Posts tagged illustration
Interactive Empathy as a Design Concern
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Polytechnicast - High Adventure Crossover with Kevin Cross
In this episode I’m joined by illustrator, musician, and teaching artist Kevin Cross. We discuss various aspects of making art for the all ages market.
We ponder what styles and stories tend to reach all ages markets and which presents multiple challenges as a creator. Also: how to face the doubt that some parents have when some things seem on-the-surface not as kid friendly while those same factors (like monsters, vampires, or talking fish) are genuinely appealing to the intended kids audience. Pushing buttons takes risks, how do you keep the exciting fun and fantasy in your all ages story without alienating the parents which are also your clients?
Part 1 of our talk is in this episode of the Polytechnicast. Part 2 is (or soon will be) available at High Adventures In Illustration!
- Kevin Cross Illustration
- Kevin Cross on Twitter
- Kevin’s Countdown to Halloween
- Childrens Book Market Thoughts by Morrie Sendak (creator of Where the Wild Things Are)
- TV Tropes Rebellious Spirit
- Nihao Kai Lan (educational cartoon targeting a young audience)
- Wendy and Marvin from the Superfriends (A surprise I learned while assembling show notes: evidently they’ve re-appeared as caretakers in Teen Titans?!)
- Classic series pushing the envelope of “safe”: Jonny Quest
- Kate Shields Stenzinger (childhood development specialist)
- Spongebob Squarepants: successful at serving all ages humor
- List of Sesame Street Monsters
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Lean Into Art - Workshop Schedule Filling Up!
We’re beginning to fill November’s calendar for the big 30 Classes in 30 Days event! Here are some of the great workshops you’ll get by signing up:
Comics Fundamentals with Jerzy Drozd
A four-part series of workshops taking you from blank page to a developed comics story.
Creating Crazy Characters! with Krishna Sadasivam
A four-part series of workshops where you’ll learn how to use line, pose, and silhouettes to create memorable and dynamic characters.Foundations of Dynamic Linework with Brandon Dayton
Get a top-to-bottom understanding of how you can use lines to create focus and structure in your illustrations.Creating Compelling Characters with Tyler James
The creator of the 30 Characters Challenge shares some advanced techniques on how to create characters readers will care about.We’ve also scheduled some Lab sessions on the calendar. Like a lab in school, these will be informal sessions led by an instructor with a proposed topic, though you’re welcome to bring your own wonderings or questions to discuss in a roundtable format.
You can subscribe to our public calendar using the following links to stay informed on what workshops are being added to our schedule as we drop them in:
And don’t forget! Only a few more days to take advantage of the early bird discounted registration for the event! After this coming Friday, registration fees will increase. So sign up soon!
Exciting to see the schedule come together for 30 Classes in 30 Days!
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Work in progress pics - Crunchy and Battle Axe Bill!
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Illustration for “How I Fell In Like With Breastfeeding”
Created this illustration for an article Kate posted on Babieslovecomics.com: How I Fell In Like With Breastfeeding. Made entirely with Sketchbook Pro from sketch to line art to finished color. My goal for this image was to illustrate a few concepts mentioned in the article all at once combined with some sweetness and humor.
