Sure, we all doodle on our coffee cups. However, unless you’re one of the coffee cup artists that we’ve featured previously, Ilana M Schwartz‘s coffee cup drawings are better than that garbage you put out.
In all fairness, Schwartz is an illustrator at Nickelodeon and, besides having mad talent, she gets first-hand inspiration from characters such as Spongebob Squarepants, Steven Universe and The Fairly Odd Parents.
See more below and over at Instagram.
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Sidewalk chalkboards may seem like an antiquated way to drive customers in. However, when used correctly, that chalkboard could become a business’ best form of marketing.
This series, by Ollie Wolff Pruitt, proves this. Pruitt started creating chalkboard signs for her friend’s bar in Dahlonega, Georgia. The sidewalk art not only helped improve business, but was also featured in a local newspaper, giving the artist and bar some great free publicity.
Of course, Pruitt doesn’t just list the happy hour and food specials on her chalkboards. What gets people in the door is Pruitt’s creative use of illustration, typography and wordplay. Occasionally, she even borrows ideas from comic masters such as The Oatmeal.
See more below and over on Pruitt’s imgur page.
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Italian artist, songwriter, and “fantasy researcher,” Diego Cusano, knows how to finish his art deliciously. Diego begins with beautiful pencil illustrations of pop culture characters, animals, and everyday objects — finishing the pieces with various food items.
The addition of edibles, besides a creative use of mixed medium, becomes the drawing’s only introduction of color. This juxtaposition of colored food and black and white illustration then gives the drawings two distinct parts, while also bringing everything together to complete a whole.
The use of food also adds an ephemeral quality, by giving the art a shelf life. Thankfully, Diego’s art lives on in photos, and in a book of his work, Food Art and Fantasy.
See more of Diego Cusano’s work over on Instagram, and visit his Etsy shop where prints of his work are available.
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Sure, illustrator Edgar Artis could finish his fashion illustrations with more colored pencil. But, why do that, when he can create some yummy couture, by finishing his drawings with food?
Whether the model is sporting a cheese gown, or an M&M’s dress — Artis’s illustrations will make most females want to go shopping. Or, perhaps lunch first, then shop. Check out more below and here.
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Most celebrities strive to have a sandwich named after them. So, a painting series of famous people posing with various sandwiches makes perfect sense.
Celebs on Sandwiches is the series nobody asked for, but it’s now out there, and we cannot look away. From Ellen DeGeneres on a grilled veggie wrap and Taylor Swift on a fried chicken sandwich, to Bernie Sanders on a meatball sub and Aziz Ansari on a turkey panini.
The watercolor paintings, by L.A.-based artist Jeff McCarthy, are available for sale, and are now the new measure of fame.
