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  • The Society of Wood Engravers

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    The Society of Wood Engravers is a U.K. organization devoted, as the name states, to the art of wood engraving. Though similar in many ways to the more familiar process of woodcuts, of which it is a subset, wood engraving shares similarity to the process of metal engraving in the nature of the tools used.…

  • Zita the Spacegirl (Ben Hatke)

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    Ben Hatke’s charmingly whimsical comics character Zita the Spacegirl first appeared as a webcomic and then in print in Flight Explorer, a small volume published in 2008 as a kid-focused companion to the Flight comics anthologies, to which Hatke also contributed. Zita went on hiatus for some time, leaving those of us who enjoyed her…

  • Thought of You (Ryan Woodward)

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    Thought of You (also on Vimeo) is a short animation by professional animator, storyboard and concept artist Ryan Woodward. It is a simple but beautifully done dance sequence, with suggestions of a story, but open ended enough for viewers to make their own interpretations. Elegantly animated, the sequence is set to World Spins Madly On…

  • Robert Kogge

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    I think the role of texture, whether physical or rendered, plays a more important part in the visceral presence and visual impact of artworks than is often mentioned. It is frequently overshadowed by the more overt characteristics of a painting or drawing. There are artists, however, for whom texture a major component in their artistic…

  • More J.C. Leyendecker on Illustration Art

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    Long time readers of Lines and Colors will know that J.C. Leyendecker is one of my favorite illustrators, and I’m always happy to share Leyendecker resources on the web when I come across them. Illustrator Chris Sheban, who I wrote about here, was kind enough to let me know about an older post on David…

  • Alexis Rockman

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    Alexis Rockman might be called an unnatural history artist. Drawing on the visual language of natural history artists, botanical illustrators and and paleontological reconstruction artists, along with a fascination for diorama-style cut-aways and mural-like panoramas, Rockman puts the the time machine in the other gear and moves us into the future, depicting familiar landmarks in…