Who are your favorite artists nowadays?

[FlameDragon]

For comics, my favorite artist is Joe Madureira. Just naturally talented, being able to draw incredible works in his mid teens.
For fantasy/manga, my favorite artist is Svetlana Chmakova

[Maygreen]

I always love Mucha's works, so he's my most favourite artist. I adore his art nouveau style. ^^

[MarkHarchar]

For comics, I will always be an accolyte of Jim Lee.
For fantasy, Julie Bell has my kudos.
For Impressionism, Pierre Renoir has top knocks.
For Pre-Raphaelites, Herbert James Draper.
For French Acedemic, Bouguereau
For landscape painting, Frederic Edwin Church and Thomas Cole
For portraiture, John Singer Sargent.

Or are you asking solely about modern artists?

[Lohan]

For portraiture, John Singer Sargent.


the best!

[Jabo]

I'm regarding this as a "classical artist" question. And here, my point is fairly clear:

James Gurney. My mother bought me "Dinotopia" when I was about six, and since then, it left an impression on me. Worlds can be created.

http://www.dinotopia.com/Palace%20in%20the%20Clouds.jpg

EDIT: The best picture I could find. Printed in the book, it looks absolutely astonishing. The fine detail on the roofstops... My absolute favourite painting by Gurney.

[asoir]

well, right now Sam Weber (http://www.sampaints.com/) has been inspiring me, but of all time it would have to be jean leon gerome. i just cannot imagine myself right now without his paintings in mind.

[Hai]

zhuzhu (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=92563), Marko Djurdjevic, Da Vinci, Andrew Jones, Rembrandt and Yukimi.

edit: Mustn't forget Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.

[Ben_Olson]

This guy is my new favorite. Andrew James Jones. He weirds me out and cracks me up at the same time. It takes bravery to be weird. I thought I was brave until I saw this guy's stuff.

http://www.stolenideas.com/

[wisdom_of_trees]

I'm totally digging on Audrey Kawasaki right now. I think her work is just brillant. Oh and James Jean, his color palette...sigh. It's fantastic.

[Diego]

Andrew Jones and Joao Ruas

[Dile_]

I can't go with one but..

João Ruas , sooo cool gouache stuff.
Daniel C , best pencils ever.
Tinfoil , I don't even need to say more ?
Tensai , I love this guys lines and enviroments.. The style is so perfect haha
Hipper , really how is this guy not mentioned ?
Ben_Olson , I love his color schemes.. Warm and always great.
Hurricane , His 160 pages tells why
and Craig Mullins . Of course. ;)

[bhanu]

hmm
I think I always leaned towards leanear styles.Styles where there is a stress on linear grace.
so artists like ashley wood, kent williams ,mike mignola ,mucha, arthur rackam, the hanuka bothers, josh cochram, and many more are on my favs. list.
But ....my fav.
Ashley wood ,kent williams.

[Farvus]

From old masters:
Pierre Bonnard, Edward Hopper, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jean-Francois Millet, Stanisław Wyspiański, Leon Wyczółkowski, futurists

From contemporaty illustrators, concept and comic artists:
Ryan Church, Tsutomu Nihei, Grzegorz Rosiński, Bengal, el coro, Syd Mead, Andrew "Android" Jones

[Dave_]

Samwise (from sons of the storm)
Raneman (same as above)
Alan lee
John howe
Karl kopinski
Ryan church
Mark Gibbons

i'm not really into any of the very old stuff.

[zeitgeist]

egon schiele
zdzislaw beksinski (http://www.beksinski.pl/)

[rinaswan]

Alfons Mucha, Francis Marshall, Michael Parkes, Alan Lee, Charles Vess