Simple illustration tips (art roundup)

if you are anthropomorphizing, focus on making the object recognizable (you can make the limbs and face very simple) pic.twitter.com/flc75Jadmo

— Nathan W. Pyle (@nathanwpyle) April 20, 2020

Adding more color and detail to one character creates a more dynamic story pic.twitter.com/4mYMST4JmO

— Nathan W. Pyle (@nathanwpyle) April 20, 2020

Ace Ventura nerds, please applaud for the folks who made an officially licensed Ray Finkle ('laces out!') T-shirt: https://t.co/DitjHO5JWw pic.twitter.com/dhy2XHNnSd

— Simon Carless (@simoncarless) April 23, 2020

jammers pic.twitter.com/Y4yDchsB0z

— paul reinwand (@paulreinwand) April 22, 2020

Dian & Wes, together. pic.twitter.com/vipYqdHZP6

— Sandy Jarrell (@sandy_jarrell) April 22, 2020

Magneto vs Sentinel pic.twitter.com/UARimvs7q2

— Gavin Fullerton (@GavinFullerton1) April 21, 2020

I’m fascinated by 魚拓/gyotaku, Japanese fish printing. Originally used by fishermen to record their catches, and now an art form in its own right.

So I’ve been practicing. This is a red emperor, in edible paint and squid ink, pressed into rice paper. I call this piece “Dinner”. pic.twitter.com/rUIaQnKNvE

— Kate Pritchett (@sashimimimi) November 10, 2019

A witch going on an adventure with her tiger 🐯🗺✨ pic.twitter.com/puNaiTraGa

— Sibylline 🍊✨ (@Sibylline_M) March 30, 2020

Unused poster art for Total Recall by Mark Westermoe, 1990 pic.twitter.com/Op4E6h6s5t

— Brandon Schaefer (@seekandspeak) March 30, 2020

The Execution of Imrys, the Squire
Commissioned work! #illustration #art #conceptart pic.twitter.com/VgZaGFaFaz

— Rezaafshar (@rezaafsharr) March 30, 2020

Hello. Please enjoy this comic about the flat I'm currently trapped in. Threaded here, or as a scroll here: https://t.co/2Um2c4veWO

Fingers crossed, my landlord doesn't read it.

(1/10) pic.twitter.com/Xj3vt8iER1

— Luke Healy (@LukeWHealy) March 27, 2020

"Get her!" #grickledoodle #oldies #witches #princes #frogs #fairytales #revenge #Tuesday pic.twitter.com/OGOcgf4ldI

— Graham Annable (@grickle) March 25, 2020

I really love this Godzilla mini screen-print and pin collection that I debuted at NYCC last year. Normally I only break this out at conventions, but seeing as cons don’t exist anymore, they are no restocked and available in my shop:https://t.co/3XNH7WUtaO pic.twitter.com/OLkd7bAtMf

— Anthony Petrie (@zombiebacons) April 30, 2020

There's a Facebook group where people roleplay as an ant colony, and now there's merchandise

Quarantine Day 31: I joined a Facebook group where we all pretend to be ants in an ant colony pic.twitter.com/FjIO9vtonl

— Millennial Mangkukulam (@agasramirez) April 15, 2020

oh shit the ant colony has merch now (donating some proceeds to wildlife conservation), which one should i get 🤔

i'm feeling "feed the queen" https://t.co/9odJNNizTb pic.twitter.com/Yi4KQdfKyU

— breadless avocado toast (@CosmicFunkonaut) April 26, 2020

Here's the group.

Dancing pallbearers circa 1348 (quaranzine)

the year is 1348

you're moving hay into the stables as the lord commanded it

he has a festival tomorrow, and the horses need to be in peak form

suddenly

a rat looks at you funny pic.twitter.com/gWtu3pbpNP

— Brick (@NeuroBrick) April 19, 2020

Bots have been traditionally used to beat people to buy sneakers etc. But now during the pandemic, where you have to be quick to grab a delivery slot on Amazon Fresh or Whole Foods, bots have expanded to something else entirely: essential items like food https://t.co/XyUPyM0TLJ pic.twitter.com/Mjr4IhZ2YB

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) April 21, 2020

Honolulu firefighters are using drones to warn people to stay off the beaches https://t.co/DFEZgWVL6N pic.twitter.com/low81WAn2y

— Gene Park (@GenePark) April 21, 2020

Oh no https://t.co/g7NSIaATLL

— SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) April 3, 2020

“Plague Fighter: The Autobiography of a Modern Chinese Physician” pic.twitter.com/9ZI2OwFIs8

— Midwest Modern (@JoshLipnik) April 22, 2020

Zippered facemask has a slightly more risque vibe than I'd intended, but it has practical aspects too. You have a place to store your keys when going out! 😆 pic.twitter.com/7Sag40Ih8S

— Geek Mom Projects (@GeekMomProjects) April 19, 2020

Nobody’s allowed to make fun of me tonight none of the barbershops are open

— Joey Burrow (@Joe_Burrow10) April 23, 2020

Whole Foods is giving workers a new work uniform shirt with "hero" on the front and "hardcore" on the back as hundreds of workers have gotten sick and at least 2 have died from coronavirus for just a $2 an hr wage increase pic.twitter.com/2OJzD1sD9T

— Michael Sainato (@msainat1) April 23, 2020

thrilled for Rick Steves, who is sheltering with his new Lutheran bishop gf, learning to cook and committing to personally paying his employees because "I have a staff that is mission-driven and the mission is not to maximize the return for your investors" https://t.co/gsrqNRl275

— Amanda Hess (@amandahess) April 23, 2020

Dee Gordon was named the winner of the prestigious Hutch Award today and with good reason. The work he's doing during the coronavirus pandemic -- from buying meals to partnering on mask covers with a charitable element -- is typical. Story at ESPN: https://t.co/DIqVKfRjEE pic.twitter.com/qWAd1Kxdgu

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) April 23, 2020

Marshawn Lynch was giving out masks with a Beast Mode tag around Oakland ✊ @brgridiron

(via @Kenmeezy)pic.twitter.com/RO7lUBojHh

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 23, 2020

My nephews drew me corona comics and they are KILLING ME pic.twitter.com/ivWxGdiYs3

— alanna spreads like strawberries (@AlannaBennett) April 21, 2020

Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman commission for charity (art roundup)

#Catwoman #ArtCommission for @LAFoodBank . This one took forever..... #dccomics #batman #fanart #stayhomeanddraw #DC pic.twitter.com/vd2jHT5HAl

— Mindy Lee Commissions for LAfoodbank (@Mindyleedoodles) April 16, 2020

I’m raising money for comic shops & indie bookstores under #Creators4Comics

Win this 16 x 20 Acrylic on Canvas Galactus Art

• Bid by replying to this tweet
Opening bid is $500
• Auction ends April 20 @ 12 PM EST.
• Winner donates directly to @BINC. https://t.co/lrf0m9ZfA7 pic.twitter.com/Sdzpqt66YV

— Mike del Mundo (@DeadlyMike) April 15, 2020

Bid here for venomized Jean Grey pic.twitter.com/vlwBEIwtLZ

— Stephanie Hans (@HansStephanie) April 16, 2020

My charity contribution for #creators4comics. I am taking bids over on my Facebook page https://t.co/ABbObyIigR. Offered here is a one of a kind gig poster for #Tool with signatures by the entire band and sketch by me. 100% of the money raised will go to charity. Happy bidding! pic.twitter.com/zLzCOlx2CE

— Regional Manager Mark Brooks (@MarkBrooksArt) April 15, 2020

Okay #Creators4Comics - Want to live down the street from FRIDAY? Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin will name Friday's neighbor after you in an upcoming chapter. Bidding opens at $250. Tweet your bid here, winning bid pays @BincFoundation directly. Auction ends April 20th 12PM EST pic.twitter.com/KzOdgH2yXy

— Panel Syndicate (@PanelSyndicate) April 16, 2020

I can't remember if I posted this pic.twitter.com/ppKNWBkuuf

— Giannis Milonogiannis (@musashinoelegy) April 11, 2020

Here's the full illustration, for those that enjoyed this. pic.twitter.com/8spNC3cCZJ

— ODPomery (@ODPomery) April 15, 2020

Witch. pic.twitter.com/cVpA3BRYU0

— Ben Chandler (@ben_304) April 15, 2020

Design inspired by those iconic Lithuanian uniforms and shirts of the past. https://t.co/iAU9MetbYC pic.twitter.com/ZYVJcrDSaz

— BreakingT (@BreakingT) April 15, 2020

God Emperor of Dune pic.twitter.com/hS9pNWRWc6

— Duneiversity (the podcast) (@duneiversity) February 24, 2020

Charming sports tee for the Supersonics, Seahawks, and more

Available at Factory 43.

The first time I've ever wanted a Tom Brady shirt

Available at Breaking T.

Prescient Duke t-shirt (quaranzine)

So yes I’m one of those people who keeps old t-shirts forever but it means that I have this unfortunate past marketing campaign jammed in my closet. pic.twitter.com/iLxKrgwCYf

— Richard Rubin (@RichardRubinDC) March 12, 2020

No matter what happens from here, let the record show that Duke was officially the first team eliminated from the 2020 NCAA tournament. https://t.co/Jl9n0d0J82

— Mark Titus (@clubtrillion) March 12, 2020

The Health Minister Edward Argar has been placed in self-isolation after dining with Nadine Dorries according to the Telegraph. Here he is coughing at the despatch box on Tuesday. https://t.co/iqLsDBvtq5 pic.twitter.com/Ta1Cx35sjd

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) March 12, 2020

I don’t think a video could define our generation better than this kid making a tiktok while being tested for corona pic.twitter.com/flVqOMjHSu

— Eric D (@ericd) March 11, 2020

The State of the City is being postponed, upon the request of its title sponsor, the Coca-Cola Company. Mayor @KeishaBottoms looks forward to updating the public in the near future of the Administration’s progress & unveiling new policies to ensure a thriving & equitable Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/hme3WvBSfU

— City of Atlanta, GA (@CityofAtlanta) March 11, 2020

Further: University of Michigan says it will not "be allowing coaches to conduct off-campus recruiting activities or host recruits on official or unofficial campus visits during this time period (March 12 through April 21)

— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) March 11, 2020

No fans opens up a lot of possibilities for where we could hold the NCAA tourney...

-Carpeted gyms in elementary schools
-Rucker Park
-AAU style, with games next to each other at the same time
-Roof of a skyscraper
-Inside a blimp

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) March 11, 2020

Klopp : "Put you hands away, you fucking idiots." pic.twitter.com/u1yPfYVGLz

— JC McLean (@JCMSpurs) March 11, 2020

"Sarah Wisconsin" is my new pen name for Kindle historic-romance novels. Please buy "Love In the Time of Coronavirus." https://t.co/J98LUpBgLC

— Ken Layne (@KenLayne) March 11, 2020

the human has been working from home the last couple days. and every so often. they let me participate in the video calls. all the other humans cheer when they see me. i am the only thing holding their company together

— Thoughts of Dog® (@dog_feelings) March 10, 2020

Hoodies and tees honoring the USWNT's inside out jerseys

"Officially licensed product of the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association"

Posters for John Frankenheimer movies (art roundup)

Celebrating the birthday of director #johnfrankenheimer! #blacksunday #sevendaysinmay #themanchuriancandidate #thetrain #kirkdouglas #burtlancaster #robertshaw #brucedern #franksinatra #movieposter #graphicdesign #posterdesign #keyart #fanart #FilmTwitter #BornOnThisDay pic.twitter.com/LdXh6nSZ1T

— Scott Saslow (@Saslow_Scott) February 19, 2020

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Own Akane's iconic shirt! Excited to drop our LIMITED EDITION replica of Akane's signature yellow tee ✨ feat. cat design by @Kuvshinov_Ilya

Pre-orders close 3/3 ✨
Get it here: https://t.co/KHyZVUYCMr pic.twitter.com/dAAyhRUE6U

— ELEVEN ARTS (@ELEVEN_ARTS) February 18, 2020

#Tolkien fans - #LordOfTheRings is now available to stream on Amazon Prime in HD in the US - https://t.co/0tWPNgcMG6 (Poster #art by the great Tom Jung) pic.twitter.com/UoJGmUOYUo

— Ralph Bakshi (@ralphbakshi) February 18, 2020

Tiny pottery pic.twitter.com/gZwfOsHw95

— Art It Now (@ArtItNow1) February 15, 2020

My blanket from the https://t.co/mGu20UGZaz exhibit in Kyoto is on sale now!! Only a few left. https://t.co/v3dgkULGyr https://t.co/qcSil0mZOM pic.twitter.com/aJ7fkPwGRv

— Cory Schmitz (@CorySchmitz) February 18, 2020

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I am honoured to have Wired magazine do an interview with me about my photo experience in the sulphur mine at Mount Ijen. https://www.wired.com/story/sulfur-miners-volcano-indonesia/ #sulphurmine #mountijen #java #extremeadventure #wiredmagazine #amazingexperience

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Zirva is 8 and a refugee from Syria. pic.twitter.com/auikPI2O4T

— Kate Clanchy (@KateClanchy1) February 18, 2020

Kawhii's "No Emotions" tees and shoes

DON’T BE MAD x NB with @JoeFreshgoods 😐

Chicago 📍 @newbalance #WeGotNow pic.twitter.com/swOmoas0I2

— New Balance Basketball (@newbalancehoops) February 6, 2020

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New t-shirt commemorating the president's congratulations to the state of Kansas (and other Super Bowl Sunday highlights)

🎉 Congrats @realDonaldTrump 🎉

You just won a free shirt – shoot us a DM so we can get that headed your way!

🔥👕 available only at:https://t.co/pZYczU47UC pic.twitter.com/a30Uj5TvHk

— RotoWear (@RotoWear) February 3, 2020

It's a Super Bowl victory, not the purge.

— Kansas City Police (@kcpolice) February 3, 2020

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— Vikings Blogger (@firstandskol) February 3, 2020

Too bad Patrick Mahomes didn’t book his hotel early enough. Now all the good FastPass+ options will be long gone.

Enjoy Aladdin’s Magic Carpets, MVP.

— Blue Leader (@HuckelCommaSean) February 3, 2020

Patrick Mahomes cake at Hy-Vee in Omaha, Neb. pic.twitter.com/q66KSPPlWQ

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 2, 2020

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My hubby’s Andy Reid birdhouse. #chiefskingdom #chiefs #chiefsnation #chiefsfootball #andyreid #superbowl #football

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my favorite subgenre of contemporary fiction is advertisements in which creative, interesting, talented people lie about using a Microsoft Surface Pro

— wikipedia brown aka silk bonnet spectre (@eveewing) February 3, 2020

u can tell how evil a company is by how touching their super bowl ad attempts to be

— Desus Nice (@desusnice) February 3, 2020

That Google ad was great except they left out the part where they tell you that they’ll use grandma’s favorite things to target ads at grandpa and the rest of the family.

— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@RMac18) February 3, 2020

I’m pretty excited for the Super Bowl commercials - there better be some hands in some wheat tonight!!!

— Hands In Wheat (@HandsInWheat) February 2, 2020

“Tailgate Cheating” commercial

Some gems I found on the websites of the people who worked on this campaign:



Xenomorph, Teen Wolf, and many more paper masks.




T-shirts/mascots.

David Lynch's commercial for Adidas sneakers (art roundup)

lol this is a real adidas ad from 1993 directed by david lynch pic.twitter.com/eu6DDwCuVy

— kels (@botticelli_bod) October 30, 2019

America’s Cat

🔥👕 available only at:https://t.co/4wZA1u1D1g pic.twitter.com/y6Jpd50PSi

— RotoWear (@RotoWear) November 5, 2019

We were absolutely floored by our visit to @HEBRUBRANTLEY’s new #nevermorepark in Chicago. Absolutely worth a visit. pic.twitter.com/3IrMnZ6PWh

— Colossal (@Colossal) November 3, 2019

His name is Craig O’Brien.

He’d never shot narrative film prior to Fallout. He learned visual storytelling quite literally on the fly.

He did so with a 20 pound rig on his head.

While pulling focus.

Without a monitor.

He’s a category of one. https://t.co/HQdkdQqfu1 pic.twitter.com/6DnH5LYyQH

— Christopher McQuarrie (@chrismcquarrie) November 2, 2019

ELLEN RIPLEY - ALIEN#inktober #inktoberday17 #Inktober2019 pic.twitter.com/LiUtENuFbF

— KEVIN CASTANIERO (@COUNTPAGAN) October 18, 2019

Happy Halloween to all you bullet witches!
May your eve be as lustrous and dark as Bayonetta’s hair. pic.twitter.com/NiF4rAMV9m

— Jeff Stokely (@JeffStokely) November 1, 2019

Gouf Custom from MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: 08TH MS TEAM (one of my absolute favorites) commission for @NC_Comicon this weekend! #nccomicon pic.twitter.com/xezriLbJwd

— Robert Wilson IV - NC Comicon (@robertwilsoniv) November 5, 2019

Here's some of my early passes to final artwork from the Cards Against Humanity 2000s Nostalgia Pack! It was made in a short timeline (1 week).

For a while the 2000s logo was going to be glass and curved. Had to compromise for legibility by keeping the logo metallic and 3D. pic.twitter.com/97j4ItGUGe

— Froyo Tam 💽 (@FroyoTam) November 5, 2019

Gonna do a little postering around the city this week pic.twitter.com/ixU9n1yZFT

— vicki nerino (@vickinerino) November 5, 2019

Here's clean shot of an evil(?) sorceress from the Alf cartoon pic.twitter.com/gdM9a0a0zx

— kc (@kcgreenn) September 23, 2019

*Buy Alf toys at ebay.

Ghost in the Shell for Netflix (art roundup)

『攻殻機動隊 SAC_2045』公式サイトOPEN!!https://t.co/nXa4rnHO2D

Netflixにて、2020年春全世界独占配信開始

本アカウントでは『攻殻機動隊 SAC_2045』の最新情報を発信してまいります#攻殻機動隊 #SAC2045 pic.twitter.com/pLdZfgRv7M

— 攻殻機動隊 SAC_2045 公式 (@gitssac2045) October 23, 2019

Hipster Baroness. pic.twitter.com/hH680bXhpP

— Serge Birault (@birault_serge) October 16, 2019

good morning to parasite french poster pic.twitter.com/8y4m8lCJeb

— xan saw parasite 31x 🎬 (@enemyfiIm) October 15, 2019

Identity for the Chicago Board Game Cafe by @_sargar, @BOOO0OM, and @maddy_bremner. This project was a doozy and the team killed it. Some of my favorite creative work in ten years of making @CAH. pic.twitter.com/S4z1Vak6aA

— Max Temkin (@MaxTemkin) October 23, 2019

💀 Bad guy ⚔#unity3d #lowpoly #indiegamedev pic.twitter.com/imbyYcourt

— Winston Powell (@acornbringer) October 23, 2019

Runaways 29! pic.twitter.com/KMTHJRHpub

— kris (@kristaferanka) October 24, 2019

In 2016, the firm discovered the original drawing which inspired the kuroneko logo. https://t.co/y4Fbedhqm4

— Mulboyne (@Mulboyne) October 23, 2019

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LOVE this shirt and Circe magnet made for me by the wonderful people at the Spokane Public Library! I think creepy Perses would be really pleased to have snuck in. Thank you to the whole Spokane is Reading team for such a great trip to Spokane! #spokaneisreading #sidevillainswantshirtstoo @spokanepubliclibrary @auntiesbooks @authorsunbound @spokanecountylibrary

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“I’m the fear addicted, danger illustrated...” day 09 of #Rocktober I pay tribute to Keith Flint the late great front man of @theprodigyofficial pic.twitter.com/daoG0YVu5q

— Dan Shearn (@mungolikescandy) October 9, 2019

thousands of years from now some neo future kids are gonna find a pogs slammer and think its some kinda magic artifact granted unfathomable power by the god of death or some shit lmao pic.twitter.com/BZzWbxsrgE

— kyle pulver ⭐ (@kylepulver) September 20, 2019

*Buy hologram pogs at ebay.