Charles Bergquist Experimenting with Photography and Video, Making Beautiful Images Every Day

Posted at 2 pm on May 7, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Animation, Light Art, Photography

Charles Bergquis is a director, designer and photographer from San Diego, California. We were taken by the diversity of the beautiful images he creates in high quantity in his ongoing project, ‘Everyday Project‘. Photos and video snippets capture the summer haze and iridescent surfaces along the coast. They’re selections from his daily experiments with images and motion tests, which he has been doing for many years.

Fun and Floating Characters by Roberto Blefari from Turin, Italy

Posted at 4 pm on May 3, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Vector Illustration

Here are few examples of the fun work by Italian illustrator, Roberto Blefari aka Hikimi from Turin. Roberto likes clouds, monsters, Darjeeling black tea, geeks, Paris and Tokyo, jumping in puddles, tree houses, paper boats and dreaming”.

Using Stop Motion Animation to Leap off the Page and Back Again with Jose Miguel Mendez

Posted at 9 am on April 30, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: 3D Illustration, Animation, Character Illustration, Hand Craft

Here are two animations from London-based Spanish illustrator, Jose Miguel Mendez. They make creative use of the stop motion process by using it to animate a mixture of drawings, 3D models, paper cut-outs and real hands.

Interviewing Dalton James Rose about Sci-Fi Inspiration and Creating 'Phabula'

Posted at 11 pm on April 27, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Sketchbooks

In just a handful of examples from the pages of ‘Phabula’ by Dalton James Rose, we are given enough fantasy, blood and carnage to temptingly whet our appetite. An intriguing alien planet, a hoard of gruesome characters and a sword-wielding protagonist promise an exciting adventure with a satisfying amount of gore and magic.

New Anthology 'Tiny Pencil' Celebrating Pencil Illustration Out This Week

Posted at 2 pm on April 24, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Events, Pencil Illustration

Lovers of graphite will be pleased to hear that a new biannual anthology will be launching this week with the mission to celebrate the unique qualities of illustrated work in pencil. ‘Tiny Pencil‘ will be presenting a packed out 64-page book featuring 27 established artists. The rosta includes names previously featured on Ape on the Moon such as Luke Pearson, Nick Sheehy, Jack Teagle and Lizzy Stewart.

Detailed and Organised Design Layouts by Robert Hanson

Posted at 1 pm on April 23, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Digital Illustration, Photoshop, Vector Illustration

If you like everything neat and in its place, you’ll love the organised layouts in Robert Samuel Hanson’s work. We particularly like his maps with their minutiae of architectural details. Definitely one for lovers of systems and order!

Colour and Texture from Graphic Designer and Illustrator, Velckro

Posted at 2 pm on April 22, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Mixed Media, Photoshop

Madrid-based graphic designer and illustrator working under the moniker, Velckro creates images with a pleasing amount of colour and pattern. Subtle additions of texture reminiscent of paper found in old books gives it that little something extra.