Surreal Fantasy of Dream Architectural Paintings

Sunga Park 朴成娥 박성아 creates these Surreal dream like watercolour Paintings, detailed with pens and more colours.  Park creates paintings and drawings of various subjects, the ones we are concentrating on this post, are her Architectural ones.  As you will see further down these buildings are taken from all around the world.  We have included a video that shows how to blend the the watercolour background layer, before the details are added with the pens and more colours.

Personalities of Objects in Paper Sculptures

Los Angeles based Artist Vincent Tomczyk, creates these fantastically realistic paper sculptures.  His interest lies in the every day relationship the objects have with the people that use them, making them unique in their imperfections and characteristics, like creases, dents, faded patches etc.  There is an impressive engineering aspect, that goes into making sure that the paper structures can maintain their own weight.  We have included a video that explains a bit more. Details of the various object are underneath their respective images.

Giving "Death by Chocolate" a new Meaning

We wish we had seen this earlier, it would have been perfect for Halloween.  Annabel de Vetten from conjurerskitchen creates these macabre, some times funny cakes and chocolate sculptures.  If you can get over the scary and / or icky part of it, you will see the mastery it takes to build up these gastronomical delights.  Formerly training as a Sculptor and having worked as a Fine Arts Painter, have given de Vetten a very solid base to create these beautifully horrific art pieces she is now generating.  We have included a video of hers, where she makes a marshmallow heart, beat.

Art From Bicycle Drawings in 100 copies

Singaporean Creative Director Thomas Yang has a passion for and all things related to cycling.  The name of this line of Artistic creations is called "100copies". The reason for the title is very simple, every art piece he creates will only has a maximum of 100 copies.  Because they are created with bicycle wheels, not a precision tool, you can be assured that your piece of art will be a one of a kind.  Another example of how art can be created using all sorts of unconventional tools, look at our link here "Art using Everything" or find it on the list of categories on the left of your screen.

Superheroes in the 1600s

French Photographer Sacha Goldberger inspired by Flemish paintings, mostly the ones from famous Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn from the 1600s.  Goldberger imagines how the painter would have depicted superheroes and characters from films, had they been part of the folklore of the time.  Amongst the films he covers are: Batman, Spider-Man, Star Wars, X-Men Wolverine, Superman, The Hulk, Wonder Woman, Iron Man, Captain America and many more...

Photo Realistic Paintings of our Keepsakes

With a background in art, Canadian Artist Gary Cody, has always created interesting work, originally creating medical illustrations for the veterinary and medical schools at the university of Saskatchewan.  He then turned the direction of his interests, becoming a freelance illustrator and computer animator.  We have chosen to concentrate on his beautifully photo realistic paintings, these amazingly serene subjects will help you take a break from the day to day troubles, life throws at us.

Animal Mashups - Lovely or Scary?

Whilst we were roaming the internet, we bumped into a page on reddit that contained some really funny, peculiar, clever and sometimes scary animal mashups.  Enjoy...

Architecture Details in Large Scale Drawings

Ben Tolman is one of those Artist that creates very large drawings and crams them with details.  The ones above are Ink on Paper, each measuring 50x78in (1.3x2m).  It poses a certain amount of difficulty, trying to show such large drawings when we have such limited space on this page.  We have chosen 3 ways to bring you these drawings, first, we have included a video of the Suburbs drawing, to give you a taste of the amount of detail Tolman injects in to it. We have added 2 Animated GIFs, where we have taken the drawings City and Trash and split them like a puzzle, for you to see at a bigger scale.  The last 2, Rhinoceros and Suburbs can be enlarged by pressing the images. Enjoy these amazing drawings.

Drawings - Sketches of Travel Logs

Argentinian Artist and photographer Jorge Royan, recently passed away, we only found out after we started writing this post.  Amongst his talents the one we focused on was his travel Doodles or sketches, that he collected on his JR Sketches blog.  He travelled extensively around the world documenting with photographs, drawings and travel diaries, not only the places he visited, but the people and and their habits.  The sketches we chose were from scenes he observed in Vietnam and France. The simple sketches and the soft colours he uses really help to add character to these images.  Enjoy...

Insurgence of the Mind - Surreal Paintings

Australian born Artist, Gil Bruvel has had a passion for Art and creating, since a young age.  As well as Sculpting and production of uniquely designed furniture, that he calls Functional Art, Bruvel paints lovely Surreal paintings full of symbolism.  We are concentrating this post on his Surreal Paintings of which part is abstract while the rest is more based on recognisable images.  His paintings represent the weird dreams that don't follow the typical imagery and script of real life, but the ones we wake up from wondering "what was that all about, could it be..."
The image above is called "Multiple".

Double Exposure - Watercolor Paintings

Spanish Artist Oriol Angrill Jordà creates these paintings that resemble photographic Double Exposures.  The beauty of his work lies in its simplicity, he dosn't go into a lot of detail, that said, Jordà is incredibly adept at portraying expressions, that come through very clearly and powerfully, through his paintings. We have included a time lapse video of Jordà's work.

Face Painting - Alternate Personalities

New Zealander Artist and Face-Painter Christy Lewis aka (Daizy), creates these fantastic, new faces for exited children.  Most of her work involves Birthday Parties, Events, Corporate Functions, Costume Makeup and as shown at the bottom of the post, what Lewis refers to as "Pregnant Belly Painting".  We have included a narrated real time video where, Lewis shows you exactly how to create a new face and how to layer the paint to execute a convincing job.

Hidden Animals in the Rainforest

This was an Ad campaign setup for WWF to raise money for the Rainforest.  French Art Director, at Marcel, Anaïs Boileau handled this campaign. The picture initially looks like a typical mossy forest in the Amazon, until you look closer and you see all the animals hidden in the vegetation.  We have added enlarged pictures so that you can see them all. Press the images to enlarge them (not the first one).

Light Versus Dark Drawings

Bex Cassie is a fashion illustrator and Artist based in London, currently studying at The London College of Fashion.  We have put side by side her Photo Realistic drawings, with her light and dark backgrounds.  The darker ones have to be enlarged to see the detail, that are so subtle.  To enlarge, just press the image (not the first one).  Parts of these drawings are fantastically detailed, whilst the other, are left more like sketches, giving them a lovely fading in, or fading out quality.

Cities and Architecture seen through Paintings

American Photo Realistic Painter Anthony Brunelli, gives us a different way of visiting some of the most beautiful Cities and Architecture around the World.  The incredible amount of attention and detailing he puts in his paintings, makes it difficult to differentiate them from photographs.  He first started painting landmarks and places of interest local to him, eventually expanding to Europe, and to the Far East.  Press on the images to get a better view (not the first one).  Enjoy this fantastic travel around the World...

Narrated Drawing Class Videos

It is thanks to companies like Circle Line Art School and people like Tom McPherson, that share their skills online, which means that whenever you want to learn a new skill or hone in on one, you can just go on the Internet and learn.  Most of the videos are narrated and share with you secrets and tips of how to create some of the most popular drawings we see on the Internet.  Thank you guys, you provide an amazing service.
Following are other "How to Draw" videos posted on Design Stack, click the links below, just press the links:
"How To Draw a Realistic..." and "How To Draw Manga - Video Classes" or "How To Draw Hyper Realistic Drawings".

Book Fairy Tale Sculptures

British Artist Su Blackwell created these lovely sculptures.  Blackwell mostly works with paper and second hand books, the entire sculpture can take from a week up to two months.  Her book sculptures predominately touch on winter and Fairy-Tale themes as you will see below.

Journeys of Surreal Abstract Art

Radoslav Penchev, Graphic Designer and Photographer, working in Bulgaria, creates these abstract Surreal digital Paintings.  There are many types of Surreal Art, there are the ones that have double meaning, the title and the image, there are the ones that make a specific statement that needs no title to understand, the fantasy ones and then there are the abstract ones.  These are more difficult to interpret, but are the ones that offer the most reward and are personal to the viewer.  What you see in these pictures will be shaped by the experiences that have influenced you and your imagination.  That is why, if you look at these images with somebody else they might dislike a picture that you love and vice versa.  The reason you love it or it has a strong impact on you?  It just reminds me of...

Impossible Drawings that will hurt your Brain

Hungarian Artist Orosz István has quite a lot of feathers in his cap, Designer, Illustrator, Painter, Print-Maker, and Animated Film Director.  He is mostly famous for his Impossible Drawings, Optical Illusions, and Anamorphoses drawings.  As the title suggests we have chosen to showcase the Impossible Drawings and Optical Illusions.  To view the last 5 images, see instructions beneath them.  Enjoy these incredible drawings.

Black and White Surreal Photography

Swiss Artist Thomas Barbèy creates the most amazing Back and White Surreal Photographs.  He has been lover of art since a young age, where he concentrated mostly on design. 20 years ago, he found a new passion in photography and still uses his pre-digital Canon AE1s to take mostly B&W Photographs and some times Sepia ones.  He uses the negatives to  create something amazing out of the vast library of images taken over 20 years.  To see our previous Post about Barbèy click on=> Surreal Photography 2.

Precision in Surreal Wildlife Animals Drawings

British Artist and Freelance Illustrator, Iain Macarthur has created these beautifully precise drawings of Wildlife Animals.  These, are not straightforward drawings of animals, as you are likely to see on the Nature shows, Macarthur adds in each one of them, stylised details, that make them unique and a pleasure to look at.  As you can see in the post, he has a special spot for Owls and Butterflies, we have left the variations in design for these two subjects, towards the end of the post.  Enjoy...

Paintings of Architectural Photorealism

Japanese Photo-Realistic Artist Hisaya Taira brings us these impressively realistic paintings.  Having lived in a very crowded country, he seems to have removed the human aspect form his art, projecting these spaces in their purest and unadulterated forms.  As more and more of us move towards a 24 hour society, especially in big cities, it is becoming less likely to come across empty buildings.  Even when an office is closed for the night, the cleaning crew and security staff take over.  The same goes for the subway, the night is taken over by cleaning and maintenance crews.  Our lives are becoming so busy that for some, 24 hours are not enough to get everything done...

Small Wire Tree Sculptures

Clive Maddison is a multi disciplinary Artist, Model Maker, Musician, Book Writer and Sculptor, the last one is the one we have concentrated on, on this post.  Maddison creates these beautiful trees using single strand wires that run from the roots to the leaves.  He uses no glue or solder to keep them in place, it is all done using the strength of the wire which is twisted and looped on its self.  The beauty of this form of art is that every piece is unique, as they are assembled by hand and it would be very difficult, if not impossible to recreate exactly a sculpture, making each one a one-off.  Below are more details and specifications, showing you what goes into a one of these Sculptures.
If you like this, have a look at "Miniature Wire Bonsai Tree Sculptures"

Reflections in Art - Photo Realistic Paintings

Photo Realist, Painting Artist Daryl Gortner, loves to paint objects with intense color, brightly lit and items that provide a reflection or shimmer.  The paintings are always a lot bigger than the original counterparts, because Gortner wants you to loose yourself in the details, notice little things that you would have otherwise missed, had the painting been to scale.  Given the level of detail that goes into one of her paintings, it can take up to a month to complete one.

Doodling your Every Day Life

Norwegian Artist geeohsnap goes around taking images of unsuspecting people, or interesting situations, then edits them to add incredible scenes.  There isn't much we can say about this artist as it appears He or She likes their anonymity.  Enjoy these fun filled images that geeohsnap distributes on a daily basis.

Surreal Steampunk - Animal Drawings

Multi talented Russian Artist Vladimir Gvozdev, creates paintings, graphics and sculptures.  His works looks like the notes and experiments of an eccentric Steampunk Scientist.  He creates detailed technical drawings of the animals he wants to create, (beautifully framed in boxes containing, gears, instruments and all sort of  little trinkets, that give them a fantastically Antique look).  He also has variations in the animal drawings, with different concepts for the fish and the Rhino, for example.  He then has a second set of drawings, depicting how humans can use these mechanical animals and lastly some sculptures of his concepts.  Beautiful and Surreal work from a talented Artist.  Enjoy...

Paintings of Surreal Post Apocalyptic Forgotten Worlds

Belarusian Max Mitenkov creates these incredible Surreal Worlds.  He divides his work in Surreal Art and Matt Paintings (digital paintings created for the film industry, representations of buildings, landscapes etc. to save on expensive location shots or construction of expensive sets).  We have separated the images by the worlds they might have come from, the world of Rock - Ice - Desert and Other. Have fun, allowing your mind and imagination in all of them, or pick your favourite one and vacation there for a while.

Moleskine Drawings - Points of View

Artist Paul Heaston, describes himself as an illustrator, urban sketcher, painter and sculptor.  We are concentrating on his Moleskine Drawings of interiors from his viewpoint, sitting or standing.  These are observational drawings of every day life, almost like a pictorial diary of Heaston's day to day environment.

Ark Hotel Architecture Reaching for the Future

Alexander Remizov from Russian firm Remistudio designed, with a strong input from the International Union of Architects program, Architecture For Disaster Relief.  When designing this structure Remizov had two considerations:  Humans need to be protected from some aspects of Nature and Nature needs to be protected from some aspects of Humanity.  This is a proposed building that is as comfortable on land as it is on the oceans.  It is designed to be self sufficient and is what is called, a closed functioning cycle, where food, energy, water and clean air are produced and the waste is recycled and put to use. If you choose to enlarge the images, remember to come out of the enlarged view to see more information about the Ark Hotel under the pictures.

Sci-Fi and Superhero Paper Quilling

Graphics Designer and Artist Alia Syed from AliaDesign has a love for all things Sci-Fi and Superhero related.  This is clear when you see her choice of subject matter, when it comes to making her Quilling Paper Sculptures.  Quilling is a decorative craft in which a material such as glass, fabric, or paper is formed into small bands or rolls, to form the basis of a design.