Update: The book is out now on Amazon!
I’ve been asked to do 75 Illustrations for a new book being writting by Edward E. Scannell and Carol Burnett.
I was given a list of headlines and asked to draw basically whatever came to mind. It should be a very fun project even though time is short. I need to do 3 drawings a day for the rest of the month in order to get done in time.
The way I’m working is to first sketch out a few ideas on paper. I then choose my favorite idea and draw it in Illustrator on my Wacom tablet. I really only have 3 rules. Vector images, they can only be black, white, 40% gray and 20% gray, and lines aren’t allowed to be stroked under .25.
It’s going to be a fun project, I’ll update this post with the completed drawings.
1. Brainstorming
2. Just Leave Me Alone
3. Top of the Morning
4. I Had a Dream
5. Male-Female Brains
6. Take a Hike
7. Alphabet Game
8. Are You Smarter Than a 3rd Grader
9. You Can’t Teach an Old Dog…
10. What If…
11. I wish I wish…
12. All in the Family
13. Take a Letter
14. Mensa Mind Set
15. Male-Female Perceptions
16. Circle of Inclusion
17. Disney’s 4 C’s of Creativity
18. Creative People I Have Known
19. Organization Chart
20. Mindmapping
21. Sooo, Howyadune
22. IQ. vs EQ.
23. 24. 25. IQ Test
26. Left Brain – Right Brain
27. One word atta time
28. Stress, Stress and More Stress
29. I Just Ran Out of Attention, Can I Borrow Some of Yours
30. Ok, Now I Remember
31. Brain Lobes Inside a Head
For this drawing I drew a brain with the pen tool, using a textbook for reference. The head is a copy of a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci, from one of his anatomy sketchbooks.
32. Neurons
33. Frame for charts and other content.
34. Hi There Part I
35. Hi There Part II
36. Don’t Worry Be Happy
37. Relax
38. Yoga for Your Brain
39. Brain Dead
40. Fight or Flight
41. Six Thinking Hats
42. When I Was a Kid
43. Personality Styles
44. Dead Moose Society
45. PEG Method
46. The Roman Room
47. My How You’ve Changed
48. Psychology of Change
49. Instant Expert
50. One More Time
51. Make it stick
52. Stand Up Sit Down
53. Thanks for the Memories
54. Brain
55. Horizontal Frame
56. Someone Sleeping
57. A Clock
58. Start Your Engines
59. 
60. Synapse
61. Neuron Race
62. Vitamins & Supplements
63. Neurofeedback
64. Meetings
65. Mental Aerobics
66. Give Your Brain a Gift
67. Building Blocks
68. Brain CAT Scan
69. Game Book and Brain Book
70. Music Brings Peace and Happiness
71. Go For a Ride
72. Handshake
73. Adult in Child Sized Desk
74. Bingo
75. Child Playing with Blocks
6 Comments »
February 19th, 2009
Ryan Allen » Blog Archive » Recent Logos Says:[...] been pretty busy this month, what with all my illustrations for McGraw-Hill, the 14 paintings I’ve had commissioned, some design work for SCC as well as other real life [...]
February 26th, 2009
TK Says:ahhh those are all awesome!!! i love the take a letter… that is soo my fridge!!! i’m glad i found you!! im digging your work
April 12th, 2009
Ryan Allen » Birdies! Says:[...] 12″ x 24″ x 2″ aspen wood. The birds in the painting were from a piece I drew for the book McGraw-Hill is publishing. Here is the original bird I drew for that [...]
January 24th, 2010
Ryan Allen « DapperWiki Says:[...] design/graphic design in his spare time. Some of his freelance clients include Ford Motors, Honda, McGraw Hill and the Maricopa Community Colleges. His work can be seen on his website, [...]
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