Thanks for sharing! I’m always curious of an artist’s set up. I dream of having a setup like this. I’ve lived in NYC apartments my whole life. When I tried to be a professional artist in the 1990’s, I was still living with my parents and had an IKEA drafting table and shelving unit I was obsessed with. When I moved out of my parents into another apartment, I had even less room. By the time my kids came around, a career change had to happen so everything was gifted or sold. Now the kids are adults, I’ve resolved to drawing more, even if it’s a hobby at this stage. I’m in a new apartment with a new relationship, and I’m still only relegated to a corner of the living room. I’ve learned to work digitally, sometimes implementing a hybrid system. Thanks for showing me something to strive for.
Brings back many fond memories. In my basement I have a large flat file with large flat agfa boxes as drawers. Inside one of these drawers is a collection of all my old tools; ruling pens, compasses, French curves, t-squares, point/pica rulers, proportion wheels, an well balanced x-acto, a cork semi sphere loaded with used blade, sand to top it all off—sheets of press-on lettering and zip tone. When I was teaching college I brought these in as a museum exhibit to touch on where we as commercial artists come from, and how old tools where programed into modern software. (a student asked me “why is the icon for the crop tool shaped like that?”)
I'm completely digital now. But I I feel like learning to master these physical tools somehow made me a better illustrator. More deliberate somehow. I still get a thrill remembering spending 40 hrs on an illustration and then having to rip it from an illustration board to be mounted on a sci-tech scanner.
The Ames Lettering Guide popped out immediately to me, I recently had a discussion with some people that my current gripe with comics is that since all the type is done on a computer screen the choose font sizes that are too small for print ... I even stopped buying certain books because of that!!! It's like there are no rules for production anymore!!! I still have mine that I got back in the 70s!!!
Out of curiosity, below your remotes, what are those weird metal dots? (Too many years of sculpting pays off: I saw them and immediately thought of miniature neodymium magnets, which is why I'm asking.)
Gives me inspiration to really get the swapping of our bedroom and the studio, The bedroom is bigger and we don't need that much room and the library and supplies has out grown the studio space.
This is wonderful to see! My studio is loads of mismatched furniture, analogue chaos, too many different projects on the go at once. Then I see minimalist spaces online, a big screen, an iPad, some houseplants and a clean floor, and I feel like I must be doing it all wrong. Nice to see real paper, pens and paints!
Thanks for sharing! I’m always curious of an artist’s set up. I dream of having a setup like this. I’ve lived in NYC apartments my whole life. When I tried to be a professional artist in the 1990’s, I was still living with my parents and had an IKEA drafting table and shelving unit I was obsessed with. When I moved out of my parents into another apartment, I had even less room. By the time my kids came around, a career change had to happen so everything was gifted or sold. Now the kids are adults, I’ve resolved to drawing more, even if it’s a hobby at this stage. I’m in a new apartment with a new relationship, and I’m still only relegated to a corner of the living room. I’ve learned to work digitally, sometimes implementing a hybrid system. Thanks for showing me something to strive for.
Brings back many fond memories. In my basement I have a large flat file with large flat agfa boxes as drawers. Inside one of these drawers is a collection of all my old tools; ruling pens, compasses, French curves, t-squares, point/pica rulers, proportion wheels, an well balanced x-acto, a cork semi sphere loaded with used blade, sand to top it all off—sheets of press-on lettering and zip tone. When I was teaching college I brought these in as a museum exhibit to touch on where we as commercial artists come from, and how old tools where programed into modern software. (a student asked me “why is the icon for the crop tool shaped like that?”)
I'm completely digital now. But I I feel like learning to master these physical tools somehow made me a better illustrator. More deliberate somehow. I still get a thrill remembering spending 40 hrs on an illustration and then having to rip it from an illustration board to be mounted on a sci-tech scanner.
The Ames Lettering Guide popped out immediately to me, I recently had a discussion with some people that my current gripe with comics is that since all the type is done on a computer screen the choose font sizes that are too small for print ... I even stopped buying certain books because of that!!! It's like there are no rules for production anymore!!! I still have mine that I got back in the 70s!!!
Out of curiosity, below your remotes, what are those weird metal dots? (Too many years of sculpting pays off: I saw them and immediately thought of miniature neodymium magnets, which is why I'm asking.)
It's the remote for the iPod dock.
AH. I’ve never seen one of those before. Thank you.
Maybe the most crucial part of your office is that you're watching Babylon 5. Excellent choice for getting into a creative headspace!
Gives me inspiration to really get the swapping of our bedroom and the studio, The bedroom is bigger and we don't need that much room and the library and supplies has out grown the studio space.
Brilliant! :)
Great fun!
This is wonderful to see! My studio is loads of mismatched furniture, analogue chaos, too many different projects on the go at once. Then I see minimalist spaces online, a big screen, an iPad, some houseplants and a clean floor, and I feel like I must be doing it all wrong. Nice to see real paper, pens and paints!