Category Archives: Art

Brushes With Fame New iPhone Apps Makes Splash

By tone | Published: May 26, 2009
iPhone apps are the latest rage. Brushes is the darling  of apps software right now. Creative individuals are now using it as a drawing tool for commissioned works. The New Yorker Magazine is a class of unique innovation when it comes to publishing their front covers. Quite impressive is Jorge Colombo’s cover drawn by an [...]
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James Montgomery Flagg

By tone | Published: April 20, 2009
Everybody knows his work, yet not his name. James Montgomery Flagg is the artist famous for the Uncle Sam recruitment poster for the U.S. Army. James was also a cartoonist and magazine illustrator for many years. ASIFA(The International Animated Film Society) has a great piece on the legendary artist and collected some his cartooning art. [...]
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Basil Wolverton’s Culture Corner

By tone | Published: April 10, 2009
Comic book master Basil Wolverton is perhaps considered to be the first guy to write and illustrate “dummy” books under the banner called Culture Corner. Many moons ago he worked for Fawcett Comics the publisher of  Captain Marvel under the corporate comic book called Whiz Comics. He ran a strip from 1945 to 1952 called [...]
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The Tools Artists Use

By tone | Published: April 9, 2009
I always get a kick out of finding out how other artists tackle art jobs. The Tools Artists Use is a blog that examines how different artists from other milieus approach their craft. The Tools Artists Use is run by Bill Turner. The bblog is based on on the book, An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration [...]
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Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising With Character

By tone | Published: April 9, 2009
Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising With Character is a study of  North American culture icons in advertising.  For many years companies have created characters to sell their products. Where did the ideas come from and how many have disappeared in limbo since their inceptions. Many are still with us today, some changed and others are still [...]
Also posted in Books, TV, promotion, toys | Tagged ad boy, Advertising, cartoon, Character, marketing, Masud Husain, today, vintage, Warren Dotz | Comments closed

Schulz City: That Little Such-and-Such

By tone | Published: March 14, 2009
Schulz City: That Yellow S.1 by ~ninjaink on deviantART What if Frank Miller drew Peanuts?  This would be the result.
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Peanuts 1960’s Collection

By tone | Published: March 12, 2009
Pencil in July 7th for the release of a new collection of award winning TV Specials based on the Peanuts Gang. There have been more than 41 specials over 5 decades based on the comic strip series. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) – In this Emmy® and Peabody Award winning classic, Charlie Brown is upset by [...]
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Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity

By tone | Published: March 11, 2009
Here is perfect business sense if you succeed. Ignore Everybody. That is what Hugh MacLeod did, as a struggling young copywriter he had a bad habit of doodling on business cards. You can give a pencil to an artist and he will find a way to scribble in the purest form the genesis of originality. [...]
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Diary of Inhuman Species

By tone | Published: February 22, 2009
Diary of Inhuman Species is based on a site about illustrated monsters created by the mind of  Stan.  The idea originates from daily monster muses posted on the Wordpress blog. Now a lavish 416 page book. You can view most of the drawings online. You can only purchase it on Amazon France, England, and Canada.
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Scaredy Squirrel at Night

By tone | Published: February 17, 2009
The fear of the dark is a primeval concept that all kids can relate to all over  the world. Scaredy Squirrel’s  new book, Scaredy Squirrel at Night, tackles this issue which kids can relate to. This fourth in a lavish series of books with rich friendly all ages stories of Scaredy Squirrel is once again [...]
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