Art With Salt – The Granulated Artworks of Bashir Sultani
It’s safe to say that Toronto-based artist Bashir Sultani isn’t the superstitious type, as he has no problem spilling the salt to create some of the most amazing temporary artworks we’ve ever seen. Afghan-born Sultani originally rose to internet fame about nine years ago, when photos and videos of his early celebrity salt portraits went […]
Self-Taught Indian Artist Carves Tiny Sticks of Chalk Into Detailed Sculptures
A trained software engineer, Sachin Sanghe spends most of his free time sculpting sticks of chalk into beautiful artworks, from portraits of celebrities, to depictions of Hindu gods. As a high-school student, Sachin Sanghe was always called to the front of the class to write notes on the blackboard, so it’s no surprise that he formed […]
Talented Tattoo Artist Specializes in ‘Double Vision’ Tattoos
Looking at the tattoos of Mexican artist Yatzil Elizalde, your first reflex is to squint, thinking there is something wrong with your eyes, but it’s just the artist’s unique ‘blurry effect’ style playing tricks on you. Coming up with a unique tattooing style usually requires a lot of experience and confidence, so it was really […]
The Incredible Body-Painting Masterpieces of Johannes Stötter
Johannes Stötter is a world-renowned body-painter whose artworks are so incredibly realistic most people would never guess they are actually made up of people contorted in just the right positions and photographed from the right angle. We originally featured the magical body-paintings of Johannes Stötter back in 2014, when he made international news headlines with […]
The Scribbled Portraits of Liz Y Ahmet
Liz Y Ahmet is a self-taught artist who uses a seemingly messy technique to create incredibly detailed and expressive female portraits. A ‘scribble’ is usually defined as “a piece of writing or a drawing that is done quickly or carelessly”, but that certainly doesn’t apply to Liz Y Ahmet’s work. While her style certainly looks […]
Art Teacher Spends 3 Months Drawing Chalk Version of Chinese Masterpiece on Eight Chalkboards
A young art teacher from China’s Shanxi Province was recently praised online for spending three months working on a detailed chalk rendition of a traditional masterpiece. When Zhao Wenrui, an art teacher in Fanzhi County, decided to draw a chalk version of Along the River during the Qingming Festival he just wanted to do something interesting […]
Japanese Artist Paints Simple Stones as Charming Figurines
Akie Nakata describes herself as a “stone artist”, but there is more to her craft than simply painting river stones into familiar animal shapes. Every one of her pieces goes through a complex process that begins with choosing the right stone and continues with bringing out the life in it. The Japanese artist, who goes […]
The Incredible Ballpoint Pen Drawings of Samuel Silva
We originally featured the amazing ballpoint pen drawings of Portuguese artist Samuel Silva back in 2021, but he has been buys over the last eight years, and I though we’d take a look at what he’s been up to. Looking at some of Silva’s incredibly realistic artworks, it’s clear why many consider him the no. […]
“String Art Guy” Creates Incredible Portraits with Just Strings and Nails
London-based Ben Koracevic is a young, self-taught string artist determined to push the boundaries of the art form. Looking at the insanely detailed portraits he is able to create using only black string and expertly placed nails, I’d say he has already succeeded. Using thousands of nails carefully positioned on a blank white canvas, and […]
Artist Uses Black Paper and White&Grey Pencils to Create Portraits of Women Cast in Light
Looking at English artist Zulf’s portraits, you get the sense that they’re really simplistic in nature. They’re not the most detailed, heck they sometimes just outline a woman’s face, but that’s just what makes them special. We’ve seen some truly mind-blowingly realistic portraits in the past, such as the masterpieces of Alena Litvin or those […]
Ambidextrous Artist Creates Detailed Drawings by Using Both Hands at the Same Time
Drawing something even close to resemblig art is hard enough to do with one hand, but doing it with both hands, at the same time, sounds downright impossible. That only makes this amateur artist’s skills that much more impressive. Colin Darke, a lawyer and amateur artist from Detroit, has been getting a lot of attention […]
The Glowing Pencil Drawings of Enrique Bernal
The pencil drawings of Enrique ‘Kike’ Bernal would look good enough with that mysterious, colorful glow, but there is no denying that the added effect makes them that much more intriguing. The young Mexican artist usually relies on mechanical pencils and pens to create his cartoonish drawings, but he recently incorporated a new, digital tool […]
Retired Carpenter Goes Viral for His Whimsical Yet Functional Furniture
Warped or cracked furniture isn’t ideal, unless it’s that way by design, which is exactly what makes the whimsical cabinets of Henk Verhoeff so special. The retired carpenter from Auckland, in New Zealand, went viral the other day, after his daughter started posting pictures of his amazing wooden cabinets on Facebook. At first glance, they […]
The Amazingly Realistic Paper Bird Sculptures of Diana Beltran Herrera
Colombian artist Diana Beltran Herrera creates incredibly realistic bird sculptures by carefully attaching bits of colored paper. To say Diana Beltran Herrera’s hands are super-precise instruments would be an understatement. The talented artist uses her innate dexterity and years of practice to create amazingly-detailed models of various birds, from the common sparrow to tropical parrots, […]
Amazingly Talented Artist “Paints” with Layers of Denim
It’s hard saying goodbye to your favorite pair of jeans, even when they’re way beyond wearable, but English artist Ian Berry has found a way to avoid throwing away denim, by using it to create beautiful works of art. Netherton-born artist Ian Berry, aka Denimu, has made quite a name for himself after his unique art took […]