Illustration Tag

02 Nov

Posted at 00:00h in Art & Business, Uncategorized
I've added three magazines to my Recommended Resources link at Amazon.com. ca.jpg Communication Arts is a quality art magazine for creatives. It's an expensive magazine printed on thick glossy paper, but it has a lot of good content. Several issues are themed around "annuals" (Design Annual, Illustration Annual, Photography Annual, etc.) which means that a big chunk of those issues contains the latest and greatest work being done in that media (at least, as judged by the editors). Lots of good content in the articles too.

31 Oct

Posted at 00:00h in Illustration
balloo08.jpg I recently purchased the special edition DVD of Disney's Jungle Book. It is widely regarded as one of the all-time classics of animation. Not because of the story. The plot is so simple that the movie should be a total bore. The movie is revered because of the characters. They are so incredibly entertaining and delightful to watch that you can't help but get caught up in the fun. That is no small feat.

12 Oct

Posted at 00:00h in Art & Business, Character Design, Illustration

I'm a huge collector of reference books. Among the dozens and dozens of books in my studio, there are a select few that I would highly recommend for any professional illustrator/character designer/animator to own. If you make your living drawing, this stuff can inspire you, boost your skills, maybe help advance your career or even increase your income. As part...

12 Jun

Posted at 16:58h in Illustration

Here's a short but sweet interview with Peter de Seve about his sketchbook. I own a copy and it is incredible stuff. De Seve's work is amazing. Besides being one of the world's most sought-after illustrators, de Seve has also done character design work for movies such as A Bug's Life, Prince of Egypt, and Ice Age....