The Serene Art Of Gemi

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Originally from Osaka and trained at the Kyoto University of Art and Design, Gemi is a female Japanese illustrator based out of the Kansai region. Active since 2008 as a freelancer and internationally exhibited in galleries around the world, her pieces evoke a really nice sense of peaceful wonder. The kind of feeling you get during those ever so rare fleeting moments where everything just feels right.

Her digital style has a pastel like nature to it, down to the stroke style and soft, slightly desaturated color palettes that she sticks with. Mostly featuring solitary protagonists in a dream like state of wonderment, her art will definitely bring a much needed dose of chill vibes to anyone seeking them. More of her lovely work after the break.

The Art Of Rhads - Castles In The Sky

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Rhads is both a musician an illustrator hailing from the Omsk region of Russia, a relatively chilly area of Siberia. Despite his frigid surroundings Rhads' illustrations exude an incredible sense of warmth and serenity which really put a smile on our faces.

Specializing in environment art illustrations, most of his work seems to center around reoccurring themes - Mainly idyllic shots of beautiful skies inhabited by fantastic creatures. Whales, airships, manta rays and beyond, there's a truly peaceful feel that Rhads always conveys in his work. A really cool thing that Rhads also does is create musical accompaniments to his pieces, to further absorb you into each piece. You can check out some samples over on his website, and more of his relaxing illustrations after the break!

Salience

Shot on a slow motion specialized Phantom Miro camera, Salience is a surreal short about ethereal, barely visibile spirits crossing into a forest opening before being assailed by bursts of colored powder similar to those used in the colorful Indian festival of Holi (Festival of colors). Via this act they are given form and shape in this peaceful and somewhat clever short film directed by Paul Trillo. Filmed at about 1500fps, you can check out the rather technical making of after the break, breaking down exactly how they composited these invisible forest inhabitants into their setting.