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John W. Tomac Illustration & Other Stuff: 1/30/11 - 2/6/11

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Monday, January 31, 2011. I survived the move. To Bay Ridge and I'm happy to have a handful of projects to keep me busy as I settle into the new studio. It definitely beats hauling furniture and boxes up and down flights of stairs. Here's the first of those projects to see the light of day, a spot illo for Barron's. It ran with a semi-annual feature on Zacks Investment Research's. Posted by John W. Tomac. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). John W. Tomac Illustration. Follow me on Twitter. IPod and iPhone Skins.

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John W. Tomac Illustration & Other Stuff: 3/6/11 - 3/13/11

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011. I'm now blogging at johnwtomac.com/blog. Please update your bookmarks. I look forward to seeing you at the new site. Posted by John W. Tomac. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). John W. Tomac Illustration. Follow me on Twitter. IPod and iPhone Skins. Society of Illustrators-Los Angeles. The Little Chimp Society. Escape from Illustration Island. NONSLICK - Illustrator Interviews. Orphan Works Act Resources. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.

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John W. Tomac Illustration & Other Stuff: 11/14/10 - 11/21/10

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Friday, November 19, 2010. Rejected by The New Yorker. The holidays are rapidly approaching. I thought the image above might make a nice early December cover. I was wrong. Rejected, once again. If there is another New York-centric publication that needs a Christmas image or someone looking for a custom Christmas card, let me know, it's available. I've got prints for sale here. As well as iPod and iPhone cases here. Working on finding a place to make greeting cards available. Posted by John W. Tomac.

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John W. Tomac Illustration & Other Stuff: 12/5/10 - 12/12/10

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Perhaps the most intimidating words an art director can mutter are "do whatever you want". Doing whatever you want is pretty much the opposite of what illustration is. Sure there are varying degrees of freedom on any assignment, but usually there is a story or product or service that plays a role in determining, at least to some degree, what the art is going to be. So I was a little nervous when Darren DiLieto asked me to create some artwork for his site, Hire An Illustrator,.

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John W. Tomac Illustration & Other Stuff: The Road to the Super Bowl

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011. The Road to the Super Bowl. With the NFL Playoffs. Starting this weekend, this seems like a good time to share a recently completed project for the Dallas Observer. In early December, I was contacted by the alt weekly's extremely talented, art director Alexander Flores. He had an idea for a pin-up and art deco-inspired image for both a rack card and cover for a special guide being produced for "The Big Game". As well as a thumbnail sketch, seen below. Posted by John W. Tomac.

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John W. Tomac Illustration & Other Stuff: Working with a very demanding client

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Thursday, April 29, 2010. Working with a very demanding client. No, this isn't a story about a client from hell. It's a story about someone who knew what they wanted.and will soon be my wife. At the end of 2008, I got engaged to a wonderful girl named Mary. As winter turned into spring, the euphoria of OMG! We have a lot of planning to do! So, I engaged in what I'll call strategic procrastination. She also wanted the Brooklyn Bridge. In the past, so I didn't object. Yellow, can be a tricky color to work ...

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John W. Tomac Illustration & Other Stuff: 2/6/11 - 2/13/11

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Monday, February 7, 2011. Here’s another quick-turnaround, spot illustration for Barron’s. This week the subject is Exchange Traded Funds. This particular story looks at one research firm’s evaluation system that may take away the guesswork out of choosing an ETF based on certain objectives. Posted by John W. Tomac. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). John W. Tomac Illustration. Follow me on Twitter. IPod and iPhone Skins. Society of Illustrators-Los Angeles. The Little Chimp Society. Orphan Works Act Resources.

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John W. Tomac Illustration & Other Stuff: Moving Forward

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Perhaps the most intimidating words an art director can mutter are "do whatever you want". Doing whatever you want is pretty much the opposite of what illustration is. Sure there are varying degrees of freedom on any assignment, but usually there is a story or product or service that plays a role in determining, at least to some degree, what the art is going to be. So I was a little nervous when Darren DiLieto asked me to create some artwork for his site, Hire An Illustrator,.

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John W. Tomac Illustration & Other Stuff: 12/19/10 - 12/26/10

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Here's this year's Christmas card, created for the most demanding of clients. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everyone! Posted by John W. Tomac. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). John W. Tomac Illustration. Follow me on Twitter. IPod and iPhone Skins. Society of Illustrators-Los Angeles. The Little Chimp Society. Escape from Illustration Island. NONSLICK - Illustrator Interviews. Orphan Works Act Resources. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.

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John W. Tomac Illustration & Other Stuff: 11/28/10 - 12/5/10

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Monday, November 29, 2010. When you're working as an illustrator sometimes you are asked to create work pretty quickly. It's not unheard of to be get a call at noon and have to turn in work by 4 pm so it can be printed that evening morning. Other times, the process moves along much slower. Way back in the summer of ’09, I was contacted by Nicole Weinbrom from Fordham University. So after spending two weeks with my wife in Spain it was time to get reacquainted with my old friend, the drafting table. H...