Lines and Colors art blog

Category: Illustration

  • Andrew Loomis

    Andrew Loomis was a highly regarded commercial illustrator who was prominent in the 40’s and 50’s. He was a superb draughtsman and the author of several how-to books on drawing that are classics in their genre, particularly Figure Drawing for All it’s Worth and Drawing the Head and Hands. Anyone interested in drawing people can…

  • Donato Giancola

    Donato Giancola is one of my favorite science fiction and fantasy artists. His respect for the old masters shows in his excellent draughtsmanship and superb command of painting technique. The site includes several galleries of illustration as well as life drawing, traditional portraiture and concept art. The illustrations are sometimes accompanied by preliminary sketches and…

  • Mário Belém

    Portugese illustrator Mário Belém works in a variety of styles, ranging from minimalist to intricately detailed. His current portfolio is focused on his illustration. There is also illustration as well as design work in the old site and the studio.

  • P. Craig Russell

    Probably best known for his work on the comic book adaptations of Michael Moorcock’s Elric stories, P. Craig Russell has worked on many titles over the years, including Sandman and Dr. Strange. He works in a fine lined style that is both fluid and precise. Parts of images like clouds and trees often are so…

  • Tim Jessell

    Tim Jessell’s site describes his style as “realistic with a twist”. He does both advertising and editorial illustration and is the author/illustrator of the children’s book Amorak (Amazon link).

  • T W Schaller

    Architectural presentation art is a form often roundly ignored in art circles, even by those interested in illustration and concept art. Granted, much of it is formulaic, but there are masters here as in other genres of art. Tom Schaller is a case in point. Some of the art on this site is formal architectural…