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Artisan wine label designs by Fen Acey craft a narrative through collage and typography

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Her self-initiated project Graphia (which means "to write" in Greek) features a collection of artisan wine label designs inspired by her love for typography and printmaking. Typography played a crucial role in the creation process, bridging the handmade collage elements and the necessary textual information.

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Six ways artists can set up a successful stall at an art fair

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If you're participating in art fairs for the first time or just feel a bit rusty, we've put together a guide on how to set up a stall with the help of Glasgow Print Fair and some of the printmakers it works with. The printmakers Jane and Kaye spoke to were all pretty clear on the things that you need to have with you.

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Irina ?elaru closes the gap between her personality and drawings by embracing simplicity

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Studying graphic arts introduced her to almost every visual art-related discipline, including graphic design, printmaking, photography, and fine art. "I Other than that, I am thinking of creating either a YouTube channel or a Patreon account with informative, illustration-related content.

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

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As a student, I experimented with many techniques - aquarelle, pencils, oil and gouache, ink, printmaking, etc. "I Then I moved to New York and interned at a printmaking workshop and later at a small and friendly book publisher. Interestingly, Dror has recently noticed that her surroundings have started to inform her colour choices.

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V&A names Benjamin Phillips as Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year 2024

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The 2024 winners were chosen by an expert judging panel consisting of printmaker and previous Illustration Awards winner James Albon, author, illustrator, and animator Yasmeen Ismail, founder and director of Gran Salón Mexico Maru Aguzzi, and esteemed illustrator and cartoonist Chris Riddell.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

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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

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Primarily printmaking and gouache painting. So now I'm working hard on studying, writing, and performing comedy this autumn; I'm using what I'm learning to inform everything else I do. 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