Denis Zilber illustrations

January 15, 2010 2:46 PM

Artwork by Denis Zilber (NSFW) which will make you want to do some drawing.
posted by snoktruix (20 comments total)

Makes me wish I could create something even approximating how good he is.
posted by bearwife at 2:50 PM on January 15, 2010

AGGGHHH NSFW
posted by beefetish at 2:53 PM on January 15, 2010

He's brilliant and quite versatile, i.e., he seems to have a few different "styles". Fun and refreshing to look at. A great post, snoktruix!
posted by Seekerofsplendor at 3:03 PM on January 15, 2010

These are lovely!
posted by Greg Nog at 3:12 PM on January 15, 2010

Fantastic! But what is up with the angle of the guy here?
posted by Solon and Thanks at 3:14 PM on January 15, 2010

Unless there's something I missed, only a very very tiny percentage of those posted images involve breasts, for all that the most recent two do. That makes the 'breasts' tag more than a little misleading.

But these illustrations are great. (I also looked at the other 50-ish images that did not contain breasts). Wish I could draw like that.

Thank you for posting this.
posted by motty at 3:38 PM on January 15, 2010

Make that 90-ish
posted by motty at 3:39 PM on January 15, 2010

This is so inspiring, thank you snoktruix. I can't believe how many styles he's mastered.
posted by moons in june at 3:44 PM on January 15, 2010

Wow, he's good. Prolonged, emphatic, and visual confirmation that I will never be talented in that way.

At least I can gawk at his stuff. It's also amazing that he says within the blog that his drawings rarely take him more than a day to complete.
posted by mosk at 4:37 PM on January 15, 2010

I like this process animation

I'm amazed that anyone can draw with a tablet and stylus. Every time I've tried to pick one up I feel like I'm drawing with somebody else's banana.
posted by device55 at 4:41 PM on January 15, 2010 [2 favorites]

Argh, it made my hands wither up and fall off as I felt so inadequate. This also tends to happen to my voice when I hear really good music. Maybe I'm just wired differently, but good art makes me want to run away and never make anything again. I might briefly imagine what I could do, but somehow that just makes me feel more inadequate.

Granted, it could just be self-loathing.

Maybe I should draw my self-loathing.
posted by mccarty.tim at 5:17 PM on January 15, 2010

thanks. That does make me want to draw. After five drunken minutes, I will close my sketchbook.
posted by battleshipkropotkin at 6:08 PM on January 15, 2010

Ho-Lee.
posted by sneebler at 7:58 PM on January 15, 2010

which will make you want to do some drawing.

OH WILL IT?
posted by shmegegge at 9:12 PM on January 15, 2010

Beautiful
posted by uni verse at 10:50 PM on January 15, 2010

My lord, that first one from the breast enhancement article is disturbing.

Nice art, though.
posted by Target Practice at 6:32 AM on January 16, 2010

OH WILL IT?

Well, maybe not you.
posted by snoktruix at 6:57 AM on January 16, 2010 [1 favorite]

More art on his website.

According to the first post, he made the blog because his main page sometimes gets blocked in Israel.
posted by effigy at 9:10 AM on January 16, 2010

Also it does make me want to draw! I'd love a memail if you have taken classes in NYC and have recommendations.
posted by effigy at 9:13 AM on January 16, 2010

device55, I like to at least hope that he uses a cintiq, but even given that advantage, he's got MILES of illustration talent beyond most. He has an uncanny way with volumetric lighting that looks almost like CG. But I would give my right pinkie-toe to so easily pull off this, too.
posted by gorgor_balabala at 9:15 AM on January 16, 2010