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illüstrasyon: Evan M. Cohen

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Evan Cohen:  Motion and Static Art

One thing I have noticed during the course of the last few months is the number of illustrators on Instagram that are adding motion to their portfolio.  It is as if the time spent in lock down has inspired them to finally start exploring animation more.  Evan Cohen is a great example of this.  Evan Cohen is a very successful illustrator and very popular on Instagram, where he posts mostly multi-panel comics style illustrations.  Lately he has been creating and posting a multi-panel illustration and the same art as animation side by side, and it is a great example of the difference between static illustration and animation.

For the multi-panel static illustration above he make the transition exclusively between the person and the flower.  The person is standing, sits down, meditates, and turns into a flower.  For the motion piece the hands are introduced as a major element and he eliminates the person sitting down from a standing position.  He uses the hands as a tool the get back to the beginning because Evan Cohen understands the power of the loop - it contributes to his theme, so he takes care to make a seamless loop of this spiritual artwork.  The loop in the static piece is your eye going back to the beginning

The text is problematic.  For the static image, he simply puts it at the top and you can read it whenever you want.  You can scan the image, look at the text, or see the text first, as many people will, and then look at the image.  But for the animation he places it on just some of the frames and it goes by so quickly that it is hard to see.  Text and animation is always tricky because you need to allow enough time for it to be read, and it can easily get lost in the animation of the art elements, but for static work you can just place it in the drawing and someone can scan it.

It also raises the question of how both works communicate the message.  In the static piece you absorb the message as you scan it - see the sequence - glance at the text - enjoy the pink and blue and yellow palette wash over you.  The motion piece has the same elements but because it is all coming at you frame by frame what you feel is the sense of shapes changing, and how they change over time - the speed and the easing and the vibration of the lines.  With the static work the transition is your eye looking and each panel and seeing the difference, but for the motion piece there is no comparison - it is one stream of information.

Evan Cohen is a talented artist and his mastery of the multi-panel comic has been key to his success.  It will be interesting to see how he develops his motion work.  Illustrators and Animators are different.  There is no reason a great Illustrator cannot be a great Animator, and there is no reason a great Animator cannot be a great Illustrator.  But they are two distinct disciplines.

http://www.evanmcohen.com/

Read an interview with Evan Cohen here

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It’s Not Easy - ABC - September 29, 1983 - October, 27, 1983

Sitcom (10 episodes - 5 unaired)

Running Time:  30 minutes

Stars:

Ken Howard as Jack Long

Bert Convy as Neal Townsend

Carlene Watkins as Sharon Townsend

Jayne Meadows as Ruth Long

Billy Jayne (Jacoby) as Matthew Townsend

Evan Cohen as Johnny Long

Rachel Jacobs as Carol Long

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