In this video, Syracuse Illustration Program's Bob Dacey demonstrates how to paint a portrait of an elf using watercolor. To accelerate and clarify the process, the hour or more of original video has been compressed to around 12 minutes.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Images from Chris Renaud via Skype
Chis Renaud graduated from Syracuse's Illustration
program in 1989 and has gone on to great success with films such as Despicable Me 1 & 2, The Lorax and others. Earlier today, he chatted about his work and career with Syracuse students via Skype from Paris, and here are some shots of the event.
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| Chris Renaud |
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| Some of the projects Chris worked on while at Blue Sky |
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| Gru from Despicable Me, contemplating stealing the moon |
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| Head study of Gru |
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| Studies of Gru walking |
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| Minion studies |
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| Gru |
Thursday, September 11, 2014
John Thompson's Central Park Series
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| John Thompson painting, with granddaughter Noah. |
I have been working on the Central Park series for three years. In the fall of 2011, my wife and I rented an apartment across the street from the Conservatory Garden and the Harlem Meer on the corner of 107th Street and Fifth Avenue. Twenty years ago, we moved from New York City to Syracuse, where I took a teaching position at Syracuse University. While our main residence is now Syracuse, we go to New York on weekends (sort of a reverse commute). New York City, once our home, has now become a travel destination and inspiration for a new series of paintings.
The Central Park series consists of oil paintings ranging in size from 12” x 10” to 36” x 48”, plus over eighty small 8 ½” x 5 ½” plein air watercolors that I paint in bound sketchbooks.
I will give an over-view of the project at this time. It will include a small sampling of the project (three oil paintings and six watercolors). I will post updates of the progress of the series in the future.
—John Thompson
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| Cherry Trees, oil. |
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| Crab Apple Tree, oil. |
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| Lily Pond II, oil. |
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| Bethesda Fountain, watercolor. |
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| Bridge #28, watercolor. |
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| Conservatory Garden, watercolor. |
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| Harlem Meer 2, watercolor. |
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| Harlem Meer, watercolor. |
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| Lily Pond, watercolor. |
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Robert Sabuda at the Illustration Symposium Sept. 10th
Our guest symposium speaker on Wednesday, September 10th will be 3-D Paper Engineering illustrator Robert Sabuda. Originally from Michigan, Sabuda attended Pratt Institute. Sabuda has illustrated over forty 3-D pop-up children's books including L.Frank Baum's, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Clement Moore's, The Night Before Christmas. Sabuda has been awarded the Meggendorfer Prize, three times, an award instituted by the Moveable Book Society of America, in honor of German illustrator Lothar Meggendorfer.
Sabuda will be doing a presentation and demo of his techniques in room 332 of the Shaffer Art Building from 12:45pm to 2:00PM.
Sabuda will be doing a presentation and demo of his techniques in room 332 of the Shaffer Art Building from 12:45pm to 2:00PM.
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