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11 Popular Bangladeshi digital artists you should follow on Facebook
Update: 01:03pm on Sunday 23rd October 2016 +06
Art exists in this world to inspire us. Art allows us to look at our lives with different perspectives.
Art takes inspiration from events and people around us and allows us to take a fresh look at it. And in today’s world, digital artists are providing us with that opportunity right on the palm of our hand.
While many of us Bangladeshis keep liking and sharing Pascal Campion Art’s photos, do we know our own champions? Here is a list of 9 Bangladeshi Digital Artists that you should definitely check out (Ranked in order of their FB Page likes. This rank has nothing to do with the quality of their work. Also, I don’t know the real people behind some of the pages. If you do, let me know and I’ll update accordingly):
1. Tanmoy Cartoons:
He is one of the most famous cartoonists of the country, and for a good reason. His work comprises of cartoons interacting with each other and satirizing the social behavior of our people. Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy is also known for drawing caricatures of public figures showing their achievements or poking fun at their actions. Sometimes he will surprise you by breaking his personal style and drawing something that is totally different.
Click to See More Work From Tanmoy Cartoons
2. Artist Asim’s Creation:
Asim Chandra Roy is an expert at drawing caricatures, which portray a liveliness and comic element of the subject’s character. Besides caricatures, he also draws portraits and sketches which are a wonder to look at.
Click to see Asim’s Works
3. Royalerchobi:
Check out this page for a fine blend of typography and thematic interpretation of the text involved. This is a page that can have you scratching your head a little and stare with amazement at the thought of how someone can come up with such ideas.
See More Works of Royalerchobi
4. Mehedi Haque Cartoons:
This page, which showcases the caricatures, cartoons and some of the comic strips/books done by the famous cartoonist of Dhaka Comics and New Age, Mehedi Haque. Often in his works, there is a reflection of Bangladeshi socio-political developments.
Click Here to Visit Mehedi Haque Cartoons
5. Arts By Rats
Arts by Rats features the work of Asifur Rahman, the page has cartoon portraits and some stories told using comic that make us question ourselves about our decisions and choices in life in this day and age. Asif has a unique way of capturing emotion in his subjects and using the background to amplify them.
I Want to See Arts By Rats Page
6. Morshed Mishu’s Illustration
This page can be treated as an homage to the talented, successful and famous people of Bangladesh. Morshed Mishu certainly has an eye for capturing the character and personalities of his subjects in his illustrations.
Click here to check out Morshed Mishu’s Illustration
7. Cartoon People
Cartoon people is an introspective look at the artistic self. Spend a few minutes here and you can get a feel of what it is like to be an artist.
Take me to Cartoon People
8. Saurav’s ArtStash
Saurav’s work is a unique blend of different techniques of paintings. That is where his works get their unique look from, with every subject or character drawn with tuned emotion which tells us a lot about how they are feeling.
It’s Worth Checking Out Saurav’s ArtStash
9. Drogo
More people need to know about Drogo. This is an internationally acclaimed work done by the cartoonist brothers Manik-Ratan. Drogo is the ‘imaginary pet of Manik-Ratan’, a character who is seen interacting with real life objects. The possibility of storytelling with such a vibrant, cute and full of life character is endless. That’s why stories with Drogo are always unique and wierdly, satisfying.
Check Drogo in Action here!
10. Bonus: Prosun’s Portfolio
Even though this post is about digital artists, these artists also need a mention. Prosun’s Portfolio is about detailed oil paintings, sketches and portraits. You can spend so much time just appreciating differents aspects of a single piece of his artwork.
Link to Prosun’s Portfolio
11. Bonus: Inksmith
A little different from the rest, Inksmith is about the journey of characters Inksmith, Ember, Tag (Panda) and Peanut (Huskey). The detail of the sketches are noteworthy and the anime-esque human characters along with the lively animals really have created a very unique look and feel to it.
Link to Inksmith
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