20 Scary Old School Surgical Tools A quick glance at our gallery of some of history’s gnarliest surgical tools will definitely make you thankful for just how far our industry has progressed throughout time. Browse through images and descriptions of surgical tools dating as far back as the 1600’s – a time when surgery was definitely not for the squeamish. You might think your HMO plan is scary, but at least it doesn’t use these vintage surgical instruments…hopefully. Amputation Knife (1700s) Knives used for amputations during the 18th century were typically curved, because surgeons tended to make a circular cut through the skin and muscle before the bone was cut with a saw.
50 Extremely Awesome Examples of Typography This time we’re gonna show you some truly inspiring works with text, also referred to as typography. This can be used many places; in magazines, advertisements, websites, logos and more. These great pieces will show you that there are no boundaries and that you can make almost anything with text if you have a good portion of creativity and talent. Typography can in todays terms be so much more than what you find in a book or magazine. 50 Ultra Realistic Female Portrait Drawings Technology brings more and more talented artists to the surface, who create astonishing digitally manipulated images on every possible theme, illustrating everything that you could possibly imagine. But, we still have the “classics”, for whom the pencil and paper are the genuine and compulsory materials in creating works of art. And this is what we are going to present to you today. 50 outstanding portraits of women created by the technique of traditional drawing, without any digital manipulation. Some of them can easily trick the eye into believing that they are real photos of real people, that’s how beautiful and expressive they are.
Sketches : Kevin Ragnott Contact Blog | Facebook | Copyright 2010 KCRWorks Arthouse Page 1 Arthouse Page 2 Arthouse Page 3 Illustration by Alice Duke - portfolio Cerberus - pencil/photoshop - personal work print available Making Ghosts - pencil, photoshop - personal work print available Twelve Brothers - pencil, photoshop - personal work Based on the folk tale about twelve brothers who are accidentally turned into crows by their sister print available Boar - pencil, photoshop - personal work see the process here! Cover and interior artwork for 12 inch record - pencil, photoshop Illustration for a gig poster - pencil, photoshop print available
More Deja Vu Theories" The Hologram Theory Dutch psychiatrist Hermon Sno proposed the idea that memories are like holograms, meaning that you can recreate the entire three-dimensional image from any fragment of the whole. The smaller the fragment, however, the fuzzier the ultimate picture. Déjà vu, he says, happens when some detail in the environment we are currently in (a sight, sound, smell, et cetera) is similar to some remnant of a memory of our past and our brain recreates an entire scene from that fragment.
Minimalist Disney Posters A few days ago a few disney posters got my attention while spending some time on 9GAG. After some research I found the Etsy profile of Rowan Stocks-Moore, a graphic design graduate from Liverpool, England with a passion for book and film covers, as well as a love for design in general! He started his Etsy page this month with these 10 awesome minimalist disney posters… by Rowan Stocks-Moore Tape, Pencil and Resin: The Art of Brooks Salzwedel I’m very intrigued by Californian artist Brooks Salzwedel’s unique style and approach to these delicate works, that combine nature and rigid human-made structures. It’s nice to see work that brings in different non-digital materials to what we’re used to. Using a combination of Staedler Graphite pencils ranging from 6H to 9B, tape and ‘Awful toxic resin‘, Brooks creates images that look like relics of nature and other objects frozen in time. I also love the gloomy and almost real effect that’s created by having elements between semi-transparent layers. They are also reminiscent of some of the pictures of flattened leaves you’d get in school science books.
Celebrating the Art of the Doodle: 20 Awesome Doodles Faith Georgia Jabson Rodrigues molossus aka rooibas Jim Bradshaw 20 Amazing Creature Illustrations by Imaginism 20 Amazing Creatures Illustration by Imaginism Creating creature illustrations by using just your imaginations is a hard task! Those who are good at it are no doubt awesome artists! Interesting Facts About Nuclear Weapons Nuclear weapons are and always will be a big topic of discussion. Here are some interesting facts about nuclear weapons. Via: OnlineSchools.org <div align="center"><a href=" src=" alt="Nuclear Weapons" width="500" border="0" /></a><br />Via: <a href=" Infographic</a></div><p>
51 Breathtaking Post-Apocalypse Wallpapers Humanity has an obsession with its own destruction. From countless religions, myths, legends and doomsday predictions, humanity has always been curious about what the Earth would be like without us. Based on the Earth’s past, it almost seems inevitable that natural destruction will occur at some point, and man-made methods of destruction exist as well. In this post, we’ll look at 51 breathtaking, post-apocalyptic wallpapers that show artistic representations of what Earth would look like after a cataclysmic event. From memorable scenes like what would be seen in movies like I Am Legend or 28 Days Later, to more dystopian and forboding environments, you’ll be left mesmerized by the incredible detail in these artworks.
25 Stunning Black and White Illustrations by Nanami Cowdroy 25 Stunning Black and White Illustrations by Nanami Cowdroy posted under Photography on Apr 20th, 2010 with 5 Comments 20 Apr