tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post8709554888773757022..comments2024-03-28T05:32:14.124-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Canadian Game Fish by Canadian Illustratorsleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-45633930437650517982009-08-10T13:22:31.156-04:002009-08-10T13:22:31.156-04:00Great post! I have a pile of those Salada/Tetley t...Great post! I have a pile of those Salada/Tetley tea cards at home; no fish though, all birds, butterflies and wild animals. I keep meaning to frame them somehow, but - you know.Brad Mackayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598315230183851740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-73950974160744364432009-08-09T14:19:27.788-04:002009-08-09T14:19:27.788-04:00The fishing week is great, Leif! I love the last ...The fishing week is great, Leif! I love the last silhouetted illustration of the two fishermen on the lake. That takes a lot of graphic design skill and an understanding of simplicity of one shape related to another. I never learned a lot about that in art school, and had to pick it up on my own later, as a graphic designer/illustrator/art director. With that approach to illustration, you can't rely on just accurate drawing, good rendering skills, correct values and good composition. Stylization and exceptional design is what makes the silhouetted illustration work so well. The amazing simplicity, attitude and expression of the figures are exceptional in that illo. I don't see this kind of illustration anymore, but I think it could be just as effective in today's market as it was back then.<br /><br />Tom WatsonTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237565169344311948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-64599618093662855412009-08-08T04:54:29.223-04:002009-08-08T04:54:29.223-04:00Oh geez, I've spelled my own name wrong. :/Oh geez, I've spelled my own name wrong. :/Jaspernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-78897438898287412672009-08-08T04:53:18.167-04:002009-08-08T04:53:18.167-04:00Leif, you may enjoy this 1939 dust jacket in my hu...Leif, you may enjoy this 1939 dust jacket in my humble flickr set, which is very relevant to the vintage fishing illustration theme. It belonged to my grandmother:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasperarmstrong/3391048759/in/set-72157616283794737/" rel="nofollow">Let's Go Fishing</a>Jasernoreply@blogger.com