A demonstration of drawing a landscape with coloured pencils, from a photograph. Tutor is Nina Weiss.
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sketching landscape with Nina Weiss
Drawing cartoon characters in VR – Glen Keane
animator Glen Keane experiments with drawing directly in VR environment
What does art do?
David Bailin draws with charcoal a quote about what art does for us. Does it work, for you?
Cartoons Exhibition: at the Oxymoron Museum with John Atkinson
Some witty cartoons from John Atkinson "Wrong Hands"
What art do animation artists love to make?
Blog post from commaand.co on "Moonshine" a book of 49 animators and the work they make privately for themselves.
Getting in Creative Flow – Stephan Pastis
Cartoonist Stephan Pastis tells us (in under 3 minutes) how he gets in the creative flow for his work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvHVnQhxzJc He noticed that when he writes emails, he can't do it when there's music playing - so worked out that his reasoning mind is shut off by the music. So, to use the other side …
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How to get your cartoon into the New Yorker magazine
Bob Mankhoff gives a (21 minutes) TED talk on what cartoons are likely to be the accepted 18 out of 1,000 sent in, weekly. As cartoon editor, he is the man who chooses which few make the cut. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKxaL8Iau8Q Bob himself was once an aspiring cartoonist who wanted to have his cartoons in the New …
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Response to “Workout” prompt
Here is my doodle animation inspired by the word "Workout." Don't blink or you'll miss it; don't turn up the sound, it's silent. It's very brief and simply made on mobile phone. https://vimeo.com/236649997 It seems to be that I'm getting slower and slower to respond to the prompts. I wonder how you are getting on …
Loyalty and Kindness – Drawn IN (Carole Bury)
http://cheltenhamgroupartists.org/gallery_657235.html#photos_id=13772077 Both a beautiful statement and illustration, by artist Carole Bury. You can see more of her work on her website http://www.carolebury.com. She works through fine art, paper, textiles, drawings, often with the subject of birds and flight and associated emotions of joy and release. "As my pencils and charcoal dance and skitter …
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Drawing on skills…
In an age where everyone snaps photos with their phone - does anyone need to draw? Is there any point in it being taught in schools? Here's one point: "It fundamentally enables the visualisation and development of perceptions and ideas." That's just one of the many arguments for drawing in a passionate article in the …
