Lines and Colors art blog

Category: Illustration

  • Joseph Mugniani

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    Joseph Mugniani was an Italian/American artist, printmaker and illustrator active in the 20th century. He is best known for his illustrations for the works of Ray Bradbury, who was also his longtime friend. Mugniani was also the author of several books on drawing and painting (Amazon link). I particularly enjoy his darkly textural lithographs. The…

  • Heinrich Vogeler

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    Heinrich Vogeler, was a German painter, printmaker, illustrator, architect and designer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His teyle ranged from Art Nouveau illustrations to realist etchings and impressionist influenced paintings.

  • Li-An

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    [For some time, I’ve wanted to feature more comics artists from non-English speaking countries — particularly Belgian and French comics (bandes-dessinées) — but I’ve been put off by the challenges of providing links to images and information across language barriers. With this article, I’m going to try a method of providing both original language and…

  • Johannes Helgeson

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    Originally from Sweden and now based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Johannes Helgeson is a concept artist and illustrator working in the gaming industry. in his online presence, Helgeson emphasiszes character and costume design. His style can be springy and cartoon-like, brushy and textural or highly rendered — sometimes all at once. Many of the images on…

  • Antonio Segura Donat (Dulk)

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    Antonio Segura Donat is a Spanish artist who often works under the pseudonym Dulk, which he adopted originally for use as a street artist and muralist. Dulk creates images that blend aspects of magic realism and fantasy, often with themes of animals, and in particular, birds. He works in a variety of traditional media, paint,…

  • Fritz Baumgarten

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    Fritz Baumgarten was a German children’s book illustrator active in the early to mid part of the 20th century. He illustrated numerous books, primarily in Germany, working in a nicely finessed combination of ink and watercolor. Baumgarten had a knack for blending the commonplace with the fantastic, putting his elf-like characters and anthropomorphized creatures into…