Tag Archive for: Illustrators of the Future

Edd Cartier in his studio

Notes to the New Artist by Edd Cartier

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Artist Edd Cartier, with over 50 years of experience in the field of illustration and commercial art, wrote this article with words of advice for new science fiction and fantasy illustrators.
Artist Ciruelo during the portfolio review of the Illustrators Workshop

Illustrators of the Future 3rd Quarter 2017 Winners Announced

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The judging is in on the 3rd Quarter of the Illustrators of the Future Contest and the winners have been announced.
Emily Goodwin, Pat Henry and John Goodwin

Dragon Con 2017 – Day 4

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And here's the final wrap up from Dragon Con 2017.
Battlefield Earth characters in the Dragon Con 2017 parade

Dragon Con 2017 – Day 2

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Another great day at the Atlanta Dragon Con! It all started with the Dragon Con Parade and our entry featuring Battlefield Earth.
Will Eisner

The Illustrators of the Future by Will Eisner

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While my own career has been spent in the practice of sequential art, a form that arranges images and text in an intelligent sequence to tell a story, I have nonetheless always been professionally involved in the fundamentals of illustration. I, therefore, feel I have accumulated enough experience with which to endow my advice with some credibility.
Artist Ciruelo during the portfolio review of the Illustrators Workshop

Pictures That Tell Stories

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This article was originally published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XI. Mankind has used pictures to tell stories from the beginning of time. Recently, ancient cave paintings were discovered in France, and while cave paintings aren’t new discoveries, these are unlike anything seen before.
Frank Kelly Freas and Ray Bradbury at the inauguration of Illustrators of the Future

SF Illustration as Art by Frank Kelly Freas

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Frank Kelly Freas was the first coordinating judge of the Illustrators of the Future Contest. Already a well established commercial artist and having known L. Ron Hubbard and having observed first hand Ron lending a helping hand to aspiring writers
Larry Elmore & Rob Prior onstage painting a dragon at the Writers of the Future Vol 33 awards ceremony

Can You Draw a Dragon? How Illustrators of the Future Inspires Students

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I am teaching in a home school environment and have students who are artists at heart.  Each week I teach an art class that focuses on specific skills as well as ideas that inspire. 
Michael Michera on the red carpet with singer Joy Villa

Spotlight on artist Michael Michera

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Michael Michera is a self-taught artist who found out about L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrators of the Future Contest quite accidentally from a friend who then persuaded him to enter. That accidental encounter resulted in Michael winning the grand prize.
Artist Ciruelo during the portfolio review of the Illustrators Workshop

Artist Anthony Moravian

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Anthony Moravian is a tall, quiet kind of guy, but his art speaks volumes. He describes his style as fantasy inspired by classic renaissance paintings and, so, not surprisingly, he specializes in...