Ruben Toledo- you've probably seen his Nordstrom Ads
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Sujean Rim- She may look familiar from the Daily Candy of better times
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
My Fashion Illustration Icons
There are so many Fashion Illustration Artists that I admire, I thought it would be cool to share some of my favorites. These guys continue to inspire me on a regular basis. There is no particular order... Feel free to share your comments or some of your own fav's
Ruben Toledo- you've probably seen his Nordstrom Ads
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Sujean Rim- She may look familiar from the Daily Candy of better times
Ruben Toledo- you've probably seen his Nordstrom Ads
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Sujean Rim- She may look familiar from the Daily Candy of better times
Sunday, March 7, 2010
3 Paths of Illustration-Panel Discussion
Cool Panel of 3 illustrators doing different styles.
The 3 Paths Lecture held this past Monday at AIB gave great insight into what it takes to be working professionally in today's Illustration and Animation industries. Joe Quinones, Mike Annear, and James Yang all come from diverse backgrounds and are at different stages in their own careers. They each presented their own process of working and discussed how they each broke into their industries. James Yang said it best, "Do what you love" -sound advice from someone with over 20 years in the industry.
Joe Quinones was a cool and light hearted speaker He specializes in comic characters
Mike Annear had a cool K-Town Video, a funny clip about teachers & students in an elementary school
But James Yang was my favorite.
His work was modern yet retro... kind of timeless and it was very versatile.
Plus he was very successful and seemed to constantly evolve through the 20 years of his career.
Check out his video "it's your globe guy" funny... and true
Drawing Drawing Drawing Fundamentals
Drawing is the toughest class I have. Probably because I thought it was going to be easy and assumed it would come as second nature to me.
Um, wrong!
I'm so used to drawing as a hobby... it it's not something that I imagined or a project that I am inspired by, I wouldn't even have considered do it.
Defining fun: an image I have in my mind that I take my own sweet time playing with and drawing in my cute little studio.
Defining tough:
4 hours of drawing objects I have no desire to draw and using mediums I have no clue how to use. Using new techniques such as diagramatical lines, measuring, negative space, and a bunch of other stuff... you get the just of.
This class is exhausting and I'm so glad it's on a Friday afternoon because I need the weekend to recuperate and absorb all that I've learned.
Our teacher Joannie Ryan... very cool and talented. But serious. She's not messing around and is pushing us to learn everything we can. She's also really good and pushing us depending on our level, so noone is getting an easy ride.
The class is making me understand true perspective and real scale drawing which is super helpful in relation to my exagerated drawing style. We are covering light sources, objects in relation to one another and how to be extremely observant in really seeing the shape of what we are drawing... not what we think we see or depending on what we believe we understand about a shape... seeing what's really in front of us. Training ourselves with good, thoughtful observations and learning to trust our judgement.
Here's the progression so far:
Week 1:
Class Drawing-Statue Study- Organic Shape
Um, wrong!
I'm so used to drawing as a hobby... it it's not something that I imagined or a project that I am inspired by, I wouldn't even have considered do it.
Defining fun: an image I have in my mind that I take my own sweet time playing with and drawing in my cute little studio.
Defining tough:
4 hours of drawing objects I have no desire to draw and using mediums I have no clue how to use. Using new techniques such as diagramatical lines, measuring, negative space, and a bunch of other stuff... you get the just of.
This class is exhausting and I'm so glad it's on a Friday afternoon because I need the weekend to recuperate and absorb all that I've learned.
Our teacher Joannie Ryan... very cool and talented. But serious. She's not messing around and is pushing us to learn everything we can. She's also really good and pushing us depending on our level, so noone is getting an easy ride.
The class is making me understand true perspective and real scale drawing which is super helpful in relation to my exagerated drawing style. We are covering light sources, objects in relation to one another and how to be extremely observant in really seeing the shape of what we are drawing... not what we think we see or depending on what we believe we understand about a shape... seeing what's really in front of us. Training ourselves with good, thoughtful observations and learning to trust our judgement.
Here's the progression so far:
Week 1:
Class Drawing-Statue Study- Organic Shape
Homework:
Box Study
Week 2
Class: Statue & Object Study- Organic & Geometric Shape
Homework: 3 Objects- Geometric Shapes
Week 3
Class Study: Geometric Shapes & Still Life Composition- Perspective Work
Week 4
Homework: Diagramatical Lines- Still Life Perspective & Negative Shapes
Class work: Interior Space, Negative Space, Perspective
Week 5
Homework: Shading, Gradation, Subtleties in tone & value
Homework: Value & Tone-Still Life
Week 6
Loving My Work Space ;)
Class work: Time for a nude man! Yikes... and yes, he really was naked while wearing his hat
Interior, Geometric & Organic Shapes, Negative Space & Value
This week we're working on a portrait at home... Ya think I can get Jay to pose naked! HA
One of the things my teacher keeps addressing with me is my elongation of the human figure. She kept bringing it up in class... hmmm, looks a little long... I can't figure out why you're doing that... everything looks right. I then mentioned my preference of drawing fashion illustrations and all made sense. She understood and was able to give me some helpful tips... it really showed in the figure above... he looks like a real man, not an alien creature with super long legs and a skinny torso! ;)
Transfer Foundation Lecture- loving this class!
Transfer foundation turns out to be a really fun class.
Stuart Steck is our teacher and he's a lively, animated speaker. He's very open minded and extremely good at getting the class to interact and open up.
The classes main focus is to discuss works of art from different periods and break down what we see, as well as, what we think the artist is trying to relay with his work. It's interesting because it involves opinions and factual data, creating a conversational environment that allows us to explore the meaning behind why we think and feel the way we do.
It's challenging because it forces me to consider things outside of my own environment and opinions while in an educational environment.
Stuart does a great job of directing us while nurturing our own opinions. I hope to have him as a teacher again.
The other thing I really like about this class is our homework. He assigns us readings and we have to write a response to them. I am really enjoying the writing portion and the ability to be creative and share my thoughts through this exercise. It also gives me the opportunity to hear Stuarts feedback privately in his written notes on the side of my paragraphs. This allows me a quiet moment to consider his questions and to reconsider my own opinions.
Here are 2 Examples
Response to "A World Without Ads"
The 2nd is my response to "This Month's Cover":
Stuart Steck is our teacher and he's a lively, animated speaker. He's very open minded and extremely good at getting the class to interact and open up.
The classes main focus is to discuss works of art from different periods and break down what we see, as well as, what we think the artist is trying to relay with his work. It's interesting because it involves opinions and factual data, creating a conversational environment that allows us to explore the meaning behind why we think and feel the way we do.
It's challenging because it forces me to consider things outside of my own environment and opinions while in an educational environment.
Stuart does a great job of directing us while nurturing our own opinions. I hope to have him as a teacher again.
The other thing I really like about this class is our homework. He assigns us readings and we have to write a response to them. I am really enjoying the writing portion and the ability to be creative and share my thoughts through this exercise. It also gives me the opportunity to hear Stuarts feedback privately in his written notes on the side of my paragraphs. This allows me a quiet moment to consider his questions and to reconsider my own opinions.
Here are 2 Examples
Response to "A World Without Ads"
The 2nd is my response to "This Month's Cover":
So far in this class I've handed in 6 writing assignments... A's on all.
Art History I
So Art History is sooooooooo much more interesting than I ever expected it to be.
Hioronymous Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights" vs.
... One of my personal fav's.
In class our teacher Henry shows us a bunch of different image slides and discusses their meaning, time period, affect on other artists, relevance in history, medium, process, the artist themselves and several other interesting details about the origins.
We started with Prehistoric times... the Stone Age and am now up to the Renaissance.
Henry moves at a pretty good pace and although we have a ton of reading, he keeps it moving along. He also has a way of helping us know what we really need to focus on, so it's so much easier to stay on top of the memorization.
I had my first quiz 2 weeks ago in this class and got an A. Yay me ;)
We had to hand in our 2 choices for writing a comparison paper. I've chosen 2 but also a 3rd has potential if I can get it done.
My choices:
Hioronymous Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights" vs. 
A few Salvodore Dali's Surrealist Works.
Manet's "Luncheon on the Grass"
Vs Wm. Bougereau's "Nymphs & Satyr"
My own choice is Ingres
Vs. Alberto Varga
... One of my personal fav's.
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