Illest 2012!
the gears are working again for the next Illest Of Ill!
this year’s organizers are //
Angeline Chen
Audrey Gonzalez
& Natalie Andrewson
!!!!
right now we’re planning, contacting artists, deciding on the theme and receiving input from everyone who attended the show!
we are also working on creating fundraisers this semester! here’s what we have planned already—
Feb. 14th Valentines day bake sale!
Late Feb/mid March Possible Art Market in collab with Madeby
April (date pending!) Spring bake sale
if you’d like to help out with any specific event, create fliers, bake something definitely email us at :
illestofillustration@gmail.com
we’ll post about the (possible) Art Market and (possible) sign ups soon!
we’re super excited for this semester and there are a lot of cool things happening so definitely check back soon to see if there’s any new info!
-Illest Crew
You might not want to miss these amazing demos and talks by our wonderful guest judges!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM - Marcos Chin - Digital Demo - Diane Roskamp Exhibition Hall
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Chris Buzelli - Oil Painting Demo - Diane Roskamp Exhibition Hall
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Presentation by Chris Buzelli - Diane Roskamp Exhibition Hall
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Presentation by Marcos Chin - Diane Roskamp Exhibition Hall
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Panel Discussion - “The Relationship Between the Freelancer and the Art Director” - Marcos Chin, Chris Buzelli, and SooJin Buzelli -
Diane Roskamp Exhibition Hall
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Presentation by SooJin Buzelli - Academic Center Auditorium
DIGITAL SUBMISSIONS (for ONE NIGHT ONLY) Sophomore, Junior and Senior Illustration students are allowed up to 3 submissions that will be due by 8pm on Friday, September 30 in CJ 7.
Traditional work and digital work will be accepted, it just needs to be in a digital format to be sent to the artists to judge in New York, allowing the picked artists 10 days to get the work prepared for hanging.
NOTE: Submissions will be submitted at CJ 7 from 3pm-8pm ONLY. Files must formatted on a CD, DVD, stick drive or hard drive so the files can be dropped on to a home space. Only 300 DPI jpg or flattened TIFF files will be accepted.
files named: lastnamefirstinital.nameofpiece.year.price.jpg (or TIFF)
Example: prathers.greatbunnyadventure.senior.125.jpg (or TIFF) Do not add price if work is not for sale.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE IT FRIDAY NIGHT:
Fill out the above contract and send along with the submissions to our Illest of Ill account on the Friday night of submission: illestofillustration@gmail.com.
THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE.
FOR 3D & SKETCHBOOK SUBMISSIONS: This will count as one of your submissions. Drop off will be October 11th at the Exhibition Hall from 8am-1pm.
Contract will be provided on Friday evening. The Illest crew will provide assistance when needed that night.
Submissions will not be taken without a contract for each individual piece.
Good luck!
Illest Crew
Introducing this year’s Illest of Ill “Adventures on the Horizon” posters!!! We are selling these for $10 at our 2nd Annual Illest of Ill Poster Show Fundraiser along with live T-shirt screen printing from Clothesline. We appreciate all of our entries (chosen or not) for poster designs and the hard work behind each one.
Thanks to Bree Lundberg and Janice Rosenthal, Brett Carville, Jaun Raza and Paul Gonzalez, Wren McDonald, Sishir Bommakanti, Alex the Beck, Matt Decker, Tyrell Waiters, and Eli Minaya.
Announcing our official 2nd Annual Poster Show Fundraiser hosted at Word of Mouth on Saturday September 24th! We will be showcasing and selling our wonderful illustrated Illest of Ill posters as well as screen printing T-shirts to promote Opening Night.
Screen-printing 7-11pm
Music show opens at 10, show starts at 10:30
Poster made by the lovely Audrey Gonzalez
Get prepared and incredibly stoked for our 2nd Annual Poster Show coming up on two weeks!!! Hosted at Word of Mouth (711 S Osprey Ave) on September 24th. The Illest crew is honored to have Clothesline come out and live screen print exclusive, one-night only two Illest T-shirt designs made by the wonderful Bree Lundberg & Janice Rosenthal for the girl’s T-shirt and the marvelous Eli Minaya for the guys. Check back in a few days for posters teasers.
Facebook event and poster to follow
Thank you to all those who came out and supported Illest and the local music scene at our Illest of Ill Benefit Show. Pictures will be on their way soon!
The Illest of Illustration Crew is proud to announce that Marcos Chin, Chris Buzelli and SooJin Buzelli will be on campus on October 12th-October 14th for Illest of Illustration. During this time period they’re be giving lectures, demos and workshops. So get ready for a storm of knowledge coming your way.
Topics which will be included in these three days are:
Marcos Chin: How did he get his start, and how did he get to where he is now?
-Marcos’ technique from start to finish.
-Adobe Illustrator CS5 demo
Chris Buzelli: How did he get his start and how did he get to where he is now?
-Non-Toxic oil painting on a deadline.
-Chris’ technique from start to finish.
SooJin Buzelli
-The do’s and don’ts of sending promotions to an art director.
-Examples of promotions which work, promotions that don’t work from an Art Director’s perspective.
A lecture/workshop on promotions, as well as a panel discussion on communication between the freelance artist and an editorial art director. The dos and the don’ts.
As well as much more!
We’re excited for this opportunity on campus! If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask, below I’ve included their websites for you to scope out their work!
http://www.marcoschin.com/
http://www.chrisbuzelli.com/
http://www.assetinternational.com/ai2/bio.aspx?id=1030
-The Illest Crew
Introducing The Ringling 100 book for sale by the Illest Crew! Three amazing alumni created The Ringling 100 to showcase work from the Illustration department with proceeds going towards an annual student scholarship. We are proud to be selling these for only $25 at all of our events or inquire at illestofillustration@gmail.com to grab your own copy.
By popular vote the winners of this year’s T-shirt submissions are:
Natalie Andrewson Alex the Beck & Tim Peacock respectively.
We want to thank everyone who sent in amazing illustrations for T-shirts and posters. All this couldn’t be possible if it weren’t for such talented and dedicated fellow students donating work for the promotion of Illest. T-shirts will be printed in a timely fashion, allowing the Illest crew room for homework, and will be popping up on campus soon enough!
Also we will debut our posters at the 2nd Annual Illustration Poster Show on September 24th so save your cash! More news soon!