Gary Kelley Pastel Demonstration, "Undocumented"

You are invited into the studio of award-winning illustrator Gary Kelley as he takes on the issue of immigration with his latest assignment, Undocumented. In this video, Kelly expresses his unique perspective on communicating an idea in a powerful way as he draws upon his lifelong interest in Native American culture and a love for historical accuracy. As he works, Kelley rides the line between the traditional and innovative while discussing subjects like composition, color, value, subject matter, and the practical uses of pastel along the way. This beautifully produced video is sure to inspire both students and anyone interested in contemporary illustration.

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Resolution: 720x480 Medium: Nu Pastel Length: 45 Minutes

http://www.illustrationacademy.com/GaryKelley.htm

Gary Kelley received his degree in art from the University of Northern Iowa, began his career as a graphic designer and art director before becoming an illustrator in the mid-1970's. He has received awards from the New York Society of Illustrators including the Hamilton King Award in 1992, National Booksellers Association, Print Magazine, New York Art Directors Show, Los Angeles Society of Illustrators,Bologna (Italy) Book Fair, and others. His clients include NewYorker Magazine, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Atlantic Monthly, Time, Newsweek, GQ, Franklin Library, CBS Records, NFL, Santa Fe Opera, and many major publishers and advertising agencies.

He recently completed two 70-foot murals for the renovated Barnes and Nobel Bookstore on 5th Avenue at 48th Street in New York City. In addition to his professional work, he has lectured widely, including the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., Society of Illustrators, San Francisco Academy of Art, Ringling School of Art, and Syracuse University, to name just a few.

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[angus147258]

Photo reference didn't exist because photographs didn't exist. Instead they hired models and made charcoal drawings of them in the pose they wanted, they based their paintings off of those drawings. They did use reference, just in a slightly different way. The outcome is the same, however.

[maretar]

After practising several years of drawing figure from imagination I realised it's not entirely a good solution. You're good artist when you never reject using reference no matter what skill level, beacause that means you're always willing to learn new things. If you think you're good enough not to learn then that will quickly lead to stagnation. Not a good thing for artist.

[FreedomInAmerica]

C SPAN “Black Republican Forum” Session 2 (begin at 11:30) Allen West said one of the 1986 caveats was to secure our borders and enforcement our laws, but haven’t happened. (We’re still talking about new amnesty like DREAM Act.) We can’t allow local cities to make sanctuary cities policies, because they will bring our inner city turf wars to epic proportions by bringing in the drug cartel and Columbian gangs. (Mexican Gangs don’t recognize our borders established by the Treaty of Guadalupe)

[FreedomInAmerica]

In November 2010, the unemployment rate was 9.8% with 15.1 million unemployed. (15.1 million/9.8%) = 154 million are able to work in the workforce. 11,941,812 (or 11.9 million) skilled jobs provided to illegal immigrants. GOOGLE “illegal immigration counters”, the 15.1 million unemployed could take the 11.9 million available jobs. The unemployment rate could be reduced to 2.1% {{15.1-11.9)/154}

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Allen West 2012

[mwinahaha]

I bought this video through the download, it's pretty good, a pity about the quality though. Part one is alright but Part two is clearly pixelly, even at the automatic small viewing size.

[DonJusko]

"there is a very clear 3 point in klimt's medicine. whenever u draw a figure it pretty much has to be at least 2 point."

Now you can send me links from my Inbox.

Klimt never used 3 or 4 point perspective, he didn't know they existed. His figures did not size correctly in distances. Foreshortening is the only perspective in figures and I already stated how badly he did there.

I'm sorry, but this guy will not make the list no matter how much he is promoted.

[DonJusko]

For 20 years Moscow (1000 miles away) had been painting with 4 point perspective.

This is new page link to this painting. Vasiliy Polenov. Granny's Orchard. 1878.

Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

[DonJusko]

1893, Klimt and Matsch are commissioned to decorate the ceiling of the Great Hall of the new University of Vienna.  The series of paintings, "Philosophy", "Medecine" and "Jurisprudence", provoked widespread controversy. He is never to accept a public commission again.

It was said "He was painting in the past".

[DonJusko]

1894 KK or Court Theater built.

Using1900 to be the date of this mural and other murals with one point perspective.

If you go here and click on the thumbnails you will see what I mean about lacking the basics.

(I sent all the links from my inbox)

[mittROMNEY666]

"the drawing and painting skills are lacking thanks to a steady amount of wars since the Spanish-American War. "

possibly a contributing factor but i think the real culprit is the camera. once it wasavailable, it was too tempting to pass up. people no longer wanted to devote years of study to their craft - the camera allowed even a novice to have perfect drawing. and once everyone could do it, it ceased to matter.

[mittROMNEY666]

admittedly, his architecture is mainly 1 point but that is true for the vast majority of artists at the time; its just a stylistic choice.

as far as aerial perspective, klimt's knowledge is evident in his taormina. i admit his later works are primitive.

[mittROMNEY666]

u seem to be holding klimt to unreasonable standards here. which of the old masters or 19th cent artists ever used 4 point perspective? i can think of the mirror in the arnolfini portait, a sp by parmigianino, carel fabritus' view of a delft street. but there were not many. there is a very clear 3 point in klimt's medicine. whenever u draw a figure it pretty much has to be at least 2 point.