Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

MAY 27, 2014

'Feast' was a BIG job. Some of you may already have seen the previously posted progress shots but I thought for this post I would collate everything so you can see the whole development from pencil to finished artwork. First off I produced this detailed sketch which I extrapolated from a series of thumbnails. I'd like to show the thumbnails too but I have a habit of using them for scrap and they tend to disappear in the recycling bin well before I remember I'll possibly need them again.

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

MAY 13, 2014

Something new from the designers at H&Co. A font’s shapes might be designed, but its personality is discovered. It’s only in its natural habitat, surrounded by other typefaces, that a font truly develops a unique voice. For the designers at Hoefler&Co, designing with a font — even while it’s still being drawn — is a vital part of the creative process: seeing how a font performs, especially in the company of other typefaces, helps us better understand its cha

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Paul Jarvis

MAY 18, 2014

When most people think about rats, they shudder in revulsion. Rats are often associated with thoughts like: dirty, skin crawly, Halloween decorations, unwanted house guests or even laboratory subjects.

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Illustration Art

MAY 19, 2014

What causes artists to gather in one location or another? How did Athens in the 4th century BCE become a center of cultural activity? What made Florence so appealing to artists in 15th century Italy? What brought artists to Paris or St. Petersburg in the 19th century, and why did so many artists gravitate to fin de siecle Vienna to sip from the "Sacred Spring"?

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Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People

Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t

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Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

MAY 20, 2014

Here are a couple of shots taken on my phone as I'm working on my latest painting. I'm now slowly making my way anti clockwise around the painting by concentrating on each character in turn. Once I've done the badger then I will take a look at the table and then the background. After that it's a case of pushing the values.

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

MAY 6, 2014

Now you can install H&Co fonts on your iPhone and iPad, and use them in applications that support fonts. Great mobile apps like Pages, Numbers, and Keynote make it easier than ever to use your iPad and iPhone not just to consume content, but to create it. Typography, a long-missing piece of the puzzle, just got a lot better: starting today, your iOS 7 devices can use all the Hoefler&Co fonts you’ve ever purchased, and you can install them directly from this site.

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Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

MAY 28, 2014

A proof of my first (to be) published children's book is here! It's called Momo & The Totobrats, written by the wonderful Wendy Hesketh and illustrated by yours truly.

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Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

MAY 13, 2014

Some of you may already have spotted this painting on my drawing board in a previous post. This was a very simple painting to create because I have already done something very similar for my wife, a painting called 'Autumn Scribe'. The real difference in this is the backdrop which is lifted straight from Lacock Abbey cloisters (home of the Harry Potter films and others).

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