Drawn in Black

Eduardo Recife: Interview and Drawings

Lee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:41:33 +0000

"True Love Waits" by Eduardo Recife

Eduardo Recife seems to me that rare talents who’s work is both distinctly his own and in tune with the times. This Brazilian illustrator has an impressive list of gigs under his belt, including a cover for a New York Times article and ads for Upper Playground – check out his professional portfolio for more. He’s developed a fun “mash-up” typography and was even voted as one of the Top 10 Fonts of 2008 on MyFonts.

His personal site is misprinted type, itself a collage like many of his art pieces. On version 4 now, you can see still the previous versions. As he puts it, it’s his “personal playground” and also features many of his great drawings.

Eduardo was kind enough to partake in our interview. Here’s what he had to say:

What’s your name?

Eduardo Recife

Where did you grow up and where do you live now?

Brazil

How old are you?

What is your educational background? What, if anything, did you study?

I graduated in Graphic Design (even though I consider myself self-taught).

"Question Everything" by Eduardo Recife

How do you make a living?

Illustration, art and type.

What does “art” mean to you?

It means something that touches you somehow.

How long have you been making art, and what role does that play in your life?

I’ve been drawing since I was a little kid. But I started doing it professionally 11 years ago. I guess its something that was born with me, sometimes I just have an urge to produce.

"Judge Not" by Eduardo Recife

What role does drawing play in your work? Is it a means to an end, or an end in and of itself?

I usually draw things that are in my head. A large portion of my work was about things I was searching for answers, things that bothered me, or made me full of joy.

Are there any people that influenced you that stand out? What current artists do you follow?

I think tht Eric Boucheron from antitext.com was probably the guy that influenced me the most when I just started working with collage. I still think that the stuff he did 10 years ago was fantastic! Nowadays Im very much into abstract art.

"Heal" by Eduardo Recife

What would you consider your “style” of art to be, if you have one?

I’m not really into categories.

What’s your weapon of choice? What medium and drawing tool do you prefer to use?

I really love everything; Collage, drawings, painting… But drawing is probably something Im more obsessed with. I draw all the time.

"Are You Together" by Eduardo Recife

Thanks Eduardo for taking the time to interview and sharing your fantastic work with us! Hope to see more from you in the future

“Drawing Dynamic Hands” by Burne Hogarth

Lee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:52:58 +0000

"Drawing Dynamic Hands" by Burne Hogarth

The most comprehensive book ever published on drawing hands uses a revolutionary system for visualizing the hand in an almost infinite number of positions.

“Drawing the Human Head” by Burne Hogarth

Lee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:48:32 +0000

"Drawing the Human Head" by Burne Hogarth

In 300 extraordinary drawings, Hogarth shows how to draw the head from every angle, age the face from infancy to old age, and delineate every feature and wrinkle.

“Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators” by Mike Mattesi

Lee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:28:47 +0000

"Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators" by Mike Mattesi

‘For animators or anyone exploring life drawing, this book is an inspirational choice.’ 3D World, Feb 2007 ‘Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators, 2e is key to understanding how to capture forceful poses with dynamic drawing. It is informative, concise, and packed full of inspirational illustrations…Force is not just another ‘anatomy for animators’ book – it assumes that the reader has experience of figure drawing. The focus here is to build on that knowledge and to use straight and curved lines to show the direction of force in the body. Every point in the text is thoroughly demonstrated with the help of superb, dynamically drawn examples.’ – Animated News, Oct. 2, 2006

“Figure Drawing: Design and Invention” by Michael Hampton

Lee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:23:58 +0000

"Figure Drawing: Design and Invention" by Michael Hampton

Figure Drawing: Design and Invention is an instructional figure drawing book geared towards the novice and experienced artist alike. In approaching the figure, this book emphasizes a simplified understanding of surface anatomy, in order to allow for artists to understand invention and mechanics of the figure, creating a successful skill-set that can be applied in both traditional and computer-based fields. In addition, this book focuses very strongly on process. Unlike other drawing books that describe elements of the figure without a cohesive idea of how to assimilate them into an approach, this book is very heavy on practical usage. To this end, the figure is broken down into gesture, construction, anatomy, etc, all presented in the guise of understanding the human form while still favoring the artistic.

“The Drawings of Bronzino” by Carmen Bambach

Lee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:11:43 +0000

"The Drawings of Bronzino" by Carmen Bambach

Drawings by the great Italian Mannerist painter and poet Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572) are extremely rare. This important and beautiful publication brings together for the first time nearly all of the sixty drawings attributed to this leading draftsman of the 16th century.

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“Big Book of Drawing” by Lee Hammond

Lee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:05:08 +0000

"Big Book of Drawing" by Lee Hammond

Now beginning artists can get all the drawing help they need in one convenient place.

Bestselling author Lee Hammond is known for her clear, basic methods for drawing nearly any subject. This giant book brings together the best projects from her other titles into one super-sized guide. Readers will find: – Popular subjects like people, animals, flowers and nature – An encouraging “You Can Do It” section – Clear step-by-step instructions to guarantee success – Chapters on choosing materials and mastering basic techniques

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“Anatomy for the Artist” by Sarah Simbley

Lee — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:56:45 +0000

"Anatomy for the Artist" by Sarah Simbley

In Anatomy for the Artist, acclaimed artist and teacher Sarah Simblet unveils the extraordinary construction of the human body, and celebrates its continual prominence in Western Art.

The transparent body. Using superb, specially commissioned photographs of male and female models, together with historical and contemporary works of art, and her own illustrations, Sarah shows us how to see inside the human frame, to map its muscle groups, skeletal strength, balance, poise, and grace. Selected drawing superimposed over photographs reveal fascinating relationships between external appearance and internal structure.

“Classical Drawing Atelier” by Juliette Aristides

Lee — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:50:13 +0000

"Classical Drawing Atelier" by Juliette Aristides

Ateliers have produced the greatest artists of all time–and now that educational model is experiencing a renaissance. These studios, a return to classical art training, are based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. Students begin by copying masterworks, then gradually progress to painting as their skills develop. Classical Drawing Atelier is an atelier in a book–and the master is Juliette Aristides, a classically trained artist. On every page, Aristides uses the works of works of Old Masters and today’s most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of realist drawing and painting, taking students step by step through the learning curve yet allowing them to work at their own pace. Unique and inspiring, Classical Drawing Atelier is a serious art course for serious art students.

“Kristoff” by Richard T. Scott

“Keys to Drawing” by Bert Dodson

Lee — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:26:34 +0000

"Keys to Drawing" by Bert Dodson

A painter, teacher and illustrator, Bert Dodson is the author of the best-selling North Light book, Keys to Drawing. He’s illustrated more than 70 children’s books and worked as an animation designer for the PBS series, Intimate Strangers.

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