MeFi Projects

In my spare time as an illustrator, I'm always on the hunt to bring more unique marks and variable lines into my work. I've made a set of 16 brushes made from traditional marks and textures that can give you richly expressive, fluid brushstrokes. Each is designed to be able to push pressure sensitivity as far as I can--and can give different effects with erasing, smudging, and playing with opacity.
posted by actionpact on Jul 16, 2024 - 1 comment

This is an online tarot reading. You page through ten randomly loaded cards, each card combined with randomly loaded text. I drew the cards, they are my personal tarot deck. They iconography has very little to do with a traditional tarot deck, each drawing is something I could not express in words. It's not intended to be mystical, more to trigger unexpected associations. [more inside]
posted by Zumbador on Apr 15, 2024 - 5 comments

Thanks to AskMeFi I put a bowl of fruit on it and sold a piano on Craigslist. The buyer ended up composing an amazing song with it for my podcast. After 28 episodes of Man Afraid of Everything (from hailing a taxi to doing improv for a year) I’m excited to share this new workbook inspired by the show. Write, draw, and trash your way through a series of challenges designed to expand your comfort zone. [more inside]
posted by systematize on Sep 4, 2019 - 0 comments

This is a printable, foldable mini instruction booklet that will teach you my easy method for crosshatching in color. [more inside]
posted by interrobang on May 16, 2017 - 3 comments

A short, illustrated guide to things you can do to make the world better and take care of yourself now that Everything Is Terrible. I created it as a way to get myself out of a deep politics-related funk earlier this month.
posted by heurtebise on Feb 10, 2017 - 2 comments

a student-made painting app in the tradition of Kid Pix: one that embraces chaos, randomness and amateurism instead of pixel perfection. All brushes in this app were created by students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the 'New Media Crash Course', Spring 2016 (don't worry, not really NSFW) [more inside]
posted by chriscollins on Mar 20, 2016 - 0 comments

For the year of 2015, I and my friend Sheala drew our butts off. The premise was simple. Every two weeks we'd start a new theme and draw/sketch based off said theme. Except for Saturdays, because everyone needs a break. At the linked page, you can find a complete list of the themes, along with links to the images and a short Exit Interview as we discuss what we learned and experienced.
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Jan 1, 2016 - 3 comments

R U WIZARDPUNK - I drew a cartoon for The Nib about possible new trends.
posted by The Whelk on Feb 16, 2015 - 11 comments

Were making comic books! But more importantly, for here, a comedy companion blog to hone our skills. Follow as Daniel takes his work more seriously, and Ken takes his less seriously.
posted by tbatc on Sep 23, 2014 - 0 comments

In conjunction with its upcoming exhibition “Gustave Doré (1832-1883): Master of Imagination”, the National Gallery of Canada is seeking black and white illustrations, inspired by Gustave Doré’s graphic artwork, for the tale of Bluebeard. The deadline for submissions is February 28th, 2014. Send your Bluebeards to bluebeard.in.black.and.white@gmail.com! [more inside]
posted by ITheCosmos on Jan 8, 2014 - 0 comments

Voronoi Monologue is an "infinite series" of drawings based around malformations of voronoi patterns. [more inside]
posted by pmcp on Jun 20, 2013 - 0 comments

I am drawing all of the US presidents as birds, or maybe vice versa? Bird Presidents, in any case. I'm doing about one a day and drawing them in order.
posted by cortex on Feb 5, 2013 - 10 comments

In commemoration of the opening of my Soho art show Hidden Spaces I am posting my new website. My art is comprised of graphite and monochrome color pencil works transcribed and augmented from microscopic organic forms. For further elaboration see my artist statement on my site.
posted by Lex Tangible on Sep 15, 2011 - 6 comments

Want a free sketch? I'll draw quick ones for you! I want to hone my drawing skillz so I'll do sketches from any idea, subject or title you send me. [more inside]
posted by jgwong on Sep 8, 2010 - 3 comments