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The next artist I’m bringing up is very dear to my heart. My grandmother lives in the same area as Howard Pyle did, and I’ve grown up admiring his artwork in the local museums. But it’s not just me; people have been admiring his work for ages. Even Vincent van Gogh was a fan; he […]
October 21, 2011
This advertisement by Alphonse Mucha shows the principal of appeal. Alphonse Maria Mucha was born in 18601 , and is best known for his distinctive Art Nouveau style. His style, however, became so recognized and imitated that he tried to distance himself from it and create more realistic works. However, much to his regret, they […]
October 21, 2011
This painting by J.C. Leyendecker illustrates the animation principal of staging. Joseph Christian Leyendecker was born in 1874 (19), right before the Golden Age of American Illustration, which lasted from 1895 to 1945 (13). He is best known for his 322 covers for “The Saturday Evening Post” 1 . He had a style so striking […]
October 14, 2011
The tradition of art has been around for thousands of years, but animation is a recent art form. However, there has been a desire to convey movement in art for almost the same amount of time. The first documented attempt at movement was done 35,000 years ago in the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave in France. In this […]
October 14, 2011
Welcome! My name is Lizzie and art is my life. I’ve been scratching out drawings ever since I can remember, but I’ve only been serious about my art for about 3 years. I had no idea what I wanted to do in college until the very end of my senior year of high school. My […]
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October 28, 2011
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