itesser ink: progress, uncensored

It's odd. I'm not even that into Star Wars (saw the whole trilogy the first time in my late teens), but each time I see it re-imagined in a different style by an artist, I am immediately taken. First it was Bjorn Hurri's Steampunk Star Wars (C3P0) character designs. Today, however, I'm even more enamored with...

Baroque Star Wars. (Found via imgfave)



My new mode, when finding an artist or photographer whose work I dig, is to google their name and look for a blog. Not only does Mattias Adolfsson have a blog, but he updates it regularly! Daily, even, and always with artwork. He doesn't skimp on the image quality, so you can get a detailed look at his intricate and whimsical designs.

Enthralled as I was at discovering Mattias, I browsed deep into the archives and found this hilarious post: Really Useful Tattoos. I think this is my favorite of the bunch:



Last but not least, he posts video tours of his moleskine sketchbooks on YouTube. The quality isn't spectacular (lo-def), but the chance to browse unedited work is nice.

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Other neat links: Found on this photo collection of unlikely animal friendships... something out of my Cheetalope story?!?!



Reagan says it looks like the not-cheetah in this picture looks more like a goat than any antelope, and I have to agree. Still, highly amusing.

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Cuban-American papercutting artist Elsa Mora created these plant ladies that blow me away with their simplicity.



I'm shocked that she's not offering them on a set of notecards in her etsy shop!
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It's probably for the best I waited a while to write this post. Some of the links lost their luster. But one more.

More for the lol value than any artistry: 30 ways to be electrocuted. Instructional-type illustrations from Germany. Bre Pettis found and posted them.

It's was hard to pick a favorite to share with you here, but I did it anyway.



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If only to make myself feel better, here's a cleanly scanned version of the art I posted earlier.

Labels: bonus post, linx, scannies