CLOCKWORKBIRD: design, animation, illustration » art

3D AJ Fosik

hey hey — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:44:45 +0000

Dearest AJ,

Your use of color, texture and detail have started a fire under my sculpture loving ass. Thank you.

Most sincerely,
Heather Smith

Wiring Diagrams for light and power

hey hey — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:27:17 +0000

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)

BlueCanvas.com

hey hey — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:29:22 +0000

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)

Josh Keyes is on fire

hey hey — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:30:32 +0000

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.

I LOVE ILLUSTRATION

hey hey — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:33:30 +0000

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.

Jeff Jordan gets a blue ribbon

hey hey — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:05:33 +0000

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.

http://jeffjordanart.com/

Perspective

hey hey — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:11:16 +0000

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

Veer – typography, illustration, screensavers and merch

hey hey — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:25:50 +0000

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:

100 Horror Movie Posters (pt 1 and 2)

hey hey — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:35:57 +0000

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.

Ian Francis – stroking it…

hey hey — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:56:21 +0000

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.