impressionA MAGAZINE OF STAMPS & CURVERS

Octorber • 2012

impressionA MAGAZINE OF STAMPS & CURVERS

EDITOR IN CHEF | Jenkin Yin XiaEXECUTIVE EDITOR | Thomas None

WEBSTIE EDITOR | Jacob Who CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Brandon Guess

PHOTOGRAPHY | Same ZanaSENIOR WRITER | Steven NotjobsDIGITAL DESIGN | Erica JonathanART DIRECTOR | Carrie Clayton

PHOTO EDITOR | Ron Lesle

CONTRIBUTORSRhett Allain, Samuel Arbesman, David Axe, Andy

Baio, Keith Barry, Deborah Blum, Beth Carter, David Dobbs, Katie Drummond, Hugh Hart, Erik Klemetti, Jeffrey Marlow, Maryn McKenna, John

Mix Meyer, Doug Newcomb, Quinn Norton, Jason Paur, Ryan Rigney, Lore Sjöberg, Phillipe Starck, Scott Thill, Jason Turbow, Kristian von Bengston

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FROM THE EDITOR

Colors Of The SeasonWe asked out artists and readers, what is the color

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Donec ac accumsan justo. Duis condimentum pulvinar pharetra. Embrace the nature, seize the day!

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Andy Warhol used rubber stamps to create repeated patterns and symbols in his commercial work and in a few of his paintings. In the 1950s Warhol was hired by numerous companies to illustrate their products, and his drawings often combined rubber stamping with a blotted line technique. The images on his rubber stamps in-cluded birds, butterflies, fruit, and flowers. The finished work con-tained texture and pattern and was filled with a playfulness that alto-

gether made the products more appealing.

In 1955, Warhol worked on one of the shoe industry’s most so-phisticated marketing campaigns when he became an illustrator for I. Miller and Sons Shoes. At the time, I. Miller was attempting to create a new image for itself and experimented with marketing strategies that made use of repe-tition to imprint their product on the minds of consumers. Stamping allowed Warhol to quickly create a variety of illustrations along a sim-ilar theme. He could alter the color and composition of the artworks,

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2Place a piece of carbon paper, graphite side down, on a sheet of printing block. Put the copied image on top of the carbon paper and tape it down.Trace the outline heavily with pen-cil, transferring the image onto the printing block. Using a marker, re-

To Make Stamps:Choose an image from which to create a stamp. These should be simple objects or shapes to cre-ate textures and patterns. Some examples: stars, moons, stripes, dots, suns, fish, birds, flowers, etc. Using a photocopy machine, manipulate the image to the desired size. Stamps can be easily repeated when they are between 1” and 3” in length/width.Place a piece of carbon paper, graphite side down, on a sheet of printing block. Put the copied image on top of the carbon paper and tape it down.Trace the outline heavily with pencil, transferring the image onto the printing block. Using a marker, redraw and thicken the carbon lines on the block so you can easily see the lines you need to cut around. The width of the lines

Assessment and Wrap-up:Prior to the critique, students should answer the following questions in their journals:

Describe how you used repetition on your shoe.Did you create a pattern? If so, describe your pattern.Did you create a texture? If so, describe your texture.How did you use color to enhance your shoe or background?Why did you pick certain colors?Who would wear your shoe?

My cozy studio is featured in a five page article written by the lovely Linda Blinn in the Studios, Winter 2011 maga-zine published by Interweave.

I pre-ordered & downloaded a digital issue for my iPad because I was too im-patient to wait for my printed issue.

All the other gorgeous studios fea-tured in the magazine are so inspiring!

I just love peeking into the spaces where people create. Thanks Linda for such a beautiful article! I’m very hon-ored.

“These are some photos that didn’t make it into the magazine.”

I took them before I brought in the big shelving unit into the studio and re-arranged a bit. I’m always rearranging!

But it pretty much looks like that right now...only way messier ;)

From now on, these words make non-sense. Calling all Super Fans, DIY Su-perheroes

Comic and DIY fans alike can find complimentary issues of the comic book at this year’s New York Comic Con at the brand’s exhibit, which features a live-action project build of The Techni-cian’s headquarters using the Bolt-On system. Those adventurous enough can

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join in to assist with assembly. Fans can also get their photo taken on the Crafts-man Motorcycle and participate in oth-er activities, including a signing with the comic book author, Joshua Williamson, on Saturday, October 13 from 11:00 a.m. to noon.

The 2012 New York Comic Con runs from October 11-14 at the Jacobs

Javits center in New York City. Stop by to see Crafts-man at booth.

For those not attending t h e show, the full digital comic

can be downloaded for free on the DC Comics app and viewed at Craftsman-Comic.com. On CraftsmanComic.com, fans have the opportunity to flex their creative muscles by submitting an orig-inal drawing and synopsis, outlining their own story of how The Technician can use the Bolt-On system. The win-ning submission will receive an all-ex-

penses paid trip for two to New York Comic Con 2013 as well as a private tour of DC Comics in New York.

If you have a great idea for a story but can’t draw a straight line, or love to illustrate but recognize that writing is not your strong suit, CraftsmanComic.com will connect you with others who are in the same boat.

The experiment was extremely suc-cessful, and Warhol became known in the industry as the shoe person.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com

For more information on Craftsman and the Bolt-On tool system, log onto www.craftsman.com or www.face-book.com/craftsman. 6 7