Animated News (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
The Guardian online has run an obituary tribute to Pauline Baynes, the “witty and inventive children’s book illustrator” who drew for JRR Tolkien and in all seven of CS Lewis’ Chronicles Of Narnia books, who died on August 1 aged 85.
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | yesterday
Vandelay Design Blog, an online resource for designers, has a great post with the Top 10 sites for Illustrator Tutorials. Image copyright Blog.SpoonGraphic
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
It is an iconic image of childhood reading: a little girl walking arm-in-arm with a faun beneath an umbrella in a snowy wood. This illustration for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe represents – for millions of people, young and old – the fictional land depicted in the first of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia. That is fitting, since Lewis said that the idea for the book had come to him as...
cynsations (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Visit Michael Wright . Could you tell us about your apprenticeship as a writer and an illustrator? How did you come to each? Where did you study and/or otherwise develop your skills? I've always loved to cartoon, which to me means writing as much as drawing. I just relate to the blend of the two art forms. I got serious about a creative career when I was accepted in the art department at the University...
lost at e minor (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
German illustrator Christian Lindemann works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer for clients such as Ebay, DHL, Yellostrom, Mitsubishi and TNT. He was inspired to take on graphic design as a result of his life-long passion for drawing and has since developed his own unique style. time savedtime saved
Big Dumb Object (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Illustrator Tom Hodges will be hosting his You Can Draw Star Wars The Clone Wars workshop for children at the Bath Festival of Children's Literature on 27th September. Where children will learn how to draw their favourite Star Wars characters from the...
lost at e minor (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
A Chicken Growing Up! is a great blog on which science illustrator Mieke Roth posts one ink drawing a week of a chicken as it matures. time savedtime saved
Brandish (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Pete Fowler seems to be the Illustrator of the moment with a career that has been steadily gathering steam. Since designing the Super Furry Animals album cover back in 1997 Fowler has worked with several other big names such as Kia and Lynx as well as making a name...
Love the Mac (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
[ VECTORTUTS ] In this tutorial, we'll show the advanced Adobe Illustrator artist how to make a realistic sports car dashboard. You should have a solid understanding of Adobe Illustrator tools before you begin this tutorial.
The Bible illustration blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
There's a new series of children's Bible story books out! They were published last month by Christian Focus Publishing, written by Carine Mackenzie and illustrated by Graham Kennedy! No, it's not me! There's another Graham Kennedy! The other Graham Kennedy's also an illustrator, and his dad also came from Ireland! And, strangely enough, he only lives about an hours drive from me in the historic city...
Softpedia - Latest Mac software (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
New pattern styles package for Adobe Illustrator
The Amateur Gourmet (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
In case you haven't noticed, there's a new banner in town. Clear your cache and enjoy some cereal (inspired by my Honeycomb post). Once again, Malinda The New Illustrator you rock, as do you Leah the Designer and Justin the...
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Guest blog illustrator Beau Bo D'Or imagines what David Miliband will be dreaming about over the Olympic fortnight.
NOTCOT.ORG (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Another example of Barack Obama inspired art: the cute "Obamaphant" by illustrator Zara Gonzalez.
Coxsoft Art News (Free subscription) | yesterday
This is a first. I'm not referring to that US military trial at Guantanamo Bay which today convicted Salim Hamdan - Osama Bin Laden's ex-driver - of supporting terrorism, but to this courtroom sketch of the prisoner in the dock. It's by Janet Hamlin , a freelance illustrator, and this is the first time I've seen the name published of one of those usually anonymous artists who sketch prisoners at trial....
