There be Whales Here: All Programs-Accessories-Paint
Today I randomly stumbled across an article about whales in the New York Times. (Go ahead and go look at it now, at least page one and two.) It's a fine enough article and all, but... what the heck is with the Windows Paint illustrations? I think I made exactly the same pictures in 1985 using a Koala Pad on an Atari 800XL. (I'll admit I'm jealous that KoalaPainter didn't have a barnacled whale-skin flood fill pattern as an option. I would of used it for *everything*.)
I sincerely hope the "Ivan Chermayeff" listed as the illustration credit isn't the Ivan Chermayeff in this interview, who's lauded as "one of the foremost contemporary graphic artists of our time"...
No, it can't be. Not unless he accepts jobs where he's paid a flat hourly rate and all the NY Times had in their collective pockets was a roll of quarters.
My drawing skills suck and all, but if this is all it takes to be a paid illustrator clearly I'm in the wrong line of work.
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A coworker hit me with this:
INFLATABLE BONDAGE CHAIR
a short time ago. I of course sensibly replied with this:
Thank you Dr. Who.
I sincerely hope the "Ivan Chermayeff" listed as the illustration credit isn't the Ivan Chermayeff in this interview, who's lauded as "one of the foremost contemporary graphic artists of our time"...
No, it can't be. Not unless he accepts jobs where he's paid a flat hourly rate and all the NY Times had in their collective pockets was a roll of quarters.
My drawing skills suck and all, but if this is all it takes to be a paid illustrator clearly I'm in the wrong line of work.
***
A coworker hit me with this:
INFLATABLE BONDAGE CHAIR
a short time ago. I of course sensibly replied with this:
Click to viewThank you Dr. Who.