April 12th, 2010 | Drawings, Portfolio, Print Design, Promotional Materials, illustration
Every now and again and opportunity comes up where I get reacquainted with my old friends, pen and paper. I usually sketch ideas out, but you never see those, only the finished product. This time around I was lucky enough to work on a series of marketing materials through COSE for the Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute, which is Cleveland’s award-winning business training course for literary, media, performing and visual artists. So I thought, hey, what better way to advertise that than with an illustration to really drive home that “art” vibe. I started out sketching the old-fashioned way, then brought it into illustrator where I noodled and doodled. I’m showing here the original black + white art (below), and also with color added, which is how it appeared on the postcard, poster and ads.
May 11th, 2009 | Drawings, Identity materials, Portfolio, Print Design
Here is a fun project that I recently finished for a good friend of mine. Her hobby is making accessories and small knitted items and is looking to start selling them. She wanted a business card that also worked as a tag for her products. Since all of her crafts are hand-made items, I wanted to reflect that in the card with the use of artwork that looked like thread to convey that hand-crafted feel. Front and back of cards shown. If you have a moment, visit the site to check out her work!
www.azcostello.etsy.com
April 3rd, 2009 | Drawings, Fun
I went to a figure drawing class last night organized by Dr. Sketchy. This drawing class (more of a gathering than an actual class) is held at local establishments in the Cleveland area about once a month or so. It’s very casual, and all levels of artists are welcome. I should also mention that the classes are usually at a bar. Have a beer while you draw? Brilliant! Anyway, having never taken a figure drawing class in college, live model drawing has proven quite challenging. My approach was to do many 2 minute gestural drawings, and see how many lines it would take me to get the idea across. The line qualities always have a lot of energy in this type of drawing, which I’ve always been drawn to. (Pardon the pun.) I’m sharing a few of my favorites. Move over, Picasso.
More info on Dr. Sketchy.
