For those of you who are new to this blog, or are trying to figure out who I am and what I do: this post is for you. HELLO. MY NAME IS JESS SMART SMILEY & I MAKE RAD PICTURES. Despite what my name might suggest (and ponytail in this photo), I’m a guy. It’s…
I came across this process post from Pieter M. Dorrenboom via the Drawn! blog, taking us through Pieter’s illustration process from start to finish: What Iย wouldย like to do, is to tell you something about the making of the illustrations. Several times I’ve noticed that some people don’t realize how an illustration is made and how…
“Never ever sacrifice what you want the most for what you want the most at that moment.” “This book is, I feel, the most meaningful thing I’ve ever written.ย I tell stories drawn from my own life: examples about overcoming obstacles and adversity; stories about how making choices in your life is like drawing a Dragon;…
I just submitted my drawing for the Doodler’s Anonymous coloring book! I had a blast, just filling up the page with fun little critturs and things. You have until the 31st to submit your own. Hooray for drawing! Here’s a little piece from my submission:
Tangents are something I struggled with a lot in my early days of drawing. I didn’t know what they were called, but I found them a lot—especially when my drawn elbows met up with an edge in the picture, or the way I cropped an image visually and it just looked awkward. Iย originally discovered this…
I loveย Quentin Blake’s drawings. Ever since the first grade, I’ve devoured his illustrations and stories. It’s so exciting for me as an adult to be able to pull up interviews with him and watch videos of him drawing nearly any time I’d like. I recently came across these two interviews, that include footage of him…
“Students! You have just under a month to get your applications in for theย Jay Kennedy cartooning scholarship. This is a great opportunity to not only help pay for your education, but to meet and be celebrated by the NCS at their annual Reuben Awards party weekend.” -Reposted from Drawn
Er…maybe I should clarify. Tom Betthauser (www.TomBetthauser.com) draws tiny pictures on a large scale. Take this drawing, for example: This drawing (Untitled Land) is 4 feet by 5 feet. All graphite on paper. What’s just as interesting to me is how Tom works: straight from his imagination, exploring marks on the page. He doesn’t even…