Sunday, November 8, 2009

Chocolate Rain.

I've been going strong for TWO WEEKS now. I slightly altered my colors on my blog, included a new header, & a new picture. Here's a little sketch I did in my notebook that was originally a blind contour of my sister, but then I turned it into a hunchback ghost. Also, here's a picture of my cat, Chocolate Rain and here's some more advice from Inside the Business of Illustration. Party on, Wayne.The various pieces of advice are from interviews conducted with illustrators.
1. Steven Brodner: I think that your own point of view must be the very first thing you come to grips with. It's through that filter that you can then process everything else. Your work is then personal, regardless of the subject matter. As the content of what you do makes it illustration, as opposed to any other kind of visual art, I feel that there's nothing more important than point of view.
2. Brad Holland: Style is what comes naturally when you're trying to do something else, like draw a nose or paint a hand. Everything else isn't style. It's mannerism, fashion, tricks of the trade.
3. Anita Kunz: I think that everyone has her own point of view. The truer one can remain to one's unique vision, the more likely one is to be successful.

5 comments:

Shelby K said...

you would....thats all I have to say.

Maria Filar said...

so, chocolate rain and my cat zoey look like exactly the same cat. i wonder if they are soul mates?

Ben H. Shapiro said...

My class had to read that book for our senior capstone. Good stuff. You should animate that hunchback, plleeeassee. I sent a little card out for Noah yesterday, thank you for posting that. My cat freaks out whenever I try taking photo booth pictures with her. Also thanks for being 1 of maybe 3 that actually comment on my blog...ha.

Nikki DeSautelle said...

ILU HUNCHBACK GHOST

Chris Houghton said...

You're unstoppable!