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1. Type 201 For Illustrators: Artist Logos

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2. First Glimpse at Timberline

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3. Type 102 for Illustrators: Book Cover Case Study

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4. comparison 8

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rough small sketches in black/white like the following were done to define the value range, the light and shadow, as well as the staging of the animation in the scene. this is from the disney animated feature BAMBI in 1940. later that step was part of the WORKBOOK, the translation of the storyboard into ‘film-language’, […]

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5. Color Charts Through History

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6. The Forever Flowers

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Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers

Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers
Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers
Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers
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Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers
Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers
Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers
Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers
Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers
Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers
Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers
Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers
Sonja Danowski, The Forever Flowers

The Forever Flowers by Michael J. Rosen.
Creative Editions, 2014.ISBN 1568462735.
Illustrator Sonja Danowski.

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7. Chris Dunn

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Chris Dunn is an English illustrator and gallery artist whose most recent project is a series of watercolor paintings inspired by the classic children’s story The Wind in the Willows. Dunn has a wonderfully finessed style, combining a visceral, tactile realism with a delightful portrayal of his anthropomorphic animal protagonists. There is a warmth and […]

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8. Michael Robear

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The watercolors of northeastern Maryland artist Michael Robear would be striking enough in any context — crisply rendered in muted palettes, with intriguing narrative elements bordering on magic realism — but they are particularly arresting in their individualized sculptural frames. In addition to being a painter, Robear is a sculptural metalworker and also works with […]

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9. New Paint and Etsy Update

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10. SCBWI Fall Bulletin: Writing in the margins about working for free

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Hello my friends – I am always pleased to get the latest copy of the SCBWI Bulletin in the mail. Even just opening the envelope to see and be delighted by the cover art is a treat. It never fails to disappoint. But this time around it was especially sweet to flip ahead and see […]

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11. Pumpkins, Wyeth, Sargent & Fall Fun

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12. MARK ENGLISH UP CLOSE

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13. HOW TO BEAT THE DEADLINE ( and live to do it again)

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14. Inspiration : The Life Ball Style Bible, 2015

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15. Girls in Trees

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16. Artist's Studios

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17. DRAWING THE BACKS OF HEADS

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18. Arthur Melville

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Though he was also accomplished in oil, 19th century Scottish painter Arthur Melville is know in particular for his unique and influential style of watercolor painting. Melville’s approach was radical and very different from the mainstream of British watercolorists at the time. Though he worked in transparent watercolor, Melville painted on specially prepared paper which […]

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19. Eye Candy for Today: Ingres graphite portrait of Mme. Lethière

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Madame Alexandre Lethière and Her Daughter Letizia, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres Graphite on paper, roughly 11×9 in (30×22 cm); in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use the download or zoom icons under the image. Another of Ingres’ marvelous pencil portraits in which the delicately attentive portrait is set off by his seemingly casual sketch of […]

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20. The Importance of Getting Out

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21. Guptill on Reflected Light

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22. E.H. Shepard's WWI Illustrations

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23. Eye Candy for Today: Botticelli idealized portrait

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Idealized Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Nymph), Sandro Botticelli Tempera on wood panel, 32×21 in (82×54 cm) Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Städel Museum, Frankfurt. There is also an article devoted to the painting on Wikipedia. This exquisite […]

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24. Perfect Passage: Schoenherr

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25. Roy G. Krenkel’s illustrations for Tales of Three Planets, at The Golden Age

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You can see a series of thumbnails for the cover, the final drawing and cover layout for the book, and the interior illustrations.

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