Free brush studies of the sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) from Hunter Wetlands, Newcastle (Australia). It was a relief to finally be able to use 300 gsm paper. It’s like eating gourmet food after living on crackers.
This JTA experience may be taking me to more places than I expected. :)
(Source: artistbynecessity, via scientificillustration)
Designing Mad Men: The Stories Behind Joan’s Dresses and Don’s Suits
Long before she was the costume designer for AMC’s Mad Men, Janie Bryant was known at her Tennessee high school as Miss Vogue, and it seemed she was destined for a life in the world of high fashion. After studying fashion design at the American College of the Applied Arts, she moved to Paris to learn the art of couture, and then to New York’s Seventh Avenue. But the screen always beckoned, and after meeting a costume designer at a party, she transitioned into a career designing for television rather than the runway. In 2005, she won an Emmy for the HBO Western series Deadwood. As the costume designer for all five seasons of Mad Men, she has both captured a particular period — men in grey flannel suits, women in lacy dresses, everyone, for the last time, in hats — and the incremental sartorial revolution that brought the starchy ’50s into the Modish ’60s. Her designs have captivated everyone from Michael Kors, whose Fall ‘08 collection bore her influence, to Banana Republic, which recently launched its Mad Men line. Here, Bryant shares selections from her sketchbook, including an early rendering of Joan’s eye-catching dress from the Season Five premiere, and explains how a costume travels from a napkin doodle to the screen.
Read more. [Images: Janie Bryant]
Over the last two months, the Occupy movement has captured worldwide attention. Cartoonists have been on the scene sketching, reporting, and participating. So we asked some of our contributors to share their drawings. Susie Cagle, Sharon Rosenzweig, and Shannon Wheeler bring us sketches from Oakland, Chicago, and New York respectively. We’ll have another batch from different cities next week.
Super interesting - check it out!
Sketching his vision for spring~
Creative Director Simon Kneen of Banana Republic
Tia from urban sketchers did this fantastic sketch on the back of a very long starbucks receipt!
(Source: urbansketchers.org)
This is a tumblelog dedicated to sketchbooks - and to the people who jot down bits of inspiration anywhere and everywhere. Moleskines are cool, but non-moleskines are, too!
Where do you doodle best? Giant sketchbooks? In the margins of your notebook? The kids' menus at restaurants? Submit a drawing and let us know!
