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Portraits Drawn with Tea, Vodka, Whiskey and Ink by Carne GriffithsOctober 1

Portraits Drawn with Tea, Vodka, Whiskey and Ink by Carne Griffiths portraits illustration drawing

UK-based illustrator Carne Griffiths creates these striking portraits with uncommon mediums such as tea brandy, vodka, whiskey, graphite and calligraphy ink. His drawings most frequently explore human and floral forms, as says he’s “fascinated by the flow of line and the ‘invisible lines’ that connect us to the natural world.” The four pieces above are part of a limited edition postcard set just released by Griffiths, each of which comes in a fancy custom-illustrated, wax-sealed envelope. He also has a solo show at Ink-d Gallery in Brighton that closes this Saturday. (via behance)

Unsettling Watercolor Illustrations by Dima RebusSeptember 25

Unsettling Watercolor Illustrations by Dima Rebus watercolor illustration

Illustrator Dima Rebus was born in a small town in Russia in 1988 and graduated from art school in Moscow in 2011. He now works on a wide range of projects ranging from his personal artwork to illustrations for magazines and other publishing houses. I really enjoy the edgy, somewhat unsettling nature of his work, there’s a strange sort of tension in every piece that really makes it stand out. You can see much more over on Live Journal. (via l’acte gratuit)

New Cut-Away Leaf Art by Lorenzo DuránSeptember 7

New Cut Away Leaf Art by Lorenzo Durán leaves illustration

Artist Lorenzo Durán lives and works in Guadalajara, Spain where for the last four years he’s focused primarily on cutting intricate illustrations from dried leaves. He often depicts animals and insects as shown above, but has explored a wide variety of geometric patterns and also does custom work on request. (via fer1972)

Tea Illustrations by Andrew GorkovenkoSeptember 6

Tea Illustrations by Andrew Gorkovenko tea packaging illustration

As part of a series of packaging designs for Triptea, designer and illustrator Andrew Gorkovenko created these surprisingly wonderful illustrations utilizing the tea contained within each box. This execution seriously goes above and beyond to create a great brand for simple product. You can see much more on his website. (via notcot)

Illustrator Mark Crilley Shreads a Playing Card and Draws a Photo Realistic CopyAugust 28

Illustrator Mark Crilley Shreads a Playing Card and Draws a Photo Realistic Copy photo realism illustration drawing cards

Michigan-based author and illustrator Mark Crilley has been working on a series of “realism challenges” on his YouTube channel. In his third installment he tackled the realistic drawing of a torn playing card. Pretty incredible. (via boing boing, thnx brian!)

Beautiful Evidence: New Illustrations Cut from Encyclopedias and Primary Readers by Thomas AllenAugust 23

Beautiful Evidence: New Illustrations Cut from Encyclopedias and Primary Readers by Thomas Allen pop ups illustration books

Book artist Thomas Allen (previously) just published a dozen new works in advance of his forthcoming show, Beautiful Evidence, at Foley Gallery in New York opening September 9th, 2012. Allen pours through old encyclopedias, primary readers and science books to extract figures for these perfectly composed illustrations. See the rest over on his blog.

Incredible New Sketchbook Illustrations from Mattias AdolfssonAugust 6

Incredible New Sketchbook Illustrations from Mattias Adolfsson posters and prints illustration drawing

Within the sketchbooks of Swedish artist Mattias Adolfsson (previously), strange comic book robots are seen running amok, fantastic steampunk-esque machines sputter to life, and airplane pilots find themselves facing interfaces encumbered with thousands of switches, dials, and tubes. It’s a world that is absurdly complex and meticulously drawn using only a finely controlled pen and a few brushstrokes of color.

Above are just a few of my favorites among Adolfsson’s prolific outpouring of work which you can follow on Flickr and Behance. He also has a number of original works available on Etsy including a new accordion fold picture book, and some of his larger drawings are now available as giclée prints over on Arte Limited.

Over 100 High School Students Draw 3,000 Frame Music Video for Michael AndrewsJuly 21

Over 100 High School Students Draw 3,000 Frame Music Video for Michael Andrews painting illustration drawing

Musician Michael Andrews (best known for his cover of the Tears for Fears song “Mad World” recorded with Gary Jules for the Donnie Darko soundtrack) just completed this fantastic collaboration with over 100 students from Dan Diego-based High Tech High International who drew over 3,000 frames for a video for his new single “Bubbles in Space”. I can’t think of anything I did in high school art that approaches anything this awesome. Great job guys. See the making of here.

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