Bahari Blue #32: The Spicy Hot Illustrations of Dissirama
Dissirama Laba is an illustrator, designer and entertaining content creator. Her work features bold, vibrant colors, which somehow, evoke a strong sense of softness that’s typical of pastel colorways. When you think wonderful illustrations for UX/UI projects for websites and…
Bahari Blue #31: The Mesmerizing Art of Emmanuel Boateng
Emmanuel Gyamfi Boateng, popularly known as Mind of El is a children’s book illustrator based in Ghana. He is a self taught digital artist born and raised in Kumasi. According to his profile on Shannon Associates, he started digital painting…
Bahari Blue #30: The Adorable Art of Mervin Kaunda
Mervin Kaunda is a gifted illustrator, character designer and animator whose work evokes feel-good, inspirational and simply adorable energy. He’s the recipient of the Michigan Kalamazoo Animation and Film Festival award for best animation. Mervin’s work centres black females –…
Resilience is Key at VX Art Tournament 2021
Entries for VX Art Tournament 2021 have opened to all African digital artists. Who holds the Golden Pen in 2021? The VX Art Tournament is back and entries for the 2021 edition are open to all digital artists. Are you…
Bahari Blue #29: The Undeniably Cool Art of Jayson Mars
Jayson Mars is a South African freelance illustrator based in Port Elizabeth drawing up some unique, and futuristic portraits of Africa. We couldn’t agree more with Tetty Betty who describes his work as undeniably cool, because that’s just what it…
Bahari Blue #28: Ben Geldenhuys
Ben Geldenhuys is an illustrator and animator from South Africa. Originally from Johannesburg, Ben now lives in Cape Town where he plies his craft. where he’s worked with Studio Muti, Sunrise Productions (studio behind Jungle Beat), Themarist Productions, Kopskop Games…
VX Art Tournament: Comi-Con Africa Went Online and You’re Invited to the Show
Are you a digital artist who loves a fun contest to flex your creative muscles and express yourself? If you answered yes, then the upcoming VX Art Tournament is right up your alley. From August to September, our friends at…
