Surreal Saturday – Surreal and Cryptic works of Joao Ruas

The intricate lines, beautiful play of colors, surreal and cryptic imagery are what best describes the work of Sao Paulo visual artist Joao Ruas.  Fans of DC’s Vertigo Fables would easily remember his work since Joao was commissioned to do stunning covers. Apart from Fables Joao’s stunning work is also showcased in art shows and in top publications like Wired, Sunday Times and Playboy. He has also successfully published his very own art book entitled: “Yore”. The enigmatic imagery of his works is a must see for everyone and that is why we are featuring Joao Ruas’ ethereal work on this edition of Surreal Saturday. SEE ALSO: Surreal Photo Manipulation Tutorial – YTD Exclusive Check out more of Joao’s fantastic work on his website. Tell us what you guys think at the comments below! Follow us out in Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ also do subscribe to get your latest dose of design news, tutorials and inspiration. Looking for a library of high-quality print templates? The search is over! Hit the link and get high-quality print templates here for free! Read more posts by Patrick Jude Ilagan

You! Be Inspired! – The Amazing Concept Art of Luke Mancini Posted: 02 Mar 2013 06:00 AM PST Everything starts out with a concept most specially in movies, games even in advertising as well. This why concept art is a necessary part of the design process since in concept art everything is tackled like how will the creature look at when it is in action, how does light affects it and how big will it be against other creatures. Australian concept artist Luke Mancini is one of amazing concept artist that everyone should check out. His fantastic work in Starcraft 2 is a joy to see and most specially if you grew up playing the game back in ’98. Other than Starcraft, Luke aka *Mr. Jack in Deviantart also worked on projects such as the World of Warcraft trading card game and Privateer Press’ Warmachine making his style and work really diverse and amazing to look at for inspiration. This is why today, we here at You the Designer is featuring Luke’s amazing body of work for you dose of inspiration. SEE ALSO: Concept Art: Designing the Movies Check out more of Luke’s amazing concept art on his DeviantArt page here. Now, which of Luke’s work do you find awesome? Tell us at the comments below! We’d love to hear your thoughts about it. Do check us out in Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+! Finally lastly do not forget to subscribe to get the daily dose of news, inspiration and awesomeness in anything and everything that is design! Looking for a library of high-quality print templates? The search is over! Hit the link and get high-quality print templates here for free! Read more posts by Patrick Jude Ilagan