While I always look at (web) design and illustration for inspiration I’ve also often been inspired by totally different things. At first I thought I was just a weird one, but when I was over at fellow blogger Liam’s site I noticed that I’m not the only one with a knack for different inspiration sources.
This pulled me over the edge to do a showcase on digital painting, something I’ve been following for years now. Even if you don’t know the first thing about digital brushwork you can still be greatly inspired by the awesome color choices, composition and sometimes totally unique angles these paintings have.
So forget about your doc types, drop that Wacom pen and simply get inspired by something totally different. Digital painting at it’s best.
This is an archived article from before Designfeedr’s re-launch, it was not created by the current team and the layout might be a bit iffy.
01. Artgrerm | Deviantart
02. Roboto Kun | Visit site
03. Omen2501 | Visit site
04. Aneyeoni | Visit site
05. Alexiuss | Visit site
06. Chris de Lara | Visit site
07. Gunner Romantic | Visit site
>08. Jason Chan | Visit site
09. Jesse van Dijk | Visit site
10. Jo Yang | Visit site
11. kheleksul | Visit site
12. Kunkka | Visit site
13. Rado Javor | Visit site
14. Marc Brunet | Visit site
15. Marta Dahlig | Visit site
16. Pavel Lagutin | Visit site
17. Rozefire | Visit site
18. Ruan Jia | Visit site
19. Enayla | Visit site
20. Tea Young Choi | Visit site
21. Michael Oswald | Visit site
22. Wen M | Visit site
shift. Says:
extremely powerful
July 28th '08Lokii Says:
Awesome!
Much better if you have a link to a wallpaper size
July 28th '08Youri Says:
@Shift : Glad you like them.
@Lokii : Wish I had wallpapers to all of these, now that would be an article!
July 28th '08Will Says:
Great stuff. I’m in the CG Animation degree path at the Academy of Art University. I love this stuff. Hopefully, I’ll do some digital painting in my lifetime as well. I’m sure this post took you awhile, thank you.
July 29th '08Youri Says:
@Will : I envy you Will! You’ll end up doing some painting for sure on the University. Glad you like the post.
July 29th '08Fubiz Says:
Amazing selection!
July 29th '08clubkatze Says:
Hey :-)
whats with Anry?
http://anry.deviantart.com/art/Hello-7397700
http://www.anry.ru/
July 30th '08Youri Says:
@Fubiz : Thanks!
@ Clubkatze : Definitely nothing wrong with Anry’s awesome work, just didn’t come across it as I was preparing the showcase. He’s bookmarked in case I do a part 2 though;)
July 30th '08Max | Design Shard Says:
i love the colours in these types of graphic work get me inspired, good post,
id love to see a typography showcase, cant get enough of good typography work especially if its colourful.
Max | Design Shard
July 30th '08StefanoV Says:
Wow, Very Amazing!!!
August 1st '08Youri Says:
@Max: I’ll keep your suggestion in mind, thanks!
August 1st '08yuri Says:
awesome!!
August 2nd '08penutbutter Says:
the piece “05. Alexiuss”, was a collaboration created by a fellow classmate I know.
August 4th '08Youri Says:
@Penutbutter: Wow once again proves it’s a small world! So who was the other artists in the collab?
August 5th '08liam Says:
Beautiful stuff, really nice collection.
August 14th '08hawk Says:
awesome stuff dude !!!!
August 23rd '08Alex Says:
Great variety. Inspirational. Keep up the good work.
September 15th '08Eric Says:
I just found your site, full of dramatic inspiration! Instant Addiction.
Keep it up,
Cheers from Tahiti.
October 3rd '08Spencer Says:
Check out Will Murai’s work too. Very, very awesome.
October 15th '08evertt de sousa Says:
incredible post very nice
October 18th '08gagan Says:
that is awesome n thamks to share your work
October 19th '08Anna Meenaghan, Contemporary Painter Says:
Just came across your blog for the first time and felt I had to leave a comment for you. Really loved what I have seen here. What wonderful art with such beautiful colours and depth. I will definately come back from time to time to see your future work. If you would like to visit my site and leave a comment in my guestbook I´d welcome you to do that, as I always enjoy hearing from fellow art enthusiasts.
All the best, Anna
December 26th '08Prestiege Says:
Simply Amazing
February 9th '09Krisvell Suarez Says:
wow man. pretty nice collection
stunning stuff. i love all the paintings, compositions and colors schemes. ALL IS AWESOME!!!! Thanks man.
AS we say here in Dominican Republic “el diablo mi hermano que apero esta eso”… :)
February 19th '09Lory Says:
Woooow. I wish I was good like that! Each one is awesome!
June 18th '09Drew Evans Says:
Some of them are more subtle than others which i think is nice. Tea Young Choi is probably the most emotive artist of them all but personally i really like the works of Jesse Van Dijk. Great stuff.
August 26th '09FireFrenzy Says:
These piccies are FULL OF WIN:P
the bottom one from Aneyone is now haxxored and in use as the wallpaper on my phone:) Phear my copyright violation! (although i am pretty sure this is fair use:P)
September 25th '09