Posts Tagged ‘art’
3D AJ Fosik
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Dearest AJ,
Your use of color, texture and detail have started a fire under my sculpture loving ass. Thank you.
Most sincerely,
Heather Smith
Tags: AJ Fosik, art, color, design, sculpture
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Wiring Diagrams for light and power
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
I LOVE this book. I believe I received it from Angela Faz years ago… but it continues to be an inspiration. I love that it was on naval vessel and has tons and tons of hand lettered typography. Plus, frankly, I’m just a sucker for diagrams.
Read more about the WWII warship’s travels (chances are, this book was aboard):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Welles_(DD-628)
Tags: art, diagrams, inspiration, wiring and power
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BlueCanvas.com
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Blue Canvas is an online art community that I just discovered. Don’t be fooled by the cheezy web design, there are some top notch artists on the site. In fact, it’s got nice international representation. Out of 10 artists I viewed only 1 was from the US.
Yes, yes, I added myself (and my paintings) to their ranks. You can view my gallery HERE if you want to.
… on a sidenote: I want to be in a band called : ITALIC DRAGON
(inspired by a user from blue canvas)
Tags: art, blue canvas, community, paintings
Posted in art, draw, graphic art, illustration, online community, painting, photography, technology | No Comments »
Josh Keyes is on fire
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
SO… it’s 5:30 am and I can’t sleep. I’m facing my third bout of illness this winter and I’m waiting ( and praying) for the theraflu to kick in.
In the mean time, I thought I’d showcase Josh Keyes. His technical skill is… well, see for yourself. Dude knows how to draw (and paint). I especially like his use of isolation and (human) perspective… This is how most of us experience animals, isn’t it? In tidy little boxes behind safety glass?
No wonder the environment is in trouble. Humanity is experiencing some serious disconnect.
Tags: animals, art, fire, josh keyes, painting, perspective, realism
Posted in art, draw, illustration | 1 Comment »
I LOVE ILLUSTRATION
Friday, February 20th, 2009
So being a full time freelancer, I’m looking at ways of diversifying my income – especially supplementing my large project based paychecks with smaller more frequent paychecks – the trickling stream method, if you will.
So, one of my strategies to create passive income is through the sale of stock illustrations and flash files. There are number of sites that specialize in this sort of submission / payment method. They get paid. You get paid. Clients get high quality work for affordable prices. Everybody wins. Two excellent examples that I plan to participate on are:
www.flashden.net
www.istockphotos.com
Here is my first submission. It only took me a few hours and was so much fun to work on.
I LOVE ILLUSTRATION.
I love it so much, I’m going to actively seek out more illustration jobs. It’s such a lovable combination of arty, imaginative and potentially lucrative.
Watch out illustration world, here I come.
Tags: art, cowboy, flashden, illustration, istockphotos, passive income
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Jeff Jordan gets a blue ribbon
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Check out this man’s work and while you’re at it, purchase some of it.
He’s having a 25% off sale through Feb ’09.
Tags: acrylic, art, jeff jordan, paint, painting
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Perspective
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
This is a great collection of fun photography that very clearly illustrates the power of perspective.
http://www.boredstop.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=169&Itemid=35
Tags: art, photography
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Veer – typography, illustration, screensavers and merch
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
This (www.veer.com) is a fantastic site for the graphically minded. Besides wonderful articles, they have wonderful merchandise. For example – the Uppercase Scarf – I would rock this out (& probably be very cold) this winter:
Also check out this wonderful (free) screensaver:
Tags: art, graphic arts, illustration, scarf, screensaver, secret order, typography, veer
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100 Horror Movie Posters (pt 1 and 2)
Monday, December 15th, 2008
http://wellmedicated.com/inspiration/100-illustrated-horror-film-posters-part-1/
This is a really fantastic spread of 100 great horror movie posters. (Really 200, since there is a part 1 and part 2.) The layouts are spectacular, typography is stellar and the illustrations are lush. I wish movie posters still looked like this.
Tags: art, graphic art, horror movies, horrow movie posters, illustration, poster art, posters, typography
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Ian Francis – stroking it…
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Ian Francis has an amazing blend of expressive strokes and detailed precision. Major props to this fellow from Bristol. He’s magnificently achieving something I’m striving for in my own work.
Tags: art, expression, ian francis, paint, stroke
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