Illustration Guy Blog – The Chad Frye

Creative musings about creative stuff by a creative cartoonist.

Indiana In Ohio – Part 1

This past weekend I was working on an illustration for the University of Dayton Magazine from Dayton, Ohio, to illustrate an editorial column by Thomas M. Columbus. It actually was quite a challenge. Thomas’ editorial deals with a lot of ethereal ideas about what we consider a relic in today’s society, often calling them “sacred”.…
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Bob Peak Art Show!

For all you Angelenos out there, do you have plans for this Saturday evening? This is where I’ll be! Bob Peak: Father of the Modern Hollywood Poster June 6, 2009 – June 25, 2009 Opening Reception: Sat. June 6, 2009 (7 pm – 11 pm) Gallery Nucleus brings you the work of late illustrator…
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Drawn & Quoted: The Eagle Scout

“The one effective method of defending one’s own territory from an offensive by air is to destroy the enemy’s air power with the greatest possible speed.” – Italian General Giulio Douhet (1869-1930) Well, this is the first time Drawn & Quoted has featured a full color sketch. It is actually a piece I did as…
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Rocket Ship Caption Contest

It is time for another CONTEST! Over on Facebook I have a Chad Frye • Illustration Guy Fan Page where from time to time I host contests with real prizes. I’ve given away a couple of drawings so far, and this time I’ll be giving away a copy of my 1998 children’s book Jonah and…
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The 2009 NCS Reuben Awards – Part 1

Each Memorial Day weekend, I look forward to the National Cartoonists Society’s (NCS) Reuben Award convention. It’s a time when cartoonists of all persuasions can gather, talk shop, hear some lectures, give each other awards, and socialize ’til all hours of the night. And boy howdy, do we ever! This year’s Reubens were held at…
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Wild Thing – Part 8

Thanks for following along with my progression reports on my Where the Wild Things Are tribute illustration. After seeing all about how this painting was created, now is the time for the grand unveiling of the final. So, without further ado, please visit TerribleYellowEyes.com right now where the final illustration now resides. If you would…
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Wild Thing – Part 7

Just a quick up-close and personal look at the colored pencil stage of my Where the Wild Things Are tribute watercolor painting for TerribleYellowEyes.com. Thanks for following along on these progress reports about my Wild Thing. One more post to go in which I’ll reveal those terrible yellow eyes!
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Wild Thing – Part 6

In yesterday’s post about the creation of this Where the Wild Things Are inspired piece, I mentioned that once I laid in some colors on the beast, those background leaves seemed to be a bit competitive with the characters. The green color is just too bright. Those leaves need to support the characters, not distract…
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