The Work of Her Hands

Those of Lizzy Stewart, illustrator.

Need I say more? No but I may mention this wonderful
collaboration she is working on called We Are the Friction [ pictured below ].
Editions are limited, purchase one if you can.

Bannecker

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I have this thing about asking to use photographs & artwork. You should too.

That being said, if you see no images to accompany text, I was unsuccessful in obtaining permission.

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ABOUT TODAY : illustration

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Animal Farm, Illustrated

I took a Drawing class last quarter, and we were tasked with illustrating a piece of literature of our choice. Eventually I landed on George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Observe:

And here’s my first experiment with color. I’m thinking monochromatic watercolor washes, probably more neutral and moody than this one. We’ll see.

Anyway, cheers!
-CES

Cover and Spot

Our first year classes are engaging in a little friendly competition to design the cover of the Weekly Volcano – a younger, less developed version of Seattle’s Stranger – and a spot illustration for a fall issue. Here is my cover:

And spot:

-CES

Illustrative

Chloe and I are taking a book illustration class this quarter which we are absolutely stoked for and so I have this for you. While digging through my brother’s police locker of books, I came upon some old and new favorites with amazing illustrations, all children’s stories. I would like for you to feast your eyes upon these amazing works of art. Children are really quite spoiled with amazing visuals, they just don’t know how to appreciate them. But the young at heart, such as you and I certainly can. I like this idea so much, I may just keeping digging through that locker to do new posts. Here are three to start.

The Velveteen Rabbit by  Margery Williams, illustrated by William Nicholson

The Three Astronauts by Umberto Eco, illustrated by Eugenio Carmi

The Cinder-Eyed Cats written and illustrated by Eric Rohmann

{Thank you William, for the use of your camera.}

Don’t Mess With the U.S.

I discovered this stuff completely by accident, and it made me laugh. Behold how one artist has interpreted and recreated Idaho, Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Louisiana, Arkansas, Delaware and California.

See the rest of his work at frankchimero.com. It’s good stuff.

Si Scott, Master of Line Art

I love Si Scott. Just feast your eyes on this work for a few moments, and you will understand.

“I always start by picking a font I feel fits the brief or works with what I am trying to achieve the piece and then will play around with different page layouts for a while. The next phase is to just bring the piece to life,” he says.

“I think I came to make this kind of work through my love of drawing, type and design and trying to do something that encompasses all them together.”

“Most of my inspiration comes from music,” he adds. “I am constantly listening to music while I work and the lyrics especially. I’m really into words.”

He sites his favorite fonts to work with as Helvetica, Akzidenze Grotesk, and Pagan Poetry. See his entire portfolio at siscottstudio.com and art-dept.com.

Let the inspiration flow.