Well my internet is still hardly working. As soon as it starts working a little better I will try and do some more art posts.
Today's featured artist is Syd Mead. Syd Mead for those of you who do not know is an industrial designer, illustrator and futurist. He is well known for his designs for Blade Runner, Aliens, Short Circuit, 2010, and Tron. His work has influenced several generations of concept artists, illustrators, ...
Well I was busy this evening and did a big update over at the forum. It now has a new art museum section that will be filling out with great art from the past and present. I have also added a section of free books to help organize them so ...
Today I thought I would share this interview with the great Syd Mead with you. Mr Mead is an amazing artist and futurist. Who has had a lot to do with our vision of the future. And if you are interested in him keep an eye out on the blog. ...
Today's featured artist is Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (3 December 1793 – 18 May 1867). He was a well known English marine painter. One thing that added to his realistic representation of ships was his years as a sailor. In his time as a sailor he served in both the Royal ...
For exercise D we are going to do an drawing. The écorché is a drawing of the anatomy without the skin. In the past they used to do both drawings and sculptures of people and horses etc with just the muscles and bones etc. And this is really a great ...
Today's featured artist is Edwin Austin Abbey (April 1, 1852 – August 1, 1911). Abbey was an American illustrator / artist during the golden age of illustration. He had a long and important career and was a very good artist. And I am glad to share him with every one ...
Today's featured artist is American illustrator Harry Grant Dart (1869 – 1938). He was mainly known for his futuristic airships. Hi work has recently gotten more recognition with the popularity of steampunk. He is not well known but you can read a little bit about him at Wikipedia. [gallery]
Walter H. Everett was a good but not so well known American illustrator. He seems to have had early success and was able to study with Pyle and be published in his early twenties. But it seems that while he was good at his art he was not as good ...
For exercise C we are going to do a self portrait in B&W. You can use pencil, charcoal or another B&W medium you feel comfortable using. But just no computers yet:) Here are some famous examples of self portraits by Courbet and Rembrandt to get you motivated:)
