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I scouted for a copy for the Illustration course on eBay and elsewhere and lucky was I to hit the nice Antiquarian store in beautiful Monterey Bay. They are Capre Diem Fine books, I found them online, enquired about the books, the books were supposedly in excellent condition. This is the 1964 edition of the Illustration course. after a wait for a period of three weeks, they arrived by mail, and was that a large package !, since the binders containing the course material are oversized and overweight. Its a shame that I had to pay more for shipping it to India, than the price of the books themselves. However when it arrived and I started to browse through them I was simply blown away.
This is one course that we need. nothing more. So detailed, so comprehensive, with lucid explanations, and ofcourse several drawings by these great set of illustrator-teachers.
The wondeful folks at ASIFA have a few lessons scanned and have them online. Check out the lessons on Compositon and Wash drawing, I'm sure you will be blown away. There are tons of information. I am delighted to have known that such a course exisits.
For that matter the school, Famous Artists School, is still up and running, albeit with different instructors.
more later..
4 comments:
hi, iam also from india,and iam thinking of joining famous school,as you might have read the book is it worth it's money
The current Famous Artists School, is run by a different management, and ofcourse different faculty.
In my opinion, the learning material is what sets this school apart. I guess they still use the same material. Check with them and join the course.
If you could elaborate on what you are looking for, I might be able to help you with some pointers.
I miss the days of the "Talent Test" ads in comic books I wish I could've sent in for myself!
Christopher, I guess those were part of an era.. only folks who have lived through can relish. I miss them too.. Life has sophisticated far too much now... But I guess awesome materials like these provide immortality for that bygone era.
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