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Mark Todd Mini Zine - Altered Comic Covers

August 7, 2009 : 9:37 am by admin

Illustrator Mark Todd currently has a limited edition mini-zine available for sale on his site. As he describes it: “This is a collection of some of the altered comic cover pieces I have created over the past four years.” I need one for the office. It looks so great.

Also check out the rest of Todd’s art. He’s done work for Mtv, Coca-Cola, Sony Music, The New Yorker… the list goes on. Here are a couple of my favorites from his portfolio:

via Illustration Friday

1000 Journals Project

July 17, 2009 : 11:37 am by admin

If you haven’t heard about the 1000 Journals Project then you really should check out their site. I’ve had this book sitting on my desk for months and pick it up all the time for inspiration or just a quick visual break. It is a great reminder of the flexible nature of visual communication. Everyone has their own approach to mark making, drawing or doodling. There is a great deal of mixed media/ collage work in here as well. Makes me want to get up from the computer and go to my drawing table with nothing but a pile of old magazines, a glue stick and my favorite drawing tool.

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From their about page;

The 1000 Journals Project is an ongoing collaborative experiment attempting to follow 1000 journals throughout their travels. The goal is to provide a method for interaction and shared creativity among friends and strangers.

How it Works:

Those who find the journals add something to them. A story, drawing, photograph, anything really. Then they pass the journal along, to a friend or stranger, and the adventure continues.

It has become pretty popular and so it may be difficult to get a hold of a journal to add to. Nevertheless, their FAQ page provides insight on how to be a part of it. Or you can get involved in the 1001 project, an extention which aims to provide more people with a chance to make art with others.

Illustrator Nicholas Stohlman

July 16, 2009 : 11:39 am by admin
Nicholas Stohlman, 2008

Nicholas Stohlman, 2008

Found this artist today. He has some great conceptual, pen and ink stuff. I love this kind of quick sketch. Check out the rest of Nicholas Stohlman’s work.

Illustrator Trev Murphy

July 13, 2009 : 2:45 pm by admin
Hellboy, 2009, Trev Murphy

Our Product Specialist Marianne Walker sent me a link this morning to Illustrator Trev Murphy’s website. He does some great Copic based illustrations. Plus he has some great tutorial videos on his marker illlustration process. Great stuff.

Rhode Montijo’s T-t-tartamudo

June 29, 2009 : 8:52 am by admin


Check out this beautifully drawn online comic  “T-t-tartamundo” by Rhode Montijo (author of Pablo’s Inferno). He keeps a blog as well.

via Drawn!