Vibrant, Dream-Like Illustrations Made With Gradients And Blend Modes

Russian designer Ilya Shapko has come up with a series of vibrant, neon-style artworks using gradients, blend modes, and transparency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

The project, titled ‘Fantasy Light’, showcases colorful illustrated shapes intricately placed over each other to form abstract animals and objects against dark backgrounds. Shapko’s inspiration for this project came from oriental symbols and images from Russian fairy tales and other folklore. Check out the illustrations below.

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Our favourites: no. 1, 3, and 27. What about you? Share this post with an art/design lover and voice your views in the comments below. All images © Ilya Shapko.