S
ultan
Al-Nasser’s
Elegant Female
Figures
Though new to the PicsArt community, artist Sultan
Al-Nasser (@sultanalnasser) is already making a
splash, using PicsArt Drawing Tools to express his
distinct minimalist visual style. Though his personal
style is distinct, it seems to draw from various
sources of inspiration, with some of his images
recalling cubism and others going in the direction of
pop art and sometimes comic book images.
In spite of the variety, Sultan’s aesthetic does seem
to adhere to a tentative set of guidelines. Most
apparent is his focus on female portraiture, and
specifically, the long and slender features of the
female form, with stretched out faces and elongated
necks. Simplification of color and shading is another
theme. Sultan carries this through to form, rarely
featuring the chaotic lumps of natural shapes,
instead employing the squared and rounded edges
of geometry to carve out his images.
Though the results span a wide-range of visual
character and aesthetics, these apparent core visual
principles seem to have enabled him to slide into a
sort of style that is all his own - one that churns out
immaculate elegance with an extraordinarily light
touch.
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