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Dear Teen Ink Readers,
We are excited to announce that the incredible artists of Teen Ink are, once again, getting an extra special spotlight in an issue dedicated entirely to art! Our editors have been blown away by the amazing work submitted to us every day and we're thrilled to recognize as many talented teens as possible.
In this issue, you'll find so many amazing pieces of artwork made from various mediums. We're honored to give these pieces the attention they deserve and hope that you find them just as incredible as we do!
We're also super excited to announce the winner of our Pen & Pencil Art Contest! We want to give a huge shoutout to the winner and say thanks to everyone who contributed to this contest. There were so many fantastic entries and we're so happy that you chose to share your work with us.
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CHARCOALS
5 CHARCOALS
CHARCOALS
CHARCOALS 6
ARTWORK BY ANONYMOUS UNTITLED
7 CHARCOALS 1 2 3
CREDITS 1 DESOLATE GRASP BY LEI ZHENG, WESTON, MA 2 CHARCOAL SKELETON BY ANONYMOUS 3 CORRUPTION BY MELE BARTON, RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 4 FAKING A SMILE BY SABRINA XU, OAKLAND GARDENS, NY 5 LE PENSEUR BY HANS GUPTA, COHOES, NY 6 SKETCH BY ZIDONG WANG, CHANGZHOU, CHINA CHARCOALS 8 4 5 6
CUTE CORGI
BY ANGEL ZHANG, LISBON, PORTUGAL
9 CHARCOALS
GENTLE GAZE
BY ANGEL ZHANG, LISBON, PORTUGAL
CHARCOALS 10
BOTTLE EXPRESSION
BY ASHER FLAKUS, MERRITT ISLAND, FL
11 PASTELS
pastels
CREDITS
1 ARTIST IN A HANBOK
BY CHLOE CHUN, PARADISE VALLEY, AZ
2 FLAWED REFLECTION
BY SHIVIKA PANGHAL, CHADDS FORD, PA
3 SUNSET
BY GENEVIEVE GUNGOR, NEW YORK, NY
PASTELS 12
1 2 3
PRAYERS
13 PASTELS
BY RACHEL YANG, HILLSBOROUGH, CA
A CELEBRATION OF IDENTITY
BY RACHEL YANG, HILLSBOROUGH, CA
PASTELS 14
CREDITS
1 A PUZZLED LONLINESS BY LANCE HA, SAVANNAH, GA
2 GLITTER CUB BY LORELEI SMITH, CEDAR CREEK, TX
3 MULTICOLOR JELLYFISH BY ANONYMOUS
15 PASTELS
1
PASTELS 16 2 3
17 WATERCOLORS
WATERCOLORS
WATERCOLORS
VILLAGE LIFE
BY NIKITA JUNEJA, GURGUGRAM, INDIA
WATERCOLORS 18
COZY EVENING COFFEE
BY ANANYA GUHA, BHOPAL, INDIA
19 WATERCOLORS
AUTUMN MEMORIES
BY WEIQIAN YAN, TROY, NY
WATERCOLORS 20
21 WATERCOLORS CREDITS 1 NATURE BY MARY CAO, NEW YORK, NY 2 WINTER CAT BY MARY CAO, NEW YORK, NY 3 DIREST CRUELTY BY ANONYMOUS 4 CELESTIAL SERENITY: A QUACKFUL BALLET AMIDST LILY DREAMS BY AKANKSHA KAPOOR, NOIDA, INDIA 5 IN BETWEEN THE LINES BY ISABEL CALDERA, MANAGUA, NICARAGUA 6 WISHES OF THE SEA BY ASHRAR AUNUVUTY, EAST ELMHURST, NY 7 TSUBAKI BY JOSEPHINE BULLER, COATESVILLE, PA 1 2 3
WATERCOLORS 22 4 5 6 7
TRICKLES OF AN OASIS
BY VANESSA GARCIA, MIAMI, FL
23 WATERCOLORS
STAGGERING DESOLATION BY RACHEL YANG, HILLSBOROUGH, CA
WATERCOLORS 24
Watercolors! artwork contest
DIGITAL ART
STORM UNDER A CANOPY BY ANTIGONE STANLEY, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
25 DIGITAL ART
DIGITAL ART 26
27 DIGITAL ART 1 2 4 5
CREDITS
1 I SWEAR I'M ALMOST DONE
BY PHIA NEILSON, KNOXVILE, TN
2 SPLITTING DANCE
BY ELHADJI MBAYE, BOWIE, MD
3 TENNIS MATCH! BY ANONYMOUS
4 CURIOSITY BY HANNA KRAMINKINA, HEWITT, NJ
5 SISTER BY CAMILLA BOOHER, MENA, AR
DIGITAL ART 28
3
CREATIVE MACHINE BY MILES WEINER, ARLINGTON, MA
COLORFUL EYE
BY ANGEL ZHANG, LISBON, PORTUGAL
CAR WINDOW REFLECTIONS
BY ANTIGONE STANLEY, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
29 DIGITAL ART
A VLOGGER AND HIS FRIEND
BY RICHARD SIYI HE, BEIJING, CHINA
E-SPORT PLAYER
BY EILEEN LI, SHANGHAI, CHINA
DIGITAL ART 30
31 CONTEST RESULTS
BLUE PHOENIX LORELEI SMITH, CEDAR CREEK, TX
ART CONTEST
CREDITS
1 NO JUDGMENT
BY OMARI DANIELS, MABLETON, GA
2 CONTORTION BY ANONYMOUS
3 SHREYA GHOSHAL: THE MELODY QUEEN
BY ANANYA GUHA, BHOPAL, INDIA
CONTEST RESULTS 32 1 3 2
33 CONTEST RESULTS CREDITS 1 INTO A LAND OF MAGIC BY JACOB NULL, SILOAM SPRINGS, AR 2 SANCTUARY BY SHIVIKA PANGHAL, CHADDS FORD, PA 3 LADY BY LORELEI SMITH, CEDAR CREEK, TX 1 2 3
CREDITS
4 RAINBOW NOCTURNE BY ARIEL TING, NEW TAIPEI, TAIWAN
5 EVERYBODY NEEDS
A HUG BY LORELEI SMITH, CEDAR CREEK, TX
CONTEST RESULTS 34
4 5
EUROPA AND THE BULL
BY CLAIRE JIANG, MARIETTA, GA
OIL PAINTINGS
35 OIL PAINTINGS
OIL PAINTINGS 36
VENICE BY ANONYMOUS
FLORAL SYMPHONY BY ANONYMOUS CREDITS 2 1
1
2
37 OIL PAINTINGS
YOUR MASK
WEIQIAN YAN, TROY, NY SHOOTING STAR (DODECATHEON PULCHELLUM) BY ALICE LEE, NEW YORK, NY
BURN
BY
THE STUDY OF THREE GLASS BOTTLES
BY
OIL PAINTINGS 38
JURI KIM, MARINA DEL REY, CA
CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE BY ANANYA GUHA, BHOPAL, INDIA
2 39 OIL PAINTINGS
THE WHITE DEER FAMILY BY AORUO ZHOU,
OIL PAINTINGS 40
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
CURIOUS TABBY CAT
BY ANGEL
FRENCH BULLDOG
BY ANGEL
41 OIL PAINTINGS
ZHANG, LISBON, PORTUGAL
ZHANG, LISBON, PORTUGAL
NEVER HEARD BY LANCE HA, SAVANNAH, GA
PEN & INK
42
PEN & INK 42
CREDITS
1 SURREAL PIECE OF FLOATING LAND
BY EZHILL MAKIZHAVARTHNI, COCHIN, INDIA
2 WOMAN SMOKING
BY MICHELLE CHENR, REIMS, FRANCE
3 AMAZES
BY KENDRA WILLIAMS, JAMAICA, NY
43 PEN & INK
1 2 3
CREDITS
4 HAUNTED BRIDGE
BY TYLER WITWER, LAS VEGAS, NV
5 MUSHROOM HOUSE
BY ELLIE BRUBAKER, HOUGHTON, NY
6 MY BEDSIDE TABLE
BY AMELIE LO, ORINDA, CA
PEN & INK 44
4 6 5
CREDITS
1 WHAT ALZHEIMER’S IS LIKE
BY BROOKE LEWIS, WEST OLIVE, MI
2 MASCULINITY
BY JOONBYUNG LEE, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
3 RAINY DAY
BY ANANYA GUHA, BHOPAL, INDIA
45 PEN & INK
1 2 3
Charcoals
Anonymous, 5
Lei Zheng, 7
Anonymous, 7
Mele Barton, 7
Sabrina Xu, 8
Hans Gupta, 8
Zidong Wang, 8
Angel Zhang, 9
Angel Zhang, 10
Asher Flakus, 11
Chloe Chun, 12
Shivika Panghal, 12
Rachel Yang, 13
Rachel Yang, 14
Lance Ha, 15
Lorelei Smith, 16
Anonymous, 16
Watercolors
Nikita Juneja, 17
Ananya Guha, 19
Weiqian Yan, 20
Mary Cao, 21
Anonymous, 21
Akanksha Kapoor, 22
Isabel Caldera, 22
Ashrar Aunuvuty, 22
Josephine Buller, 22
Vanessa Garcia, 23
Rachel Yang, 24
Antigone Stanley, 25
Phia Neilson, 27
Elhadji Mbaye, 27
Hanna Kraminkina, 27
Camilla Booher, 27
Anonymous, 28
Miles Weiner, 29
Angel Zhang, 29
Antigone Stanley, 29
Richard Siyi He, 30
Eileen Li, 30
Contest Results
Rachel Yang, 24
Lorelei Smith, 31
Omari Daniels, 32
Anonymous, 32
Ananya Guha, 32
Jacob Null, 33
Shivika Panghal, 33
Lorelei Smith, 33
Ariel Ting, 34
Lorelei Smith, 34
Oil Paintings
Claire Jiang, 35
Anonymous, 36
Weiqian Yan, 37
Alice Lee, 37
Juri Kim, 38
Ananya Guha, 39
Aoruo Zhou, 40
Angel Zhang, 41
Pen & Ink
Lance Ha, 42
Ezhill Makizhavarthni, 43
Michelle Chen, 43
Kendra Williams, 43
Tyler Witwer, 44
Ellie Brubaker, 44
Amelie Lo, 44
Brooke Lewis, 45
Joonbyung Lee, 45
Ananya Guha, 45
Other
Hans Gupta, Front Cover
Kayleen Cho, Back Cover
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