My fantasy world drawing

Complex doodles that that bring out the beauty in fantasy. Jason Gailans describes the works he creates in the following categories: Doodles, illustrations and tattoo designs. One of them is a reference to Studio Ghibli's work: "My Neighbour Totoro". All the rest seem to be original works from Gailans. Mostly including creatures. I tend to get lost in thoughts, when looking at these ink drawings. As imagery and stories flood my mind like an overflowing river. The volume is so large, there is…

A lovely and colorful way of illustrating countries, around the world. Anna Cheberiak is a graphic designer and recently started working as an illustrator as well. Amongst all of her pieces, I have chosen for today's post, her travel journal illustrations. They consist of highlights, of some of the most beautiful countries on our little blue planet. Plus there are three more drawings, that have some travel connotations, but are of a different style form the others, they lean more towards the…

Drawing castles on your map is a great way to add a sense of history and culture to the world you’ve created. Not only can they represent a seat of power in a region, but they are also a hub for trade and politics. Best of all they are pretty easy to draw with some simple shapes that can be shifted

Just look at how distinctive it comes across, when you use a different color background. French Graphic Designer and Illustrator Eléna Le Gal, really knows how to present her work. It's not only the background but also the lighting, to add texture and interest on the page. Beautiful fantasy line-work, in these deceptively simple and very stylish drawings. In these illustrations, the precision of the execution is a subtle and alluring as all the other qualities I mentioned above. As a whole…

Draw Your Own Fantasy Maps: One of my favorite things about playing tabletop RPGs is that it inspires me to create art that fits into that world. Whenever I play a Dungeons and Dragons campaign, I always feel compelled to create a very detailed world map to help me envision th…

An artist that channels fantasy, in an amazing way. Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou is one of your favourites here at DesignStack. Her work is to difficult to take in all at once. You have to make your eyes travel around each one, to pick up all of the aspects hidden in it. So much detailing in the drawings, you will have to press the images to enlarge them. Only then can you appreciate all of the work that goes into each one. The last ink illustration is an invitation to take that boat. Explore…

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