This creative exercise isn't anything new, it's actually a test often done in creativity courses. It forces you to look at the mundane Two Circles and see what you can visually make from them.

Illustration for the sake of communication and explanation isn't the most glamorous form of creative work, but it's one of the most needed forms of illustration within any industry today.

I've always enjoyed hand lettering. Creating unique custom letter-forms is actually very relaxing for me.

One of the oldest forms of artwork is pattern design. You'll find it within every culture globally from Middle Eastern rugs, lattice work in Asia,

In a digital age analog methods are still valid and one could easily argue essential to a well defined creative process.

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Just like physical exercise, creative exercise will help you develop and strengthen your illustrative and design ability over time.

New media has allowed marketing to take on many new shapes and forms over the years and one new method is to create interactive games that incorporate advertising content or training information.

This is the first video tutorial I have posted on IllustrationClass.com. So I decided to base it on the question I get asked most often.

Digital illustration is awesome if for no other reason than you can create your own reality.

We've all done this at some point. Laying on our back in the grass looking up into the sky trying to see things in the clouds.

As some of you may know I designed promotional art for Adobe CS4 Illustrator called Loyal Order of Wormwood.

Illustrating for an embroidery patch that will be 1.875 x 1.875 inches is challenging to say the least. You're dealing with a production technology that is very limiting.

I do a lot of creative hired gun work for agencies. They call me up and pull me into their various projects to execute everything from logos, icons, illustrations, concepts,

Sometimes I get the creative itch to just illustrate something for no other reason then to have some fun.

The Action Sports Industry (ASI) is geared for Skate boarders, Surfers, Snowboarders and any other kind of board driven sports enthusiast I may be overlooking as I write this.

Historically speaking the linear style is also referred to as Contour Drawing. The artist who made it an art form was no less then Pablo Picasso.

At times when I work or just go about doing something non-creative I stumble upon something that sparks my creative curiosity.

Inspiration comes from the strangest places at times. The inspiration for this illustration came from a new business venture I considered but never pulled the trigger on.

Have you ever thought of a unique concept, but then wasn't sure you could pull it off because it required a good amount of illustrative work and frankly speaking that intimidated you? Or your

Over the past several years the line of demarcation between illustration and fine art has been forever changed.

Not all my projects afford me the time I'd like to create them. Such is the case with this project.

I first used FreeHand back in 1991 and ever since it has been my sole application for creating digital design and illustration in terms of vector graphics.

I don't do a ton of pro-bono work but this was for a good cause. A Diabetes fundraiser poster with a jungle theme. They asked if I'd specifically illustrate a White Tiger for them.

Sometimes I get inspired on the spur of the moment. When this happens I tend to put aside what ever I am working on and just pursue the creative rabbit trail to see where it leads.