Mark Summers (update) Posted 118 minutes ago I have long been fascinated by pen and ink drawing, and its mirror world cousin, scratchboard. Both are demanding mediums, but scratchboard is additionally difficult in that the unfamiliarity of ... [Link]
Mario Sughi in Manchester Posted 2 hours ago IGI Member Mario Sughi has a solo show in Manchester starting next week. Make sure you check it out if you are around. The exhibition is curated by Blank Media ... [Link]
Best Health Magazine Posted 4 hours ago Laura Pérez illustrates an article for Best Health Magazine. Pets, new and now. [Link]
Happy Flyer Posted 4 hours ago The Happy Flyer The design is inspired by a bowl of Japanese noodles with eggs. It is commissioned and distributed by Noted. Its been spotted in Fred Aldous Manchester, Contemporary ... [Link]
Typographical Illustration for WIRED Posted 4 hours ago Lino print masthead/logo illustration for WIRED magazine. Not sure which issue this will be in yet, so keep your eyes peeled! [Link]
New drumskin: Gulf Pelican Posted 4 hours ago This drumskin painting was part of Drawing Expo 2010 at Galerie Rye (Montreal). I also donated the image to Ripple Sketches (http://ripplesketches.blogspot.com~ the site where illustrators send in images which ... [Link]
Charley Harper Federal Building Mural Posted 8 hours ago I've read about the Charley Harper mural in the Federal Building Cincinnati, but had no idea it was still in existence until I saw these pics on Visualingual.The mural illustrates ... [Link]
Blow Up Posted 17 hours ago Blow Up, a show of works by Tomer Hanuka, Sam Weber and Yuko Shimizu, opened today at the Society of Illustrators (NYC). Opening reception will be held on September 10th, ... [Link]
Animated Mouk! Posted 20 hours ago Marc Boutavant’s amazing Around the World with Mouk (previously) has been made into a pilot. The video is not embeddable, so I took the above screenshots. See the full pilot ... [Link]
Amazing shots by Akihito Igarashi Posted 22 hours ago Akihito Igarashi is a Japanese photographer living in London. Very beautiful and various shots (faces, fashion, music, places…) I have to say this is one of my favorite portfolios! I ... [Link]
Kenn Backhaus Posted 25 hours ago Kenn Backhaus is a contemporary realist painter who is a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America and past president of Plein Air Painters of America. Backhaus was one of ... [Link]
Steve Simpson’s Icon6 Diary Posted 30 hours ago In early July IGI member, Steve Simpson, travelled from Dublin to sunny California for the biennial US illustration conference, ICON. Here’s his diary from the event: After spending a couple ... [Link]
My Foodie ABC now available! Posted 31 hours ago My Foodie ABC: A Little Gourmet’s Guide (written by Puck, art by Violet Lemay) will be available in bookstores as of August 31, 2010. The following review of the book ... [Link]
Auto Type VII Posted 31 hours ago Auto Type VII - more fabulous typography and graphics from a selection of very worthy vehicles.See Auto Type I-VI here or check out our Flickr set here. [Link]
New POETRY cover: Lures Posted 32 hours ago Here’s my second illustration selected for the cover of POETRY Magazine out of Chicago. [Link]
Christopher Denise Posted 41 hours ago Christopher Denise is a visual development artist who has worked with companies like Fox/Blue Sky Studios and Treanor Brothers Animation. He is also a children’s book illustrator whose clients include ... [Link]
Spirit City Toronto Posted 42 hours ago I recently snagged a copy of Aaron Leighton’s Spirit City Toronto from Koyama Press. Inserting drawings of creatures into real-world photos may not be new (see: Monster’s in Real Places, ... [Link]
Check out the latest from Miss Mindy and Buff Monster! Posted 43 hours ago Check out the latest collaborative sketch video from Los Angeles artists’ Miss Mindy and Buff Monster. Both have upcoming solo exhibitions in town, put these on your to – do ... [Link]
Miss Mindy and Buff Monster 01 Posted 44 hours ago Dynamic duos … Poncho and Lefty, Harold and Maude, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Bonnie and Clyde …. Miss Mindy & Buff Monster! Music from Lafayette Louisiana’s sweet indie concoction Brass ... [Link]
Unfinished classic Disney pencil test Posted 44 hours ago A “pencil test”, as I mentioned in my recent post about Pencil Test Depot, is a hand-drawn animation sequence (or entire cartoon) in pencil, prior to the steps to final ... [Link]
Newsound Album Art Posted 45 hours ago Newsound is a fantastic upcoming band featuring solid original worship music. I had the privilege of creating the cover of their latest album/EP. The idea here is out of Revelation ... [Link]
I’ll Get the Ice Cream Posted 2 days ago Loved this perfectly-staged bit of slapstick from Bird Box Studio. Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | 6 comments Tags: Animation [Link]
A Short Essay and 2 New Illustrations Posted 2 days ago Recently Zero@illo.com posted an essay on the craft of illustration written by me. My goal with this essay is to incite quandary in your mind. Through pictures and words, I ... [Link]
A Hard Day’s Fight Posted 2 days ago A couple of weeks back I was contacted by the Liverpool Roller Birds who wanted a design to promote their upcoming roller derby matches. The event itself is called ‘A ... [Link]
Cardmaking and Papercraft Posted 2 days ago I created several illustrations for the October issue of Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine which readers can cut out to make their own cards with. Really enjoyed doing the pattern designs! ... [Link]
How To Kill Osama Bin Laden Posted 2 days ago IGI Member, Eoin Coveney, share with us one of his last commissioned work. A very nice project indeed. It was the first commissioned work from my agent, NB illustration. The ... [Link]
From the reference box # 87 Posted 2 days ago #87 - British Discovery First Day Cover Stamps. Issued on 19 September 1967 this set of stamps commemorates, "four aspects of British discovery which have changed the course of modern ... [Link]