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TUESDAY OCTOBER 26th, 7pm, room 108

All concentrations are welcome!  Come help to build a permanent, active arts community within the department, and stop complaining!  With opportunities like...

• PORTFOLIO BUILDING & PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION WORKSHOPS,

• STUDENT CHOICE ARTIST TALKS & FIELD TRIPS

• CONNECTING WITH OTHER STUDENT & PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS BOTH ON AND OFF CAMPUS

All of these activities, and much, much more, await  at the ILLUSTRATION CLUB!  Be there and get a(n artistic) life!

Murray Tinkelman! Don't Miss Him or You'll Regret It!

©Murray Tinkelman, Tinkelman studio

Murray Tinkelman! He's coming to see us on November 4th! The time is 12:30 pm. The place is the "Class of 1947 Room" in the library. This work is all pen and ink. That's right, PEN and INK. His reputation as both an illustrator and educator is legendary. And you'll see why!

Read about a current show here: Murray Tinkelman Rocks it at the Society!

Or check out his studio web page here: Murray Tinkelman's Studio

Well, just Google his name and you'll see what I'm talkin' about. There's plenty more to get excited about. We're lucky he'll join us. Be there!

Sanjay Patel/Pixar/Great Interview w/ Process Shots!

Wow, this guy's good! And he's a great study for those of you working with the current Raab Associates Prize competition artwork (i.e. images for a children's magazine that need to be fresh and hip). When I said, "Look at Charley Harper's work" that wasn't wrong (amazing!)! You'll see that Charley Harper serves as one of Sanjay Patel's major influences.

Treat yourself and look at the work of both of these fellows (complimentary links included, as always).



Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel

(You can buy this book. And you probably should)

Images ©2010 Sanjay Patel

ILLUSTRATION CLUB! YOU ARE SOOOOOO LUCKY!!!

Informational meeting: Friday, October 15th, 6:30 pm

Room #108 (Art Building). Come to share ideas and excitement.

Thank you Adam del Re and Jake Anderson for the poster!

Come to this meeting! Don't be as sad as this little worm! Not only can s/he not drink, s/he can't DRAW!

Artwork ®2010 Adam del Re

International Children's Digital Library

The BEST resource for looking at children's picture books on the web. Period. Great search features and you can view entire books. Many of them are international. So, get out of your bad mock Japanese anime rut and take in some new ideas!

International Children's Digital Library

Click on that link (above) and then click on "Read Books" in the upper left. Search!

Image ® Marcus Nada

Does It Matter If You Make Art? Hell Yeah!

Wanna Make An Animation?

Ok, so, I know that NONE of YOU (my students) actually fit this profile, but this is a funny animation from a SUPER-COOL app online that allows you to make animations from text you type in.



This might be just the thing you need to distract you from your work as mid-terms approach. Possibly a good stress buster. I can see all of the animations about ill-prepared profs now...  ;-)

Go to Xtranormal.com and let the fun begin!

Letters, We Get Letters!

Focus.

Passion.

Beauty.

Watch this... and be amazed. Luca Barcellona will change how you feel about hand lettering.


Legacy of Letters from Luca Barcellona on Vimeo.
Fraktur writing for the Legacy of Letters italian tour, organize by Paul Shaw, NYC.

Hey, Bug Lovers!

There are always some folks interested in natural science illustration. Did you know that Connecticut has its own professional society devoted to this very pursuit?! I KNOW! How LUCKY are we?! You can find them here:  Connecticut Natural Science Illustrators

And they have drawing classes on Saturdays in Orange, CT. This is from one of our alums, Kathy Klucsik (Bateman), who is generously thinking of you!

Images from CTNSI website and ©the individual artists.

Best Videos You'll EVAH SEE!!

You know what I'm talkin' about!  Jason Holley's brilliant series on the trials and tribulations of being a professional illustrator is on Vimeo! Click here and watch all nine (9) episodes:

"Yes! I want to be a professional illustrator and Jason Holley can show me how!"

You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll want to "un-see" some of it, but you can't!

Image ©Jason Holley, so go there and see his videos, already.

Guest Artist, Chris Lyles! 10/5!

Our first guest of the semester, the fabulous Mr. Christopher Lyles! See his work here, at Christopher Lyles.com, and then meet him in person on Tuesday, October 5th at 6:30 pm in the Pit! He's smart, fun, and does great work. He'll tell you how he makes his images and works with his rep. Surely there will also be requisite war stories of working with publishers, editors and art directors. Don't miss it!

These images ©Christopher Lyles

Tutorials, or, FREE LESSONS!

Hey Y'all, don't forget that the internet is one of the best resources you have for finding some really good tutorials. There are some great step-by-step resources like Dan Santos' website, and others that cover a lot of ground, like James Gurney's "Gurney Journey."

If you want live action, go to YouTube and enter whatever it is you are looking for plus "demo." You'll turn up some great stuff, even at 2 am! So, go exploring. You, and your work, will be better for it!