Lines and Colors art blog

Category: Illustration

  • Annibale Carracci’s Book of Portraiture (?)

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    I have to admit I’m not quite sure what this is. I came across it from a link somewhere (and have unfortunately forgotten the connection), and bookmarked it under “cool drawing resource”. Carracci was a 16th Century Italian master renowned for his beautiful frescos and paintings, and credited with inventing caricature in the modern sense.…

  • Andy’s Early Comics Archive

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    OK, I’m going to divide you into two groups for this tour. Those of you who think you don’t like comics (possibly because you associate them with bland newspaper strips and endless arrays of costumed superheroes), please get on the bus labeled “Quick Tour”. You should at least take a peak at this, even if…

  • Drawn! (update)

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    A tip of the hat to Johnny at Drawn! for their recent mention of my post on Illustrators’ Visions of Santa Claus.. This seems a convenient time to mention Drawn! again. For those of you who aren’t already regular readers, the promise of a little time off over the holidays may be opportune for getting…

  • Felix Lorioux

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    Felix Lorioux was a well known illustrator in his native France, but not as recognized here in the U.S. His fantasy filled, colorful, Art Nouveau inspired illustrations are an excellent match for the storybook subjects he took on. They were not a good match, however, for Disney’s Mickey Mouse. His attempt to handle the French…

  • Illustrators’ Visions of Santa Claus

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    Over the years, great illustrators have created and shaped the popular vision of Santa Claus. Clockwise from top, left: Thomas Nast, who gave Santa Claus a form almost like the modern idea in the mid-1800’s, with his clay pipe and arm full of toys (including a sword). You can see some of his visions of…

  • Ilene Meyer (update)

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    I wrote about Ilene Meyer’s beautiful Surrealist inspired paintings back in September. Since then a new book has been released, written by D. Michael Tomkins and illustrated with her nature themed fantastic art paintings. The book is called The World Below and is a children’s story about survival and change in an ancient civilization that…