Photorealistic Illustration

Photorealistic Illustration

Adult Classes | This program has been canceled

585 Park Street Naples, FL 34102 United States

Studio 206

Intermediate- Advanced

3/4/2021-3/25/2021

1:00 PM-4:00 PM on Th

$200.00

$150.00

A combined seminar and hands-on studio experience, students will learn how to create original photorealistic illustrations. Media will mainly be pencil, but other media may be worked in. Students will learn to acutely observe subjects, and recreate them in as realistic a fashion as possible, employing a number of advanced pencil (and possibly other) techniques. Observation will be the key to succeeding in this class!

  • o Drawing pencils; 5H, 4H, 3H, 2H, HB, B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B.
  • o 1 kneaded eraser
  • o 1 Design Rub-Kleen eraser (green)
  • o 9 x 12 drawing papers, preferably bristol board or heavy vellum. Strathmore or Borden & Reilly brands preferred
  • www.richfaber.com
Faber, Rich

Rich Faber is an award-winning Illustrator who has been working for over 20 years. Rich is a versatile artist who began his career as a Comic Book Inker. Known for his keen attention to detail, his specialties include, but are not limited to, photo-realistic pencil Illustrations, brush, pen, and ink Illustrations as well as Logo Design Illustrations. Illustration subjects of particular interest include Baseball, Automobiles, and Portraits. Rich's clients include Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, USA Networks, Scholastic, New Line Cinema, Watson-Guptill Publications, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Westfield Shoppingtowns, Noodlesoup Productions, WWE (World Wrestling and Entertainment), LEGO, Centocor, and The Washington Speakers' Bureau, among many others. He is a frequent contributor to Christopher Hart's popular "How To Draw..."series, which is one of Watson-Guptill Publications’ top-sellers. His Illustrations have appeared in several of the company's publications. Rich's animation work includes a stint serving as an Illustrator on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim series, "MinoriTeam." As the Art Director for Flatt World Figures, a company that produced collectible character figures, Rich was responsible for co-designing the company logo, creating and designing a “character card” insert and layout art for product packaging, as well as recruiting and coordinating freelance artists and sculptors. Flatt World’s "Bela Lugosi as Dracula"was awarded Best Packaging by ToyFare Magazine in their "Best of the Best of 1999,"February 2000 issue. In the Comic Book industry, Rich has worked on such well-known characters as Superman, Green Lantern, Steel, and The Titans, as well as on Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo’s critically acclaimed Comic Book, Tellos. He was one of the many contributors to “9-11: The World’s Finest Comic Book Writers and Artists Tell Stories To Remember, Volume 2”, a Graphic Novel whose profits all go