Illustrator and Designer

Hey guys! Normally I post my art on this blog but I wanted to show you the books that have helped me the most with my visual development. Growing up as a voracious reader with an interest in art, I pretty quickly grew tired of the “How to Draw” section of Barnes & Noble. So, here’s a list of books I wish I had known existed:

Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner 

Graphic Story Telling by Will Eisner

Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton

Framed Ink by Marcos Mateu-Mestre

They are all equally valuable! Will Eisner’s series is about sequential narrative and I do have a specific interest in comics (as a creator and a consumer) however, I think it’s valuable to all visual story tellers! Framed Ink is similar with a heavier focus on composition. Thinking with Type was imperative for me because I have no natural skill with typography. Any Illustrator will need a moderate understanding of type- It improves your portfolio vastly when you know the basics! 

Here’s a list of links to them (in the same order as above):

http://www.amazon.com/Comics-Sequential-Art-Principles-Instructional/dp/0393331261/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432576271&sr=8-1&keywords=will+eisner

http://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Storytelling-Visual-Narrative-Instructional/dp/039333127X/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_y

http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Type-2nd-revised-expanded/dp/1568989695/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432576194&sr=8-1&keywords=thinking+with+type

Check out my Floridan cherubs! Made some apparel on Society 6 for this wonderful summer- mine is already in the mail! Get yours here:

Hey guys! I’m officially on Society 6! Here’s a sample of what I’ve been working on- planning on doing more of this dog breeds series! Here’s a link if you want to own these for yourself: