Month: April 2007
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Xia Xiaowan – Mariléne Oliver
You may occasionally hear me refer to 3-D in the sense of 3-D CGI, the creation of two dimensional images based on three dimensional computer models; but there’s another aspect of 3-D in relation to art, the perception of images in 3-D. Holography has been used in gallery art for a number of years; and,…
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Francis Tsai
Francis Tsai was trained as an architect, but now works as an illustrator, concept designer and visual development artist for the gaming industry. His website, TeamGT Studios, which he shares with architect Linda Glaze, contains a portfolio of his illustration, concept design and “other stuff“, which includes sketches, experiments and life drawings. Tsai appears to…
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Sterling Hundley
Sterling Hundley’s career as an illustrator got off to a quick start. While still a student at Virginia Commonwealth University, his work was chosen for the Society of Illustrators Student Scolarship Competition and the Society’s Illustrators Annual, and appeared in CMYK and Step by Step Magazine. He continues to garner awards and notice from the…
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Janny Wurts
Most illustrators are called upon to interpret and represent the essence of a story. Occasionally, illustrators will venture into writing and, even less frequently, writers will have the skill to add illustrations to their own work. Outside of comics, a medium that seems to lend itself better to the role of author/illustrator, it’s rare to…
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Albrecht Altdorfer
Easter celebrates the Christian ideal of resurrection and rebirth; its setting in early Springtime (and association with fertility symbols like rabbits and eggs) carries forward the idea of new beginnings and the power of nature. It’s also the time of year associated with Cecil B. DeMille’s Hollywood spectacles, with their attendant special effects and thunderously…
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The $100,000 Animation Drawing Course
Wow! What an amazing treasure trove this is for anyone interested in animation or cartoon drawing. It should really be titled: “The $100,000 Animation Drawing Course for $8”. There is so much great stuff here that this should be a site of its own, but it’s actually part of the terrific ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Project…