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A Brief History of Illustration (Part II)

PabloLara — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:10:59 +0000

In the first part, we review the first years of the history of Illustration, since the Lascaux’s Bulls to the year 1900.
For this part, we are going to travel to the first forty years of the 20th century.
Let’s see what was happening in the world:
1.- In England, books were very expensive, then, the target market of the books was the adults. However, there was a huge market for the books for children (with wealthy parents).
A strong influence of Aubrey Beardsley (see part I).
England was the center for the Book production.
2.- In America, we have the influence of Howard Pyle, called the Father of the American Illustration.
America was the center for Magazines production.
3.- Illustrators became specialists in some sort of illustration.
4.- The rising of the poster as a medium for the Advertising.
5.- The Great Depression of the 30’s.
6.- The year 1907 was the year of the creation of the Screen Printing, but it was used extensively the 20’s decade.
7.- Influence of the First World War.
8.- Artistic influences: Art Noveau, Japanese art, Art Decó, Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Dadaists, De Stijl (Neo-Plasticism), Surrealism and Harlem Renaissance ( in America).
We are gonna begin a trip since the father of the American Illustration, Howard Pyle, and then with the beautiful illustrations for children of Beatrix Potter and Jean de Brunhoff, passing by the Christy Girls of Howard Chandler Christy, the new patriotism of James Montgomery Flagg and we are gonna finish with Ernest Shepard, the author of the famous Winnie the Pooh, and with the amazing and mathematical artwork by Maurits Escher.

Howard Pyle

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Who is hosting the most famous design blogs?

Francesco Mugnai — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:06:21 +0000

Who is hosting the most famous design blogs?
I made a little research and i found that…
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Photoshop Tutorial: How to Create Vinatge Funky 70’s Poster

Nikola Lazarevic — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:07 +0000

In this tutorial I will show you how to create Vinatge Funky 70’s Poster in Photoshop only. We will mix blend modes, brushes and a disco looking font to achieve the effect.

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Francesco Mugnai — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:24:02 +0000

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A Brief History of Illustration (Part I)

PabloLara — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:00:46 +0000

This brief history of illustration is not intended to be an academic vision of the illustration. It is a subjective approach to the discipline and a medium to show some of the most important illustrators of all times. We will be jumping from East to West, from Britain to America.

It is ordered in five parts. This is the first one.

This first part goes since the beggining in the caves to 1900.

The first illustrations were made in a cave (well, maybe it was in a tree, but we do not have samples right now). Have you ever seen the bulls of the Lascaux caves? Or the hands printed on the walls in red? These are the first samples of a whole new art.

Greece and Rome developed extended forms of art, even in some sorts of erotic graffiti, as you can see at Pompeii (specially at the entrance of the brothels).(...)
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Displacement Effect Tutorial

Jacques van Heerden — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:11:09 +0000

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In this tutorial I will be showing you how to use the displacement Filter to your advantage and create a stunning black and white illustration. You will learn how to create clipping masks by using splatter brushes and how to manipulate image adjustments to sort out coloring and shadow composition. This tutorial is very easy to follow and you will learn quite a few new little tricks by doing the tutorial. Hope you enjoy it and have fun.(...)
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15 Inspiring Laser Cut Skate Decks

Jake Mize — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:50:14 +0000

I recently stumbled upon some amazing laser cut skate decks and decided to share them with everyone. Hopefully it will spark some creativity, enjoy!

Eric Elms

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70 Absolutely Stunning Portfolio Designs

Nikola Lazarevic — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:48 +0000

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