Member of the Week Alvin Jones
Alvin Jones is an artist and visionary with his hand on the pulse of pop culture. He has been creating digital art and characters that not only reflect the challenges humanity faces today but also imagine future possibilities. His work, spanning comic books, children’s literature, digital art, and even music, taps into universal themes of environmental preservation, innovation, and exploration. Alvin is building a brand that weaves intricate stories through his characters like The Bugga...
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
Member of the Week Alvin Jones
Alvin Jones is an artist and visionary with his hand on the pulse of pop culture. He has been creating digital art and characters that not only reflect the challenges humanity faces today but also imagine future possibilities. His work, spanning comic books,...
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.