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Imagined creatures that come out at night drawn beautifully by Martynas Pavilonis

Drawing inspiration from deep, dense forests and the darkness of night, Lithuanian illustrator Martynas Pavilonis, aka White White Dog, dreams up creatures and characters that reveal his wild and wonderful imagination.

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A silhouetted creature with an elongated head gazes down at a glowing forest of pink and blue mushroom-like trees beneath a crescent moon and starry sky

"You can't see properly when it's dark, so you start to imagine lots of things, lurking in the shadows. I like to say that I see more at night than in daylight. This poor sight wakes up my creativity like nothing else."

Although there's definitely a darker and more sinister side to a lot of his illustrations, his style always has a signature rounded cuteness and plumpness to it – a reassurance that we can all sleep at night without worrying about what might be wandering outside or hiding under our beds. Well, that's what I like to tell myself.

Check out more of Martynas's work at London Book Fair 2018 in April where he'll be showing some of his latest illustrations. Or follow him on Instagram.

Silhouetted figure surfing across undulating red and yellow hills dotted with bare trees against a turquoise sky
Surreal illustration of a dark creature perched atop stacked buildings submerged in water with whales, under a crescent moon in a teal night sky
Stylised illustration by Martynas Pavilonis depicting a tall black creature with a fox-like head looming over a snowy landscape with rounded hills, a lighthouse and mysterious footprints in the snow below
Silhouetted figure shining a torch at a towering cactus beneath a crescent moon in a purple desert landscape, with small creatures gathered below
Silhouettes of cats with glowing eyes peering through a window at a purple night sky and illuminated buildings, with a bat flying above
Stylised creatures with pointed ears silhouetted against a dark night sky, their forms illuminated by warm glowing light from within a central forest clearing
A black rabbit-like creature with glowing pink eyes and a crescent moon shape stands in a snowy forest under stormy clouds, surrounded by smaller dark figures, all illuminated by pink light
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