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Illuminated Paper Light Boxes by Hari & Deepti

Deepti Nair and Harikrishnan Panicker are an artist couple who create paper cut light boxes. Each diorama is made from layers of cut watercolor paper placed inside a shadow box and is lit from behind with flexible LED light strips. The small visual narratives depicted in each work often play off aspects of light including stars, flames, fireflies, and planets. 

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Michael Jackson Animated in Lego

Berlin-based animator Annette Jung captures a sizable repertoire of Michael Jackson’s dance moves using only pixelated Lego bricks.  http://vimeo.com/60169112

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8-Bit Watercolors

Inspired in part by the 8-bit graphics of old Atari and Nintendo video games from his youth, artist Adam Lister paints quirky watercolor interpretations of pop culture icons, art world happenings, and famous paintings. While all of Lister’s works are distinctly humorous, many are also strangely nostalgic, recalling moments from the recent past including comic book characters, Star Wars references, and even numerous interpretations of iconic TV painter Bob Ross.

Lister has several limited edition prints available on his website,

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Pen and Ink Cityscape by Ben Sack

With meticulous determination and a steady hand, artist Ben Sack picks up a black 0.05 Staedtler pigment liner pen and begins to draw the dense, intricate details of fictional cityscapes: buildings, roads, rivers and bridges. He draws until the ink runs out and picks up another pen. And another. And another. Sapping the ink from dozens of writing utensils until several months later a canvas is complete. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvcnZFu35xU You can see more of his work on his website, and over on Tumblr. Prints are available here.

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Barely Famous: Coffee Break

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Plumb: Animated Gallery Wall by Caleb Wood

Artist Caleb Wood created this impressive animation that he drew frame by frame on a wall at Prøve Gallery in Duluth, Minnesota. Titled Plumb, he refers to the piece as a “gallery animation installation.”

Read More about Caleb Wood HERE

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STRIPPED: The Comics Documentary

STRIPPED: The Comics Documentary brings together the world’s best cartoonists to talk about the art form they love, and what happens to it as newspapers die. STRIPPED explores comic strips in depth, why they’re so loved, and how they’re navigating this dicey period between print and pixels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avxHfJAUtCk Support STRIPPED: The Comics Documentary HERE

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Wes Anderson: Centered

Watching any film by Wes Anderson it’s impossible to ignore the director’s obsessive visual aesthetic. From his harmonizing use of color to impeccably constructed sets, every minute detail is considered and designed. Korean filmmaker Kogonada just released this supercut of one particular Anderson hallmark: the use of perfectly centered shots in Wes Anderson: Centered.

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STRIPPED  brings together the world’s best cartoonists to talk about the art form they love, and what happens to it as newspapers die. STRIPPED explores comic strips in depth, why they’re so loved, and how they’re navigating this dicey period between print and pixels. Support the film HERE

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Check out these great Photoshop watercolor brushes.  They behave like the real thing.  Really impressed.  Only $7. Get them HERE

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Kyle's Ultimate Real Watercolor Brushes

Kyle's Ultimate Real Watercolor Brushes contain over 40 finely-tuned Photoshop watercolor presets. These brushes produce natural wet edge effects, bleeds, and textures without the aid of any layer effects or added textures. You simply paint on your canvas. By combining the brushes, nearly any watercolor effect is possible. With these tools, you will have complete control over the paint; you can even produce happy accidents and interesting surprises, as well, by varying pen pressure and direction, much like real watercolors. There are brushes for detail work, broad washes, and everything in between. Only $7! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXJvyBo8AX8 Get Kyle's Ultimate Real Watercolor Brushes HERE

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Welcome to Detroit, were great things are built. #Detroit #Shinola

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Pretty cool print of the Empire State Building made from bicycle tracks. Sometimes its something so simple...

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The Cyclist’s Empire Print Of Empire State Building

The Cyclist’s Empire is the latest cycling-inspired print from the folks over at 100 Copies who print (as you might have guessed) only 100 copies of all their posters. This particular design was created using 7 different kinds of bicycle tracks that were rolled onto paper to mimic the structure of the Empire State Building. See more about Cyclist’s Empire print HERE.

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Ernest & Celestine Movie Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ1rmOYLr2U Ernest & Celestine is a film is based on a series of children's books of the same name published by the Belgian author and illustrator Gabrielle Vincent. Terrific style of watercolor and ink illustration. Read more about Ernest & Celestine HERE

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Webcomics Advice

[quote]Make your comics and put them online, then make more then keep doing that without stopping for at least 2 or 3 years before you expect ANYTHING in terms of recognition or readership. This accomplishes several things. 1) It keeps you from viewing your work as precious. Don’t obsess over one piece, draw and redraw, correct and perfect it all while never posting it. You get better by making MORE comics. Not by making the same comic over and over. 2) It gets you accustomed to the cycle of creativity. Have an idea, refine it, make it, put it up, repeat. 3) It gets you accustomed to taking and responding to feedback and criticism. The more work you post the more readers you’ll get and the more opinions you will start to receive directly or indirectly about your work. [/quote] Read More HERE