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. My biggest advice to emerging artists is this: don't wait for your dream project to come to you. It's a dream come true.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 7, 2023

London-based artist CiCi Suen has turned her attention to the secret forms and complex structures that can only be found in nature in her beautiful series of charcoal and pastel drawings. Reflecting on my artistic journey, my initial motivation has always been fuelled by passion. They have no story, no particular time or place.

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Creative Boom

MAY 31, 2022

And since then, I've worked with a few communities, independent artists and magazines such as Please Don't Touch magazine.". They have this raw texture and abstract quality that I find fascinating.". During the past two years, a huge part of my practice has shifted towards graphic design," she tells us.

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Creative Boom

JULY 10, 2024

For many artists, change is essential to keeping things fresh. The book will come signed with a personal note from the artist. Leicester-based designer Jess Wojcicki is recharging her creativity by entering the world of children’s illustration. The story is beautifully simple.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 1, 2023

© Julia Shore It's hard to find a moment of stillness, but California-based artist Julia Shore uses moss-inspired embroidery to bring nature indoors and mediate. My mission as an artist is to bring peace and calm into your everyday life," she says. Through my art, I hope to inspire a deeper connection with nature and yourself."

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

And that's independent artists and designers. These are hand-drawn, beautifully printed, gorgeous creations that will more than impress that special someone but also go a long way to generously support the artists, makers, independent shops and designers all relying on your business to thrive. You're Blooming Wonderful by Toucan Tango.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 27, 2022

He explains how he transitioned from graphic designer to full-time artist and what inspires his work today. Coming from a graphic design background, Patrick Nelson has been a full-time collage artist now for a number of years. In June this year, he announced he was joining the artist roster at the California-based Aerena Galleries.

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Creative Boom

MAY 29, 2022

A lot of my work is inspired by my own life, childhood memories and experiences," says Anya Paintsil , an artist who grew up in a town located in North Wales. Before now, Anya's textural wefted pieces would depict people, conceived as portraits and artfully sewn to represent her siblings, friends and loved ones. Blod © Anya Paintsil.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Brighton-based paper artist Lisa Lloyd pushes her work in new directions with Flux, a fish-themed sculpture created with the help and craftsmanship of printers at Barnard and Westwood. Three-dimensional paper artist Lisa Lloyd takes inspiration from the natural world when creating her beautiful paper sculptures.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

© Bernie Kaminski Most of us delved into the world of Papier-mâché as kids and never looked back, but for US artist Berne Kaminski , it's a creative pursuit that stuck. It's difficult to be precise with Papier-mâché. I start with the foundation, usually cardboard or wadded-up newspaper," he says. "I

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Just Creative

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Did you ever want to be an artist growing up? Maybe you reached that goal and work in graphic design but for some of us, maybe we didn’t possess the natural skill or talent that the best artists in the world have. Thanks to the wonderful world of the internet, those dreams of being an artist can be real again with online courses.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 16, 2023

Cube' is designed to embody the amazement and surprise artists evoke from the audience and begins with a set of rooms symbolising the diversity of the festival's speakers and artists' creative practices. As the campaign's centrepiece, a cubic-shaped object serves as the traveller on this journey.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2022

Textural, colourful and a little childish; there's much to learn about the method behind the Rhode Island-based artist's magical creations. Scott Alario knew from an early age that he wanted to be surrounded by artists, "working, thinking, dreaming, arguing, all of it," he says. Marguerite & Luna Moth, 2022 © Scott Alario.

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Spoon Graphics

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The Pencils and Paint Texture Kit for Procreate contains over 100 vibrant textures to bring colour and energy to your designs. Authentically sourced from real art materials, these textures will save you hours of changing colours for each stroke or searching for that perfect brush to achieve a realistic result.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In Homebird , we're introduced to a young artist called Nina, who moves to a new city. It was therefore important to me to include references to that specific place, which was crucial in shaping my personal, cultural, and artistic identity," Ewa tells Creative Boom. "I

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 23, 2022

Playful and kitsch, it's easy to see why the emerging textile artist is fast becoming a leading name in the field. The Brighton-based artist's latest series of works will go on show in her first London solo show this September. They're not like anything we've ever seen. Flat on my Face, 2022 © Selby Hurst Inglefield.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 9, 2023

Courtesy of DCG and the Artist On the eve of his upcoming solo exhibition 'Let This Be A Sign', Nigerian artist, painter and sculptor Samson Bakare tells Creative Boom about his inspirations, process and unique approach to re-envisioning the history of Africa. Courtesy of DCG and the Artist Songs of Hope, 2023 © Samson Bakare.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 23, 2024

She also enjoys the effect that art can have on people and regularly focuses on the concept of joy.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

With a background as a tattoo artist, Tom Strom is an emerging American illustrator whose images will draw you in and perhaps give you a little scare. Tools like Procreate are fantastic, but in his images the textures, patterns and details are that little bit more intricate and individual.

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Creative Boom

MAY 9, 2023

Los Angeles-based artist Jaenam Yoo blends the natural and the artificial to create otherworldly illustrations of inflated flowers and plump, floral humanoids. Among all the people who influenced me, my uncle was the one who particularly impacted me the most, as he introduced me to the creative and artistic world," Jaenam tells Creative Boom.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 23, 2023

But for digital artist and illustration graduate Lily Lambie-Kiernan, food is an immensely rich source of broader cultural imagery. And she explores these meanings in her lurid yet softly textured editorial work for magazines and websites. "I Sometimes the colours and textures take the lead on a food illustration project," she adds.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

© Alicja Kozłowska Polish artist Alicja Kozłowska goes to great lengths to create marvellously mundane objects to highlight mass consumption and overproduction. Some people may underestimate the power of embroidery, yet textile artist Alicja Kozłowska is here to prove that quite literally anything is possible with a needle and some material.

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Creative Boom

MAY 28, 2024

New York-based artist, illustrator, and designer Meicheng Chi creates beautiful coloured pencil pictures that capture the images of her dreams. Originally from China, Meicheng credits her parents with being the biggest artistic inspirations in her life. For Meicheng Chi , drawing feels as natural as talking.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Last year, Bedfordshire-based artist Marta Plizga struggled with her creative practice. Marta Plizga has always dreamed of being an artist. My biggest artistic inspirations come from abstract art, Fauvism, Cubism, and Primitivism," she tells Creative Boom. Artistic journeys rarely run smoothly, though.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2023

James Olstein chats to us about his love of zines, how web design led to his career as a freelance illustrator, and how his love of screen printing has shaped his work as a digital artist. He admits to always being an artistic kid, and his parents always encouraged his creative interests so long as they weren't too noisy.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Two gin, a piece from the Midnight Names series © Danielle Clough Collections form freely as the South African-based embroidery artist shares with Creative Boom her instinctive process and why happiness sits at its core. For embroidery artist Danielle Clough , this sentiment has a significant meaning. The artist in her studio

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Spoon Graphics

AUGUST 12, 2021

You’ll be equipped with some of the best artistic resources, giving you the ability to create everything from retro to futuristic effects with brushes, patterns, illustrations, fonts, and textures. Buy The Creative’s Supreme Artistic Collection.

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Designer Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Besides hi-res (averaging 5000x3500px) files, you’ll get tons of design resources from icons to brushes to textures and swatches. $9 Mega Graphics Bundle of 2300+ Backgrounds, Patterns, Textures, Illustrations and More. 9 instead of $23 – Get it now ! You might want to sit down for this one.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2022

Originally from China, Megan Du is a London-based artist studying illustration at the University of the Arts London. Dreams are never straightforward things to achieve, though, and it was while pursuing her artistic aspirations in her home country that she ran into obstacles. "I Speaking of colours, bright pink is Megan's favourite.

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Creative Boom

MAY 22, 2022

Some might think it's ghastly, but others – probably most – might believe that using hair as an artistic subject matter is a stroke of utter genius. Tactile and textural, Erik Mark Sandberg 's portraits of people have this unbelievable aesthetic that makes you want to reach out and touch them.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 11, 2022

Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Born into a family of Dominican artists, she's long transferred her surroundings into juicy depictions of foliage and flora. "I Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. What's My Drag?,

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Just Creative

JULY 4, 2020

When you’re a graphic designer or artist, choosing the right tablet for your artwork is important because the wrong tablet can hold your work back and keep you from getting those desired clients. . Here are the Best Huion Tablets for Graphic Designers & Artists in 2020! The Best Huion Tablets for Graphic Designers & Artists .

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2024

Representing the adult nonfiction, adult fiction, and children's categories, respectively, these three books boast a diverse range of topics for artists to explore. These submissions have been whittled down to 10 in each category, making for a total of 30 covers on the shortlist.

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Spoon Graphics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Usually, illustrations like this would be created by hand with pen and paper, but it takes some artistic skills to be able to plan and craft the image with no ‘undo’ button! Download my FREE Ink Stamp Texturizer – [link]. Assets used: ? Buy the Hand Drawn Animal Graphics for $5 – [link]. ?

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2023

Brought to life with beautifully-textured washes, Lisa's illustrations are a lovely reminder of the joy that can be found in the world. Over time, my occasional artistic pursuits have evolved into a full-on illustration adventure. With this in mind, I consider how colours, textures, and shapes can introduce form into a blank canvas.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 29, 2023

Each has its distinctive design and personality, making them a popular subject for artists as well as people devoted to the readings of their star sign. After all the textures are together, I overlay light, expressive marks and grain which bring movement back into the works after mapping out lots of vector lines," she adds.

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Just Creative

JANUARY 31, 2021

Seeing his work and the other creations that artists can come up with using their Procreate app, we thought it was about time we put the focus on the best Halftone Brushes for Procreate. Top 15 Best Texture Brushes for Procreate. Texture brushes. Famously, Andy Warhol would use halftones on his photographic prints.

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