Artist Goes Viral For Drawing Perfect Hyper-Realistic Portraits With Charcoal And Graphite (25 Pics) In the realm of visual art, few mediums offer the level of precision and detail that pencil drawing does. And within this world of graphite and paper, there exists a master whose work transcends mere illustration to evoke the very essence of human emotion. Meet Dylan Eakin , a virtuoso of pencil artistry renowned for his astonishingly lifelike portraits....

Best Underwater Photos Of 2016 While 2016 has already passed, these underwater masterpieces continue to surprise with their professionalism and creativity. For those who do scuba diving regularly, these photos would seem like a reminder of the perfect dives. But for those who have never seen the underwater world, these photos would uncover the amazing reality of the hidden life. These are photographs from world famous underwater photographers whose aim is to show the beauty and mystery of the underwater creatures....

Biologist By Day Paints Watercolor Birds By Night Most imagine artists as devoted to art and nothing else. Anne Balogh, however, is a biologist and environmental educator who takes time to draw magnificent watercolor birds. The paintings are refreshingly realistic, mimicking illustrations in old nature books. That doesn’t detract from their beauty, though – there’s a delightful balance between the detailed birds and their somewhat abstract surroundings. Anne Balogh grew up on an Ohio horse farm, with an architect father and a mother that was highly creative....

Breathtaking Photo Of A Sleeping Whale Wins $120k Prize At The HIPA Photography Contest, And Here Are 16 More Winning Pics Back on June 7, the winning photos of this year’s Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) photography contest were announced, and the Grand Prize of $120k went to Australian photographer Jasmine Carey for her breathtaking photo of a mother Humpback whale sleeping next to her 2-week-old baby. In a recent interview with Bored Panda, Jasmine said that as the clouds started rolling in while she was in the water, it felt almost like an out of body experience, floating on the surface, and observing the calmly sleeping mother whale along with her calf....

Budgeting Tips For New Migrants in Australia Moving to a new country is always stressful and when you add in money it becomes even more stressful. In this article we will give you tips on how to budget wisely and how to stretch the money that you do have. The biggest issue that migrants have typically is not having enough income and not having enough savings. Learning how to save money and what to spend your money on is the most important thing....

Cat Tattoos Are The Cutest Crime In South Korea Cats! Favored animals of the internet, they’re also doing their part to make tattoos more mainstream – and legal – in South Korea. Inked by Sol Tattoo in Seul, these little yet incredibly detailed pictures of cats are actually illegal, since according to Korean law, tattooing is an invasive process that can only be done my certificated medical personnel. Despite this, young people in love with their cats are getting tattoos of their tiny furry overlords....

Celebrating Mahavir Jayanti in Jaipur Jaipur is a city where a large number of festivals that are specific to the northern part of India are celebrated. In fact, if one compares to the festivals held in the dry and arid regions to the ones in the places that are watered by a river, one is bound to notice a sharp distinction. Jaipur celebrates various festivals of which the camel festival and the Mahavir Jayanti are done with great pomp....

Cello Teacher Shares The Racist ‘Thank You’ Letter She Received From The Mother Of One Of Her Students It’s always nice to hear feedback from your students and their parents when you’re working as a teacher. But not when you get personally attacked by one of your student’s parents. One cello teacher recently shared a “thank you” letter she received from the mother of one of her students to Twitter....

Chinatown Inspired Skateboard by Rice Paper Scissors Rice Paper Scissors, a Vietnamese pop-up restaurant based in San Francisco, just released the Chinatown Skateboard, a deck designed by SF graphic designer Laura Helen Winn. The limited edition decks are available for purchase from Rice Paper Scissors for $50. Designer Laura Helen Winn took inspiration from the pink plastic Thank You bags found all over Chinatown. She also designed a zine around the skateboard, available for sale on her shop....

Cloud Of CO2 Fills German Town After A Truck Accident What are those low hanging clouds? That’s actually a part of 22 tons of CO2 that spilled out into the streets of Mainz. It was all the result of faulty valve on a truck that was carrying the CO2 to a sprinkling wine factory. The truck driver tried to close it, but had to retreat after receiving frostbite. The local residents were immediately advised to stay inside and above the ground floor as the emergency services cordoned the area....

Copenhagen Trolls Trump With Genius Bus Ad, And Just Wait Until You See The Bus Moving The incredible rollercoaster that’s the 2016 US Presidential Election is about to end. The only thing left to do is to go out there and vote. And that’s exactly what the bus in Copenhagen is trying to remind everybody with a comical ad on its side featuring one of the candidates, Donald Trump....

Dinosaur Earrings by OOOWORKSHOP Alright Flintstones fans, you’ve been neglected for long enough… But that’s about to change because an online shop called OOOWORKSHOP has released a series of dinosaur-inspired earrings that will spice up that cavewoman look you’re after. The series consists of 12 designs of various dinosaur species that you can see below. Also, it doesn’t show in the pictures, but you could get creative and mix these to make your very own dinosaurs....

Doodles That Cleverly Interact With Their Environment “Cartoonbombing” is a delightful series of clever doodles by an Amsterdam-based French illustrator and art director David Troquier who goes by “Troqman.” These amusing illustrations make sense only when put into specific places that give the doodles their context. Most of the doodles don’t even leave their original birthplace – the artist’s sketchbook – which makes the scenes look raw and even more artistic and convincing....

Everyday Pregnancy Problems Illustrated By A Mother Of Two Being a mom isn’t easy, but it doesn’t mean you can’t look at it with humor. Line Severinsen of Kos og Kaos (Cuddles and Chaos) comics illustrates what to expect while expecting. Drinking alcohol? Gone! Shaving, picking up stuff, and putting on shoes? Heroic struggles! These and many more adventure await those partaking in the miracle of life! Severinsen started drawing her comic in 2012 when she was pregnant with her first child....

Fan of Urban & Street Art? Here’s 12 Stunning Wall Mural Ideas From Eazywallz Alternative, trendy, and edgy, Urban Street art is one of the most vibrant and exciting Wall Mural ideas for your bedroom, loft, or basement. It has some of the most amazing and innovative colour combinations you will ever see! For street art enthusiasts, these peel n’ stick wall murals will look like the real thing without permanently damaging your walls....

Farmer And His Son From China Build Transformers Out Of Scrap Metal And Car Parts, Make $160K A Year Some people construct small boxy robots that fight for the pleasure of TV audience. But a Chinese farmer and his son are building giant Transfomer sculptures. Made out of scrap metal and discarded car parts, these sculptures stand almost as tall as their movie originals. Judging by the pictures, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are the biggest and the most sophisticated pieces....

Fearless Awards Unveils The Best Wedding Photos Of 2017, And They Will Take Your Breath Away You’ve probably already seen a ton of ‘pretty good’ wedding photos, but those have no place in the Fearless Awards, where only the very best photographers compete with their boundaries-pushing wedding shots. Every 2 months a group of experts pick less than 3% of submissions to highlight the innovators and outside-the-box thinkers in this otherwise pretty stale category....

Fed Up With All The Bad News, This Artist Illustrated The 50 Best Ones From 2019 Fed up with hearing about all the bad news, Italian artist Mauro Gatti decided to look on the bright side and started The Happy Broadcast – an “anxiety-free” Instagram account where he illustrates the best positive news. “We are often bombarded with fear-mongering and shocking headlines that make us feel that the world is falling apart,” says the artist....

Floor Repairing Jobs in Our New Sydney House When you’re moving in a new house, there are always certain things which irritates you. The overall appearance and location of the house might be to your liking, but the interior arrangement and decor might not look the way you want them to. But I guess these are the home buyers hazards. May be you are buying a haunted house, who knows?! Joking aside, relocations usually entail a list of improvements and interior decoration touch-ups which sometimes takes a lot of time and hassle to complete....

Giant Cracked Lens Stands As Memorial To Photographer Shot By A Sniper In 1991, Croatia was a war zone where many lives ended and others were altered forever. Now those events are remembered through the great works of photographers, some of whom also fell victim to the war. One of them was Gordan Lederer, who was recently honored with an eerie sculpture on the hill where he was gunned down by a sniper....