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Book Illustration Contest 2018: Sherlock Holmes

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AKA: Be Smarter I just completed a fairly small but substantial project. It was for a book illustration contest held by The House Of Illustration and The Folio Society, both in England, which I found out about at the beginning of October 2017. This year’s contest involved three different Sherlock Holmes stories. Entrants were to draw a single illustration for each story, plus design a book binding. The contest deadline was Wednesday, January 17, 2018. October … Read More

Art Blog | Process | Sketches/Drawings

Double-Page Spread Advertisement – Illustration And Design Process, Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival

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I recently needed to put together a double-page spread advertisement for a local film festival I volunteer for, the Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival. Since I was doing this for a group, and other people needed to approve the design, I did thumbnails. For myself, I only do thumbnails when I need to solve problems. Usually I know what I want. This time, I needed everyone who had a say in the final messaging to approve … Read More

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Portrait Process: The Urban Couple

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I was commissioned during the 2015 Christmas season to do a portrait of someone’s former dance troupe leader and his partner. After sending me photos of the couple, one of the first things I said was, “Damn, those dudes are dapper!” So, I knew right away the piece had to look stylish. But I didn’t want it to look too slick, like some other portraits I’ve done. I wanted something loose, a little “artsy” (whatever that … Read More

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