the iPhone
After being inspired by a blog post written by Octav on the Trigwee Blog, I started to imagine the unimaginable.
I imagined what would it be like to paint with my fingers on a touchscreen. I was amazed to discover that there is actually an application which makes the impossible possible. It made my day!
Image copyright Iulia Stanescu
I downloaded the iPhone Brushes application yesterday and...
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I'm feeling blue
“I don’t paint things. I only paint the difference between things.” Henri Matisse
Image © Iulia Stanescu
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What is "beautiful"?
When you say “This is beautiful” do you ever think of the definition of beauty? How do you express beauty? What is the essence of beauty?
Image copyright Iulia Stanescu
According to the Oxford English Dictionary “beautiful” means “excelling in grace of form, charm of coloring and other qualities which delight the eye and call for admiration.”
In my opinion,...
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Inspirational Typographic Illustration
Creating illustrations from words is truly an art form. These are some of the greatest examples I’ve seen and I wanted to share them with you.
Maybe someday, I will have a self-portrait, typographic style.
Photo sources: deviantart
Here’s a tutorial showcasing how to create some of these text effects: