Artist/illustrator seeks photo reference for Santa 2.0. Perhaps you source? No raunchies need apply... [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm looking for an illustrator that creates images of interiors with exterior elements. I know I've seen something like it at some point and this image evokes my memory of the style cues. I'm having trouble constructing a searchable phrase that will lead me there.
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - 2 answers

I am looking for the name of the artist who created the “over capacity whale” and “technically wrong robot” illustrations for Twitter. Any information or pointers would be amazingly helpful.
posted on Jun 19, 2008 - 11 answers

I'm looking for decent stock web elements that aren't from 1998, but I'm totally stuck. Where should I go? [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2008 - 9 answers

Have you ever known someone with so much artistic potential, who does nothing with it? [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2008 - 52 answers

How can I learn to ink drawings using a winsor & newton series 7 brush? [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2008 - 8 answers

A friend of mine is a freelance illustrator fresh out of school, and he's been approached by a colleague of a former teacher of his. The teacher is retiring, and the colleague would like to commission a cartoon as a retirement present for the teacher. My friend is a brilliant artist, but lacks professional experience, so he's got little reference for what to quote for the work. Can anyone provide a good frame of reference for quoting this kind of job? Details inside! (I'm asking for my friend, of course, who isn't a MeFite but really should become one.) [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 4 answers

How can I prepare a bitmap image to print in black & white plus one spot color? [more inside]
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - 6 answers

How much should I budget for a series of 26 illustrations for an online ABC Book? How about 26 short animations? Any tips on finding a good artist who won't break the bank? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 5 answers

Please recommend some good inspirational illustration websites. I currently check Drawn.ca on a daily basis and I love them, but I am hungry for more. [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2008 - 7 answers

Looking for online collections of vintage hand-drawn illustrations (like so, but minus the envelope), preferably high quality. [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2008 - 8 answers

When I was a kid (mid-1980s, early-90s) I was obsessed with these compendiums of Japanese illustration they had where I took art lessons. Most of the art was airbrushed; a lot of hyper-realistic work in the vein of Hajime Sorayama, which I don't mind, but some of it was this cartoony airbrush style I love. In particular there was this cartoon dog who wore a suit which I'd like to find again. I'm not sure what the advertisement was for, but it features a cartoon dog wearing a suit in various situations with a weird cast of characters. On a rollercoaster, etc. i know that is vague, but does anyone know what this is? The style is pretty similar to the boxart for Hudson's Adventure Island. Does anyone know who did the art for that game? Any artists I should check out based on that style?
posted on Mar 7, 2008 - 2 answers

I've written 2 children's books, now I'm looking for an illustrator. [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 11 answers

Where can I get a high-res version of the banana image that accompanies this article in the New York Times? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 4 answers

How can I find the original source image from an anatomy poster? [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2008 - 4 answers

I know you've seen this style of illustration (example, another example). But what's it called? There are a bunch more illustrations in the same style on each site, but I can't for the life of me figure out what the style is called. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2008 - 16 answers

How do I get into a career in illustration and design with no qualifications or knowledge of the business? [more inside]
posted on Dec 27, 2007 - 15 answers

How does a person get a job as a courtroom artist? [more inside]
posted on Dec 10, 2007 - 4 answers

What is the best software that can be used to create a vector animation of a business process for use in a video? (MI) [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 8 answers

I'm trying to find an online version of the illustration from the Best Inventions of 2007 issue of Time Magazine. The illustration depicts a man on a bicycle covered overwhelmingly in gadgets next to a young woman holding an iPhone.
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - 4 answers

Does anyone remember a short comic parody of objectivism using an archetypal 1950s character in the style of "Vault Boy" from Fallout? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 4 answers

Artists: how do you develop a personal style? [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 18 answers

I chose an unusual subject for my third year dissertation- Scientific Illustration. I need to compare past and present methods of recording images and their pros and cons with a named example (at the moment I've chosen Phytophthera, potato blight), as well as methods by which students and researchers observe and record their images. I'm a little stumped though, as there is very little (to my knowledge) peer-reviewed referencable texts out there for me to study with. Can anyone help? [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2007 - 17 answers

Help Me Remember This Book! version 100457: I have a visual memory of a picture book that I came across in elementary school (mid 90s) which featured a distinct sketchy, inked, scribbly style of illustration to accompany some really gruesome, horrifying stories. [more inside]
posted on Sep 24, 2007 - 9 answers

Sermon Illustration (preferably a movie) for questioning the meaning/purpose of life, or the idea of having a "new life" or renewed spirit. [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2007 - 8 answers

Trying to recall the name of a certain cartoonist or illustrator. His work looked like a lot like Ulf K, but with wider, more curly lines. I think he did mostly (if not all) black-and-white cartoons. Sequential boxes/frames. No dialogue, as far as I can recall. Possibly dead, or quite old. [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2007 - 3 answers

When I was a kid, my local library had a great selection of illustrated books focusing on the hypothectical future of space travel, life in space stations, space craft, planetary exploration. Some were pretty far out, but the most memorable were kind of "2001" in their theme and a bit more serious. After several google missions, and a swing through amazon's used and rare books, I've come up pretty much empty handed. Anyone else out there remember flipping through these books and planning your first trip to mars? Titles, authors, links or any hint what so ever would be appreciated!
posted on Jul 6, 2007 - 18 answers

I'm trying to locate/identify a late 19th century illustration (almost certainly French) that depicts a miniature man on a table being prodded by (I think) a knitting needle held by one of 2 seated, bored looking women. [more inside]
posted on Jul 4, 2007 - 4 answers

Pursuing an MA in illustration this fall at SCAD. After graduation, I'd like to secure a job in graphic design while becoming a successful illustrator. Given my background, what would it take for me to achieve this goal? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2007 - 9 answers

In order to illustrate a part of a loooong blog post I'm finishing about World of Warcraft, I'm looking for a small, one panel comic that features Santa Claus raising his fist and, to his apparent disbelief, yelling "For the Horde!" to Rudolph. For the life of me I can't find it. Could any of you hope me on the matter? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2007 - 6 answers

Lost book question: When I was a kid, our upstairs neighbors lent me a book of wild fantasy illustrations that contained a hidden puzzle. There was a sizable prize for whoever figured out the riddle. [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2007 - 12 answers

Can you recommend a relatively easy to use, customizable web portfolio template that I can easily update and reorganize to show my illustration work? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2007 - 5 answers

where on-line can we find great illustrations of animals, insects, vehicles and plants to turn into stencils for our homebrew t-shirts for our kids and friends? [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2007 - 6 answers

Do you know resources illustrating the history of e-learning ? [more inside]
posted on Jan 21, 2007 - 2 answers

Where can I find prints of Edo-period wildlife illustrations like these? [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2007 - 6 answers

Does anyone have experience with an offshore design/illustration house? [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2007 - 7 answers

I want to teach myself 3d modeling and am looking for the easiest package to learn that is closest to Adobe Illustrator. [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2006 - 8 answers

I'm after content ideas for building a design portfolio. [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2006 - 7 answers

I'd like to hire graphic designers for simple sketches and illustrations. I'm looking for decent quality work and I'm willing to pay fairly. How would one go about this? What should I budget? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2006 - 9 answers

My crappy, old scanner is on the way out and I'm looking for a superior replacement. Specifically I'm looking for something that will make scanning my oversized illustrations less irritating. [more inside]
posted on Sep 11, 2006 - 2 answers

Can you recommend a good children's story or poem which could be adapted into an illustrated book? [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2006 - 15 answers

Where can I find vintage scientific illustrations online, along the lines of these? Images of flora, fauna, human anatomy, sea creatures, and the like. [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2006 - 14 answers

Man, this is a long shot. But I see so many "Book Filters" get answered and well, one never knows. I apologize now for how vague I'm about to be. But an image has haunted me for years... [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2006 - 7 answers

A friend is trying to track down a magazine whose title she recalls as Horses for Juniors. "It was a horse magazine for kids, and they had articles and stuff, and also you could submit drawings of your favorite horse and they'd publish the best of the bunch." This would have been in California circa 1981. Any leads on what it might have been and/or how to find copies?
posted on Jun 22, 2006 - 3 answers

Where to find illustrated body parts to mix to create infinite character position/attitudes ? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2006 - 5 answers

Two seemingly unrelated design/illustration questions: 1. What are some of the fonts that have associated with soft drink companies have used over the years? I realize those logos are hand-drawn, but some, like that for New Coke, seem to have clear typeface antecedents. 2. Where can I find vector-based maps of various states? Specifically, North Dakota. [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2006 - 4 answers

Are images from the UK boy's magazine CHUMS in the public domain? [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2006 - 1 answers

Who illustrated the picture featured in this MeFi post? [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2005 - 1 answers

please help me create scientific diagrams quicker [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2005 - 14 answers

Help me identify a weird graphic from a blurry image? [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2005 - 16 answers