Category: Illustration
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David Parkins
Illustrator and cartoonist David Parkins, originally from the UK and now based in Canada, has had a long career creating editorial illustrations, political cartoons and satirical comics for some of Britain and Canada’s top publications. In addition he has illustrated a number of children’s books. In the introduction to his website, Parkins points out that…
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KIm Jung Gi
Despite some glaring flaws in its presentation, this time lapse video of Kim Jung Gi drawing a complex panorama in markers, across two walls at 90° and apparently without preliminary sketch, is fascinating. Starting with a driver’s face, he goes on to draw cars, bikes, scuba divers and a variety of animals and people, including…
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Sendak Tribute Google Doodle
In celebration of what would have been Maurice Sendak’s 85th birthday today (June 10, 2013), Google has a nicely done, affectionate, respectful and fairly extensive tribute to the artist in the form of an animated Google Doodle on the Google home page. After today, look to the Google Doodles archive, or view this video capture…
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Nick Price
UK illustrator Nick Price is best known for the “Dr. Snuggles” animated series and related series of children’s books, the “Tau Ceti” children’s animated series and the animated feature “Simi & Laminas” as well as “The Wombles” books and others. He has also done advertising illustrations for a number of high profile clients and created…
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William Timlin
William M. Timlin was an English architect, illustrator and painter who spent most of his life in South Africa. In addition to his gallery art and periodical illustrations, Timlin wrote and illustrated a personal book project, originally intended for his son, titled The Ship that Sailed to Mars. Timlin worked on the project for two…
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Eye Candy for Today: Bilibin’s Vasilisa
Vasilisa the Beautiful at the Hut of Baba Yaga, by Ivan Bilibin (larger but darker here) One of Bilibin’s wonderful series of illustrations for the classic Russian folktale.