A personal illustrator's newsletter mixing hand-drawn work with essays on creative practice, family life and place. Recent issues cover losing clients to AI, life in a Scottish housing scheme, and progress on a science picture book about diatoms.
Website: https://illustrated.substack.com
An artist-author shares behind-the-scenes accounts of how his paintings, especially the Dinotopia series, were made. Readers get practical detail on preparatory studies, model posing, maquettes and sources of inspiration.
A newsletter by picture book authors Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen offering close readings and deep dives into how picture books work, along with recommendations and craft discussion for people making books. It is currently on pause, with the archive still available.
A comic artist's personal letter from his São Paulo studio, covering his work on Archie comics, sketches, and the process of making comics. Occasional issues in Portuguese reflect on politics and the role of creators in society.
A newsletter by the author of a forthcoming book on applying Peircean pragmatic semiotics to design and illustration. It offers chapter and case study spotlights, such as Indonesian batik, plus free transcripts of the companion video series.
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