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Posted by Dani @ May 19, 2008
Autodesk, the company behind the digital sketching program Sketchbook Pro, recently posted an interview and tutorial from digital painting master Bobby Chiu. There is also a time-lapse video of the painting on the Imaginism Studios blog. Chiu narrates the video and talks about some of his experiences as an artist. He also does a good […]
Posted by Dani @ May 8, 2008
This is a little snippet of a presentation given by illustrator Gregory Manchess (with his agent Richard Solomon) at the Rhode Island School of Design. In this clip, he talks about the growing popularity of digital art, and the importance of traditional skills. Also of note: Richard Solomon’s thoughts on the Digital Revolution.
Check out the […]
Posted by Dani @ May 6, 2008
Be sure to check out and subscribe to this new blog by concept artist Ian Berry. It is completely devoted to sketches he makes on a Nintendo DS, using the program Colors. You can also see a lot more of his previous DS sketches on his main sketch blog, The Last Outpost.
Link: Nintendo DS “Colors” […]
Posted by Dani @ April 28, 2008
Check out this stunning compilation of hyperrealistic and photorealistic vector art over at Smashing Magazine. VECTOR art!
Illustration by Oleg Rogoznev.
Link: Inspirational Hyperreal Vector Artists and Images
Posted by Dani @ April 8, 2008
Here’s a fun cartoon that I thought would be appreciated here.
See more on Disney Legend Floyd Norman’s gag wall.
Posted by Dani @ April 7, 2008
Check out this recent profile of Rough Draft Studios on Apple’s website. Rough Draft is behind big animation titles like The Simpsons, Futurama, and Star Wars: Clone Wars. Gotta love artists who love Apple.
Read the profile here.
Posted by Dani @ March 17, 2008
Check out this latest tutorial from children’s illustrator Carlyn Beccia. Her blog features other digital painting tidbits, so make sure to give it a look. Carlyn’s main tools of choice are Painter and Photoshop.
See the post here.
Posted by Dani @ March 7, 2008
Kazu Kibuishi recently posted a new tutorial showing the “flatting” process for his wonderful book Amulet. It is a great resource if you are interested in some of the basic digital processes that go into making a graphic novel. Also take a moment to check out his previous article, The Making of Copper, which is […]
Posted by Dani @ March 3, 2008
Character designer Stephen Silver has just posted a nice sketch demo video on his blog. His commentary provides a lot of insight into his process and ways of thinking. If you enjoy it, you should also check out his ArtCast podcast [iTunes link].
On a sidenote, I really want to try out the Sketchbook Pro software […]
Posted by Dani @ February 21, 2008
Ryan Wood has a great blog with some really fun artwork. I was absolutely delighted to see him come out with this video. I am heavily skewed toward Photoshop, but this makes me want to go download the Painter trial. See the original post and finished painting here.