Tag Archives: illustration

Sketchbook Drawings by James Jean

Sketchbook Drawings by James Jean illustration drawing

I’m enjoying these incredibly detailed sketchbook illustrations by James Jean. You can see many more of them on his blog, and also some great stuff available in his shop. (via booooooom)

By Christopher on October 18, 2011 • drawing illustration

Incredible Spiral Illustrations by Chan Hwee Chong for Faber Castell

Incredible Spiral Illustrations by Chan Hwee Chong for Faber Castell lines illustration drawing art history advertising

To demonstrate their Artist Pens, Faber Castell had Singapore-based art director and designer Chan Hwee Chong create meticulous spiral drawings of three masterpieces using their pens. In case the drawings themselves aren’t proof enough of Chong’s skill, a video was shot by Eric Yeo as he draws Girl With A Pearl Earring. This is advertising at its best. See more on Behance.

Atelier Olschinsky’s Cities and Plants

Atelier Olschinskys Cities and Plants posters and prints plants illustration city architecture

For the past few months Atelier Olschinsky (previously) has been cranking out these stunning illustrations which he titles, simply, Cities and Plants. The complex hybrid of digital illustration and architecture is stunning, and several are available as fine art prints. Head over to Behance to take a deep dive, there are literally dozens of them.

By Christopher on October 10, 2011 • architecture city illustration plants posters and prints

Jing Zhang’s Industrial Typography

Jing Zhangs Industrial Typography typography industrial illustration

UK-based graphic designer and illustrator Jing Zhang is currently working on a beautiful series of isometric letters, rendering typographical forms as small industrial buildings, machines, factories, and landscapes. Via Behance she says the hardest part isn’t creating them, but finishing them, and that she’s running out of patience. Maybe we should encourage her a bit? I can’t wait to see the rest of these. See more of the series here.

By Christopher on October 9, 2011 • illustration industrial typography

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth literature illustration books

Here’s an incredible image for your day. I don’t know its origins, so if anyone cares to enlighten me I’d love details. It almost looks like artwork for a poster from a 1960s-70s book or film? (via designspiration and phonometrician)

Update: My guess was not far off. This is actually a still from a 1980s movie called Emerald Forest. (thnx, drew!)

By Christopher on October 6, 2011 • books illustration literature

Vasco Mourao

Vasco Mourao New York illustration drawing architecture

Vasco Mourao is an architect and illustrator originally from Portugal who now lives and works in Barcelona. His densely illustrated cities and structures are drawn entirely by hand and while all are of course fictional places, they often incorporate real buildings. For instance, in the most dense piece above entitled New Yorker one can find the Chrysler building, the Met, the Whitney, and the Guggenheim among others—it’s like architectural Where’s Waldo! Another piece, Is it me or is Barcelona falling apart?, includes a wide variety of less iconic structures Mourao found around the city, and the last two illustrations are available as limited edition prints from his shop. Thanks for sharing your work with Colossal, Vasco!

By Christopher on October 4, 2011 • architecture drawing illustration New York

Multi-Stage Dot-to-Dot Drawing Gradually Reveals Phases of Michael Jackson’s Life

Multi Stage Dot to Dot Drawing Gradually Reveals Phases of Michael Jacksons Life posters and prints Michael Jackson illustration drawing

Thomas Pavitte who previously made the world’s most complex dot-to-dot drawing featuring Mona Lisa is further exploring the potential of the dot-connecting medium with series of puzzles entitled the Transformation Series. In his first release a two-phase drawing gradually reveals overlaid portraits of Michael Jackson’s changing face, from childhood to adulthood. He’s also designed a typographic/portrait treatment of President Obama. Pavitte now has an online store where you can buy limited edition prints of these transformation puzzles, as well as a high-resolution scan of the completed Mona Lisa puzzle.