Adorable Cosplay Guys in Underwear by Artist Pit Baldriz

We can't help but falling in love with adorable illustration, especially when it combines all the things we love  - guys, silly cosplay outfits, video games, and underwear. Check out the insanely cute artwork of Pit Baldriz. Based out of Uruguay, Pit makes a living as an Art Director and Product Manager on a Games & Gambling company. He does art for his own enjoyment in his free time. And in all sincerity, Pit is one of the most refreshingly unique illustrators we have come across. Take a look below!

If you'd like to go explore more of Pit Baldriz on your own, we suggest his Website, Facebook, and Twitter!

It's Not Over Yet: The Insanely Adorable Art of Akira Yonekawa

I think for most humans art is pretty cut and dry. Either you fall in love with it immediately, or you just kinda feel indifferent about it. I fell in love with Akira Yonekawa's art immediately. For me, it's pretty darn irresistible and I would own every single piece of it if I could. Very few people are able to capture the vintage cartoon newsprint style while maintaining a modern air of freshness and originality.

Here's Akira's charming bio:

I have been working independently as an illustrator.
I lived and work in Aichi,Japan.
My style is inspired by old comic magazine and pop-printing. It has become the motif of my illustration is the old comic magazine. Paper that has changed by long years. And because he is attracted to the sound words that the characters speak among the moral story. I want to convey a positive and positive emotions by representing scene of these old comic . Of course, these are my original character.

If you love Akira Yonekawa's work as much as I do, be sure to check out the additional art on his Website, Tumblr, and Behance!

The Fierce Awakens: Fabulous Star Wars Art by Ian O'Phelan

Check out the hilariously over the top Star Wars inspired, pop/gay culture infused illustrations by artist Ian O'Phelan. Ian hails from Toledo, OH. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati, where he pursued a Frankenstein curriculum of fine art and graphic design classes. Currently, he lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. He has exhibited extensively in CA, NY and the U.K.

If you like what you see, be sure to check out some of his other wonderful creations at his Website, Behance, Instagram, and Twitter!

Butcher Billy Gets Pac-Man Fever!

For those unfamiliar, Butcher Billy is a terrific artist/illustrator from Brazil. In the last several years, he has gained quite a bit of attention for his wonderful illustrations re-envisioning punk and new wave musicians as superheroes, characters from The Breakfast Club, and Nintendo mainstays. For example, Morrissey as Superman, Devo as The Flash, Joy Divison as Batman, Sid & Nancy as Mario and Peach, etc... You can view some of those here. They are brilliant. Actually, all of Butcher Billy's work is brilliant.

Recently, I have noticed Butcher Billy turning his attention to the wonderful world of Pac-Man. This week, he added two amazing new Pac-Man illustrations. Additionally, in the last couple of years, he has included Pac-Man quite a few other times. Is he prepping for a Pac-Man themed show? One can only hope. 

Regardless, check out the work below! Then, if you have a few minutes, go check out Butcher Billy's Website, Behance, Tumblr, or one of his stores such as Redbubble, Curioos, or Neatoshop!

"Atomic" by Illustrator Jonathan Ball

Cardiff, Wales based illustrator Jonathan Ball is easily one of my favorite illustrators of all time. He draws inspiration from 80's graffiti, Japanese video games, and geometric patterns to create his own distinct and completely addictive style. His client list is an impressive array of the biggest companies in the world including MTV, BBC, Sony, Playstation , Microsoft, Nickelodeon, Doritos, Mattel, Disney, Burger King, McDonald's, Hewlett Packard, Activision, and Atari...just to name a few.

Check out his collection of work in the series he titled Atomic! And be sure to watch the video at the bottom! If you love what you see, be sure to check out his website Poked Studio! Also, I suggest his Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

Must Watch: The Right Time - Animated Short by Hamish Steele

Take a look at animator/illustrator Hamish Steele's one minute long animated short about trying to find the right time to let your best friend know you are gay! It's super brilliant! I'd say more, but I don't want to ruin it.

When you are done be sure to check out Hamish's Tumblr and Twitter!

Congratulations! It's A Bear: The Woof Worthy Artwork of Tai Wang

I am seriously smitten with the playful, bear-centric art of Taiwan based illustrator/painter Tai Wang. If you are into stocky, muscular gents at all, or are fond of the bara genre, you have probably run across his wonderful comic series Sexy B (Always Woof). It features big burly, bearded men in love being ridiculously cute and cuddly. But it doesn't stop there...for years and years Tai Wang has been bringing us charming, and often surreal, comics navigating the ins and outs of relationships and the common struggles we all face in every day life. Other titles include Private Party, Soul Tattoo, Climax, and his newest creation (which has not been translated to English, yet) Gibberish.

Despite all of this fantastic work, very little biographical info is available online. So, I set out to change that. Via the magic of the internet, Tai shared a bit about himself.

"I started making art since I have memory. My mother told me, she married my father because he can paint. And she wants a child who can makes arts. LOL. She took me to learn arts from a painter in my home town when I was very little. Since then, I never stop making and loving arts. I do paintings, portraits, illustrations, installations, and comics. And I think I will do more!

At the end of 2012, I started my gay bear series "Sexy B" which I intend to bring my sense of humor but also sexy expressions to this gay bear culture I am living in. And I want to make it "sexy", but not "porny". It's fun. I am really enjoying it!"

 And when I questioned Tai about his fondness for big, sweet, muscle bound bears, he replied, "What can I say? They ALWAYS WOOF!"

If you would like to explore more of Tai Wang's art on your own, I suggest his Sexy B (Always Woof) Website, Tai Wang Website, Sexy B Tumblr, Tai Wang Tumblr, and why not be his pal on Facebook!