You won’t find any damsels in distress in this post. I think they look better for it too. Illustrator Johnn Kok has drawn this fantastic collection of Disney Princesses as deadly assassins. The project is called Kill Team Princess. Via Joey Paur at Geek Tyrant.
Jessica Rabbit as Asami Sato
Asami Sato is a character from the American anime The Legend of Korra. She’s based in the capital Republic City, isn’t a Bender but is an excellent fighter. In this mashup we’ve Jessica Rabbit as Asami. I think she plays the part well. This stunning picture is the work of Robby Cook who’s already been […]
Antonio Caparo’s steampunk posters
Canadian artist Antonia Caparo was commissioned to create four steampunk posters to promote Teen Read Week. He was given four words for the posters; Imagine, Create, Discover and Explore. I think he’s done a great job. Not only are these superb steampunk posters but I can clearly see which poster is Imagine, Create, Discover and […]
Gandalf the Black
Benjamin Collison’s Gandalf the Black is doing the rounds across the blogs; rightly so. This is a fantastic piece of art that shows what might have happened if Gandalf had taken the One Ring. The insidious power of the Ring is that even someone who took the ring with good intentions will ultimately succumb to […]
Star Wars in Kinkade
Thomas Kinkade was an American painter, who died last year, of a popular pastoral style paintings. He became a huge hit with one estimate suggesting that 1 in every 20 American homes had a copy of one of his paintings. The art world hated the style, overly kitsch and chocolate box – worse; sold on […]
Thalassa on print
Dan Mumford’s poster series is for sale on his bigcartel site. These prints are A3, high quality digital print on 300 gsm card. Thalassa is limited in number. At a glance Thalassa looks like a gorgon but those aren’t snakes in her hear. These are tentacles. Is Thalassa having an encounter with a deep one… […]
Shadows in an abandoned psychiatric hospital
Places to visit during Halloween might include an abandoned building. Even better; an abandoned psychiatric hospital. Why don’t you take the chance to experiment with some dangerous shadow magic while you’re there. Via My Modern Met.
Loius Porter Jr. Designs Image Portfolio 27
I have been a longtime fan of Louis Port Jr. Designs’ Image Portfolio series. I can remember the first time I discovered the wonders of royalty free stock art back in 2008 and have been hooked ever since. The series has certainly come a long way. Early editions were (mostly) black and white collections that […]
Bender as the Laputa: Castle in the Sky robot
Illustrator Boulet has created a Castle in the Sky robot that I might think twice about trusting; although the birds still seem to get on with him. That’s right. This is Bender. Rusty and covered in moss. Bender in the Sky? Via Lauren Davis at io9.
The art of Fae Nightmares
These two wonderful illustrations are a sneak peak into Dark Smile Games’ Fae Nightmare. This is a urban fantasy with a blend of Native American and European legends and lore on the fae and supernatural set in a contemporary world. The Savage Worlds game has players in the role of humans who have become caught […]
