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Ring A Day By Thomasin Durgin

Oculoid — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:58:20 +0000

Tennessee based artist, Thomasin Durgin, has challenged herself to create one ring per day for a whole year. These designs, ranging from bizarre to beautiful, are a few of her results.

See more of Thomasin’s work at her website or Flickr.

Portrait Works By Florian Nicolle

Oculoid — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:09:02 +0000

Creatively mixing different elements to form beautiful pieces. French designer and illustrator Florian Nicolle, also known as Neo, shares a few of his wonderful works.

More of this and that at Florian’s website, Behance or deviantART.

Moleskine Series By Karl Kwasny

Oculoid — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:37:55 +0000

This interesting and completely awesome series of Moleskin Journal entries were done by Australian artist Karl Kwasny. Karl also works under the title of Monaux.

Love more of this artist’s work at his website or deviantART.

Typographic Posters By Aron Jancso

Oculoid — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:51:54 +0000

These visually tasty posters come to us from Hungary based freelance graphic designer, Aron Jancso. Aron labels himself as a type addict, and takes pride in the fact that building his designs from scratch is how he likes to work.

More by Aron at his Behance or Flickr.

Sharpie Sketches By Kelly Bass

Oculoid — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:42:28 +0000

Kelly Bass, also known as Moosekleenex, is a Canadian based artist with an exceptional library of work. Amongst that library of ink and watercolor is a collection of Sharpie created sketches.

For more awesomeness by Kelly visit her deviantART gallery.

Comic Sketches By Francis Manapul

Oculoid — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:16:21 +0000

Wicked awesome gallery of comic work by Canadian comic book artist Francis Manapul. Francis is currently working for DC on projects such as Adventure Comics and Superman Batman.

Check out more by Francis at his website or deviantART.

Labbits By Amanda Visell

Oculoid — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:00:43 +0000

Excellent collection of custom Labbit toys by California based artist Amanda Visell. Labbits are blank canvas art toys created by Kidrobot.

Visit Amanda’s website for more of her work. You can also find her on Twitter @amandavisell.

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Comic Sketches By Gabriel Hardman

Oculoid — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:17:41 +0000

Amazing collection of comic sketches from Los Angeles based artist Gabriel Hardman. Gabriel recently signed exclusively with Marvel Comics.

Visit deviantART for more work by Gabriel. You can also follow him on Twitter @gabrielhardman.

Origami By Emre Ayaroglu

Oculoid — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:39:10 +0000

Fold here, crease there, we all love origami! Check out these ridiculously awesome origami models by Turkey based artist Emre Ayaroglu.

More of Emre’s work can be found at Flickr.

Atlas By Fernando Vicente

Oculoid — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:51:46 +0000

The world through the eyes of Spanish born artist Fernando Vicente. Fernando combines various subject matter, often human or animal, with topographical maps to create spectacularly visual creations.

View various other works by Fernando at his website. For more on his Atlas series, check out his blog.

Innocent Girls By May Ann Licudine

Oculoid — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:58:57 +0000

This very delicate series of graphite pieces were created by Philippines based artist May Ann Licudine. May named each of her girls, which were sold on her online store earlier this year.

Visit May’s blog entry for detailed information on this series. For the rest of her work head over to deviantART or Flickr.

Sketches By Tim Kelly

Oculoid — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:09:03 +0000

Indiana based artist Tim Kelly shares some of his various sketches which include original characters, daily series’, and miscellaneous fan art pieces.

See much more of Tim’s work at his deviantART gallery.

Mail Out By Jainai Jeffries

Oculoid — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:41:55 +0000

Jainai likes to put her personal touch on each of the envelopes she mails to clients. These envelopes are never the same and the subject matter is always randomly made up on the spot.

Jainai has many more excellent works which can be seen at her website, blog, or deviantART.

FEMA Project By Ludvig Bruneau Rossow

Oculoid — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:56:49 +0000

“The post-apocalyptic darkness have fell, and the earth as we know it, has come to an end. This is the dystopic story of man’s existence after earth’s destruction.” This excellent project was created by Norway based artist Ludvig Bruneau Rossow. Photography by John Tøsse Kolvik.

See more by Luvig at his website or Behance.

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The Many Creative Faces Of The Munny: Part 4

Oculoid — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:07:53 +0000

What exactly is a Munny? Only one of the hottest toys ever! But no really, a Munny is a blank white figure that the owner can decorate however they please. Although white is the most popular color, there are a few color options when choosing your Munny. Since the Munny’s release, artists have created tons of really awesome custom Munnys. Just like these!

Are you interested in buying your very own Munny? Visit Kidrobot’s official website to purchase your own. Also, be sure to check out parts one, two, and three of this series here.

Winston Acosta

Charles Holbert Jr.

Blncilla

Spark Wak

Paul Vincett

Scott Webb

Laurie Montgomery

Gaël Brienne

Jason Krieger

Jan Calleja

Biting Blood

Kris Wright

Acrylic Cartoons By Alex Leighton

Oculoid — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:53:58 +0000

Comical and exaggerated is the style of New Zealand based artist Alex Leighton. Alex, with two of his friends, run the animation studio Mukpuddy, where they create awesome animation and cartoons.

Find more by Alex and the guys from Mukpuddy at their website, or at Alex’s Flickr or deviantART.

Rolls By Anastassia Elias

Oculoid — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:27:42 +0000

Anastassia Elias, French painter and illustrator, shows us an alternative use for all those empty toilet paper rolls. Using tweezers to place shapes inside the rolls, Anastassia creates wonderful works of art with what seems to be throwaway items.

More work by Anastassia at her website or Behance gallery.

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Pencil vs. Camera By Ben Heine

Oculoid — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:00:00 +0000

Ben Heine, Belgium based artist, has mashed together two of his favorite pastimes to form this awesome series. Ben was watching television while writing a letter. As Ben was proofreading his finished letter, he saw the flicker of the television through the thin sheet of paper. Pencil vs. Camera was born!

Find more stuff by Ben at deviantART, Flickr and his personal website.

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Sketchshots By Steven Sanchez

Oculoid — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:40:00 +0000

Sketchshots are character portrait sketches by US based comic artist Steven Sanchez. Steven’s sketches feature an array of different characters from various mediums.

To view more of Steven’s Sketchshots, or more of his work in general, head over to his deviantART page. Also drop him a line on Twitter @stevensanchez.

Nightcrawler

DJ Goh Goh

Floberk

Planet Girl

Dr. Sirocco

Shadow Knight

Bat Girl

Harley Quinn

Citizen Zero

Firestar

Dr. Bubble

Megasect

Tremor

Aspen

Green Arrow

Gambit

Mr. Macabre

Cue

Cat Woman

Fire

Magik

Electron

PJ Batter

Anji

Wonder Woman

Fracture

Jade Claw

Octavia

Kamakazee Pilot

Shrugged

Lightning Man

Angel

Judge Omega

Cyclops

Sweet Tooth

Gehenna

Bio Hazard

Fenris

Captain Planet

Batman

Sketchbook By Irina Vinnik

Oculoid — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:04:35 +0000

Sketch much? Most artists always keep a sketchpad with them in case a spurt of inspiration pop into their bustling minds. Today we take a look at Russian artist Irina Vinnik’s sketchbook.

For more of Irina’s work visit Behance or her homepage.

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