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

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We'll find out what inspired him, how he got through difficult periods, and what advice he'd give to up-and-coming illustrators. 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. says Gilbey. "If

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Yuchen Lu creates dreamlike illustrations inspired by Greek mythology and Chinese folklore

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She even lived very close to China's top art school, the Central Academy of Fine Arts, which further nurtured her appreciation. I was lucky to have more access to art than most Chinese children," she tells Creative Boom. "I I was lucky to have more access to art than most Chinese children," she tells Creative Boom.

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Sabina Speich crafts large-scale pizza, bacon and chips through her 'freestyle' method of crochet

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When she got older, Sabina attended fine art school in St. Gallen before heading to art college in Switzerland. Here, she graduated with a BA from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Fine Arts and a master's in fine art and public spheres.

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Xiangni Song follows her instincts to create paintings of the abstract images in her mind

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Spending her time between Beijing and New York, Xiangni was trained at the School of Visual Arts in 2016. She subsequently transitioned from illustration to fine art by enrolling in the MFA Fine Arts program at Pratt Institute in 2020. They arise suddenly, often triggered or inspired by something or someone.

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Soumyaraj Vishwakarma's calming illustrations remind us to enjoy a slower pace of life

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Inspired by watercolour paintings, she aims to replicate soft brushstrokes in her digital work to offer a "semi-realistic" raw and natural feeling. "My Pitching Laivi Poder, Jane Newland, Richa Kashelkar and Svabhu Kohli as her inspirations, she tells us the process behind her creative practice is intuitive.

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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

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Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. It is not that I want to inspire a childlike awe or wonder, but to inspire through my genuine perception of the world." © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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Zhiyu You depicts the struggles facing women in a diabolical series of Hell Scene paintings

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Zhiyu You © Zhiyu You And while her artwork realises some of her darker inspirations, Zhiyu tells Creative Boom that she finds ideas from all areas of her background. © Zhiyu You © Zhiyu You After studying at China's Central Academy of Fine Arts for a year, Zhiyu found that the exam-oriented education was not to her liking.

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