http://the99percent.com/videos/7202/James-Victore-Your-Work-Is-A-Gift What’s the value of your creative voice? A lot, according to designer James Victore. Using some of his own creative challenges as examples, Victore argues that it is only through finding your voice, your fears, and your passion — and expressing them — that you can make great work.
I’m currently reading one of the many biographies written about the artist Pablo Picasso. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with his life and work ever since I first saw his pictures as a boy, and the last decade has drawn me closer and closer to his works. It was amazing seeing some of his original…
(reposted from the BOOM! Pen) Step 1: Based on Ryan’s script, we do a pencil sketch. By doing this on a computer rather than on paper, we can move things around, resize them, and generally make things easier to read. We also sketch in the word balloons, roughly as big as they’ll need to be,…
(reposted from Andy J Miller) 5 Reasons You Have to be Creating Your Own Content (And what does it say about me that I’m reposting this? :P) 1. Traditional Marketing and Advertising is dead! Look at an extremely successful designer or illustrator and you will see a strong body of content. We all know advertising…
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From today’s interview with Gavin’s Underground for City Weekly: “Gavin: What’s the process for you when creating a new comic, from first idea to final product? Jess: One fun way to start is to put three characters you’ve made together, and start an idea map (or idea web) and jot down little ideas about each character.…
The Bugaboo, Mini, Mr & Me blog is all about crafts. Sewing, costumes, DIY, gifts, printables, parties, decor and more–the blog has it all. If you’re into scrapbooking and using a hot glue gun, then you’ll want to subscribe to the BMM&M blog, for sure. Kim is the queen of craft and puts up a…
“Getting information on graphic design pricing must be a very frustrating experience for potential clients. There seems to be no consistency. One designer will charge $50 for a logo, while another will charge $10,000. So how is a business owner supposed to know what to do?” This is an issue I deal with a lot. I’m…
Here are a few highlights on character development from Moth City creator, Tim Gibson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IChyAiOAlBg