Month: March 2010
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Jean-Sébastien Rossbach
Jean-Sébastien Rossbach is a French freelance illustrator and concept artist based in Paris. He has done work in publishing, video games, board and role playing games, movies, the recording industry and advertising. Rossbach gives his fantasy themed illustrations an extra element of decorative surface, incorporating patterns and deign elements into his images. Very often he…
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Philip Geiger
Phillip Geiger says that he does not intend for his paintings to carry a narrative, but a narrative element is often implied by the posed subjects that inhabit his room interiors. His interiors are at once quiet and lively, calm and energetic. It is in his treatment of light and painterly handling that Geiger conveys…
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Jason Seiler
Jason Seiler is a caricaturist, character designer and illustrator whose clients include The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Weekly Standard, Business Week, MAD Magazine and many others. As a caricaturist, Seiler often pushes his exaggerated portraits to extremes, to the point where they have a fun-house mirror feeling. He can then turn around and…
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Larry Seiler
Gouache is a medium that doesn’t get its due. Often looked on as a “less than” subset of transparent watercolor, or a “wannabe” substitute for oil, gouache has some of the characteristics of each. Gouache is a form of watercolor, pigment suspended in gum arabic, and does give the ability to work in light over…
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Alice in Wonderland Illustrations
“…and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” I used the quote above, from the first paragraph of Lewis Carroll’s classic and newly popular story, as a preface to the “Dead Tree Edition” of my webcomic, ArgonZark! when it was published in 1997. I felt it was a perfect…
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Nick Pugh (update)
I wrote about Nick Pugh back in 2006. Pugh is a concept artist and designer for the entertainment industry. In addition to his work in feature films, he often does design work for theme park rides and attractions. Since my previous post, Pugh has redesigned his web site and added considerable material. You’ll find links…