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Contracts and art: a necessity

Contracts and art: a necessity

As a freelance artist (and designer), the need to have a contract template available becomes apparent pretty quickly. I like to think I work hard as an artist, and I want my works to be taken care of and used in the proper manner. So, I did a bunch of research, read a lot of […]
Jul. 19, 2011
Graphic Design meets Art: Foil Feathers

Graphic Design meets Art: Foil Feathers

Last year, when I was working on the cover for author Brian Keene’s A Gathering of Crows for Thunderstorm Books, I was asked if I could do a design for the foil imprint that was to go on the cover. Easy enough. It’s a point at which my graphic design production background and my art […]
Mar. 29, 2011
Russ’s Art Blog: Edd Cartier, Unknown Fantasy Fiction

Russ’s Art Blog: Edd Cartier, Unknown Fantasy Fiction

This is Edd Cartier's cover for Unknown Fantasy Fiction, December 1939, and is a striking piece in both execution and in idea.
Feb. 18, 2009