Dana Sullivan, the creative genius behind Sticky Love, is going to share occasional illustrations that pertain to our craft. Hooray! And to launch this feature, we're starting off with one on editing. I think I've worked for this editor before...
The imaginary library at Western Washington University
Gretchen Hansen came back from Bellingham with a great tip about an illustration exhibit at the Wilson Library at Western Washington University. Here's what she observed:This exhibit consists of original art by 72 illustrators from 30 countries. The participating artists were invited by the International Library in Munich, to create an original book cover for... Continue Reading →
Daily eye candy
Check out the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. There's a virtual tour (you'll find the link on the left).
He had me at “undead folks … after our brains”
Adding the zombie cat? Even better. Check out Stix & Bones, a new comic by our colleague Darrell Toland.
Free watercolor painting class
Dana Sullivan sent this along--I was out last week, which is why I wasn't able to post it in time for the first class. But here it is:This February, Seattle artist, Molly Murrah, is leading a special 5-week live watercolor painting class in the Creative Techs worldwide classroom. I "attended" Molly's experimental first class a... Continue Reading →
Are you down with OPP?
If you have no idea what OPP is, apparently you were elsewhere when Generation X was having its frisky way with the radio waves.Today, though, it stands for Other People's Pixels, which is a service that builds websites for illustrators.One of our colleagues, Elizabeth Sattler, used it to build her new site.Check out Other People's... Continue Reading →
Unbearably cute
Julius Santiago has embarked on a yearlong bear-a-day project. Check it out! (And thanks to Liz Mills for the link.)
New featured illustrator tells all (about the SCBWI Int’l conference in NYC, anyway)
You may remember John Deininger as the 2nd Runner-up in the Juried Art Portfolio Contest at our 2009 annual writers and illustrators conference. He also received recognition there for an Outstanding Work in Progress for his picture-book manuscript, Beep. Now, we're happy to announce that he's the latest featured illustrator on our very own web... Continue Reading →
Today’s eye candy: Gustaf Tenggren illustrations
Read all about the Golden Books illustrator who, after a tough experience at Disney, "resolved that he would never again waste his skills building a reputation for someone else."
Old James Thurber interview
This one's on Paris Review, and if you've ever had a piece of art or writing come out not exactly as you'd intended, you have to check it out. The first bit: Well, once I did a drawing for The New Yorker of a naked woman on all fours up on top of a bookcase—a... Continue Reading →