The Busy Creator 57 w/guest Eric Peterson

Eric Peterson is a veteran cartoonist & artist who worked across a variety of industries and niches, through advertising & commercial art, and now as a independent artist. Eric has developed a signature style, based in abstraction and surrealism, and referencing silkscreen and printing techniques of centuries past.

Catch up with Eric and see some of his work on his Facebook page.

The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 57 with Cartoonist & Illustrator Eric Peterson

2015.05.11/0 Comments/in Podcast Episodes /by Prescott Perez-Fox

Eric Peterson is a veteran cartoonist & artist who worked across a variety of industries and niches, through advertising & commercial art, and now as a independent artist. Eric has developed a signature style, based in abstraction and surrealism, and referencing silkscreen and printing techniques of centuries past.

Catch up with Eric and see some of his work on his Facebook page.

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THE BUSY CREATOR PODCAST WITH PRESCOTT PEREZ-FOX

Ep. 57 w/Eric Peterson

Eric Peterson’s artwork

Eric Peterson’s artwork

Eric Peterson’s artwork

Eric Peterson’s artwork

Eric drawing a character, without formal sketching

Show Notes & Links

Eric describes his work as strange, surreal

Eric’s influences were comic books and book illustration

Dr. Seuss

Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak On Amazon and On Audible

Block-printing and engraving, methods of reproducing illustration in centuries past

Example of an engraving illustration

Cross-hatching, a shading technique

Crosshatch styles

Gray’s Anatomy, originally published 1858

Dr. Henry Vandyke Carter, the unsung illustrator for Gray’s Anatomy

Eric worked in advertising in the 80s, but didn’t find creative satisfaction

Stream of consciousness

Zen

Canadian publisher taking on Eric’s next comic project

“A true artist does things that are organic or abstract.”

—Eric Peterson

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Silkscreen

“There’s something that happens in spontaneity that lends a huge visual aspect that fine-tuning just doesn’t have.”

—Eric Peterson

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Joel Duggan, cartoonist & illustrator, appeared on The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 2

“Coffee and drawing is perfect.”

—Eric Peterson

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Art methods of old

The Learners by Chip Kidd On Amazon and On Audible

Brazil, The movie, written by Terry Gilliam

 Eric Peterson on Facebook

Tools

Drafting table

India Ink

No. 2 or No. 4 Watercolor brush

Japanese brush pens

Red photo pencil

Techniques

Allow the writing to lead the art, as well as the art lead the writing

Take a break — perhaps even months or years

Keep your pencil sketching loose, let the inking process take the lead

Procrastinate on purpose, to take meaningful break

Embrace creative distraction

Habits

Sketch ideas as they pop into your head, don’t let them vanish

Wake up with coffee and enjoy the rituals of all its sensory aspects

Carry a sketchbook at all times!

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About Prescott Perez-Fox

Prescott Perez-Fox is a New York-based graphic designer and brand developer with 14+ years experience in branding, packaging, graphic design, and web design. He runs The Busy Creator.

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