small world - rock album project

"small world" is a rock album project by Andy Lund - the music written in hotel rooms, and recorded in studios around the world, with 18 different musicians. The project features 32 page illustrated liner notes, and a music video by Graham Smith.

Illustration:

David Gordon : Art director, illustrator and designer for movies: Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars-Robots, and Spongebob Squarepants. Animated commercials for Cheerios and Nike. He has written and illustrated many children’s books: Hansel and Diesel, The Three Little Rigs, The Ugly Truckling, and Smitten, Out of Picture I, and Out of Picture II, and, N.Y. Times best-selling series, Trucktown. www.illustrationranch.com

Andrea Cobb is a talented American illustrator living in North Carolina, who smudges the line between fine art and illustration. Get lost in her dazzlingly colorful vector built worlds, seen on the cover of Steve Vai’s “The Story of Light” album, in magazines, and on well designed products everywhere . Clients include: Chronicle Books, Toyota, Utne Reader, and Whole Foods. www.andreacobb.com

Daniel Baxter is an illustrator residing in Red Hook, New York. His goal is to create clever & witty solutions for every project. He provides creative content for a wide range of publications, books, ad campaigns, and more. Clients include the New York Times, Random House, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Chronicle Books, & Microsoft to name a few. www.danbaxter.blogspot.com

Dean MacAdam - Artist and father, living in San Diego, California creating branding and character designs for Purina, Hasbro and Burger King. Most recently, he created an interactive educational app experience that gained critical acclaim worldwide, winning the prestigious 2012 Apple Design award. www.deanmacadam.com

Graham Smith is an illustrator and designer creating imagery for brands, publications, advertising agencies and musicians. His expressive figure drawing appear in his book “Marks Vol. 1”, published by Xupuy. Clients: Blue Moon, Boston Globe, Hollis Brand Culture, Rolling Stone, Sony, Worth. “Collaborating with all these great artists and musicians is the best part about designing for the “small world” project.“    www.grahamsmithillustration.com

Jose Emroca Flores is an artist, illustrator and designer with a style that has crossed the genres of films, games, books, animations, galleries and advertising. Represented by Shannon Associates, Flores’s artwork can be seen in: EA, Vivendi Universal, Activision/Blizzard, Nike, DC shoes, FHM, Maxim, Spectrum, Computer Arts, Nintendo Power, and The Society of Illustrators. www.emroca.com

Photography / Video:

Graham Smith

Design:

Graham Smith

Music / Lyrics:

Words and Music by Andy Lund Copyright © 2014

“Flower Girl” written by Andy Lund & Michael Lille © 2014

Produced and Recorded by Anthony Gravino & Andy Lund

Recorded at The Drake, Chicago, Illinois. USA

& Goodwood Studios (West)

Mixed by Anthony Gravino at The Drake, Chicago IL.

Mastered by Jonathan Pines at Private Studios, Urbana, IL.

Andy Lund “We are all connected. There are strong powers that push and pull us down particular pathways. They initially draw us together and allow us to be re-connected. They are different for everyone. Maybe it’s faith, family, power, vision, or certain beliefs...for me it’s always been music. 

Music has been, and continues to be the biggest connector. I am very lucky to have met so many beautiful people, and experienced so much while on the musical pathway. Thanks to everyone who contributed both directly and indirectly to the sounds and images on this project. As time goes on and paths are further explored, it becomes more obvious. Indeed; it is a small world.”

A.J.L .

www.andylundmusic.com

Sketchbook 37 - Index of Time

Sketchbook 37 - Index of Time from Graham Smith on Vimeo.

Sketchbook 37 - Index of Time: strange creature's imagined from earth's primordial past were drawn with a brush pen over the course of a week, one right after another, stream of consciousness style. Each drawing riffing off the one before, until an evolution appeared, little collections of botanicals, fauna, cultural elements and inventions.... the Index of Time.

Often, I advise aspiring artists to try new things and experiment in their sketchbooks, like in this video for Sketchbook 38 - try new things. But this time, I decided to follow a theme through the entire book, which is kind of a "new thing" for me! Whichever direction you try next - keep drawing!

Made with: Kuratake Brush Pen, glossy paper, iMovie. Music by Cranston. Illustrations and Video by Graham Smith 2015 ©

Thanks for stopping by - G.

Mojo Pencil - video

Mojo Pencil from Graham Smith on Vimeo.

All my pencil stubs were saved in a small round box, once they were too small to draw with anymore. I didn't want to throw them away after we had spent so much time creating the drawings for my book together.

The smallest ones were so cute looking, I decided to save them, and honor their colorful lives by making good luck charms, steeped in drawing Mojo.

This 1 minute video is how I made them.

 G.

MARKS: Volume One

MARKS: Volume One

Size: 8.75" x 12.25"
Price: $25
Pages: 48. Full color
Signed.

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I just finished designing "MARKS Volume One"- a 48 page, hard cover art book, containing a collection of life drawings, illustrations, and sketchbook experiments I have created over the last 2 years.

Graham Smith's MARKS Volume One, contains private life drawings, sketchbook experiments, and includes examples of my professional illustration work. The common thread throughout the work are my expressive mark making techniques, regardless of the media. I'm in love with the line! MARKS Vol. One, is my love letter to drawing the figure.

Graham Smith's marks Vol. 1 - book trailer from Graham Smith on Vimeo.



The infamous, Alberto Ruiz noticed my life drawings last Comic Con, and being a sucker for old school figure drawing, offered to publish a small run of them. He gave me 2 months to design a book, and deliver it to Xupuy Edicionés, his publishing company in Quito, Ecuador.

The Process:

I learned a lot about making a book. The biggest technical hurdle was improving the way I photograph artwork. After of years of fiddling around, I asked a professional to trouble shoot my DIY photo studio. Long story short, with some simple photography gear, common sense, and some fancy photographic diffusion plastic, an artist can photograph their artwork in-house.

To design the book, Xupuy Edcionés provides 2 Photoshop templates, 1 for a single page, and another for a 2 page spread. It is the artists job to fill those 48 pages with the best they have. Carte Blanche. Alberto Ruiz, the publisher,  takes care of the rest, supervising the books design, production and printing, in order to be "The Best Publisher of Essential Eye Candy The World Has Ever Known!"

How do you find the time to draw stuff?

A little bit at a time. Once a week, I'd venture out of my studio to brush up on my life drawing for a 3 hour session. Every week I would draw a few more, until I had a little pile going. After a couple years, the pile was pretty big.  I selected a few of my favorite drawings to put in the book. It's amazing what you can accomplish in only 3 hours per week!

I love drawing in my sketchbook, everyday. I even make my own sketchbooks, now. Inside their pages is where I invent color combinations, draw from my imagination, collect notes, and do drawing experiments. No one ever sees those sketchbooks, so I sorted through and a few, and selected some painting and drawing experiments to show you, in the book. Here is a sneak peak!

Want to see more?

Video:   Unboxing:   The night a giant pallet of boxes arrived.

Video:   Book Signing Party:     Friends, models, artists, beer and music.

Review:

Got an autographed copy of "Mark", what a collection of best work done by famous artist Graham Smith! All drawings, either in BW charcoal or colorful mixed medias, are carefully structured and rendered/painted. I saw how Graham drew figures in studio. He always wanted to have a good drawing angle and composition. Sometime he had to change his seat frequently in order to find a better angle. Besides all nice layouts, his line quality is what a professional artist should learn and master. Very dynamic and full of energy.The book contains figure drawings and illustrations in various styles that are inspirational to young artists for thinking outside of the box. The last, but not least, is the anatomy knowledge showed in the book. Graham fully controlled every inch of his figure drawings and demonstrated how anatomy knowledge should be used to depict muscle shapes, body rhythms, and figure poses. This is a five-star book an artist must have! 

Dr. Wei Xu  - Writer, Teacher, Scientist, Mathematician, Artist 

Art Book Signing Party

Book Signing Party from Graham Smith on Vimeo.

I'm throwing a party for all the people involved in making an this art book, down at the SDAI Museum. in scenic Balboa Park this weekend. We got, friends, models, drawing, music, food, beer... and art books! Did I mention art books? Art books, yo!

San Diego, CA - Internationally recognized artists, Graham Smith and Katherine Brannock, debut their premiere art books with a signing party at the historic SDAI Museum of the Living Artist, in scenic Balboa Park, Saturday, March 30, 2013 from 7PM to 11:30PM. The artists will be personally signing books, and displaying artwork, while celebrating with the artists and models that create San Diego's deeply talented, and diverse art scene.
This vibrant, artist-centric event is now a private reception, and features live music by "Man From Tuesday", Singer Songwriters, and Master guitarist demonstrators, Michael Lille and Andy Lund from Taylor Guitars.
Foodies and artists alike, will be thrilled by the delicious tastings planned by Sea Rocket Bistro, with local, farm fresh, sustainable, epicurean delights by Executive Chef Tommy Fraioli. Tantalize your palette with perfect pairings from Blue Moon Brewing Co's handcrafted beers, including Valencia Grove Amber and several selections from their Vintage Series!  Beverage service provided by San Diego's newest modern day neighborhood hangout, Heights Tavern.
Bring your sketchpads and draw. Art models featured in Graham Smith's book, Marks : Volume 1, will pose for drawings, by artists in attendance, and autograph their page for the fans.

Eventful.com Listing all about the event.
Unboxing Video

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First Peek- Book Unboxing

First Peek - Book Unboxing from Graham Smith on Vimeo.

A giant, cubic palette of boxes arrived suddenly from Xupuy, my publisher. I knew it my new art book, because the writing on the boxes said so. Even though it was the middle of the night, I called artist Katherine Brannock. Her name was on the boxes, too. I knew she'd want to be there when the shipment was opened. I brought my camera and filmed the unboxing.

Katherine Brannock and Graham Smith will be signing this giant pile of books at a release party at the SDAI Museum, on March 30th. 

Art, Music, Food, Life Drawing, aaaannnnd Books!

Artist Katherine Brannock

1365 pounds of books.

See More?
Book Trailer Video
Katherine Brannock.com

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Art Book by Graham Smith - Coming Soon!

Graham Smith's marks Vol. 1 - book trailer from Graham Smith on Vimeo.

Woo hoo! I just finished illustrating, and designing my first art book, AND it was published by the coolest of cats, Alberto Ruiz of Xupuy Edicionés! I was so happy about it, I made this book trailer video containing sneak peaks at the book's artwork being made.

"Graham Smith's mark's Volume One" is expected to debut March 30th, 2013. I will let you know when signed copies are available.

This full color, hardcover book is a beautifully printed 48 pages of personal work, life drawings, sketchbook experiments, and illustrations - all created over the last 2 years.

Signed copies will be for sale on this blog.    Stay Tuned!  
Cover Model: Briana

Thank You!

Thank You!

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I really hope you like your art prints, or the book! It's on the way.

I'll sign, and package your purchase, and take it down the post office myself.

If you have any questions about your purchase, please e-mail me via that big red "Contact Me" button on the right.

Thanks again!

Graham Smith