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David Palumbo
As a freelance illustrator, David Palumbo has provided artwork for book covers, collectible card games, comic covers, album covers, film posters, magazine covers, advertisements, film preproduction, and theme park concept design and has had artwork appear in various art anthologies including Spectrum, Creative Quarterly, and Star Wars: Visions. He is also a regular contributor to Heavy Metal Magazine's Tarot feature since 2007.
A selected list of Palumbo's past clients includes: Acclaim Entertainment, Black Library, Heavy Metal, ImagineFX, Lucasfilm, Marvel Entertainment, Night Shade Books, Pyr Books, Riley Films, Roadrunner Records, Science Fiction Book Club, Solaris Books, Tor.com, Upper Deck Entertainment, VH1, and Wizards of the Coast.
He has also been exhibiting in fine art galleries since 2003. Since then, his work has been shown in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, London, and Paris. In 2010, a collected volume of Palumbo's fine art nudes titled "Quickie" was released by Brand Studio Press.
Palumbo has been art director for Night Shade Books since April 2010.
Programming for David Palumbo
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| Wed | 16:00 | (A01+6) | 1 hr |
Getting Started in Illustration
Established artists answer questions about the business side of being an artist: Promoting yourself, building your portfolio, networking; what are the important steps to get your foot in the door as an illustrator and then succeed? |
| Thu | 11:00 | (A01+6) | 1 hr |
Collaboration in Game Design: Designers and Artists
How does the art influence the design of RPGs and video games? |
| Thu | 14:00 | (A02) | 1 hr |
Vallejo Does Tarot
Boris Vallejo and his family have been illustrating their own marvelous version of a Tarot card deck. Come see for yourself and hear about this collaborative project. |
| Fri | 11:00 | (A18) | 1 hr |
Art Portfolio Reviews
Art GoH and Art Directors review portfolios of aspiring Artists. Advance Registration Required - email art@renovationsf.org |
| Sat | 11:00 | (A16) | 1 hr |
Building Your Art Portfolio
Whip together all of your art pieces and voila! You have your art potfolio all ready to go! It's that simple, right? |
| Sat | 12:00 | (D03) | 1 hr |
Painting for Collectible Card Games
A lot of amazing artwork goes onto collectible game cards. What's it like painting for that market? How is it different from other projects? |
| Sat | 15:00 | (Hall 2 Autographs) | 1 hr |
Autographing: Sat 15:00
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| Sun | 12:00 | (A05) | 1 hr |
Marketing Yourself on the Web
Does web site design still matter in the age of social media? How should a nontechnical artist or author approach the question of how to market yourself electronically? |
| Sun | 14:00 | (A04) | 1 hr |
Book Cover Design: Using Cover Elements to their Best Advantage
There's more to a cover than the artwork: fonts, blurbs, title and name placement all have a huge impact on the final effect. How to design book covers that make the best of their art, author, and other material. |
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