Rob Shields Paints Beautiful Women with Nightmarish Features
Jason Soy — July 24, 2012 — Art & Design
References: robshields.net & robshields.deviantart
If you already find normal women intimidating, you may want to avoid Rob Shields and his illustrations. After all, the talented digital artist is a master of rendering lifelike females with fantastical and somewhat scary features. Purple skin, glowing eyes and horns are a staple motif Shields uses, so if you’re easily unnerved, you may want to look away. For everyone else, prepare for some of the most impressive art you’ll encounter anywhere as Shields dazzles your eyes with sights the real world could never hope to match.
For those unfamiliar, Rob Shields is a freelance artist with a stunning roster of clients, including Smirnoff, Storyboards Online, Computer Arts, Advanced Photoshop and more. Shields explains that his latest works explore the theme of classic mysticisms. His images are meant to invoke questions rather than provide commentary or answers.
For those unfamiliar, Rob Shields is a freelance artist with a stunning roster of clients, including Smirnoff, Storyboards Online, Computer Arts, Advanced Photoshop and more. Shields explains that his latest works explore the theme of classic mysticisms. His images are meant to invoke questions rather than provide commentary or answers.
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