Category Archives: Art Commentary

Artists on ArtCorgi: Stephanie Campbell

Stephanie Campbell digitally paints realistic portraits using striking colors to enhance her work. Take a read at her and her style at ArtCorgi.com. Stephanie is a recent graduate of Kendall College of Art in Michigan and has been traveling across the country to find a steady job as an illustrator and a freelance artist. ArtCorgi: […]

Artists on ArtCorgi: OracularDream

We checked up on Michelle Nunnelly, or OracularDream on ArtCorgi, and asked her some questions about her and her art. Check out her characterized digital illustrations at see more artists like Michelle on ArtCorgi.com. “You all know me as an artist who’s graduated from School of Visual Arts. What you don’t know is that I […]

Artists on ArtCorgi: BlackSmiley

Blacksmiley, aka Cristiana Voinea, joined ArtCorgi in May. She’s worked as a 2D artist at Ubisoft and is currently an illustrator for a children’s magazine based in Romania. Blacksmiley has a pretty wide range of styles featured on ArtCorgi including comic book styles and simple sketches. We checked in on her to get more about […]

Artists on ArtCorgi: Meghan Murphy

Happy Tuesday everyone! We shot an email over to another ArtCorgi artist of ours, Meghan Murphy. Meghan specializes making playful avatars and is the creater of Kawaii Not. We asked a few questions about her art and life in general and here’s it is, check it out! Taylor: What made you want to start Kawaii […]

A Fun Family Portrait Commissioned by Nicholas Flanders

Family Portrait for Nicholas by Oweeo

We love this family portrait that Nicholas Flanders commissioned from Oweeo. Most of the family portraits we get feature really young kids, and while kiddies are adorable, it is refreshing to see mature people getting drawn together, too! Nicholas commissioned this piece for use as a unique Mother’s Day gift, which we think is the bee’s […]

The Curious World of Vicarious Fashion

1869 Fashion Plate

Many of the clients we’ve been working with lately have worked cool clothes into their commissions. We love the idea of living out one’s fashion fantasies through art, and decided to see if this has ever been done in the past. Sure, plenty of wealthy art patrons had themselves painted in their expensive clothes, but […]

How We Artistically Pursue Cheap Immortality

Eleonora di Toledo, a famous Medici and patroness of the arts

One thing we love about the commissions created on ArtCorgi is the manner in which they immortalize their subjects. When you think of how relatively inexpensive original art commissions are, they’re quite a steal when compared to other means by which people attempt to achieve immortality (e.g. cryogenics, large expeditions to the Fountain of Youth, […]

Our Favorite Lesser-Known Online Art Subcultures

Simone and Malcolm My Little Pony Commission

As we trot around the online art world, chatting with (and admiring from afar, stalker style) various artists, we frequently stumble into various subcultures that delight and surprise us. Should you not spend much time poking around them, we highly recommend doing so. Some of our favorites include: Fan art: We love seeing our favorite […]

How Profile Photos Say More About You Than You’d Like

Profile

Though we often worry more about our physical appearance than our social media avatars, those profile images are often seen much more frequently than our actual faces. I think this might be why we’re getting more ArtCorgi clients who are interested in commissioning art that can be used as social media avatars. Have you taken […]