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]]>Gefen was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and has lived in Madrid and several German cities before relocating to Berlin. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and in many other publications.
“If you pay attention to things around you, you can actually find inspiration in almost anything,” the artist told Classiq in a recent interview.
Gefen mostly uses watercolor but often adds ink, various types of paper, or anything else she thinks of. Her unique style is a result of combining realistic and abstract elements. She finds inspiration in vintage fashion illustrations and analog documentary photography.
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]]>The same happened to a 22-years-old Ulyana who was studying to become a diplomat. However, the universe had some other plans for her. Now she is a full-time artist living and working in a small town called Volgograd in Russia.
“After some time, I found myself in international relations and dreamed of becoming a diplomat, but I later realized that art is the only thing that makes me happy and satisfies my soul,” she shared on Bored Panda. “Now I’ve decided that I want to dedicate my whole life to this and become a professional artist.”
Her artistic journey began when she was only a little girl, and she’s been drawing for as long as she can remember. Her favorite things to depict are portraits of both famous and everyday people. To create her artwork, she works with watercolors and colored pencils.
“My paintings are the results of years of working on the skill of drawing. They all show people how I see them in my individual way. With my art, I want to inspire people to love themselves and their surroundings,” she added.
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]]>Having lived a number of years in Botswana and Zimbabwe, Nicholls is wholly inspired by the African wilderness, with almost all of her paintings and sketches revolving around African wildlife. As such, her creative process includes conservation sketching expeditions, which allows her to visit African conservation organizations, sketch on-site and learn in detail about conservation issues.
According to Nicholls, while her studio paintings consist of multiple layers, her sketches require confidence and speed. “I usually work in pencil or pen first, then add watercolor,” she explains on her website. “I don’t have an easel or a chair because I usually stand when sketching people, or need to be in a vehicle when sketching wildlife,” she notes.
An added bonus to her work is that it raises awareness and funds for conservation organizations. Nicholls explains that with each sale of her work, she makes a donation to various organizations. “It can be a real challenge to depict complex issues like the human-wildlife conflict in a painting,” she goes on to say, adding that the layers of color add to the layers of meaning and vice versa.
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]]>With a poetic undertone to them, Watts’ paintings are inspired by the poetic qualities found in nature. “It could be a beautiful light and dark pattern that catches my eye, a strong color contrast that excites me, or a grey foggy landscape that reflects my mood,” notes Watts on her website. “It could be an expression on a stranger’s face or inspiration from a dream.”
“Watercolor is different than any other art medium,” she explains. “It’s about letting go. It’s about trusting in yourself to go where the water takes you. When you can immerse in the loose colors on the page, that is like finding the holy grail. Every time.”
Treating the paint as a living form (a fluid, organic, substance), Watts’ says that she enjoys the way it floats and blooms as if it has a mind of its own. Following the paint, her process is somewhat fluid. “I like to push my own boundaries,” she writes. With multiple awards and multitudes of fans, both online and offline, we can’t wait to see where she’s headed to next.
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]]>“I like the opaqueness of gouache and its visual clarity. I think it’s valuable to be forced to work directly on the paper, keeps you focused. On the other hand, I recently started scanning line drawings and coloring them digitally. It is efficient for quick jobs and does offer more flexibility with colors,” the artist shared on Ballpit and added that she is also a keen calligrapher.
She was introduced to art at a very young age, and then she put her doodling to good use and went to study graphic design, illustration, and typography.
“10 years ago I moved to the UK to study some more. There is something about being away from your home that makes you open to new experiences and it becomes the ideal environment to learn and be creative.”
She worked with a list of clients, such as Albert Whitman, Heinemann, Cricket Magazine, Oxford University Press, Ciela Publishing, and MilkX Magazine.
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]]>“In Italy life becomes epic,” she relays on her website. “Even a simple espresso in the piazza becomes an event.” Her paintings portray this epicness in vibrant color, allowing the viewer to travel to Italy without actually having to travel.
Part of what makes Cammerata’s creations so vivid is her understanding of light, and the way it can change a setting dramatically. “Light and its effect on color is the essence of my work,” she writes. “The sunshine of Italy saturates and energizes everything it touches, making colors sing.”
According to Cammerata, each and every moment, our senses are flooded with light. “I want to capture that radiance, that aliveness, and create a painting that makes you want to immerse yourself in it,” she notes.
Her understanding of light and color became an important part of her artistic journey, beginning with studying impressionist color theory and continuing in her formal studies, having graduated with a degree in fine arts, with a strong grounding in art history.
Take a look at some of her creations in the gallery below.
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、 、 、 #illustration #artwork #drawing #illust #doodle #イラスと #マンが #絵 #watercolor #cartoon #comic #graphicnovel #girl #winter #snow #snowflake #walkBrowsing through her Instagram account, where sseongryul has attracted more than 36,000 followers, you can see paintings rich in color.
“I am interested in the colors of lights that change with time and season. Different seasons have different colors of the sky and trees. The colors of reflected shadows change too, over time. I enjoy capturing every changes and putting them on paper,” the artist shared in an interview for Ballpit and added that she keeps track of her daily thoughts.
“I will open my notepad first if I want to draw something. Once the ideas are finalized, I simply sketch out the composition and go for a walk outside to observe objects or landscapes that are close to my thoughts. And then I will mix the collected data into my work,” sseongryul revealed.
If you want to see her work, check out the gallery below and support her by giving her a follow.
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]]>Heikala is an artist based in Finland. After graduating art school with a degree in graphic design, she went on to become a full-time illustrator. She’s illustrated for books and magazines, and her designs were even printed on apparel and accessories.
Heikala’s work is inspired by Japanese art, and specifically manga and anime. She describes her work as “cute”, but there’s so much more to it than that. Her style isn’t just inspired by Japanese drawing techniques, but also by Japanese themes, such as nature and magical creatures.
Whether it’s a mermaid sitting on a frog or a young person doing their laundry, all of Heikala’s illustrations have the same magical atmosphere. It’s as though she’s telling us that we don’t need to be a witch or wizard to enjoy the small moments of magic in our own lives. It’s not about escaping our world to another, more interesting one – it’s about rediscovering the magic that already surrounds us.
Cover design for @mosseryco 
Get your planner/notebook/sketchbook with this design from their online shop
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Get ready for a Draw this in Your Style Contest! Swipe left to see the guidelines for this contest, have fun!
I’ll be at Japan Expo Paris starting from tomorrow until Sunday at Hall 5A booth E211
On other news lately I’ve been super into Yuru Camp anime (binged it in two days) and that had a huge inspiration on this piece! I want to go camping now! 
#illust #camping #traditionalart
I’m planning on doing a little art supply giveaway to celebrate the 1M after I am back from Japan
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]]>“Last year I decided to make calendar for year 2019 as Christmas gift for my family members and some closest people for me,” Viljaniemi shared on Bored Panda. “I usually just paint animals and people, but now I decided to try something different and made mixed media works by using pencils and watercolors (and some Photoshop for editing afterwards). I decided to draw animals and birds that inhabit in Finland, as I live in Finland.”
In her work, the artist doesn’t use sketches or practicing beforehand and even her mother was amazed how talented her daughter was.
Viljaniemi shares her artwork on her Instagram account called paperplanesjenni. Scroll down and check it out.
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]]>Zhifang Shi, also known as zhifangs on social media is a watercolor artist who travels a lot, and everything that captures his sight he passes onto a paper.
“The Shanghai-based artist works en plein air, painting atop a portable palette to document storefronts, architectural features, boats, and trolley cars,” according to Colossal. “Washes of color add depth and movement to Shi’s loose, gestural contour lines, and his focus on points of entry and modes of transit invites the viewer into the artist’s world.”
Shi shares his remarkable sketches on his Instagram profile where he has over 50.8 thousand followers.
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