Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog

A minim, as opposed to a maxim, is described by creator Tom Weller as “a statement expressed in proverbial or sentential form but having no general application or practical use whatever.”

All I Want For Christmas Is … from Paul Rayment on Vimeo.

And the winner for Best Use of Nat King Cole goes to… Paul Rayment

Previously:
Super Furry Animals: Drygioni

Stunning prints from Bristol illustrator Jon McNaught. His work is deceptively simple, and I love his limited palettes.

(via It’s Nice That

Amid Amidi has started a Cartoon Modern Tumblelog and promises to continue posting great images from 1950s animation art and design like this one.

Also of interest:
Inside UPA
Cartoon Modern

Expozine is this weekend (November 29 & 30) in Montreal. Expozine is one of Canada’s largest small press and zine fairs - and is a great place to find great art and artists doing interesting things.

I’ll be there all weekend with my book, Ojingogo, and some sketchbooks and prints. Pop by and say hello if you’re in the area!

Check out this beautiful animated trailer by Marek and Pat from Tin Can Forest Animation.

The trailer is for their book, Pohadky, which is a stunning collection of illustrations and designs inspired by Slavic folk art. The book was released by Drawn & Quarterly earlier this year. (Scroll down on this page to buy a copy).

Previously:
Tin Can Forest

Hey everyone - I’m selling 80 signed copies of my book, Ojingogo, on my website. Each copy is personalized with an illustration and costs $20.

Ojingogo was just listed in Quill & Quire’s Books of the Year feature - alongside Skim and 13 other books.

You can also order copies of Ojingogo from:
Drawn & Quarterly online shop
Amazon Canada

Previously:
Ojingogo Book Release

While I was definitely not a fan of Pixar’s Cars, this I like. Artist Vladimir Nikolic has taken photographs of cars, along with self portraits of himself mimicking the emotions and expressions of the automobiles. The series is called Autoportraits, and could be a handy exercise for animators and illustrators who need to find ways to inject life into inanimate objects on a regular basis.

(via designboom)

Some simple, but totally fun and understated collage illustrations from Tyler Parker. Check out his blog, too. ROBOT VS. SQUID!

Etsy user SparklePaw (aka Leslie Thompson) has created a mess of cute little characters on cards and pocket mirrors.

So fun! This Tumblr user (Tumblrer?) posts images of the paper bags he draws on for his kids’ lunches each day: Lunch Bag Art

A little bit creepy, a little bit awesome: Flikcr user James Kuhn uses his face as his canvas, and posts countless photos of creative applications of face paint. His set of face art videos show some of them in action.

Get inspired by new textures, patterns, and shapes found in the world of microscopic photography. Shown here: velcro!

I’m digging the limited colours and primitive printing effects of the illustrations of Patrick Leger.

Among other things, Aaron Meshon illustrates plenty of fun maps like this one.