My poster after Shepard Fairy! Come learn Illustrator!
Maurice Sendack, Our Favorite Wild Thing, Passes Away
I got to meet Maurice Sendack in New York City in the 80′s after a talk he gave to Parsons students. He signed my sketch book – I was in awe but he smiled and said “Aren’t lines wonderful?” Thank you Maurice, for your wonderful spirit!
Google AdWords Keyword finder ROCKS!
Are you posting about Photoshop or Illustrator on your blog? Make it easier for the rest of us Adobofiles to find your brilliance by using the best keywords to get us to your words! (Oh the cleverness… sigh) Click here to go directly there…
Happy Valentines Day!
This is specially for Steve and Bob (Cheater, cheater…) from my U of Akron Monday night Adobe Illustrator CS5 class! So, guys, you still need to know how to use your pen tool, but there are (simply delicious) workarounds… Enjoy Mr. Deke!
The (amazing) Herb Lubalin
This is a great little movie about the truth of logo creation. I recently got an iPhone and suddenly I am swishing this and tapping that to get to this and that and that and that! So fast! So Effortless! Ah, such wonderful changes, all i have to do is swish and then… its time [...]
Pantone Fall Color Report is out for Fashion
New York fashion week started yesterday! If you can’t get in the know on the colors for Fall 2012 in the big apple, Click HERE to get the report. I’m thinkin 70′s… For instance 1975 Or the brown and ocher… And this vintage fabric covers most of those colors… Any thoughts on using these [...]
New Student Work and the End of Summer…
The Basics Illustrator CS5 is coming to a close and we have another bottle of wine to share! http://photoshop4artistsworkshop.com/Wordpress_PS4ART/BLOG/illustrator-student-page/ Ah Summer, DON’T go! But it does… So many people make a big darn deal about the change of seasons, the fall colors, the chill in the air… Don’t meant to be a curmudgeon here, but [...]
New Illustrator Class in March at Akron U
Tame the Vector Vixen! Get to know the new Adobe CS5 Illustrator program and move your career into high gear.
For those of you new to the pen tool…
Great Pen Tool Tutorial at Vector Tuts!
Great Illustrator Tip from Layers Magazine
UP AND DOWN KEYS add instant gratification to your day! First of all, ALL of my students should subscribe to this daily Newsletter. Go to this Address: http://layersmagazine.com/current-issue and scroll to the bottom to sign up for Layers Tip of the Day. You can go here to learn more about the author of the tips, [...]



