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| Howard Schultz CEO of Starbucks: Graham Smith |
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Art Director Dean Sebring of
Worth Magazine, showed me a really great looking layout for their
Twenty Questions feature, and asked if I would illustrate an ink portrait of
Howard Schultz,
CEO of Starbucks, for this months issue. Worth magazine is beautifully designed and chock full of great illustrations. I jumped on the chance to illustrate that page.
These ink portraits are drawn quickly, straight off the pen. I usually draw a few portraits and choose the nicest one. Maybe I should have drawn Howard Schultz using coffee, instead of ink for this one?
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| Worth Magazine with original ink illustrations in the background. |
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| Contributors blurb by Lynsey Santimays. |
Lynsey Santimays, associate editor, called me up to do a quick blurb interview for their contributors section. We were just chatting away, but after 16 questions, I ask how many words the blurb was supposed to be. "150. I like to get as much as a can. You never know." she responded.
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| "I draw a bunch and choose the nicest one." Graham Smith |
I illustrate these with a quill pen, the kind you dip in ink. The thing is, the portraits come out a little differently each time. If I spill ink, drip on the page, or the final result doesn't look this the subject, I have to start over. There is no erasing in ink drawing! I love the challenge drawing with this unforgiving medium.
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| Art Direction:Dean Sebring. Portrait: Graham Smith |
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