By: Robin Brande,
on 4/4/2014
I recently discovered this wonderful website by artist and writer Stephen McCranie. You could spend hours clicking on every one of his comics/lessons. Here’s a good place to start, with his lesson on why we should be happy to make friends with failure.
By: David Billings,
on 7/28/2009
It’s probably the Artist in me, but I was known on my little league tee-ball team as the kid who was always looking up at the clouds when the ball was on the field.
Focus, Davey. Focus!
So there must be something about clouds. I still get transfixed by them. Only now I have kids, so getting distracted by fluffy, white atmospheric vapor shaped like bunnies can mean losing a child, so I’ve trained myself to focus better.
I still like making clouds in my art. They can be simple, but an effective way to set off an image or text.
How to Be More Creative E-book cover
I recently opened up shop creating E-book covers for authors. It’s pretty fun and they’re the people I like working with the most; busy, talented, and just need something simple.
So is it a coincidence that one of my first e-book clients got a cloud on her cover? Hey, it fit her content and I like clouds. We both liked it. Bonus.
It’s also interesting how something simple like a cloud and sky cover could require so much thinkifying. Sure, it looks obvious and easy now, but conceptualizing the simple… isn’t.
Speaking of creative, check out Marelisa Fabréga’s book, “How to Be More Creative: A Handbook for Alchemists.” Besides the lovely cover (because of course I’m biased), it’s perfect for creatives of all types; scientists, mathematicians, engineers, writers, and artists.
