Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Fun with Illustrator


One of my favorite media that I got to play with in college was relief printmaking. I love the style and process of carving, mixing and rolling the ink and putting the paper through the press. Pulling the paper off the block and seeing your printed image for the first time is like seeing an old friend after 10 years--you're delighted, and there's always something, good or bad, that you didn't expect to see.

I don't have access to a printing press anymore, but I've started messing around with a similar style in Illustrator. It's not as much fun, but it's certainly easier and allows for a lot of exploration without the risk of a stray stroke ruining 10 hours worth of work. I'll be playing around with some classic animals from fables and oral tradition in this style over the next few days.

1 comment:

  1. Nice... I am just a starter in illustrator.. I work in photoshop. And illustrator is so different but fun too. Can you give me a little look into your way of working with this bird... Of is it secret of the house.. (my english...sorry for that... ;-) ) Groetjes Marjan.

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