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Nuthin’ But Mech

Nuthin’ But Mech promises robots, and robots is what it delivers. The group blog features mech, robots, and automatica drawn by almost two dozen different artists, including Jake Parker, who work is shown here. Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: collective, concept art, group blog, Jake Parker, [...]

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Badaboum Twist

What a nice surprise to discover the autobiographical comics of David Libens. His Badaboum Twist boasts an enviable spontaneity and looseness. (via James Sturm) Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Comics, David Libens

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Badaboum Twist

What a nice surprise to discover the autobiographical comics of David Libens. His Badaboum Twist boasts an enviable spontaneity and looseness. (via James Sturm) Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Comics, David Libens

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Arcade Expressionism

Loving these expressionistic paintings of classic arcade games by Brock Davis. He created them as part of his Make Something Cool Every Day 2009 project. Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Brock Davis, Creative Thinking, painting, video games

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Trichrome Blue

Lois van Baarle’s graduation animation for the Utrecht School of the Arts, Trichrome Blue, is a hypnotic underwater Through the Looking Glass odyssey presented as a strange, futuristic commercial. Looks like we can expect Trichrome Red and Trichrome Yellow in the future. (One can only assume that Trichrome Green is made out of people.) Posted by John Martz [...]

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Alec Jones

Alec Jones pumps out some fun, cartoony work. I like the bold outlines and rounded, geometric shapes. His style seems perfectly suited for translating into paper cut-outs, and that’s just what he’s been doing: Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Alec Jones, cut paper, Illustration, papercraft

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One Bit Wonder

Designers Camile Orillaneda and Leon Hong make up One Bit Wonder . Their papercraft creations are not only delicate and artful but, they say, made with construction paper, Elmer’s white glue, and child-safe scissors. So, though they don’t offer any step-by-step instructions, let their work serve as inspiration for some snowy-day activities with the kids this coming winter. Posted by John Martz...

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Marriage Proposal By Illustration

Australian illustrator Guy Shield successfully proposed to his girlfriend (now fiancée) last weekend using a series of carefully designed but seemingly arbitrary illustrations. The illustrations, when folded into a specific structure, spelled out the hidden message. Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Creative Thinking,...

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Chris Grine’s Chickenhare now a webcomic

... at Shoebox, specifically his series of odd robots for their blog, 165 Bots With Stuff . Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Chris Grine , Comics , Webcomics

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The Christmas Card Art of Arnold Roth

Hogan’s Alley has shared an early Christmas gift with us today–a collection of cartoonist Arnold Roth’s personal Christmas cards that he has been sending out since the 1950s. My favourite is 1968’s epic Jekyllesque comic: Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Arnold Roth, Cartooning, Christmas

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In Radiolab We Trust

... logo. Here’s Frank Chimero’s print, taken from Jez Burrows’s Flickr set of the prints : Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Frank Chimero , Impactist , Jez Burrows , meg hunt , Nicholas Felton , Printing , radio , science