online fun

Moma Red Studio - Targeted at teens, but pretty entertaining for the rest of us nerds who like to draw stuff online.

CRUNCH time inspiration

Artist Michael Cutlip - Inspiring expeimentation with materials. wish we could see closer up on these pics.

Painter Monica Cook - here bird series is similar to a concentration. interesting background textures and variation. lovely self portraiture with a strong light.

(both from judy AP listserv)

Perpsective tutorial

here's a clear explanation with good diagrams for Basic Perspective. Its shows 1, 2 & 3 point perspective. aimed at an adult audience, i think.

Rednosed

oh my. art is good. please check out this incredible 3D illustration, the Red Nose Studio.

His rep's site has additional info including a great sketchbook and more images.

links for my students

Rachel, this one's for you: Artnatomy (found from Drawn) shows facial structures with some animation. Pretty cool.

Pixel tile machine. Maybe you'll even want to make your own tshirt from here.

a great way to learn about art careers or even art schools is to find people in that field and research their bio to find out their influences. So check out these Pixar animators.

silkscreen tutorial

a comic-style silkscreen tutorial ! which i found on the carrot revolution.

recent inspiration

design firm: the New Year more music posters, plus

illustration (via Drawn) Tim Marrs, a guy from the UK. very messy, lots of silk screen layers. urbansubjects with rich textures, patterns, visual puns, ... wow!

Cut it Out, Martin O'Neil. Collage with subtly strong composition. another wow.

Design Observer - very professional site. i like the small text and concise descriptions, seemingly made by/for professionals. scroll til you find a post entitles "Observed (with roman numeral)" these are chocked full of goodies. I've added them to my perma-list here on the right side.

This site sells handmade crafts and has the coolest way to shop...by color! Puma used to do this too, though less specific colors. which was helpful. because theres something special about green shoes.

ornament

I've had a strange attraction to ornament recently. Okay, its not that strange, but i've been drawing ornamental print designs out of fashion magazines and my trusty Grammar of Ornament.



In related interests, here's a nice combination of drawing and ornament, the artwork of Alphonse Mucha. He is credited with shaping the french Art Nouveau style in the very late 1800s. Check out his work here, at the official Mucha website gallery. I'd love to go to Prague sometime and see the Mucha museum.

More design firms online

A few more to learn from...

Boss construction - these logos are nice. i also like the presentation of how you click on the squares (i'm sure theres a better word for that).

Cricket Press

Heads of State - a design firm in Philly

T Stout - I like his posters. lots of layers, textures

Step into Design, a magazine. this links to their education articles. I love it when my worlds collide!

a world of music posters

Drawn turned me on to this amazing world of silkscreened music posters. How soon can i take a silk screen class?

Flatstock at SXSW

list of designers for this SXSW gig

some posters by Delicious design

okay, so you know when you find talented people on the net they usually recommend other similarly talented talents. So here's some studios that I'm a new fan of:

Aesthetic Apparatus Design

Asterick Design Studio

Lure Design - I like the the views of their studio. (i'm a nerd,okay)

evolving interests

la dolce vita...life is sweet, no? here's what i mean:

drawing. art. color. teaching. these have been my long loves. well a few new interests have emerged in my life. like business. design. silk screened posters. not so different but now emphasizing making art in community. articulating concepts. cultivating curiosity.

so for my very small audience, you might find the tone here changing a bit. i've got some great art opportunities in the works.

may the sweet life continue...