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Professor Cliff Cramp and adjunct Professor Cheryl Savala, both CSUF illustration alumni, team up to produce the package art for Star Wars; The Complete Saga on Blu Ray. Check out Professor Cramp's press release here and Cheryl Savala's press release here. Cheryl and Cliff were in the illustration graduate program together in the early 90's. Congrats to both of them.

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The mood in Jason Romeo Lecuyer's MFA show in Illustration takes visitors to an intriguing and slightly dark world. With many small paintings and illustrations adorning the walls, the intimate gallery space has taken on the feel of a private library, complete with sofas and a fireplace with burning logs (all safe, in plastic, Hollywood style!). Lecuyer's art carries a goth edge, supported by

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Heisuke Kitazawa (a.k.a PCP) and Martin Hsu, two graduates from the Visual Arts Department, have launched mini-campaigns to help victims of the triple tragedy (quake, tsunami, nuclear disaster) that has recently plagued Japan. Kitazawa, who lives in Tokyo, informs us that he is OK: "[we] were safe from the huge earthquake and nuclear radiation that has hit Japan. though there's still a shortage

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Lauren Gallegos, who graduated with a BFA in Illustration, is announcing her first solo art show, "Digging for Aesthetics." Her art will appear in the Chapman Atrium in the Titan Student Union at Cal State Fullerton. The opening will take place from 12:30 to 4:30pm on Sunday January 23rd, and Gallegos will be there to meet visitors and to sell some of her artworks. The gorgeous announcements

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The Daily Titan reported on the success of more than 30 Cal State Fullerton art students, who joined forces to create the university's first graphic novel, Herakles: Myth, Monsters, & Inner Demons. Several contributers interviewed for the article describe the joys and challenges of such an ambitious group project. "In the coming months, this graphic novel should be available online, and

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In Spring 2005, Miyuki Kanno, a Japanese student who had come to study at Cal State Fullerton because of the reputation of the animation program, sat in a video conference facing Disney legend, Glen Keane. Kanno was a big fan of Keane. She had grown up watching cartoons he animated. In 1989, Keane had designed and animated Ariel in The Little Mermaid, and in the following years, he worked on

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Professor Cliff Cramp was recently interview by Pop Dose regarding his work on the Plain White T's new CD Wonders of The Younger. Have you ever wondered what inspired the images on your favorite album covers? With Uncovered, we discuss the stories behind the artwork with the people who made them. This week, we talk with Cliff Cramp, the artist responsible for the cover of the new Plain White T’s

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Graduate student, Wendy Grieb, and Professor Cliff Cramp each won awards in the last Illustrator's Day organized by the So Cal chapter of the SCBWI. Grieb's portfolio of children's book illustrations brought her the People's Choice award (tied with Christina Forshay) and Cramp's illustration on the theme of rain earned him a runner-up award. The event, organized by gentlemanly and tireless

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Last October, cartoonist Raina Telgemeier enlightened Cal State Fullerton art students about the paths to becoming and the realities of being a professional graphic novel artist. She spoke of her early influences (Mickey, the Smurfs, The Secret of Nimh), and in particular the comics that inspired her (Calvin and Hobbes, For Better or For Worse, Foxtrot). Growing up in a family that read a lot

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Creating Musical ArtArtist Creates Cover to Represent Band's Latest AlbumIf a picture is worth a thousand words, an illustration used for the cover of an album surely must say that and more. And musicians, as artists themselves, know that the artwork must represent the band as well as the music.So when Plain White T’s was creating their latest album, they spent time thinking of what they wanted

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Barbara Kolberg's first children's book, Wish Stealer: a Dangerously Uncommon Tale, is available for sale on Amazon.com. This book marks the culmination of much of her work in the MFA in Illustration. The Midwest Book Review describes Wish Stealer as a "an imaginatively illustrated chapter book for young readers ages 7-10" and "masterful in impact and tone, funny, and scary too."

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Graduate student Kim Dwinell will be featured at the Huntington Beach Art Walk this Wednesday evening (Oct 20) from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Come out and support her and see her latest illustrations.

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Alina Wilson, a contestant on Survivor: Nicaragua may look familiar to Cal State Fullerton art students. That's because she's completing a BFA in Illustration. She spent the summer away filming this season's episodes. For the next few weeks, you can follow her adventures Wednesdays on CBS at 8pm, or learn more about her experiences on the set from an article from her home paper, the Downey

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Undergraduates Shuko Yoshitake, Melissa Santa Maria, and Gayle Warfield have won scholarships to attend the PhotoshopWorld Conference and Expo in Las Vegas (September 1-3, 2010). They competed with students from all around the world for only 25 scholarships. This year's PhotoshopWorld introduced sessions on Photoshop CS5. The attendees also celebrated the 20th anniversary of Photoshop, and they

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Professor Cliff Cramp's Steampunk work will be featured at PAS Gallery's Anniversary show in October. Reception, Oct 1 in Fullerton, CA. 6:00 - 10:00 PM.Facebook link herePAS Gallery WebsiteLocation:223 W. Santa Fe Ave.Fullerton, CA, 92832

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Hollywood Records has made public the cover art for the Plain White T's next album, Wonders of the Younger. Professor Cliff Cramp was approached to do the cover after the band had seen his illustration work. Cramp not only produced the cover art, but he did the interior art for the booklet as well. The release date for the new album is October 18th.

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From August 25th to 29th, illustration graduate student, Erik Benson, held his Master's of Art show at one of the best-known landmarks in the world of comics in Los Angeles: Meltdown Comics on Sunset Blvd. The majority of his art on display included comics pages from a storyline he is developing about mythical monsters during World War II. In addition, Benson included a small sample of

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The Visual Arts department mourns the passing of their friend and fellow-alum, Patrick Merrill. Patrick, the husband of our colleague, Debra Winters, supported the arts in many functions. As a curator for the W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery at Cal Poly Pomona, he introduced many young talents to the public. As a master printmaker (who received his MFA in Printmaking at Cal

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Professor Cliff Cramp was commissioned to do the painting of Mihaylo Hall for the building donor. Oil on canvas.

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Professor Cliff Cramp signs on with a major record label to do the CD cover art for a Grammy nominated band. The release date is later this year. More details to come once specifics can be released.

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The main controversy at the illustration conference ICON6 centered around the likelihood of new media tools, like the iPad, leading more illustrators to introduce motion and even animation in their art. Some attendees argued against having yet to learn a new skill, while others embraced the growth of possibilities these changes heralded. Michael Dooley, reporting for the Print Magazine blog,

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Last week, a small army of Cal State Fullerton students and professors attended ICON6, the Illustration Conference. Held in Pasadena during four days of non-stop activities, Titans got to hear some “big names” of illustration, such as Kadir Nelson, Yuko Shimizu, Gary Taxali, Fernanda Cohen, Tim Biskup, John Hendrix, Istvan Banyai, and Thomas Blackshear, as well as some important “

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Another academic year has ended, and with it, it's sad to see our many talented young artists leave our grounds. Still, we, the faculty, have had the good fortune of working with such fine folks.Here's the list of our most recent grads: Brigham Allebes (MFA), Erik Benson (MA), Angela Beas, Mallory Carlson (Cum Laude), Gustavo Cuevas, Niel Culliney, Lindsey Deets (Summa Cum Laude), Ben DeLeon,

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Professor Cliff Cramp signs on to do three board games for Flaster Venture LLC. One of them will be a World War Two game while the other two will have Old Testament themes. The games are by creator by Dan Siskin who also created "The Pirate King", which Cliff Cramp also did the artwork for. The three new games will make five in total that the two have teamed up on. The games should be

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This Saturday, famed creator of Hellboy, Mike Mignola will meet fans and customers at one of L.A.'s oldest and greatest comics book shop, The Golden Apple. The event starts at 1pm. The Golden Apple is on 7018 Melrose Avenue.

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