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Rob Dunlavey Visits us @ AIB

Illustrator Rob Dunlavey stopped by AIB's Illustration Junior/Senior studio last Friday! He gave a great talk, and showed off his process! Check it out :

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AIB Senior Illustration Exhibition

On Friday April 27th, in AIB's Main Gallery, the Illustration Department proudly opened the exhibition that featured the work of 21 graduating Illustration Seniors. The show was well attended due in part to the standing room only crowd exiting the PIXAR event hosted by both the Animation and Illustration Departments, that preceded the senior opening.

To See more photos of opening night please visit:

http://www.flickr.com//photos/aiboston/sets/72157629987349985/show/

 

Shown Above: Mimi Alves

Shown above: Aaron Pino

AIB Tech Opaque Media

 

 

Here are some select student samples from AIB's Tech Opaque Media course taught by Ryan Maguire. Students are asked to complete illustration assignments with Acrylics and Gauche mediums. From portraits to plein air painting students explore how opaque mediums could be used in production for color comps and final illustrations. View the AIB Flickr set for all samples here.

Shown above: Ashton Blackman

Shown above: Keely Mills

Shown above: Rachael Hawkes

Tak Toyoshima's Asian Americana

Dig Boston's Tak Toyoshima's upcoming show, Asian Americana, will be displaying new works featuring his comic strip character Secret Asian Man. Come see Tak's Secret Asian man standing in for iconic American figures including: Michael Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Captain America and More!

Opening Reception will be on Monday March 5th, 2012 at ZuZu bar and lounge in Central Square. The reception starts at 8pm until 10pm. The reception will be followed by a live musical performance by Viva Viva's Chris Warren at 10 pm. Check it out!!

For more information on the show visit the shows event page on Facebook. 

For more work by Tak Toyoshima, check out his Blog!

 

AIB's Social Media gets attention!

If you need another reason to submit your work to the AIB Illustration & Animation Blog and Flickr sites - then check out the recent feature on BostInno.com: A Snapshot of The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University!

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Created in 2008 as a community startup blog hosted on WordPress, BostInno went through brief stints as a wiki and then a Twitter aggregator.  On December 7, 2009, BostInno was re-launched as an online news platform focused on creating original content covering Boston’s innovation ecosystem.  In the early fall of 2010, the team behind what is now Streetwise Media (BostInno’s owner), started focusing full time on BostInno and reinventing city news online. Learn more here

Thanks BostInno.com!

Chris Sickles @ AIB

The magical works of Red Nose Studio (AIB Main Gallery Nov 7- Dec 15, 2011) became even more enchanted by the visit from their creator Chris Sickels. Chris spent a day at AIB where he gave a guest critique in Arlene Grossman's Foundation class: Form, Content and Context; talked with many visitors from devoted fans to awed neophytes at the opening of his exhibit; gave a funny, insightful, and inspiring public talk.

It was raining hard outside, but the auditorium was packed and overflowing for Chris's evening talk about his journey from art school to his current status as world renown 3D illustrator. He was a humble, open and generous speaker who shared many of his early works as well as his process and sketches, and the works that have won multiple prestigious awards from publications such as American Illustration, 3 x 3, Society of Illustrators, Print, Communication Arts, How.

After the talk, Chris signed and drew in many sketchbooks, and in copies of his two children's books, Here Comes the Garbage Barge, and The Look Book. His message to illustrators was time tested and simple– work hard, keep doing what you love – and capped by an amazing and hilarious animation about "Piehole" and the "evil water tower." You can picture it.



Thank you Red Nose Studio aka Chris Sickels! We look forward to your new work, to watching your success grow, and for your return to AIB. – Susan LeVan, AIB Illustration Chair

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AIB Flickr: James Gureny visits AIB!

James Gurney, world renowned illustrator, fantasy artist, and creator of Dinotopia spent two days in November at AIB where he wowed his fans and won new ones with his public talk and workshop. On Monday night, James told us about his childhood fascination with ancient civilizations and dinosaurs, how he developed into an “imaginary realist”, and generously shared his journey as an artist.

He talked about broad subjects like passion and personal vision, and shared detailed technique after technique for seeing and making work. “If you really like your first idea” he said, “do forty more just to make sure.” Many in the audience looked through his beautiful personal sketchbooks, chatted with him and bought his books, Imaginative Realism, and Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara.

 

On Tuesday afternoon, James conducted a workshop as part of an AIB Illustration techniques class where he revealed even more detailed secrets of his own techniques from using water brushes to making Sculpey maquettes to help understand light and shadow. We watched him in action as he created and narrated a spontaneous watercolor study of the course instructor.

A special treat remained for those who purchased a book or who approached James with a sketchbook to be signed. In each case he drew a different image as part of his inscription – for example: a Triceratops riding a bicycle.

Many thanks to James Gurney and his wife, Jeanette, for their warmth and openness – we hope they’ll come back for another visit. Thanks also to the students in the Sketch Report club, and to Student Activities at Lesley University for sponsoring this truly awesome event.

You can follow James on his blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/

 

Dueling Mustaches @ AIB

Last Friday was the 2010 Senior BFA Illustration Show at The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. The work on display is outstanding, Congratulations Seniors! It was a full house – packed with students, parents, faculty and alumni! Thanks to all who came out to show support for the Senior Illustration Students who have worked hard all semester. A very good time was had by all, but there was a heated battle between two giant dueling mustaches – these mustaches look like a couple of toughstaches!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE OPENING PHOTOS
{Thanks Keith!}

AIB Flickr: Young Artists At War

AIB Flickr slide show of the recent Young Artists at War exhibit at 601 Newbury. Click here to view set.