17 posts tagged “art”
I saw a Twitter tweet by Drape who was looking for free Clip Art of a light bulb. I had been meaning to post about a few Free Photo clip art resources, but never did. His Tweet nudged me to go ahead.
Now, each of these has restrictions of some sort (non-commercial, attribution, etc.), so be sure to read closely.
Flickr Creative Commons search
I can't resist a good meme (trend, whatever). So I jumped in!
A caricature can be powerful, and hold more than just memories of the state fair
I have been keeping too many Cookie Recipes to myself
Clearing out the "spiritual clutter" in your soul enables you to use your gifts in a meaningful way
I will be uploading some art soon, and I am very self-conscious about it. So I am setting these posts to only be viewable by folks in my Vox "neighborhood." If you are already a "friend" or "neighbor" you should not notice any change.
That said, I welcome anyone to join my neighborhood. Just add me and that's that.
It has been a long time since I drew anything, and I am just not ready to share it with the world. Maybe if I get some confidence back.
Anyhow, the posts will start soon. And hopefully, you will like what you see.
I am just now broadening my skills set by digging into Illustrator CS2. I've used Illustrator before, but juuuuuust enough to do what I needed to do, then I'd get out.
So, really, once LOST and HEROES are finished for the season, I am gonna get back into my art. No, really....
Now, I am really wanting to do some learning. So, I will be posting Illustrator tutorials and resources I think will teach me a few things (and you too, maybe).
Go MediaZine - I don't know how I managed to never run across this site, but it is simply amazing. They really want you to learn how to do things (not only in software, but like sketch on paper). I can see myself losing hours just reading this site without even opening Illustrator. Here are a few pages I like:
Beautiful Vector Illustration
From Sketch to Vector Illustration
Gigposter Design
Kuler Color Harmonies - Actually it doesn't seem to have a name, but it does give you color harmonies, and it is on a site called Kuler. So, whatever it is, it is very handy!
Illustrator How-To: Drawing with Naturalistic Pen, Ink & Wash - This is inspiring, hey maybe I really CAN do this!
Creating Line Drawings in Adobe Illustrator - Dani Draws (as mentioned before) is a great place to point your browser when you need a "you can do it" fix. Why? Because she shows you every step, and shares her settings. She really leave you with no excuse for not getting started (yet I still find them).
Veerle's Blog - Like Dani, Veerle is very generous in sharing her knowledge of Illustrator. There are so many things I'd like to link to on her site, but will limit it to a few.
Illustrator Art Brushes
Illustration, from sketch to finish - Part One
Anton's Artcasts - I have not had time to watch these, but I am looking forward to it - in #8 he
Drawing a Cow in Illustrator Tutorial - Just what it says.
Digital Breadcrumbs - Not sure if this is mostly Illustrator, but I need to come back to the site. The author is showing us their progress as they build their skills.
Parable Forums - Check out the "Gaining More" forum where artists are posting their work for critique.
I found a few new art blogs, and other interesting links. Figured I'd better post them before my browser crashed and I lost all my tabs.
Cow Shell Graphics - has fun art and links to a whole slew of other art blogs/communities. Don't miss Mike's Blog and Cow & Buffalo
Lunchbox Funnies - Web comics for all ages
Illustrative Of - Pook has just started posting her art on the web, head over and give her some encouragement
Scott McCloud - You probably know who he is, if not, you should visit his site. He is also touring every state in the USA in a year to promote his new book. Wouldn't that be a blast? Read the tour blog here.
Lucylou - A recent art school grad, who looks to have a promising art (and music) great career ahead of her (just dig that crazy Escher-esque wallpaper of hers).
Yolk - AKA Monika, is a colorist and has a great blog where she shows her work
Making a Comic (video) - Here is Soulsearcher's process of creating a web comic, from pencil to scan to web. Keen!
More comic making videos - These were the videos in the "related" category on the above video.
OK, that's about all the Art Envy I can handle for now. More when the mood hits...
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Feels like I need to get drawing again. I always get that itch when I check out sketch/art blogs. Basically, this post is one HUGE bookmark, which I can use when I want inspiration. I plan to update it as I find new blogs.
BTW - Do you ever get so intimidated that you aren't that good at something, so you don't even try? I'm in that mode at the moment...
Some Fave Sketch Blogs
Loobylu (on hiatus, but loads of great posts archived)
Hamilton Likes To Draw - Love this guy's stuff (also, an interview)
Sara's Sketches - Always love to look at her work, and without her comment section, I'd not have found half of the sites I have listed
Rocket Dreams - I love this post, umm #1 anyone???
Dean Rankine's Holy Cow! Christian Comics (be prepared to be challenged) and his blog
Weekly Drawing Blogs
Illustration Friday, its blog, and Penelope's Blog that started it all
- also an interview with Danny Gregory, and a tutorial, sorta, but I moved it to the last section below.
Community
Tutorials
Shane draws a Gunslingin' Bear (images) and a Flyin' Pig (video)
Danny shows us how he watercolors
Penelope's 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , part series on an Illustration Project for Notes on Design
I made a new icon for Mash-up Fans.
While I was at it, I made one for the "Coffee" group too. Not sure if they will use it, but maybe they will!
You can make cool icons like this, and even wilder ones, at ImageChef.com.
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