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Bobby Chiu: Imaginism Inspiration
Let’s start with a bit of inspiration from Bobby Chui.
Escape From Illustration Island
If you haven’t already seen this great new illustration resources site and podcast by Illustrator Thomas James, now would be a great time to check it out (well, after you’ve finished reading this post obviously 
Thomas has put together a fantastic site choc full of resources for illustrators with numerous links to everything from Artists Reps and Photoshop Brushes, all the way through to recommended printers for your promo items - and better still all of these links are on the one page, so you can favourite the site as your browsers home page and have this ever growing collection of resources readily available at the click of a mouse.
Thomas has also launched a companion podcast to the Escape From Illustration Island site too (also syndicated on Illustration Mundo) and has had some great interview guests so far like illustrators Nate Williams and Penelope Dullaghan.
Thomas was also kind enough to interview me for the podcast recently (which goes live on the EFII site this Tuesday) - he is a super nice chap, a great interviewer and his hard work putting the site together clearly shows in this invaluable resource for all illustrators whether aspiring or established.
Brand Yourself As An Artist On Twitter
Fine Artist Lori McNee, has put together a great little guide to Branding Yourself On Twitter and although aimed at the fine art crowd, there are lots of great take-aways for Illustrators too. While you’re there, be sure to check out Lori’s beautiful paintings too!
Scott McDaniel – Art Analysis #4 and #10
In a previous resources round-up I linked to one of Scott McDaniel’s insightful art analysis posts of a James Jean Fables cover. Here are two more fantastic Art Analysis posts from Scott:
Art Analysis #4: Couple Descending Staircase by J.C. Leyendecker
Art Analysis #10: Dance by Alphonse Mucha
James Gurney’s fascinating blog post: Rockwell and the Camera
Don’t get me started on James Gurney’s blog ‘Gurney Journey‘, if I were to start listing other great posts from James (author and illustrator of the fantastic Dinotopia books), I’d be here all day - his entire blog is pure gold for illustrators and artists.
However, I thought this particular post by James would be a great one to share as it covers the use of photo reference in one’s work (a topic always hotly debated for both it’s evils and merits) and the great example set by master illustrator Norman Rockwell.
As we’re on the subject of James Gurney, be sure to check out his new book ‘Imaginative Realism‘ when it hits the shelves. It looks fantastic and if the quality of the content is half as good as the content of his blog, then it would be worth 10 times the listed price!
Amy Palko’s Creative Circle
Educator, Photographer and Writer Amy Palko has set up a creative circle over at her super ‘Less Ordinary‘ blog, providing fledgling creatives with a safe haven to share their illustrations, fine art, photography, creative writing and get encouragement from other like-minded creatives.
When you’re making that leap to follow your creative passions, it’s sometimes hard to take that nervous first step and share your work with others - but with a friendly, welcoming and nurturing environment like Amy’s ‘Creative Circle’, it just got easier.
Be sure to check out Amy’s excellent short stories (especially this one) and beautiful photography too.
Illustrator Spotlight
Finally a couple of illustrators to check out - you’ve probably heard of these guys as they’re established pro’s at the top of their games, but they both recently released re-vamped portfolio sites with tons of great new work to soak up…
Be sure to check out Sam’s amazing illustrations for the new edition of Lord Of The Flies
Well, that’s it for another resources round-up - I hope you enjoy the links.
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Yay! Thank you so much for including the Less Ordinary Creativity Circle. I’ve been really blown away by just how many have embraced this idea already - hoping that it will continue to become a big success
I look forward to seeing some fledgling illustrators there!
Amy
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