Jim Higgins: Drawing Lessons from Great Comics Masters Aug. 23 – Oct. 11

Suzy Gerhart

Visual communication begins with a problem to solve and then rendered, to portray the story that best fits the users visual vocabulary. Simplifying the statement to it’s bare essence using color, innovative ideas, and composition to convey the message.

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Caption: © Suzy Gerhart 2015
Description: Places I have been...Bolechyv Ukraine village - Self Promo
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Caption: © Suzy Gerhart 2015
Description: I Have a Question New Era magazine, 2015
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Caption: © Suzy Gerhart 2015
Description: BYU Independent Study 2014 Course Catalog (photography by Alyssa Vincent)
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Caption: © Suzy Gerhart 2015
Description: New Era magazine Sept 2014 cover
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Caption: © Suzy Gerhart 2015
Description: Fort Worth Texas Rodeo Poster
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Caption: © Suzy Gerhart 2015
Description: Spot's Soup children's book app - iTunes
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Caption: © Suzy Gerhart 2015
Description: Little Bear and Lolly character development
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Caption: © Suzy Gerhart 2015
Description: Boy singing character
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Caption: © Suzy Gerhart 2015
Description: Commissioned work
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Caption: © Suzy Gerhart 2015
Description: BYU Independent Study History course image
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Caption: © Suzy Gerhart 2015
Description: Foxy winter - self promo

Bernard Lee

I have created illustrations for a wide range of editorial and publishing clients including Variety, Scientific American, VICE, Macmillan, as wells for the film and video game industries. One of the primary subject matters that I enjoy painting to revolves around history. Whether a historical event, person, or philosophy, things of the past have always intrigued me to read extensively about and to research visual reference material for my artwork.

As most of my illustrations are done entirely traditionally, my process requires an extensive amount of pre-planning. This includes steps such as doing multiple sketch iterations, refined color studies, photoshoots, costume rentals, and more. When I begin working on finals, I first lay down a detailed pencil drawing with washes of transparent acrylics layered on top to key in basic colors. Once that is done, I go in on top and render out the final in oils using my color studies as a fairly rigid guide.

Title: Lincoln Portrait
Description: Oil on Board
Title: Corinthia
Description: 16"x24", Oil on Wood
Title: Lincoln
Description: 16"x24", Oil on Wood
Title: Joseph
Description: 14"x18", Oil on Board
Title: Absolution
Description: 10"x10", Oil on Board
Title: The Tyrant Wind
Description: 15"x30", Oil on Board
Title: Empire
Description: 20"x28", Oil on Board
Title: The Glory of Kings
Description: Oil on Board
Title: The Amazon Legacy
Description: 16" x 24" Oil on Wood
Title: The Dragon Gong
Description: 20" x 30" Oil on Panel