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From fine art to Photoshop: Sam Gilbey's illustrious career so far

Creative Boom

If you're a person who knows and follows the world of visual arts, I'd only have to say "painterly pop culture portraits", and your mind would go straight to Sam Gilbey 's work. Gilbey doesn't remember a time when he wasn't drawing as a kid, but before he got to illustration, his education focused more on Fine Art.

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Holly Stapleton mixes gouache with digital art to create works bathed in golden hour light

Creative Boom

Say Goodnight, 2021 © Holly Stapleton. The Toronto-based artist masterfully mixes hand-painted gouache with digital art to achieve this unique style. "I Completely self-taught, Holly didn't undertake any formal training or higher education in illustrator or visual arts. Aunts, 2021 – The New York Times © Holly Stapleton.

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Artist Sarah Graham on raising awareness for bipolar disorder and how art saved her life

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She considers art to have saved her life and is launching her biggest solo show next month to help others. Sarah Graham has become a renowned British artist for her fun and joyful kitsch paintings, paying homage to familiar toys, sweets and brands from the 1980s and 1990s. She admits that art has always got her through difficult times.

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Mixed-media artist Mariana K's reality-twisting worlds are magically atmospheric

Creative Boom

Introducing Mariana K, a Ukrainian artist who combines photography and painting in quite magical and moody ways. Mariana Klymchuk , aka Mariana K, is a Ukrainian mixed media visual artist now living in Cumbria. In February 2021, she launched a print shop with her landscape artworks. I'm basically a junkie for art!".

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Bored of Apes? Here's an artist's guide to NFTs that won't drive you bananas

Creative Boom

It's no secret they've blown up the past few years, and if you're an artist of any kind, you've likely come across them more than the average person. As an artist, finding out that an 8-bit profile picture sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars can be frustrating. In 2021 alone, the market was valued at over $41 billion USD.

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10 Best Tablets for Graphic Design, Drawing & Art 2021

Just Creative

As a graphic designer, there are many times when the project you’re working on may require you to flex your artistic muscles and pulling out sheets of paper and pencils is unlikely to satisfy the clients’ needs and unless you get it right the first time, is not going to make editing easy. XP-Pen Artist 15.6 Best Windows tablets.

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Karlotta Freier draws with such freedom her imagery seems to float on air

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For this Brooklyn artist, creating an illustration is about spending time with it, exploring it, and finding that moment when things fall into place. Karlotta is an artist who is most at ease when drawing, which shows through her imagery. A piece for the New York Times. Personal works.