1. Steve Argyle
I was born and raised in the suburbs of Utah. As a toddler, I had the unfortunate habit of marring any available surface with permanent marker, much to the chagrin of my parents. Growing up, I took an interest in the geekier things...
2. Chester Ocampo[NSFW]
In one of our most inspiring features yet, Chester Ocampo, an accomplished illustrator and one of the fantastic artists at Imaginary Friends Studios, gives us a comprehensive view of his evolution as an artist; from creating stapled...
3. Karin Y. Schmitt[NSFW]
I’m Karin and I live in Brazil, in a city near to São Paulo, called Guarulhos, same city I was born. I’ve been interested in drawing since my childhood but, in spite of it, I always wanted to became a doctor when I grew...
4. Ben Wootten
Ben Wootten is a professional illustrator and concept artist who started at Weta Digital in ‘96. He has since worked on The Lord of the Rings trilogy; The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe; King Kong, and more. He has created...
5. Niko Geyer
Niko Geyer is a freelance illustrator and one half of the fantastic team behind the webcomic Fantasy Realms. He agreed to share some examples of his work from the past eleven years, including wonderful homages to Where The Wild Things...
A New Seed Planted, and a ReBloom
Posted on Jun 10th, 2011 | Comments Off
Last year, ArtBloom.net went on what I hoped was a temporary hiatus after running out of content to post. I never talked publicly about the problems I was facing with the website, hoping that if I thought...
Steve Argyle
Posted on Jan 24th, 2010 | 10 Responses
I was born and raised in the suburbs of Utah. As a toddler, I had the unfortunate habit of marring any available surface with permanent marker, much to the chagrin of my parents. Growing up, I took an...
Chester Ocampo[NSFW]
Posted on Jan 11th, 2010 | 15 Responses
In one of our most inspiring features yet, Chester Ocampo, an accomplished illustrator and one of the fantastic artists at Imaginary Friends Studios, gives us a comprehensive view of his evolution as an...
Nicki Hart
Posted on Dec 29th, 2009 | 7 Responses
Nicki Hart represents our very first abstract digital artist on ArtBloom! You can view comparisons of her colorful work from the past five years below. Thanks Nicki!
Nicki Hart is all things artist. She...
Kickstarting and Poorcrafting
Posted on Dec 4th, 2009 | no responses
Have you ever heard of Kickstarter.com? Kickstarter is a resource for anyone with a good idea, particularly creative ideas, to receive crowd-sourced funding in order to realize their dream. Every type...
Karin Y. Schmitt[NSFW]
Posted on Nov 7th, 2009 | 12 responses
I’m Karin and I live in Brazil, in a city near to São Paulo, called Guarulhos, same city I was born. I’ve been interested in drawing since my childhood but, in spite of it, I always wanted...
Ben Wootten
Posted on Oct 4th, 2009 | one response
Ben Wootten is a professional illustrator and concept artist who started at Weta Digital in ‘96. He has since worked on The Lord of the Rings trilogy; The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe; King Kong,...
Niko Geyer
Posted on Sep 20th, 2009 | 6 responses
Niko Geyer is a freelance illustrator and one half of the fantastic team behind the webcomic Fantasy Realms. He agreed to share some examples of his work from the past eleven years, including wonderful...
About Us
Welcome to ArtBloom! This site exists because I wanted to create a place where people like me, aspiring artists of all genres who are easily discouraged by our own inadequacies, could come and see that patience and practice actually do pay off. ArtBloom is a celebration of endurance — a destination for motivation. Here, you will find amazing work by inspiring artists; and right next to it, examples of their earliest attempts. I hope that this will become a place where the discouraged and unmotivated can be reminded of why they should keep creating. Bloom on! ~Thea
