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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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Job and Culture
Written by Zach in News

I feel like the Job book is a good example of culture.

Culture is the aggregate of seemingly disparate elements. One adds pigment to oil and combines circles and shapes in such a way as to hide them in the service of a larger display. At the end we have a painting. Or one takes eggs, and sugar, and flour, and water and so combines them that after the addition of heat, one has a new thing that is greater than the …

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Monday, September 29, 2008
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ACM #1
Written by Justin in Art

ACM no1 thumbnails

“Ah,” said Turquine, “Launcelot, thou art unto me most welcome that ever was knight, for we shall
never depart till the one of us be dead.”

I have always wanted to illustrate scenes from the story of King Arthur. It is a rather ominous undertaking since so many greater artists have already done fantastic work with it. N.C Wyeth and Pyle come immediately to mind. Yet Arthur’s story, like most great mythological classics, can’t help but inspire. Despite the possible unflattering comparisons to the giants of illustration, I found that …

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Monday, September 29, 2008
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DogEared Design
Written by Matt in Art

We recently heard from Kirk DouPonce of DogEared Design, a long-time friend of Portland Studios. He shared a few recent projects that he has worked on, and said that Justin’s Photoshop tools have been “invaluable.” It’s always nice to hear that people are using our tools, especially from someone as talented as Kirk. Here is a sample of some of his recent work:

Just a reminder that Justin will be starting a series of posts on his recent project with ACM sometime later today.

Friday, September 26, 2008
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Advanced Composite Update
Written by Matt in Art

Aaron Greene posted much better images of the photo-illustration pieces on his blog. You can see them here. Look for Justin’s post about the painted pieces late Monday or early Tuesday of next week!

Friday, September 26, 2008
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Interview with Cory Godbey
Written by Matt in Art

Read it here.