Imaginary animals art

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Ecuadorian artist Beto Val alchemizes vintage illustrations into bizarre compositions that blend fruits with fowl and aquatic life with land animals. Using imagery available through the public domain, Val cuts and repositions fins, wings, and scaly talons into surreal creatures: round owl faces peer out from pineapples, autumn leaves sprout from tropical birds, and aContinue reading "Digital Collages by Beto Val Splice Vintage Illustrations into Surreal Hybrid Creatures"

Illustration, Character Design, Game Design, Adobe Photoshop

Winged elephants, multi-eared rabbits, and carrot-legged babies ready to be dipped in hummus: recent sculptures by Debra Broz (previously) continue to expand her collection of odd mashups formed from found ceramics. By carefully sourcing, separating, and re-fusing juxtaposed components of otherwise unremarkable ceramic knick-knacks, Broz forms entirely new creatures that are equal parts bizarre andContinue reading "Bizarre Animals Challenge the Bounds of Recognizability in Hybrid Assemblages…

The children create never-before-seen animals for a "Zany Zoo." For all ages. Plan 1 to 2 sessions. KEY IDEAS Drawing from imagination Recognizing the unique characteristics which define an animal. Working with details and patterns. LANGUAGE realistic, pattern, unique characteristics YOU WILL NEED 12- by 18-inch white drawing paper Black non-toxic permanent markers (Faber-Castell markers are odorless.) Watercolor markers Pencils (optional) THE PROJECT Preparation Set out the pencils…