Two days ago I posed a curious question: Are the offspring of artistic men more likely to be boys or girls? Most of the artists I know who are parents (myself included) have all girls or mostly girls, and that seemed a little odd to me.
So far thirty of you have taken my informal survey. [...]
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Need some inspiration? Check out these amazing art blogs I just came across:
Sidney Meireles
Steve Lambe
Tatevik Avakyan
J Kim
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Freelance work has slowed down this week due to the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend. With Wednesday and Friday being travel days it becomes essentially a five-day weekend for a lot of my clients. Deadlines get pushed back accordingly. I’ve been using the lull in my schedule to tackle a mountain of paperwork and emails that have [...]
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Following up on my last post, here’s two more inspiring links related to Pixar:
The first is a Presto, the new animated short that is shown before Wall•E in the theaters and will no doubt be included on the DVD. It’s a zany little film animated in a style inspired by the classic Warner Brothers shorts. [...]
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Designer/illustrator Clay Cantrell writes:
“How important do you feel a blog is as a part of an overall business model for a freelance visual artist? Does it make good business sense, or do you think that only other artists read them, as opposed to potential or current clients?”
This is an excellent question, one I’ve been thinking [...]
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I’m under the gun with some projects, so no time to write a blog post. But don’t go away empty handed! Here’s three blogs loaded with great info on freelancing:
Freelance Switch
Freelance Folder
Wake Up Later
In some cases their content is geared towards other types of freelancing besides illustration (i.e. freelance writing, freelance web design, etc.) but [...]
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(Illustration by Paul Fricke/Blue Moon Studios. All rights reserved.)
It’s my pleasure to welcome another Minnesota illustrator to the blogosphere! My friend and fellow illustrator Paul Fricke (owner of Blue Moon Studios) has just launched a spanky new version of his website–complete with a daily blog. Paul has been freelancing for over twenty years [...]
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I’ve had the privilege of being a member of the National Cartoonists Society for about five years now. Since I live in Minneapolis I belong to the North Central Chapter. Most of the NCS chapters are centered on the coasts, where you can find a high concentration of cartoonists in a relatively small geographical [...]
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(Artwork by John Nevarez. All rights reserved.)
John Nevarez is an extraordinary talent in the animation industry. He currently works as a storyboard and visual development artist for Disney television animation. His work is energetic and appealing, and I know more than a few people who list him among their favorite modern animation artists. [...]
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