Tuesday, January 5, 2010
touchstone
Well, hello there! Another beginning among beginnings. This is the blog where you, as SPU illustration students, check in for information and links during the Winter quarter of 2010. But now that you're here, feel free to keep in touch here beyond the class. As long as this space stays active, it's a touchstone between you and me and your cohorts, past present and future. Magical.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
the da-da content approach
Modern art mythology contains a story of a group of artists looking for a name for their movement, in which absurdity and irreverent thought experiments were the order of the day. One member opened a dictionary and blindly pointed (some even say he stabbed it with a knife) at the word "Da-da" -- a French word for hobby horse. Thus was born Dadaism, a term Wikipedia claims would not even have been embraced by its practitioners. Alas. In this spirit of chance and play, I asked my sons to each give me three words, and then found articles that related to them. Find, below, your assignments for two spot illustrations. I'll send you, by email, your assigned number.
1 BEE
1 BEE
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Process, process, process.
Take a look at this detailed account of the process of illustrating for a big, high profile job by John Hendrix.
Friday, October 9, 2009
glueless collage
What?! No Mod Podge? Digital collage can be seamless or purposefully clunky, depending on your approach. Take note of these illustrators to see a quick sampling:
Elke Ehninger (image above)
Julie Blackmon
Marci Roth
Raoul Weiller
Marty Blake
Hanoch Piven
Ellen Weinstein
W.C. Burgard
Public Domain Images
Thursday, October 8, 2009
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