Archive for August, 2009

To Sign or Not to Sign

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 at 2:45 pm by Jamie

As a general rule, I don’t sign my work. I know, sounds quite un-sane especially these internet days when it’s so easy for lazy so-called artists to steal your work and pass it off as their own, especially since most of my work is online on my Sketch Blog, DeviantArt, and Flickr accounts. It almost [...]


Intel Presents Digital Artist 2009 Master Classes Online

Friday, August 14th, 2009 at 9:58 am by Jamie

Digital Artist 2009 is a new competition that recognizes the best in digital work from concept art, illustration, architectural visualisation, animation, character design and videogame art. The submission process ends August 31 so it’s a little late to be posting this (sorry, I just found out about it today), but the really cool thing about [...]


Moster Twitter Cutie!

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 at 12:50 pm by Jamie

Monster Cutie is now on Twitter!  I’ll be posting interesting links to tutorials or inspiration from all over.  And I’ll keep you updated on all that is Monster Cutie!  Join in the fun!


Art & Copy, a Film About Advertising and Inspiration

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 at 11:51 am by Jamie

Advertising is one of those strange fields that combines artfulness and crass commercialization to produce works that are either the worst or best expression of both. It permeates almost all aspects of our lives without us even noticing it. We can feel its influence in nearly everything we do. Art & Copy is a new [...]


Alvin Lee’s Digital Coloring Challenge, Round One, Fight!

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 at 9:33 am by Jamie

Have you been brushing up on your digital coloring skills? Are your coloring techniques the stuff of legend? Do you think you have what it takes to be a professional colorist? Then get your Wacoms ready friends and enter the ALVINLEEART.COM DIGITAL COLORING CHALLENGE!


White Box

Friday, August 7th, 2009 at 12:36 pm by Jamie

If you were to ask me to visually convey what goes through my head as I draw, I would simply show you this video. Directed by Mokoto Yabuki, “White Box” captures the elegant beauty that even the simplest of drawing can inspire.


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