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Iconic print design conference returns after 12-year hiatus

Creative Boom

Today, it's finding a new contemporary audience of designers, printmakers and typographers who come to enjoy a regular programme of design events and workshops. Topics will include graphic design for movies, furthering the education and skills of prisoners and inventing stained glass driverless sleeper cars.

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Dror Cohen's paintings use simple forms and bold colours to create a poetic sense of space

Creative Boom

Dror followed this passion through to higher education, where she studied illustration at Bezalel in Jerusalem, then later for one semester at HAW in Hamburg. As a student, I experimented with many techniques - aquarelle, pencils, oil and gouache, ink, printmaking, etc. "I Both places had some really good teachers," she says. "As

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

Ranging from painting to photography, each takes a deep dive into its respective subject to help educate, inform and entertain you in equal measure. Philip Guston (1913-1980) was a Canadian American painter, printmaker, muralist and draftsman who's now considered one of the most important American painters of the 20th century.

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That back-to-school feeling: how to boost your creative skills this autumn

Creative Boom

Primarily printmaking and gouache painting. You could always consider applying for financial support, allowing you to take time off to pursue new educational opportunities. "I If you flood the market with digital illustrations that can be generated in mere seconds, the overall value of digital art will take a dive. "So

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Ian Morris on what it takes to be a successful children's book illustrator

Creative Boom

His education at a Montessori nursery in Prestwich encouraged him to explore his natural interests rather than a formal curriculum, resulting in much more drawing than reading. However, I am also interested in printmaking methods, screenprinting, mono printing, etching, and true grain.

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Roman Klonek: Carving Stories Exhibition in Barcelona

We And The Color

This art show is an invitation into the mind of Roman Klonek , a Polish-born artist based in Germany, whose work dances playfully between the aesthetics of mid-century cartoons and the bold impact of traditional printmaking. However, Roman Klonek didn’t just admire cartoons; he pursued a formal arts education.

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The role of Aberdeen People’s Press in late 20th century activism

Creative Review

The exhibition has been organised by the University of Aberdeen Special Collections and Peacock Visual Arts, the latter established as a printmaking workshop just months after APP. Workers Educational Association annual report, 1982. Aberdeen Trade Unionists Say Yes For Scotland poster, 1979. Poison In Our Hills – S.C.R.A.M,