Board Member of the Week: Ben Bensen, Air Force Chair
Ben Bensen, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles Air Force Chair (2010-present), recalls his first professional assignment as an artist. While in his senior year at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, he painted a pocket watch for a billboard design to advertise Hub City Bank. He has been making a living as an artist ever since that day in 1971. Graduating from USL, Ben left Louisiana to attend the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, to...
October SILA Sketch Lounge
Wednesday October 30, 2024 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org
Board Member of the Week: Ben Bensen, Air Force Chair
Ben Bensen, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles Air Force Chair (2010-present), recalls his first professional assignment as an artist. While in his senior year at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, he painted a pocket watch for a...
Illustration West 63 Interview with Judge Jon Stitch
Jon Stitch, Illustration West 63 Judge Read the Interview by Show Chair Jorge Mascarenhas!
Writing Longform Comics: Graphic Novels & Series With Jim Higgins August 22 to October 10, 2024 ~ 5pm – 8pm PT $450.00
Instead of focusing on doing a short comics story like in the Making Comics class, this eight-week class focuses on writing a detailed outline for a graphic novel, a miniseries, or the first story arc of an ongoing series. Any subject matter, any genre, even...
Jim Higgins ~ Making Comics: A Class for Writers and Artists Aug 19 to Nov 4, 2024 5PM-8PM PT ~ $495.00
Learn the most important aspect of writing — how to structure a story as it relates to the medium of comics and graphic novels. In this workshop, writers and cartoonists learn the essential knowledge needed to write a story with interesting characters, real emotion,...
SILA’s Position on AI Generated Art
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a means of producing fully rendered artwork through the use of unauthorized data collection without respect to artists’ rights is a very real danger to the livelihoods of artists everywhere. The artists’ copyright is their best protection against abuse. Our belief is that both artists and the creative industry need to strengthen their protections against such abuse. We do not at this time intend to promote AI generated artwork. Additionally our annual competition Illustration West will not accept nor make space for AI as a category until protections for artists’ rights are built into its adoption and usage. The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles seeks to uphold high standards of professionalism and ethical practice in support for our members.