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]]>Poland’s comics are characterized by their simplistic style, featuring charming drawings and single-panel format. In the comics, Dracula dad uses his shapeshifting abilities to turn himself into all sorts of objects and characters and surprise his son.
Every comic features son, who is a silent protagonist, being greeted by his Dracula dad in a new form. Dracula dad can be anything from a clam or rollerblades to steampunk enthusiast. The only interaction between the two is Dracula dad’s signature “HI SON” greeting.
(@mydadisdracula)The beauty of Poland’s comics is that they can be enjoyed by all ages and people from around the world. Also, you never know what Dracula dad might become next. He could be a mug of hot tea or a time-traveler, the only way to find out is to check out the new comic.
Poland regularly posts My Dad is Dracula Comics on Instagram, where he has close to 75K followers. He also published a book based on the comics titled “Wholesome Content: A My Dad is Dracula Comics Collection.”
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]]>This London artist is known for her successful series of webcomics that explore all sorts of moments and circumstances people are facing every day. The characters in her works are trying to deal with the same love problems, school struggles, and life dilemmas as all of us in their own unique way. Sometimes they manage to do that, and other times they just hope for the best.
Because they are so relatable and simplistic, Manhattan’s comics have found a broad audience on social media. Her Instagram account has close to 17K followers, and the artist is trying to feed them with new comics whenever she can.
According to Manhattan, she sketches ideas in her free time and then proceeds to work those ideas into comics. The process usually takes her a few hours.
“Anytime I can lift my head from my work, and other responsibilities is the best time to draw comics, so I consider it a form of self-care,” she tells Bored Panda.
Continue scrolling to check out more of her comics below.
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]]>The talented artist currently has more than 115,000 Instagram followers and receives thousands of reactions on each work. She said in an interview for Bored Panda that many things greatly influenced her work, Japanese manga especially.
“I believe that Japanese manga does have a lot of influences on my style, and I did read a lot of them when I was young,” she explained. “In order to make my comics fun and enjoyable for my audience, I studied facial expressions and enhanced them with my own art style to make them even more unique.”
Her artistic journey began in her childhood and until 2014. Throughout all that time, she only drew traditionally. Then, she transferred to digital art. Sriwantana needs around two hours to finish a two-panel comic and two-and-a-half for a four-panel comic.
She is very grateful for her audience and all the support she has been receiving on social media. Scroll down and check out her work below.
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]]>A recent favorite of ours is a series of illustrations that captures perfectly the silver lining that might be had in times of pandemic.
“During a time of crisis, my mind doesn’t need to invent any,” reads one caption which sees an illustrated version of Abeln meditating in the midst of a raging fire.
“A year of lowered expectations, practice accepting uncertainty, and not leaving my comfort zone has reduced my anxiety,” notes the candid illustrator. “But what happens when this ends?!”
Such forthcoming reflections are what make Abeln’s work a delightful treat that has amassed some 15,000 plus followers on Instagram.
“I love that what I want to do aligns with how I support myself,” Abeln shared with MCAD Alumni. “I also love seeing people’s reactions to my work and that I get to see things I create out in the world.”
A freelance illustrator with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts and Illustration from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Abeln agrees with the old saying that variety is the spice of life. “The variety of working from home, working on a contract assignment, and personal projects keeps things interesting,” she notes.
And as for inspiration—she might as well turn to her work desk. “Inspiration comes from working,” says Abeln. “Just keep making stuff and ideas will come.”
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]]>Sometimes it’s just something simple and silly like a cat working on a pottery piece before knocking it over just for the sake of it. Other times it’s a fight between a farmer and a knight that turns out to be a chess match.
Mayati, who is studying to become a computer scientist, covers all sorts of different themes and situations in his comics. As it turns out, this is a result of his creative process.
“They are about stuff I find interesting, I have an opinion about, or about just very random situations with a funny, some might call it stupid (I do), twist to them,” he shared in one of his interviews. “Sometimes I even think about a character that would be funny or interesting and do a comic about it.”
Mayati reveals that he tried several times to create a streamlined comic with a more coherent structure but discovered that this isn’t working out for him. So he decided to go back to what he does best and continue providing random and highly entertaining comics to his followers on Instagram. Check out more of his works below.
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]]>Her “Doodley Squat” comics deal with lots of different subjects, ranging from relationship struggles to uncomfortable interactions with strangers, and are presented in an amusing and relatable way.
According to Rae, she started making comics after getting bored with repetitive news feeds and social media posts. She had her starts on one iPhone app and admits that her first works were poorly drawn and were more doodles than comics. However, the jokes were there, and with the encouragement of her friends, she continued to improve her skills. She also managed to find a distinctive style.
“I guess I just want people to be able to get a laugh out of them,” she explains. “I don’t really like arguing with people, so I try not to make anything political or controversial.”
This simplistic approach resonated with people and helped Rae turn her comics into several books. However, she still regularly updates Doodley Squat social media profiles with new content. Check out more of it below.
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]]>Most recently, we’ve come across the unique comic art of Ana Galvañ. Situated at the crossroad between editorial illustrations and comic art, her work doesn’t come off as childish or cutesy, but rather appeals to a more sophisticated audience (amongst her selected clients you can find The New York Times and The New Yorker).
Often sticking to a restricted color palette of blues, yellows, and reds, her illustrations stand out for their grainy texture, an homage to vintage comic books.
“I have always tried to remove the coldness from my digital works, adding worn textures or screen dots,” Galvañ explained her creative process in an interview with the WeTransfer blog. “I also usually add some vintage Photoshop filters, which change the original colors.”
According to Galvañ, she’s drawn to the potential of telling a story through comic art: “I’m a comic book artist by nature, rather than an illustrator,” she admits. “So there’s always this narrative element present in my pieces, even when I make a single illustration.”
“I like to work on imaginary worlds in which any surreal event is possible,” she adds. “But it’s based on realistic surroundings. In that way, the surprise of absurd scenarios causes a bigger impact. I guess creating fantastic universes is one of the reasons I like to draw and tell stories.”
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Thank you readers for continuing to purchase and post #MGC ! Not to mention those of you who have got various MGC gang members tattooed! Now that’s hardcore 
#meangirlsclub #nobrow #autsaidercomics #foreignlanguage #versions #comics #happyfriday“My aesthetic from the get go was vintage: I was an oddball kid who sought out visuals from bygone eras,” he explained once in an interview with WOW x WOW. “Its almost as if I were just born that way, wired into the past,” he joked.
Like most creatives, Heshka’s passion sparked early on. “I drew a lot as a child, and through my teens,” he explains. But his road to comics art was a meandering one, and he attended university for interior design, working in that field for about four years before returning to his original passion. “In the late 90s I relocated to Vancouver, B.C., and found my way into animation, an art form I have always loved,” he recalled.
From the “Dream Weavers – Neo Fabulists 2” show opening this Saturday @feinkunstkrueger (Hamburg), featuring my friends @femtasia @fstoney1960 @elgatochimney @heikomullerart and myself. So honoured to show with this group, and return after ten years to do another Neo-Fabulists show. “Around that time, illustration really caught my eye, so I created some promotional cards and sent those out, with the hopes of becoming a professional illustrator. Kate Larkworthy Artist Representation in New York liked my work, and I found myself, again, image making.”
One of nine new oil paintings for “Dream Weavers – Neo Fabulists 2” opening July 4th @feinkunstkrueger (Hamburg). Contact the gallery at info@feinkunst-krueger.de for art and opening reception inquiries. I’ll be sharing the walls with @femtasia @fstoney1960 @elgatochimney and @heikomullerart . Stay tuned for more new works 
His intuition proved right, and so far his illustrations have been published in esteemed publications like Wall Street Journal, Esquire, and the New York Times. He has also been selected to appear in American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, and Communication Arts. And with well over 50k fans on Instagram, you’d want to check him out.
Oil painting for the “Dream Weavers-Neo Fabulists 2” show, opening this Saturday July 4th @feinkunstkrueger (Hamburg), featuring the works of @femtasia @fstoney1960 @elgatochimney @heikomullerart and myself. The opening reception will be observing time-spaced attendance, please contact the gallery to book a time slot. Wish I could be there! 
Also, @urvanityart did an interview with me which you can check out here: https://urvanity-art.com/2020/04/30/ryan-heshka-interview/?lang=en (thanks Sara!) Urvanity are the good folks who invited me to do the clothing line for their 2020 art fair (with @tiwel_spain ) before the world shut down. Thanks for looking! #interview #urvanity #art #clothing #tiwelThe post Ryan Heshka’s Art is Inspired by Pulp Magazines appeared first on MobiSpirit.
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]]>“I have a lot of things and people who inspire me,” she remarked once, in an interview with Alive as Always. “Having a window next to me inspires me. Also reading books (any type of book and illustration books) keeps my creativity moving.”
*Also applied to friendships 
EDIT: lol guess I forgot to draw a pair of legs 
Thank you to @rodrigo.recabarren and @tatibaci for the idea Based in NYC, Meneses also runs an online shop, named We Are Nice Humans, where she sells second-hand t-shirts, accessories, and pastel-colored stationery. “I’ve been drawing for as long as I could remember,” she recalled in the same interview. “My parents have always supported handmade hobbies (drawing, reading, playing outside); as far away as we could from the TV, everything was cool.”
With a welcoming smile and an unpretentious approach to art making, Frannerd will easily win your hearts. Take a look at some of her illustrations in the gallery below, and follow her social media pages for more:
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]]>Now that we’re faced with a new, twisted reality, our relationships are definitely different than they used to be. Her characters show all of us in various situations. The right one is always annoying while the left one is always annoyed. But there’s optimism in her comics as the topics are typically light and humorous.
Scroll down to see some of them and find more on Instagram. The artist is gathering followers quickly and we expect her account is only about to grow.
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