Date/Time
Date(s) - Oct/06/2018
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location
Allure Art Center Classroom
Categories
Always wanted to be a professional published illustrator?
This seminar will give you insights and tips on how to achieve your goal from an artist who has been through it all over the years.
All kinds of books need illustration, but in every case, the illustrator is chosen because he or she has a unique look, whether the style is cartoon, whimsical, realistic, or fantasy.
With a focus on children’s picture-book art, David Aiken’s seminar covers suggestions for developing a technique, creating characters and using them consistently in different situations, establishing moods, and researching background material.
David will also show the steps required to go from an original manuscript to the printed book, including the specifics of contract details.
You can register by emailing info@allureartcenter.com, calling 804-323-3169 or stopping in the gallery during business hours where you can also see his works on display.
Seminar is $50 per person.
Artist Bio:
David Aiken apprenticed with one of the largest commercial art studios in Chicago for several years, which gave him a diverse background in the styles and techniques of both graphic and fine art. He opened his own studio for graphic design and illustration, working with clients as varied as banks, ad agencies, a radio station, and a baseball team.
Leaving Chicago with his wife Zora for a year of travel on a sailboat, David turned his talent to watercolors. The planned year became a lifestyle, painting for galleries along the east coast and Bahamas, illustrating for magazines, and eventually producing a number of books.
David and Zora wrote (and David illustrated) three books for boaters, three for campers and outdoorsmen, and seven for children. David also did the illustrations for five children’s books written by other authors. For many years, he did book talks for children at area schools and libraries.
The couple still lives on a sailboat, spending most of each year in the Chesapeake.
