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Bicolour Chrysanthemums (2025) is part of an ongoing exploration of Japanese visual culture. To find out more visit 🔗 mrhass.co

While traditional drawing is in no way obsolete, digital drawing is continuing to rise markedly. Growth is forecast for digital drawing hardware market, which in turn is spurring innovation among competitors, and ongoing improvements in software integration. [read more]

Though the printed page has been largely subsumed by the internet, we still find written editorial accompanied by illustrated artwork. Made to furnish the articles of European and American publishing, editorial illustration took a conceptual turn in 60’s. [read more]

The necessity of publicising cultural events is inseparable from the event poster. Thanks to the images made by commissioned illustrators, passers-by learned of what was soon to come. Bearing on the way posters looked was not only the knowhow of the hired illustrator, but also the societal milieu where their work would be seen. [read more]

What has likely contributed to the longstanding ambiguity between art and illustration is having shared the same means of creative production. Drawing and painting were undertaken to make saleable works of fine art, as where originals intended for subsequent commercial reproduction. [read more]

At its core, character design brings figmental entities into being. It routinely features a degree of anthropomorphism, making whatever has been invented more relatable. A review of the contemporary field uncovers several meaningful uses for character design. [read more]