These illustrations in opaque watercolors and inks from the Persian (now Iran) book Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing (Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt – كتاب عجائب المخلوقات وغرائب الموجودات) by Zakarīyā’ ibn Muḥammad al-Qazwīnī, originally published in 1283. Although these images are from a copy produced in Mughal India in the … Continue reading "Islamic Finger-Snapping Demons And Other Illustrations from Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing, 1283"

french digital artist isabelle dalle has realized a series of digital anatomical portraits, influenced by the traditional art of medical journals.

As we grow older, continuing to expand our minds with new information is an important way to stay mentally sharp.

Here is a list of mythical creatures from many cultures I have found and put together in one document. I will always be updating each chapter as I find more creatures. ~~I do not own the cover art Or the art shown throughout this book~~ ~~I have no plant base mythology in here~~

Finfolk are a breed of mythological creatures unique to the Orkney and Shetland Islands. They're similar to mermaids and other mythic sea creatures and have connections to Norse mythology.

Each image created by Chinese illustrator Jin Xingye seems to suggest a moment from an untold story, where people and creatures appear to share surreal, tender moments from within a larger narrative. You can see more of his recent work over on Behance. (via This Isn’t Happiness) More

The animal isn't actually a tiny ocean-dwelling rabbit. This creature is a type of sea slug called Jorunna parva. Most of them are less than an inch, about 2.5 centimeters, long. Cute cursor pack with fanart Sea Bunny.

Walmor Corrêa is a Brazilian artist whose work has appeared in exhibitions in his native Brazil as well as Spain, Belgium, Germany, Uruguay, Ecuador, Austria, Chile, Argentina, the United States, and South Africa. In two series of artworks, “Super-Heróis” (2005) and “Memento Mori” (2007), Corrêa endeavored to capture some ideas about the anatomy of superheroes and other figures of myth, including a cyclops (“Curupira”), a mermaid (“Ondina”), and Marvel’s Spider-Man. His art is done somewhat in the style of Leonardo da Vinci but also are reminiscent of the incredible images in the Codex Seraphinianus, which, if you haven’t read it, is utterly astonishing. “Memento Mori” was actually published as a book. However, to his credit Corrêa’s work doesn’t seem derivative of either of those sources, just somewhere in the same corner of a strange universe. Any anatomical studies, even cryptozoological ones, have a whiff of the NSFW about them, and these are no exception.