New Drew Struzan art poster revealed at D23 for Star Wars: The Force Awakens !!

#ThrowbackThursday - Among Ralph Mcquarrie’s innumerable skills is matte painting. This piece would become the Hoth landscape.

Do I spy a TIE Fighter wing propped against the wall in the background? Oh. No. I got excited there for a minute.

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Our very awesome volunteer Jason McGroarty created this video recap of last year’s Fest and we love it!  

It’s a great example of what the Fest is all about: indie comics and their creators! 

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Visionarium

Artwork for the Visionarium exhibit and auction are now on display at the Society! Based off of the successful MicroVisions exhibit and auction, Visionarium features artwork created by illustrators who have generously donated their time and talent to create a painting to help tomorrow’s illustrators. Curated by Society of Illustrators members Lauren Panepinto and Marc Scheff, the exhibit includes twelve pieces by award-winning artists.

This year’s featured artists include Marc Burckhardt, Nicolas Delort, Robert Hunt, Anita Kunz, Jeffrey Alan Love, Kadir Nelson, Karla Ortiz, Rob Rey, Greg Ruth, Yuko Shimizu, Sam Weber, and Allen Williams.  

Each painting will be auctioned on eBay with all of the proceeds going to the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Fund. The Auction will go live on September 28 and will end on October 10. To see enlarged versions of the paintings click here.

A Happy Hour and Celebration will take place on September 30th. A $5 cover charge will also go towards the Student Scholarship Fund.  

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Book Sculptures by Su Blackwell

Su Blackwell born 1975 in Sheffield U.K is an artist working predominantly within the realm of paper. She graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2003 and makes intricate art-works from every-day objects, transforming clothes and books into fantastical three-dimensional forms. Using a scalpel she cuts and glues the pages of books to create miniature dioramas glowing with lights in wood and glass boxes, like Victorian relics found in a museum of intrigue. 

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Spotlight of the Week - Sandcrawler: Jawa Treaded Fortress

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