Japanese Artist Creates the Most Realistic-Looking Wearable Animal Heads You’ve Ever Seen
Whether you’re a passionate furry or just someone who appreciates cool headgear, you’re most likely going to love the incredibly realistic wearable heads made by Japanese modeler Kamonohashizokei (Platypus Modeling). Looking at theses animal heads for the first time, you’re tempted to think they’re just that, creepy taxidermied heads, but in fact they are all synthetic […]
Self-Taught Artist Is on a Mission to Create Incredibly Detailed Sketches of Every City in the UK
Two years ago, English artist Carl Lavia set out to create a large-scale sketch of Birmingham, one of the largest cities in the UK, using photos he took himself while walking around the city, as well as aerial footage from books and google maps to help him piece the whole thing together. The result of his […]
South-Korean Artist Uses Makeup to Transform Her Face into Mesmerizing Optical Illusions
At just 24 years of age, Dain Yoon is already a master when it comes to optical illusions. Using only makeup, face paint and brushes, she uses her own face and body as canvas for mind-bending visual effects. Yoon’s talent for painting was obvious from a very young age, and it later allowed her to […]
Artist Spends Hundreds of Hours Creating Amazing Portraits with Millions of Ink Dots
David Bayo, a self-taught artist from Strasbourg, France, spends hundreds of hours carefully placing tiny ink dots on a white canvas to create incredibly detailed portraits. To truly appreciate David Bayo’s skills, you need to lean in and examine his amazing artworks up close. Only when you see the millions of dots expertly placed by […]
Russian Artist Builds 30-Meter-High Gothic Cathedral Out of Tree Branches, Then Sets It on Fire
Every year, the Nikola-Lenivets art park, near Moscow, Russia, burns a wooden structure to celebrate Maslevitsa, the oldest surviving Slavic holiday. This year, founder Nikolay Polissky burned the largest structure yet – a 30-meter-high Gothic cathedral made of wooden branches. On February 17, 2018, art lovers gathered at the Nikola-Lenivets art park witnessed one of the largest […]
Unique Russian Cafe Lets Patrons Decorate the Walls with Plasticine
The Didu Cafe in Moscow, is one of the most interesting-looking cafes in the world. Its walls are covered with over 140,000 colorful plasticine figurines made by visitors over the years. It’s also home to the largest plasticine Mona Lisa on Earth. The founder of Didu Cafe wanted to give patrons a chance to leave […]
Japanese Artist Creates Stunning Anime Art with Microsoft Excel
When people ask Japanese artist Maruraba_2 (his Twitter handle) what drawing and design software he recommends, his answer is always ‘Excel’. Many take it as a joke, but only because they have no idea that his incredibly detailed anime art is created exclusively with the spreadsheet program. To those of us who don’t work in […]
Meet Pigcasso, the Painting Pig Whose Artworks Sell for Thousands of Dollars
If you ever find yourself having to convince someone that anything is possible, just tell them about a Pigcasso, a 450 pound (204 kg) pig who, after being rescued from a South African slaughterhouse at four weeks old, went on to become an acclaimed painter. South African animal-rights activist Joanne Lefson adopted Pigcasso after rescuing […]
English Beekeeper Uses the Sound of His Bee Colonies to Make Electronic Music
British beekeeper and musician Bioni (pronounced BEE-own-ee) Samp has found an incredible way to combine his two greatest passions. He records the frequencies of his bees and uses them to create original electronic musical compositions. Bioni – a pseudonym, as his real name is a closely guarded secret – produces abstract music that is rhythmic […]
Indian Artist Creates Stunningly-Detailed Portraits Using Human Hair
Hair is not the easiest art medium to work with, especially when you’re trying to create detailed portraits of people and animals, but young Indian artist Midhun R.R. had developed a technique that allows him to manipulate thousands of short hair strands into impressive artworks. All Midhun needs to create his art is some hair, […]
Insanely Talented tattoo Artist Creates the Most Realistic Portrait Tattoos You’ve Ever Seen
At just 30-years-old, Karol Rybakowski is already one of the biggest names in the world of tattoos, and looking at some of his works, it’s pretty easy to see why. His portrait tattoos look as if a picture has been slapped on the subject skin, and in many cases they turn out even better than the […]
Talented Artist Turns Used Teabags into Miniature Paintings
Most of us see used teabags as stained, soggy pieces of trash, but to visual artist and graphic designer Ruby Silvious they are miniature canvases just waiting to be turned into artworks. Three years ago, Ruby Silvious came up with an ingenious way of combining two of her favorite pastimes – painting and drinking tea – […]
Artist Creates Fairytale Dresses Out of Leftover and Used Gift Wrapping Paper
Most people throw away torn gift wrap as soon as they open their Christmas presents, but not Olivia Mears. The 26-year-old costume designer from North Carolina uses the colorful junk to create Disney princess-like dresses. Mears is famous for turning unconventional materials into stunning outfits. Back in 2015, she went viral online for a “Taco […]
German Art Collective Prints Fashionable Clothes Directly on Manhole Covers
A Berlin-based art collective known as Raubdruckerin – German for ‘pirate printers’ – has come up with a unique approach to creating textile patterns. They have been traveling around European cities turning utility hole covers into printing presses to decorate totes, t-shirts, hoodies, gym bags, and more. Founder Emma France Raff began experimenting with the […]
Artist Creates Paintings That Look Like Impossibly-Detailed Persian Carpets
A Miami based artist creates stunningly detailed paintings that look like real Persian rugs. Jason Seife, who is a muralist and a graphic designer, began developing the intricate pictures in 2015 as a form of self-expression, but also as a nod to his Middle-Eastern roots. Each dizzyingly elaborate piece is ink and acrylic, and feature […]