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Illustration from a chapter on 'Managing Mobility in African Rangelands,' in the book 'Resources, Rights and Cooperation: A Sourcebook on Property Rights and Collective Action for Sustainable Development,' published in 2010 by the International Food Policy Research Institute for the CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi); ILRI scientist Nancy Johnson was one of four members of the production team for this book (illustration credit: IFPRI).
This is a pen and ink sketch of freesia. Today I came across this little drawing when I was going through some notebooks in my studio. I did this sketch a few years ago as a demo in a little drawing class that I was teaching. Although I can see some things in this sketch that I might want to change, I do like it just as it is. So tonight I took a picture of the sketch, transferred it into the computer, and cropped it to get this composition. Now if I want to, I can do something more with this sketch, but even if I just leave it alone, it is good to have the image in the computer.
An employee was retiring..can you tell she worked in the Accounting Department? :) I did this drawing and gave it to her as a gift during her retirement roast. I had it blown up to a very large size so it could sit behind the speakers as she was roasted, she loved it.
One of several original "vector art" (line drawings on a computer) I submitted to the 'Curiosity Kits' company, who were looking for a new artist for their cool kits. My hourly rate (which I thought was more than reasonable) was too high for them. Oh well. Oh, my wife said I need to explain the term "vector art." In the digital world a photograph or a painting is called a "bitmap" image - if you enlarge someone's eye on a scanned photograph, it quickly becomes "pixelated," breaks apart and looks like lots of little squares of color. Software such as CorelDraw (that I prefer) and Adobe Illustrator create line drawings that can be scaled or enlarged (also reduced) to ANY size, and retain their clarity perfectly. Each type of program or software have their uses. Photo retouching is best done in programs like PhotoShop... technical drawings are easier and better in "vector art" programs. Many times, graphic artists use both to achieve the best result.