Johannes Voß

Now let us see who is up for todays inspection, oh look it's Johannes Voß. He has some... uhm interesting pieces in his gallery that is for sure. Like his one peice "Raupture - for Alex" I'd link it but it's defiantly more then a PG-13 rating I would think. Though it does shore great anatomy and lighting. But for the rest of his gallery which is a little more PG I find absolutely exquisite. Detail lighting anatomy it's all beautiful and inspiring in it's detail and accuracy but more important then that to me is the content. If you want a look at anatomy studies of every kind I would suggest downloading some of his studies, Johannes has kindly scanned pages and pages and pages of them for others to look at, learn from and perhaps use as reference, they can be found [here].

Not only is his work visually appealing but many of them are fun and lighthearted such as his war picture for his friend that has smilie and frowny faces for good and bad guys [Buibui Attack - for Jana] some are lighthearted and fun while others show mystery and depth. I have a feeling that no matter who you are you can find several interpretations in his works, such as his one piece "Inner Universe". Johannes is also an excellent example of an artist who works well together, there are several pieces in his gallery that are made in collaboration with other artists, many of which seem to be his friends in real life. It's nice to know that people with different styles and perspectives are able to come together to create something beautiful.

 

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Vitaly S. Alexius

Wow, just wow. That's all I can say for todays artist, Vitaly S. Alexius, perhaps one of the most talented artist I know of his work has a style and a flair that is truly all his own. For those you love the apocalypse  his work is a must see, as the majority of it is placed in a post apocalyptic world. The shining gem of his collection for such settings is his comic {Romantically Apocalyptic} which I think is summed up best by this critique:

      "This is wonderful. The entire series is well-done, and this is no exception.  The art style is lovely. It's well-executed, and drawn so well that it's kind of like photographs-turned-cartoon. It looks more like a posterized collection of pictures than a drawing. It's amazing. As for the content of the comic itself, this is, quite honestly, hilarious. It slowly introduces the reader into the world, showing a figure that suggests a militaristic situation, then showing a desolate, warzone-like setting. The setting is apocalyptic eye candy - which is shown by the fact that he's talking to a bit of it." ~ by AnnamaeTezuka

And she's right, such a level of realism is rare and almost never matched. Though Vitaly tries to help those of use who are less then skilled (or flat out suck) at art with two different tutorials which can be found {here} and {here} worth a look I think, especially if it would help make work so amazing. As for emotions, words are not needed to convey the meaning behind each piece. Full of so many levels of emotion and layers upon layers of meaning and possibilities.

 

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Alejandra

Taste the rainbow. Sorry to burst your bubble but today is not about skittles (I could really go for a bag right now though), no today's topic is the equally colorful and creative Alejandra, that's right another artist who starts with A (in case you didn't notice I am going in a rough alphabetical order) and for all of you out there who are watching this it's another photographer (in case you couldn't tell) which makes her the second to be featured! Personally I find it hard to find photographers who consistently create work that is unique and catches my interest.

Just about ever image in her gallery makes me smile. Either it's expressive fruit or paper hearts they all hold an emotion behind them. Some are light hearted and fun very pure and playful like a child almost, where others are darker and express a sadder harder world while still keeping a sense of humor. It's not an easy line to walk yet she does it so well, almost makes me want to grab my camera and try my hand at photography again. It was very difficult finding only four images to put in todays post as there were so many that I simply adore. If you know the song by Owl City called "Rainbow Veins" You should look at one of her pieces Titled "... In my veins" I don't know if that song was it's inspiration but I think it's a very good visual of what I see when I listen to that song.

 

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Alessandra

Alessandra is the talented person of the day and lets say that it wont be hard to be a fan of work if your fans of other things as most of her gallery is all about the fandom! I don't know about you but I like fan based works (especially when couples in said work is what I ship) especially high quality fan work. Honestly there isn't enough of this kind or work around, there are thousands of fandom artists who make lots and lots of work... but it doesn't look all that hot. For her work it is defiantly quality over quantity which i think is the best of all mottos. For a look at how she makes some (one of her many styles) of work take a look [here].

I suppose I should apologize for failing to post everyday like was my intention and plan, it's just a little harder to find the energy and the time in my life then I thought it would be. Who knew working two jobs and going to college full time could be so time consuming (and energy draining) I sure didn't realize, at first it wasn't hard. Then I got a social life, this [here] really is the perfect way to explain it and apparently trying to do all three really is impossible.

 

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