DRAWING FIGURES – SHARPENING THE EYE AND HAND

This is the first article in a series was originally posted by Frank Costantino on LinkedIn. In the course of my career as an architectural illustrator, populating project perspectives was a necessity for humanizing a new building design in its intended environment. The scale of figures had always been critical for establishing scale of the […]

My Friend Charles Reid

This  article was originally posted by Frank Costantino on LinkedIn. Just learned (via my good friend John Haycraft of Sydney) about the passing of Charles Reid, watercolorist extraordinaire. Charles was such an incredible influence on so many painters around the world, that his expansive legacy will live on for decades to come. That will certainly […]

Royalties for Illustrators

SIGN UP FOR CLAIMS NOTICES Dear Illustrator, In January 2019, many American illustrators began receiving reprographic royalty checks. Since then more checks have gone out to more artists. These payouts are a part of concerted effort between Artists Rights Society (ARS) and the American Society of Illustrators Partnership (ASIP) to provide American illustrators with a share of […]