artlime

for the love of art and all things beautiful

[sugnetkeller]

I am proud to present my ideas for my illustrated post cards. I will be designing four of these, each showing some of my favourite places to visit in South Africa, illustrated into these are the "must visit" places one should not miss when in this beautiful country!

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oh how you inspire me @albertvanrhyn ❤😻!!!! Portrait 1/6 #fineliner #drawing #portrait #inkdrawings #blackandwhite #linedrawings #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #feelinginspired #blessed #lovethebeard #beardsareawesome #itsallaboutthebeard #thoseeyes #artisfun #detail #workinprogress #mycinematographer #broncofilms #beautiful_man #thisismyhappyplace #heismyhappy #myheart **

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im having so much fun with our class exercise for this week..we have to draw our breakfast each morning for a week...im feeling so inspired to draw new things even if its as simple as food #feelinginspired #classexcercises #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #breakfast #doodling #lineofthought #linedrawing #finelinerdrawing #markmaking #coffeeandoats #ilovemyjob**

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FINALLY finished my bird illustration!!!I tried out something new and I feel it definitely paid off!!Here's to new things!! #ilovethisjob #illustration #illustrator #digitalart #digitalpainting #photoshop #wacomtablet #birds #textures #happyplace #lovinglife #tonewbeginnings #colourful #feelingfancy #art #artlime #artlimeblog**

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I'm blessed with incredible moments with you!!!may this film be greater than you ever could have imagined, I'm so very proud!!! #broncofilms #cinematographer #cinematographylife #honoursfilm #locations #trainrails #happyplace #lovinglife #memories #beardman #loveofmylife #prefilmingprep #blessed #bestmoments #beautiful_man #pretoria #railways #goingnowhereslowly#tonewjourneys @albertvanrhyn @broncofilms*

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inspiration can heal your heart

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"you're as amazing as you let yourself be"... sometimes creating something new doesn't have to be this amazing art piece...for me its more about what i feel when I'm creating my new sketches...it can be simple or even uninteresting or ugly, but as long as I enjoy myself and enjoy the process and learn something new while doing it...my goal has been achieved.. do what you love...forget the rest

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new sketchbook worn in...There's not alot of things that come close to calming me as much as drawing, it doesn't matter how bad or good it turns out, I know its what i was meant to do, and I love every minute of it.

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I was looking to find some inspiration for new illustrations and found it in the small things in life... I always thought one had to search for it in bigger things but due to this i struggled to put something together. But nature gives me so much to work with and something as simple as a leaf made me excited to start with something new and making it my own...

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There's something in a good cup of tea that just makes me smile. The smell, the taste, the colour, perfection in a cup. For Christmas this year my mother treated me with my first tea cup and saucer set and I'm in love with every little detail. Something special I will get to have in my house oneday. I hope everyone had a special and blessed Christmas this year and enjoyed all the family gatherings. It's always fun to get all the presents and see al the people we never get to see often this time of year, but the importance of Christmas and what it is about is something we should never lose sight of. Happy Christmas and may 2016 be a year filled with beautiful moments and tons of blessings.

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For the past year I have wathced this amazing man live out his passion and create beautiful films through his cinematography. He is my daily inspuration and I am so proud of the work he has done so far. This is one of his latest films he worked on as a final year student at AFDA in Johannesburg. The film was nominated for 11 awards including best cinematographer of the year (2015). Together with his talented colleague, Corné Uys they create beauty and art through film. May both of your roads ahead be an amazing journey and may you never lose that beautiful and amazing passion!! See the link to view the film - Courage, and for more films and videos by Albert van Rhyn and Corné Uys, visit Bronco films on YouTube and facebook.

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what an amazing experience doing this children's book. "the handsomest drowned man in the world " illustrated by Sugnet Keller

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My first t-shirt design. What a fun project this was!!!"jou rowwe bliksem" shirts available for R200 each, sizes from small to xx-large. I hope to be doing some more designs in the near future

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line of thought...nothing specific really, just lines by Sugnet Keller

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Illustrators and Artists, what's the difference? What does it mean to be an illustrator? I have been trying to look for a direct description of the term "illustrator" and have found so many answers, to "almost artists" or "commercial artists". These descriptions bothered me because it felt as if illustrators aren't being allowed to get the same credit as artists for their work because our work is different. I personally feel illustrators and artists are one in the same. We may express our work in different ways, we use different techniques such as computer programs, gouache paintings, ink drawings etc, but so does artists. Just because our work is more commercialised doesn't take away the fact that we are artists. Our different types of techniques might be new and sometimes strange but this is what makes artists unique, the diversity in our work. This year I had the privilege to learn new illustration techniques I never even new of. I learned how to make my own prints by using a hand press, how to use computer programs with hand drawn images to create my own illustrations, how to paint properly with gouache, and through learning all of this my own style started to evolve. An article on Wikipedia describes an illustration as being "a visualization or depiction of a subject made by an artist..." No matter what type of technique we use or for how much we sell our art pieces, we create art and that is what makes us artists. Be it through creating music, films, or painting. St. Francis of Assisi said: "...he who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist." This for me is the meaning of art. We put our hearts into our work and that is what makes it art.

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This week I had the honour of interviewing the very talented illustrator, Chrisri du Toit. Thank you so much for the oppertunity and for allowing me to share your art.

Q : What inspired you to become an artist/illustrator?

A : I’ve always been into drawing. For as long as I can remember I’ve carried pens and paper around with me, everywhere I go. It never really occurred to me that I could do it for a living, so I’m sure you can imagine that, in high school, finding out that being an illustrator was a real thing I was beyond excited and knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I ended up studying graphic design after school and decided to filter it down to illustration as a career path.

Q : Who is Christi du Toit and what do you do?

A : I was born in ’91, which makes me 24 at the time of this interview, and I draw pictures for a living. I’m currently working as an illustrator for a studio in Cape Town called Radio, but still try and do some personal projects on the side just to ‘scratch the itch’. I love music, guitar, cats, coffee, and afternoon naps. Also, I spend more time than I should convincing people online that I am, despite the name Christi (which is actually just a nickname), a guy and not a lady.

Q : How would you describe your artistic style?

A : I guess I would describe my personal work as intricate, imaginative, and fun. The tone can vary from cute and quirky, to dark and ominous. The work I do for clients can be quite diverse depending on the specifications of the brief, but I do try and push my style and the look and feel of my work as much as I can afford to.

Q : What type of mediums do you prefer working with?

A : I love working with ink and brush, and fineliners, but my primary medium is digital. Most of my work is done using a Wacom tablet in Photoshop, although the early planning and rough sketches are usually done with pencil in a sketchbook.

Q : What inspires you in your work?

A : I’d like to think my personal work is driven by music to a large extent, but inspiration can come form anywhere as long as you are looking out for it (this has become second nature, so it mostly happens subconsciously).

Q : What artists do you look up to?

A :There are so many, but more recently I have started looking towards different areas of the creative world for inspiration. Instead of falling in love with another illustrator’s work, I’ve been looking at a lot of poster designers from the Art Deco era recently, as well as patriotic work that emerged doing the world wars, and also architecture and a lot of photography (the true masters of composition).

Q : What projects are you currently working on?

A : I can’t say too much about them at the moment, as most of them are awaiting approval, but I can say that there are shirts, an exhibition, and some posters in the pipeline.

Q : What advise can you give future artists/illustrators looking to do what you do?

A : Work hard, love what you do, take criticism with a pinch of salt, and practice, practice, practice!

Q : What has been some of the best moments is your career so far?

A : I designed some beer labels for the studio that I work for and, even though I’d do them a lot differently if I had another go at them, I really loved the process so much and I secretly always wanted to do beer labels. Other than that I get super excited every time I get to work with a band, because they have a tendency to be as passionate about the visual image that represents their music as I am about creating that visual image.

Q : Where can the readers learn more about your work or follow your work?

A : My Instagram is probably the most up to date as I post progress photos of my work as I go along (instagram.com/christidutoit), but you can also see some stuff on Facebook (facebook.com/christiart), Behance (behance.net/christidutoit), and my slightly out dated website (christidutoit.co.za).

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Digital illustrated organisms - all things sweet, and a t-shirt and tote bag product design wit the caption ; "Jou Rowwe Bliksem" - Illustrated by Sugnet Keller. I cannot imagine myself doing anything else than art. Having this freedom of creating anything out of nothing is an amazing concept to me, and I feel so blessed to have this talent to take with me on my life's journey. Keep an eye on the blog as tomorrow I will be posting an interview with the amazing @ChristiduToit. What an honour to have interviewed such a talented Illustrator. Thank you for the oppertunity, advise, your time, and for giving me something to look forward to in a career as a future illustrator.