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Make your own iPhoto BooksHow to get great results from iPhoto books,
which make great portfolios to send to Art Directors.
Read More Sketches From the Front: An Artist's Dispatches, Rendered in Ink and PaintInteresting reading here. Check out these on the
spot drawings! This is what it's all about, folks. Look at his focus, his lights
and darks. This guy is nailing it. And, too, read his words. Great stuff here
that we can all learn
from.
George Read More Thu - April 1, 2004Why the Sky Was Red in Munch's 'The Scream'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For those who have ever
wondered why the sky was a lurid red in "The Scream" -- Edvard Munch's painting
of modern angst -- astronomers have an answer.
Posted at 02:27 PM Read More Fri - March 5, 2004Critiques...I don't know how often I've mentioned
this but the critique is the time that you really and truly do need to buckle
down and get serious in the class (not to mention when you're working in class
and doing your assignments!... By participating in the critique and putting
forth your observations about not only your own work but the work of others, you
are training yourself to discuss art in a profound way. Not only will your
observations help your peers but it will also help you to solidify in your own
mind what works and what doesn't work. When you're out of school and in the
workplace you'll be sorely tested sometimes by art directors and editors to
defend and/or explain your
work.
...Yes, art is an inward search and discovery, yet as an illustrator you are supposed to be a communicator. Your job will be to communicate other people's ideas, not only your own. You will need to communicate with a wide spectrum of people and communicate in a language they understand. Learn to speak well about your work and the work of others. Believe me, it will be a huge benefit to you later on. If you were an art director, what would you think of someone who comes in for a job but can't put two sentences together? No one wants to put their trust into an ignorant person. By the same token, no one wants to work with someone who's difficult either. And in this day and age you need every weapon in your arsenal to get by. Be a reader, brush up on your language, your grammar, your social skills, etc. They'll all take you a long way. I know it sounds like I'm some old school marm, some old cranky fuddy-duddy going on about "kids today", but I'm constantly amazed at how insular, how myopic so many of my peers can be.... They have no interests outside of their work, or their genre, and it shows in myriad ways, least of which is in their own work.... They may be geniuses with their pencils, but there's more to life and art than just that. Look around and bring some true observation about the world around you, your experiences, and put them into the work. ...You'll find that some people, even those not necessarily wanting to do what you yourself want to do in art, are stumbling onto and discovering ways of working that will be incredibly beneficial to you, your art and working habits. Posted at 06:16 PM Read More Mon - February 23, 2004Sun - January 4, 2004Mon - October 27, 2003Routes to Brandywine River Museum and Delaware Art MuseumHow to get to them!
Posted at 09:38 PM Read More Wed - October 15, 2003Sat - October 4, 2003Fri - September 26, 2003LETTER TO AN ART STUDENTThis is a letter I wrote in response to an
art student's questions. Thought it might be useful.
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