Category: Creativity
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Thomas Nast’s Santa Claus illustrations
Pioneering American political cartoonist and illustrator Thomas Nast — who was active during the mid to late 19th century, and particularly during the period of the American Civil War — was instrumental in the creation of the contemporary image of Santa Claus. Though I often credit the later illustrations of J.C. Leyendecker with fully fleshing…
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Tiepolo, Guardi and Their World
“Tiepolo, Guardi, and Their World: Eighteenth-Century Venetian Drawings” is an exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum in NewYork that has been drawn from the museum’s rather remarkable collection of master drawings. I haven’t yet had the chance to see this show, but I’ve been to numerous previous shows of master drawings at the Morgan,…
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Collaborating with a 4-year old
While drawing in a toned paper sketchbook, which she had carefully selected for its nice middle ground for adding highlights as well as darks, illustrator Mica Angela Henrdicks was reminded by her 4-year old daughter that kids always want to play with grown-ups’ toys. She reluctantly acquiesced, and the 4-year old proceeded to “finish” a…
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Doodle 4 Google
Those who don’t, like me, use a shortcut for search in a browser bar, but instead actually go to the Google homepage, will frequently see Google Doodles. These are versions of the Google logo made of illustrated elements that, to one degree or anther, suggest or form the letters of the word. Google has artists…
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Andrew Bosley
Andrew Bosley is a concept artist and illustrator currently working with Red Storm Entertainment in North Carolina. I first encountered Bosley back in 2007, when he had just graduated from the Illustration program at San Jose state University, and was kind enough to write and share with us a blog he had posted called A…
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Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012
Solid and invaluable advice for artists or any kind, and at any stage in their life and career — but particularly when starting out, given by writer Neil Gaiman at this year’s commencement address to the graduating class of the University of the Arts here in Philadelphia. Excellent. [Via MetaFilter]