Exploring Geometry: 30 Exceptional Polygonal Art Illustrations

Now and then different modern artists create artworks that force you to look at ordinary pictures in a whole new way. With a strong hint at the cubist style, polygonal art illustrations become extremely popular nowadays. Just like the old-school video games, this art direction inspires by exceptional interconnection between simple geometric forms, mainly with sharp corners and offbeat color combination. At first sight, every artwork is a giant collection of triangular shapes which recreates a feeling of depth and volume by means of light and dark tone of the same color that is used as a background. But if you take a closer look, you can definitely find circles, irregular polyhedra and segments with smooth lines that harmoniously complement each other and add slight touches of multilayerness.
This effect can easily be accomplished by using Photoshop or Illustrator. You can turn almost any design into a magnificent polygonal illustration by injecting more artistic flair through filling all spaces with abstract forms of different color. Simply choose an image with a strong silhouette and pick up a limited color palette. For better colorization you can apply different filters (for example a posterize filter) to lessen the amount of appropriate colors. Step by step, put up flat polygons and scrupulously work out shades and lighting, making some areas bulging and sharp with abruptly broken off-color transitions. Continue this process until your peculiar collage gets to such an extent that it will seem to jump off the screen.






source from  http://www.noupe.com/design/exploring-geometry-30-polygonal-art-illustrations-71607.html