Creative Boom

MARCH 24, 2025

With offices in Helsinki, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, and soon Paris, Agent Pekka represents a hand-picked group of artists working across various disciplines, from 3D and animation to illustration and typography. Karlotta Freier Brooklyn-based artist Karlotta Freier creates more than images; she builds atmospheres. Jee-ook Choi 5.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Way back in 1988, comic artist Jamie Hewlett and writer Alan Martin created Tank Girl—a female character with a snarl, wit, and attitude who seemed to perfectly represent the vibe of a youth culture that was tired of batting back the same-old platitudes and prejudices faced by kids in the 1970s, 1960s, '50s, and so on. "I

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The UK-based illustrator and animator shares how he developed his unique style, embraced the art of letting go and offers some top advice for emerging artists. Con McHugh has built a reputation for his distinctive analogue-inspired, looping animations characterised by hand-drawn imperfections and a rhythm that feels almost musical.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 6, 2022

It's a lesson the characters in Angela Kirkwood's animated music video would do well to learn, as it follows the life of a cat who has become completely obsessed with a dog and pays the price along the way. Whereas Angela's previous animations had been around a minute long at most, 'Copy Cat' presented a series of steep learning curves. "I

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Creative Boom

JUNE 25, 2023

Animal Religion collage The Chinese artist has been drawing out people's inner animals and turning them into incredible art. It's a fun dinner party game: asking each other, "If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why?" We talk to her about her process and inspiration for this unique series.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 3, 2024

Want to transform your illustrations into cartoons without needing to learn complex animation software? As Hong Kong artist Noel Yu recently discovered, Cartoon Animator 5 from Reallusion makes it easy as pie. Yu's journey into 2D animation started from humble beginnings as a complete novice.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 20, 2022

During a spot of laundry a few years back, London-based Russian-born artist Helga Stentzel got the idea for a unique series featuring clothes on a washing line cleverly staged as different animals. Smoothie © Helga Stentzel. Thus began a viral Instagram account that gained thousands of fans and likes. "I

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Creative Boom

JUNE 30, 2024

Animation studio Tentacle Media has decided to remind us of the wonderful human touch of creativity with the launch of its first physical product. Tentacle Media , a UK-based animation studio, has launched a handheld animation device called the Mini-Mutoscope. They're also a unique challenge to create animations for.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 30, 2024

Animation studio Tentacle Media has decided to remind us of the wonderful human touch of creativity with the launch of its first physical product. Tentacle Media , a UK-based animation studio, has launched a handheld animation device called the Mini-Mutoscope. They're also a unique challenge to create animations for.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Nature's beauty, fragility, and those rare moments when we feel at one with it are key themes for this Irish artist, who brings them to life through soft details and bold contrasts. Mark Conlan is an artist whose journey began in Dublin as an animator. Artwork entitled The Place to Be. "I In Your Head.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Bertrand Aznar, represented by Illustration Division Whether you need representation or are looking to hire an artist or illustrator, these are the best places to head to in New York City. These behind-the-scenes champions of artistic talent serve as the bridge between artists and the industries that crave their creativity.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The award-winning animator explains how she brought a needle-crafted cat to life using Cartoon Animator 5 and why other creatives should try it. Are you a graphic designer or illustrator to extend your skills and get into animation? I found Cartoon Animator and jumped right in." Well, it's great for that too!

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Creative Boom

MARCH 16, 2023

Portland-based creative studio Super Dope has brought to life how it feels to pluck up your courage and make a romantic move in its latest animated project, In Love. It's this euphoric feeling that Super Dope has explored with In Love, the studio's latest animated short, which saw the team push themselves both creatively and technically.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

To show solidarity, we have assembled a selection of festive cards by artists and designers – perfect to send this Yuletide to your friends, colleagues, and loved ones. With not a moment to lose, here are this year's recommended festive cards for Yuletide 2023 by independent artists and designers. Where does the time go?

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Creative Boom

MARCH 21, 2023

Multi-style animator Stephen Smith , AKA Wobbly Lobster, has collaborated with dream pop duo Moon Panda to create an out-of-this-world animated music video for their latest single, Tangerine Light. I wanted the animation process as well as the final result to fit with the tone of the music."

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Creative Boom

MAY 10, 2023

Polish painter and illustrator Weronika Marianna has pushed her art in a new direction by bringing it to life via animation. Full of vibrancy, colour and life, her enchanting handmade animations still retain the looseness and energy that made her previous work so appealing. Animating allows me to embrace all of these qualities."

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Creative Boom

JUNE 4, 2024

Whether that was oil painting, digital illustration, animation or whatever, you'd need to buckle down, hone your focus and keep doing the same thing again and again until you become a true master. Delving into another artistic discipline can spark unexpected inspiration. Want to be a successful creative? Cross-pollination of ideas.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

We talk to the up-and-coming claymation animator Alistair Nicholls about his hands-on process, the smell of plasticine, 1970s camera lenses and handmade film noir. Based in Norwich, Alistair studied animation, but his stop-motion skills are largely self-taught. No method of creativity is as tactile as claymation.

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Creative Boom

JULY 30, 2024

Animals can't speak up for themselves. It continues to this day within animation, from Looney Tunes to Tom and Jerry through Shaun the Sheep. To put life into the campaign, RSPB teamed up with a purpose-driven strategy and creative agency GOOD and Emmy and BAFTA-winning animation studio Blue Zoo. but what if they could?

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 30, 2022

An animated video that helps people understand the current global crisis is storming YouTube right now. And it's all brought to beautiful visual life by design and animation agency Thornberg & Forester. Was it as straightforward to animate? I mean, what was the starting point? Was that deliberate? Scott: : Absolutely.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Parisian artist, producer and director Sandór Waïss has recently released his latest single, Memories, which explores the relationship between the past, present and future with the help of a stunning hand-animated music video. Memories is the third and final single to be released from Sandór's album project.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 28, 2023

And in his latest video, each illustration has been compiled into a charming time-lapse animation. At least that is how it seems, thanks to Iancu's latest project, which saw the Brand Union and WeTransfer artist draw over 500 beautiful flowers for his lucky girlfriend.

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Creative Boom

MAY 8, 2022

You may have thought your jobs were safe from robots as an artist or creator. The AI can instantly create these images in any artistic style or medium, including photography. Robots Vs. Artists. Slow down, illustrators and digital artists. DALL-E now has 1 million examples of Van Gogh's artistic style. Think again.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 15, 2024

Mexican animator Mark Diaz explains. Want to take your skills as an artist, illustrator or designer and transform them into 3D models and animation without having to spend years learning difficult software? Populate the city with walkers : Use the crowd generation tools to add animated characters along the paths.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Illustration seems to come naturally to Brooklyn-based artist Jimmy Simpson. Jimmy cites the legendary Push Pin Studios and the American artist John Alcorn as further influences. In-app animations created for Spotify. "I I have found that I'm an artist that responds really well to a brief.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 23, 2023

This collection of works by American painter Travis Fish forms part a duo show with Portuguese artist Ricardo Passaporte , titled Off Leash, which is taking place at OMNI in London W1. One of the paintings is a homage to the work of Swiss artist Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen.

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Creative Boom

MAY 19, 2024

This stunning 8m tall installation brought together 12 golden silhouettes in the shape of the BAFTA mask, arranged in a semi-circle to create a sense of motion and animation. The design was inspired by early animation devices like the zoetrope and paid tribute to the fundamentals of filmmaking: progression, movement, lighting and illusion.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Over the last two and a half decades, OFFF Barcelona has become more than just a festival; it's a creative institution, a cultural movement, and a meeting place for designers, artists, and technologists who push the boundaries of creativity. Pep Salazar. This is a gift.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 30, 2024

Thanks to his distinctive aesthetic, which draws on a diverse range of influences and passions, Broly's artwork is always a joy to behold, Like lots of artists, Broly got started at a young age. Regarding college, Broly followed the 'safe' route open to artists, namely, studying graphic design as his major. And it's easy to see why.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 14, 2024

Stoke-on-Trent-based illustrator and animator Qianhui Yu is on a mission to highlight social problems and tell stories from new perspectives. Originally from Guilin, China, Qianhui Yu has travelled around the world and settled in the UK to pursue her career as an animation director and illustrator.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 6, 2023

© María Jesús Contreras Chilean artist María Jesús Contreras explores the influences behind her distinctive and entrancing artwork, which often focuses on animals and always looks on the bright side. Plus, I'm from the countryside, where many stories centred around something surreal or the idea of animals behaving like humans.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Titled Homebird, the Animation is a moving story of the importance of self-belief and the power of embracing your past. In Homebird , we're introduced to a young artist called Nina, who moves to a new city. As an artist, you must keep reminding yourself that your unique voice and style are worth not giving up on.

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Creative Bloq

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Find the best animation software for all budgets and expertise, tested by professionals who use these apps daily.

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Creative Bloq

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

We test the best free animation software for beginners and professionals, including the best free 2D animation software.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2024

It's easy to get stuck looking at the same kind of art, time and time again, in a kind of artistic version of an echo chamber. In the following article, we spotlight an incredible 10 Caper artists you should add to your radar. Amao Amao is an illustrator, motion designer and VR artist who lives in her home city of Shanghai, China.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 30, 2023

Photo: Anna Arca Unique to UK festivals, Green Man not only exhibits artwork out in the wild, but commissions original pieces from working artists. Since 2016, Green Man has been commissioning visual artists to make new work specifically in response to the festival site, supported by a developmental artist residency.

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Visser Minimal Business Card Visser Minimal Business Card template Suitable for any kind of business like Corporate Business, Agency, Creative, Blog, Magazine, Retail, Photographer, Artist, Designer, Freelancers and much more. Just drop in your own images and texts, and it is ready. Easy to edit, fully adobe Photoshop format.

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