State of The [Dis]Union: Identify yourself!- Who am I?

Posted by Ron Williams on Aug 9, 2010 in Art & Design, Fashion, Featured Articles, Graphic Design, State of the [Dis]Union, [ i ]NKWEST | View Comments

Somewhere between heaven & the streets you’ll find me; the real me. I  feel I have been operating this blog without ever really defining myself or giving it more of a personal touch. I’m not one to go on about myself but I am coming to understand the importance of identity when it comes to interactions with the public & in private for that matter. People want to relate,...

Izzy’s Drawing Board: Drawing the Human Face

Posted by IzzyKStep on Jul 7, 2010 in Art & Design, Inspiration, Izzy's Drawing Board, Traditional, Tutorials & More, [ i ]NKWEST | View Comments

Table of contents for Izzy's Drawing BoardIzzy’s Drawing Board: Tutorial: Drawing the Eye. pt.IIzzy’s Drawing Board: Drawing the Human FaceThe Lips Have It – Illustration TutorialDrawing The Male Face (Vid) This week Izzy gives us a quick run through of how he goes about drawing the human face. If you like what you see and would like to skip ahead, visit his youtube channel & be sure...

Izzy’s Drawing Board: Tutorial: Drawing the Eye. pt.I

Posted by IzzyKStep on Jul 1, 2010 in Art & Design, Inspiration, Introductions, Izzy's Drawing Board, Traditional, Tutorials & More, [ i ]NKWEST | View Comments

Table of contents for Izzy's Drawing BoardIzzy’s Drawing Board: Tutorial: Drawing the Eye. pt.IIzzy’s Drawing Board: Drawing the Human FaceThe Lips Have It – Illustration TutorialDrawing The Male Face (Vid) Introducing Izzy’s Drawing Board! Ron here to introduce a new contributor to INKWEST, Isaiah Stephens, a friend from deviantART, who has amazing skills with pencils that needs to...

Webexpedition18: 55 Surprisingly Beautiful Typography Posters & Designs

Posted by Ron Williams on Jun 28, 2010 in Art & Design, Featured Articles, Graphic Design, Inspiration | View Comments

This is cool in more ways than one. One of the neat things about social networking and more specifically, twitter is the people you can meet seemingly at random. I often tweet the cool things I had find on blogs such as Webexpedition18.com without realizing that the blog’s creator @colaja was following me all along! The excitement part seems silly, but from the standpoint of connections...

Smashing Mag: Beautiful Illustrator Artworks By Artists Around The World

Posted by Ron Williams on Jun 1, 2010 in Adobe Illustrator, Art & Design, Blogs, Fashion, Graphic Design, Inspiration | View Comments

This week I’m sharing another bit of inspiring artwork found  via Smashing Magazine. This one is near and dear to me because over the last few years I have been teaching myself the ins and outs of Adobe Illustrator in preparation of being able to create my own clothing designs for Wear Wolf Apparel.  Needless to say it’s been a unique experience in that once you learn the tools the...