Photo Manipulation by Caras Ionut

Incredible Photography by Caras Ionut — Caras Ionut is a Romanian Photo Manipulation Photographer and “Photo Mechanic”. His arts encompass a surrealistic look that is enchanting and at times dark. Caras not only shares his creations, but also offers online training courses for purchase on how he creates some of his photo manipulations.

“I just shoot a random scene, I shoot what nature gives me, after I try to make something, It’s the same with my work with people, I never speak with them, I watch them until they make a movement that is convenient to me – a pose that can be strong in some work of mine.” 13 more images after the break...

Color Pencil Drawing By Valentina Zou

Italian artist Valentina Zou draws realistic portraits with Colour pencil. Each of her piece captures emotions, wonder, dream in great details. 12 more images after the break...

Face Paintings by Christy Lewis

Christy Lewis is an award-winning artist based in Wellington, New Zealand who works on exquisite face and body Painting. She is a passionate artist and loves to share her enjoyment of face Painting with the rest of the world. 30more images after the break...

Roadsworth Street Art – When Art invades the ground

With a name like Roadsworth, you could easily guess that this isn't any ordinary street artist. Though born Peter Gibson, he chose the name Roadsworth because, as he states, "Where Wordsworth is a poet of words, Roadsworth is a poet of roads."

Though he started painting on the streets as a form of activism (for more bike paths), his motivation later evolved into a more personal one. It became his alternative form of expression, a creative outlet if you will. Currently his works all have an aspect of protest in them, a way for Roadsworth to comment on today's social issues or, as he says, "simply protest against the mundaneness of the urban landscape."

"As my personal artistic process evolved, political concerns were eclipsed by artistic ones and I often felt more inspired by the process than I did by the message I was trying to convey. Marshall Mcluhan’s famous quote 'the medium is the message' is significant in this regard. The ubiquitousness of the asphalt road and the utilitarian sterility of the 'language' of road markings provided fertile ground for a form of subversion that I found irresistible. I was provoked by a desire to jolt the driver from his impassive and linear gaze and give the more slow-moving pedestrian pause for reflection. The humourlessness of the language of the road not to mention what I consider an absurd reverence for the road and 'car culture' in general made for an easy form of satire." 23 more images after the break...

3D Pencil Drawings Pop Out of the Page

20-year-old student of architecture department of Syria Muhammad Ejleh in their leisure time creates amazing three-dimensional drawings. His work is so skillfully executed that it's hard to believe that there is not used any photo manipulation. Using only a pencil and paper, Ejleh masterfully creates the impression of depth and texture in each image. On one picture can take up to 8 hours of operation. 12 more images after the break...

Watercolors on the verge of Fantasy

Liu Yun Sheng «Child of the West»"

International Watercolor Society announced the results of its Third competition IWS 2012-2013. Traditionally, the competition, which was held in the Turkish town of Seferihisar their works were water colorist from around the world. This year, the Chinese have become triumphant, whose watercolors took the first three places. It seems that our neighbor to the east has created a pipeline for the production of watercolor artists at the level of state support - the quantity and quality of their work is amazing. In general, these air, light, 'live' watercolors are gorgeous and in technique and content, and it is difficult to imagine how hard it was for the jury to choose the winners. In this collection Ritemail represents the best of the winners and participants from viewing that you get the most aesthetically pleasing. 19 more images after the break...

Celebrity Photoshop Bobbleheads

Imgur user samuelorsaumell has developed a series of photo manipulations under the apt title Celebrity Photoshop Bobbleheads that features some of today's most prominent stars as disproportionate people with abnormally giant heads. Like a set of wobbly-headed figurines that furnish many desks, these re-imagined celebrities are cartoonish in their warped proportions yet oddly believable due to the artist's skilled abilities.

From leading ladies like Emma Watson and Jennifer Lawrence to scene-stealing men like Will Ferrell and Michael C. Hall, the series presents a fully rounded collection of unnaturally large famous faces on comparably small bodies. The digital artist shared these life-size bobblehead images on reddit where it was met with a flood of attention and praise for his clean craftsmanship. 13 more images after the break...

Scientist Generates Electricity from Foods

Back to Light is a creatively scientific series by photographer Caleb Charland that explores the naturally electrifying power of ordinary objects like fruits and loose change. The images in the series features a number of materials, including consumables readily found in one's pantry, generating enough power to light lamps and LED lights. 

The ongoing photo project, which began in 2010, was initially inspired by the powerful simplicity of the potato battery. The science enthusiast explains, "By inserting a galvanized nail into one side of a potato and a copper wire in the other side a small electrical current is generated. The zinc coating on the nail gives off electrons due to the electrolyte environment within the potato. These electrons then travel along the copper wire providing the electrical voltage to illuminate a small light emitting diode. The utter simplicity of this electrical phenomenon is endlessly fascinating for me."

Orange Battery

Additionally, Charland reflects on his own project by saying: "This work speaks to a common curiosity we all have for how the world works as well as a global concern for the future of earth’s energy sources. My hope is that these photographs function as micro utopias by suggesting and illustrating the endless possibilities of alternative and sustainable energy production."

Charland tells us that he hopes to expand his project this summer by making "little hydro electric generators and installing them in the landscape." Until then, the photographer is showing a selection of his works at Schneider Gallery in Chicago and has a solo show coming up at Gallery Kayafas in Boston from May 17th through June 7th.11 more images after the break...

Recycling of Old Shoes in Africa

What will these old shoes become after the recycling? Take a look, 04 more images after the break...

Native American Portraits By Kirby Sattler

The work of Kirby Sattler is fueled by an inherent interest in the Indigenous Peoples of the Earth. His current images evolve from the history, ceremony, mythology, and spirituality of the Native American. 07 more images after the break...

Chief's Head Busts Out of a Limestone Wall

If you ever visit Dublin, Ohio, make sure to check out the Chief Leatherlips Monument, a 12-foot-high portrait of a great Indian chief that seems to be busting out of a wall. Chief Leatherlips was known as a good friend of both Indians and white settlers. He earned the name Leatherlips because of "his admirable trait of never breaking a promise."

His life took a dark turn when, in 1810, Leatherlips' brother Roundhead, a fellow Wyandot chief, ordered his execution. Sadly, it's was because of exaggerated charges of witchcraft, though many believed it was really for his desire for all to get along, or in other words, for his willingness to cooperate with white settlers.

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This massive monument was commissioned by the Dublin Arts Council. Boston artist Ralph Helmick created and then finished it in 1990 using native limestone slabs. Interestingly, visitors can actually go inside the sculpture and stand on the head of the chief. 14 more images after the break...

Digital Art — Cynthia Decker

Lantern Bearer

Cynthia Decker is an artist living in the beautiful North Carolina mountains who created the realistic artwork rendered in 3D effect, using the artistic techniques of pixels instead of painting. 17 more images after the break...

Oil Paintings By Paul David Bond

Paul Bond's art lives in the spaces between dreaming and reality. Drawing from the Latin American genre of Magic Realism where symbolic, surreal and fantastic elements blend with realistic atmospheres, they remove the veil on a world where everything is possible. 07 more images after the break...

Cute Miniature Crocheted Animals by Su Ami

A family-run crocheting manufacture from Vietnam proves that size doesn’t matter! Their miniature crocheted animals are so small that they fit on a finger tip, and some of them hardly reach 1/4 of an inch. The idea for the business was inspired by the youngest (10-year-old) member of the family, who’s greatly fond of various movie characters and loves animals. Her nickname even ended up being the name of the company. A five-member company uses different crocheting techniques in their work and always goes for nice and bright colors. The miniature animals are so detailed that every member of the tiny penguin family wears a differently colored scarf, the whale actually spits water out of its back and the birds even lay teeny tiny eggs. 21 more images after the break...

Spectacular Photorealistic Paintings by Ellery Gutierrez

Ellery Gutierrez is an Venezuelan artist born in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela. Ellery has been inspired by the Renaissance paintings of the old Italian masters in the books of art.  Ellery Gutierrez started painting when he was a young child. His fruit and flower paintings details color, light and shadow effects, creating a unique photorealistic effect.  Ellery paints both portraits and fitures. His main themes are flowers, fruits and animals. Take a look at these spectacular Photorealistic Paintings by Ellery Gutierrez from Venezuala. 15 more images after the break...

3D illusion Art of Alessandro

 Italian artist Alessandro able to trick the brain into thinking that we can see three-dimensional image, even though we face the pencil drawing. Just look at some pictures - they really are worthy of the highest praise! 10 more images after the break...

Photographer Sebastian Magnani’s Dogs Dressed Like Owners

Man’s best friend gets the designer treatment in an amazing series of portraits that feature dogs dressed identically to their owners. Depicted with hair, caps and jewelry, the beautifully bizarre portraits of dogs and humans share uncanny resemblances to one another.

Created by Swiss photographer and graphic designer Sebastian Magnani, “Underdogs” began as a pet project in 2009. On his website, he describes the meaning behind the series:

“So where does this striking resemblance between dog and owner come from? Does the “underdog” really rank himself lower, even visually? It is undisputed that the canines not only stir emotions and interest, but also our inner most needs. Dogs are considered loyal, selfless, trustworthy, life saving, fun and proud companions in a world where these values are gradually disappearing”. 07 more images after the break...

Art Of Fenghua Zhong

Amazing compositions and attention to detail goes into these conceptual pieces of art from China based artist – Fenghua Zhong. 12 more images after the break...

Celebrity Portraits By Vince Low

Malaysian artist Vince Low’s series of doodle art illustrations of some of cinema’s famous leading men is a delight to behold. 09 more images after the break...

Bullets Sliced in Half — Sabine Pearlman

Sabine Pearlman's intriguing photo series "Ammo" features images of a variety of ammunitions that have been neatly cut in half to reveal the surprisingly varied and intricate contents inside. Pearlman shot a total of 900 cross-sections of ammo, in a World War II bunker in Switzerland last October, documenting the meticulous and dangerous beauty that lies beneath the bullets' casings.

"I was originally intrigued by the ambiguous nature of the subject matter," she says. "The cross-sections reveal a hidden complexity and beauty of form, which stands in vast contrast to the destructive purpose of the object. It is a representation of the evil and the beautiful, a reflection of the human condition."

The ammo was cut in half by a munitions specialist who devised a technique to defuse the rounds before cutting them in half.

“It is a dangerous process, especially if you don’t know what you’re doing!,” warns Pearlman.

Some flavor of 5.56x45 loaded with a steel projectile in a copper half-jacket to protect the bore

    5.56mm XM216 SPIW Flechette

    7.62/.220 Salvo Squeezebore

The images are quite fascinating. It’s pity, the photographer failed to provide captions that could have explained what each bullet type is. Apparently, a knowledgeable Redditor[http://imgur.com/a/zNzs7] was able to recognize some of these bullets. The captions that you find underneath these images are based on his identification. Please be aware, they might not be correct (but I believe they are). 05 more images after the break...