Tuesday, April 5, 2011

contours

David Hockney

Matisse

it starts with a line











(Image credits in order of appearance: Guo Fengyi, public domain, Drew Beckmeyer, Ben Nicholson, Fuyuko Matsui, Gustav Doré, Kids at MoMa, The Clay Princess, Jillian Tamaki)


The language of line is something we tend to take for granted. Some of the earliest traces of mankind on earth are outlined animals and people. A line doesn't exist in actuality, but it's a great shorthand for the edge of something. As such, it's a huge part of many illustration styles.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Welcome!



This is home for a continuous blog for illustration, and this post here marks the start of Spring Quarter 2011.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

On second thought...



Poster? What?

When I heard that many of you are designing posters for two other classes, I had to change my tune. Let's do CD/album covers.

Check out grammy winners,

Unified Manufacturing,

Some classics...