Whether you are striving to become a digital artist or already an ingrained one, you are always in need of some inspiration. As Einstein rightly said, “Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy.” Here in this article, are 7 admired artists in the digital art industry:
Kaya Oldaker is a British artist whose work is inspired by nature, rural life and fantasy. Her core expertise lies in visual storytelling. According to her, she loves creating colorful weird creatures for different story related projects. Her images show characters from stories she has worked on.
Lim Chuan Shin is a famous freelance concept artist and illustrator. His work mostly revolves around art pieces related to the fantasy and sci-fi niche. He also works on conceptual artwork for gaming companies. Shin’s always had ambitions of being an artist and left his pharmaceutical rep job to live his dream. However, it has not been an easy ride for him as he has worked day in and day out to make a name for himself in the digital art industry.
3. Bo Feng Lin
Bo Feng Lin is another amazing illustrator and digital artist known for his beautiful painterly and caricature style art portraits. He initially studied architecture but changed his course of study soon after realizing that it was not what he loved. He later studied Illustration from Hamburg University in Germany.
4. Janice Sung
Janice is a Canadian illustrator and designer whose expertise lies in designing fashion and luxury brands. She also works on a freelance basis. She mostly plays with pastel colors in her designs. Her work also depicts feminist geometric shapes. Her recent work includes a book by the name of “Faces by Janice.”
5. Alyn Spiller
Alyn Spiller is an illustrator and conceptual artist specializing in environmental art. He has been associated with the art industry for more than 6 years. During this period, he has worked with Cryptozoic entertainment and Fantasy Flight Games.
Julia Razumova from Russia is one of the most famous names in the digital art industry. Her work mostly features a large number of portraits that she enhances using gloss and dramatic light effects. In fact, these techniques are what give her portrait the character and emotion that is mostly missing in other portrait drawings.
Mel Milton has been linked with the art industry for more than 20 years. He is one of the veterinary digital artists that you will find in this industry. His work also features portraits and range of art styles include painterly, realistic and caricature. So far he has released two books on his store Mel Made “Dooks.”
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