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Rockin’ horses! Howlin’ hedgehogs! Bird-lovin’ yeti folk! All kinds of smiley-faced critters come to life in Villie Karabatzia’s wild imagination. From children’s book illustrations to pattern designs, her doodles are full of cheery color and sweet texture work. Great, great stuff!

It’s almost impossible to browse through Martina Masetti’s gorgeous photos without getting a massive case of wanderlust. She makes pictures as pretty as a postcard from her homeland in Italy and points all over Europe. Her colors are great and her scenes are beyond idyllic. Her Tumblr is also darn sweet and worth a follow!

For a portfolio chock full of grittier street, skateboard and graffiti art scenes, Rob Brinson serves up some pretty tasty landscapes. It’s like a palette cleanser for world-weary eyebulbs. Enjoy!

As a seasoned creative director/copywriter in NYC, Todd Beeby has worked on everything from Eggo waffles to the U.S. Army. One of his 60 second spots for Jim Beam puts Willem Dafoe through a series of chameleon-like changes as he ponders how the choices one makes define who they become. In addition to the work, his About page does a great job of summing up personal highlights and contributions through his years of freelance and agency work. Well done!

Meet Elena and Olivia Ceballos. They’re a doodlin’ duo from Brunswick, Georgia putting their evil twin sister brains together to make amazing arts. At only 18 years of age, they’ve already got a boatload of incredible work under their belts. You’ll notice a forte in foxes, character work and creating beautifully textured fairytale and woodland creature scenes. It’s twice as nice!

Flipping through Angelica Arbulu’s portfolio you get a very distinct sense of the two sides of her life. One as a mom capturing moments of domestic bliss in her day-to-day adventures in Brooklyn. And two, documenting the scenes of everyday life she encounters as an aid worker in developing countries. It’s both heartwarming and eye opening. Great job, Angelica!

Considering that the vast majority of folks just read Playboy Magazine for the articles, it’s probably pretty important to draw readers into the text. Senior Art Director Justin Page commissions work out of top notch illustrators and photographers and pulls it all together into eye-catching double page spreads. His portfolio is immaculate and full of great work from Playboy, SF Weekly and East Bay Express.

You know you’re having a bad day when you feel the need to release your inner rage birds. Brazilian illustrator Diogo Hornburg uses fine lines and splooshes to create sugar skull girls, lionhead boys and zombie families running from a wall of apocalyptic watercolor. Very cool stuff!

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Animated Lake Michigan ice floes by Dave Gorum. See more on Colossal! 

Our very own Dave and his amazing ice floes were featured on Colossal and Huffington Post. Huzzah!

From his studio in the potentially delightful city of Cardiff, a young man named Daniel Hamilton doodles up sweet maps and steampunk-esque images in solid black. He mixes new, old and somewhat questionable technologies and peppers his drawings with little grin-inducing details. Grab your aviator goggles and go have a look-see!