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I am really in to this kind of art style:

http://www.hannesjohannes.com/

It heavily features lines and dots to create textures and shading. Is there a specific name for that kind of style? The image below is a really good example of what I am talking about, note the dots around the edges.

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    hannesjohannes.com/20869/about
    – Ilan
    Apr 11, 2014 at 8:52
  • @Ilan that's a good description (I hadn't noticed the 'Beavis & Butthead' similarity before) but not really a name. This style seemed to be everywhere around 2010-2013, I'm sure it must have a name but I never noticed one (except for some people who don't like it dismissing it as 'hipster art'... but that's a broad brush...) Apr 11, 2014 at 9:02
  • The edit to the question is good. I would say this picture is a really good example: m1.behance.net/profiles16/494899/prosite/projects/11638891/… note the heavy use of dots around the edges. Apr 11, 2014 at 9:07
  • @user568458 Style should have some particular features. Here we see animation-like pics, but the first thing I recalled was Aubrey Beardsley en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_Beardsley
    – Ilan
    Apr 11, 2014 at 9:08

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You should look into underground comix (yes, with an x). It's a bit strange that they'd name-check Beavis and Butthead or reference 90s comics, when there's a clear influence from an older print tradition.

R. Crumb is the obviously place to start. Though there's a lot of variety in the genre, the commonality tends to a less polished adaptation of older pen and ink techniques (e.g., stippling, cross-hatching), even when working in other media, and a fascination with grotesque forms while documenting real life.

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