Charlie Powell is an illustrator whose incisive, entertaining and deftly rendered likenesses of public figures have been featured in print and online publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Washington Post, Wired, Fortune, Playboy, Slate.com and Salon.com . He has a knack for capturing both a likeness and a characteristic pose and expression for his subjects, rendering them in the big-head little-body style common to caricature with both style and wit. His web site includes 3 portfolio sections of his work, and you can view additional pieces on his iSpot portfolio .

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When you want your expression to produce a sweeping arc, when you want your expression to imitate gravity, when you want your expression to portray a meteor streaming through the sky, the tool of choice is transcendental Mathematics because this set includes everything from cones to parabolas, to ellipses and hyperbolas. In our everyday life this...
Edward Matthew Hale is one of those 19th Century artists about whom it’s not easy to find information, but whose few available images hint at a terrific body of work. Hale studied in Paris with Alexander Cabanel, whose students included Pierre Auguste Cot and Jules Bastien Lepage ; and then with Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran , noted as the...
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The Grand Prize Winner: Space Food Balls! (click to view) Runner Up 1: A Reimagining of the Classic Flinstones Winston Commercial (click to view) Runner Up 2: Maypo! (click to view) What a day. I made one person very happy, and disappointed 15 others. Sigh. I wish everyone could have won the big prize and I’m extremely thankful to everyone...
First of all, thanks to everyone who entered the Freelance Portfolio Competition! This was a tough competition and even though only 3 portfolios were chosen, you are all amazing artists. What a spectacular body of work in this list!! If you haven’t stopped by to see the list of entries be sure to take some time and do so, you never know...
I’m a big admirer of Albert Mielgo ’s paintings, and have often thought of scrounging up some dough to buy one of his acrylics, which might be described as a kind of stylized photorealism. I also think it’s great that he shares his skill and singular vision with the animation industry, mostly working on various UK-based projects....
John Berkey, who died in 2008, was one of the premiere space artists. His distinctive style graced the covers and interiors of a wide variety of publications with visionary images of the future. Berkey had a wider range of style and subject matter than is widely known. Since my article about John Berkey in 2006, a number of additional places to...
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Mindblowing: This is CGI. ALL OF THIS. (Video)
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AWESOME Illustration of How Gov't Spends Your Money (Pic)
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40+ Absolutely Stylish & Creative Wallpapers
[Design]
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How To Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting To Kill You
[Comics & Animation]
An illustrated guide to identifying if your cat is plotting your demise.
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Jon Stewart Obliterates McCain's Acceptance Speech
[US Elections 2008]
This clip clearly illustrates that Candidate McCain is absolutely, undeniably no different than the asshat currently sitting near the red phone waiting to push the button.
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