You can get an idea of what's going on in an artist's head when viewing their work; however, with these deadly illustrations, it's probably best not to know the inner workings of the creator's minds.
This featured gallery is the best of morbid sketches and illustrations. From bold mutilation art to villainous illustrations, it can't get more deadly than this.
Implications - With consumers' rising admiration for gruesome, death-oriented products, artists, designers -- even advertisers -- can rest easy that their most shocking and grotesque creations and products won't be received with disgust. Death is an attention-grabbing theme, and one that goes hand in hand with the popularity of shockvertising in today's marketplace.
19 Deadly Illustrations
From Sultry Mutilation Art to Intricately Grotesque Sketches:
Zoe Badley — Sep 1, 2010 — Art & Design
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Mind-Bending Sketches
Alex Andreyev Draws Disturbing Nightmares
18
Sultry Mutilation Art
Brian Viveros Creates Vivid Imagery Through Illustrations
17
Villainous Illustrations
The Art of Benoit Ladouceur is Breathtakingly Amazing
16
Bold Mutilation Art
Artist Sylvia Ji Will Blow Your Mind With These Illustrations
15
Scary Sorceress Graphics
The Stuntkid Illustrations Show All Good Things Come from Bad Girls
14
Sinister Sketches
This Nick Francel Artwork is Spine-Chilling
13
Savage Illustrations
Artist Scarecrowoven is All About Gore and Guts
12
Paper Skull Faces
The Lobulo Designs Paper Cutout Illustrations are Freaky Fun
11
Disturbingly Dark Drawings
The Liza Corbett 'Chapterhouse' Series is Beautifully Somber
10
Undead Celeb Illustrations
Hollywood Zombie by LTL Prints
9
Violent Vintage Cartoons
Artist Raul Gonzalez Illustrates a Gory Sense of Humor
8
Post-Armageddon Illustrations
'Life After the Apocalypse' by Vladimir Manyuhin
7
Creepy Candy Illustrations
Tom Bagshaw's 'Yokai Dreams' Draws on Surreal Imagination
6
Metaphysical Animal Sketches
Martin Kalanda Draws Detailed Portraits
5
Intricately Grotesque Sketches
Artist Mark Riddick Knows How to Get Your Skin Crawling
4
Scary Seafaring Sketches
Oliver Hambsch Shows Death, Destruction and a Sense of Humor
3
Head-Splitting Illustrations
Vesna Pesic's Bizarre SOMA Magazine Art
2
Undead Portraitures
Christopher Williams Gives Portraits the Zombie Treatment
1
Toasty Charcoal Sketches
Check Out the Dark and Edgy Artwork of Rene Almanza
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