April 19, 2020
Artist you should know
This is illustrator James Gilleard
http://www.jamesgilleard.com/
Daily Art Project
Draw a bird, but draw it wrong. Imagine it as if you’ve never seen one, but a small child tried to describe it to you.
Tutorials and Resources
Here is a full playlist for the 2.8 Hard Surface Modeling course by Gleb Alexandrov and Aidy Burrows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16f4RwxP9n0&list=PL2aDImegRwZHQsA5_N4DpaOQmUXaIsBdN
Sounds
“Yoann Lemoine (born 16 March 1983), known professionally as Woodkid, is a French music video director, graphic designer and singer-songwriter.” ~wikipedia
I’m drawn to his work because it appears his creative practice is a method by which he solves personal mysteries.
https://youtu.be/lmc21V-zBq0
Moving Images
I recently watched Disney’s The Black Hole (1979) for the first in over thirty years. It’s clear the film was trying to tap into the scifi audience that Star Wars created two years prior, but it had some cool visuals. The story was quite simple and is a mix of 2001 and Moby Dick. The ending, however, is deliciously bonkers. https://youtu.be/nFv9ZRAqG1s
Samurai Wisdom
The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.
~Antoine Saint Exupery