A personal illustrator's newsletter mixing reflective essays, memoir fragments and drawings, with reader conversations and updates on moving the blog to Substack. Issues explore themes like communication, belonging and outsider art.
Website: https://www.thereluctantillustrator.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 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.
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.
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