Lines and Colors art blog

Category: Illustration

  • James Gurney (update)

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    I received a note through James Gurney’s mailing list that his Dinotopia site has been completely redone and expanded with new content, largely in support of the newest book in his Dinotopia series, Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara. In addition, Gurney has a new blog, Gurney Journey, in which he intends to chronicle the people and…

  • Simon Bartram

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    Though he does other advertising and editorial illustration, U.K. illustrator Simon Bartram is noted for a series of children’s books that he both wrote and illustrated: Watch out for Sprouts, Dougal’s Deep Sea Diary (image above, right) and Man on the Moon (a day in the life of Bob) (above, left). He has also illustrated…

  • Glen Angus

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    It’s always particularly sad when my first post about an artist is to mark their untimely passing. Glen Angus was talented illustrator, concept artist, designer and storyboard artist. He died suddenly last Thursday night. Angus was a Senior Artist and major contributor to game developer Raven Software and there is a tribute page posted on…

  • Colin Stimpson

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    U.K illustrator and concept artist Colin Stimpson lists early influences that include great Edwardian illustrators like Edmund Dulac and Arthur Rackham. He carries those influences into his snappy, nicely textured illustrations and a richly imaginative rendering style for his concept art and color guides for animated films. Stimpson has worked on a number of Disney…

  • Drew Struzan

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    Drew Struzan is another of those artists, like Michael Deas, whose work you have undoubtedly seen, whether you realize it or not. Struzan is responsible for some of the most famous and recognizable movie posters in recent memory. He has also done art for advertising, book and comic covers, music CD covers and other product…

  • Peter Sylvada

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    California painter and illustrator Peter Sylvada paints in a way that makes “painterly” too weak a descriptor. Ranging from muted earth tones to brilliant, impressionist strength colors, his oil paintings are composed of wonderfully bold chunks of color and a wealth of tactile brush texture. From portraits that show the obvious influence of Sargent, to…