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10 Illustration Rules I Learned the Hard Way

Dan dos Santos

  Many will say that there are no rules in art. And that's true when it comes to creation. But when it comes to the business of Illustration, I do have a set of hard rules that I never break... mostly because I've learned the hard way not to. I thought I'd share with you some of those rules in the hopes that you can avoid the same suffering.     1. If you paint…

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Coded: J. C. Leyendecker Documentary

Lauren Panepinto

April 17, 2025 - Some of you might remember the J. C. Leyendecker exhibit at the New York Historical Museum a few years back (if not I wrote a review with lots of pics here) and during that exhibit there was a screening of a new Leyendecker documentary and a panel moderated by fabulous illustrator and MC contributor Marcos Chin. The documentary is called Coded: The Hidden Love of J. C. Leyendecker and at the time I don't think you could see it online, I tried, but now you can. Oddly enough, you can also catch it on domestic Delta flights currently. You can see the trailer here: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWlBmtAR7TQ[/embed] It's a short film (29min) and it was shortlisted for an Oscar. I definitely learned some things in the video I hadn't known before, and while I knew Rockwell took…

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