This does not necessarily mean that only accomplished masters need apply. We reserve the right to reject any submissions that seem otherwise. Most importantly, we are looking for work that is very high quality and conformant with Orthodox tradition. For maximum flexibility, consider submitting any given illustration in multiple versions – colored, uncolored, with and without a decorative border, etc. In some cases, artwork in full color may be suitable also. For instance, ink drawings pertaining to Orthodox culture, like images of Russian villages, Greek dancers, or church buildings, can be very appropriate for beautifying parish bulletins and other materials. Nevertheless, we are very open to expanding our scope for the project. Since our focus and inspiration has been liturgical books, most of our graphics are monochrome icon drawings and ornaments. Are you an iconographer who has worked, or would like to work, in monochrome ink-drawing technique? Or an illustrator who has drawn graphic art suitable for Orthodox publications? Are you a calligrapher who could offer decorative capitals or marginal ornaments in a Byzantine, Slavic, or early-Romanesque style? We would like to build upon our collection by offering an open invitation for artists to contribute. Ornament derived from the Gladzor Gospel, drawn in ink by Christabel Anderson Our graphics also happen to be perfect for coloring books, which is an important means of exposing children to the beauty of Orthodox art. And they will be useful to web designers for dignifying the Orthodox presence online. They will be accessible to parish offices for use in bulletins and church school materials. They will lend a liturgical dignity to the pamphlets and brochures that publicize church projects and charitable organizations. They will be suitable as cover art or didactic illustrations for various types of Orthodox books. We now have a significant collection of images that are properly formatted for contemporary publishing – about 150 graphics so far.Īlthough the project focuses on the beautification of liturgical books, we envision that these graphics will useful for many other purposes. We also devoted countless hours to scanning and editing ornaments from medieval Russian books and other antique sources. And Christabel Anderson contributed several excellent calligraphic drawings. Then, in 2012, I worked extensively with Scott Patrick O’Rourke to develop a set of iconographic pen-and-ink drawings for liturgical book illustration. The seeds of the project were sown in 2009 when I was asked to draw ornamental capitals and other graphics for a new translation of the Psalter. It is an open-ended call for artistic contributions to build up a library of imagery, and in the process, to develop a new and fresh, yet wholly traditional, style of graphic art for the service of the church. The Orthodox Illustration Project will meet this need, but it is to be more than just a static database of clip-art. The project will address the needs of Orthodox book designers, graphic artists, and many others, who desire excellent imagery for their publications.Ĭurrently, there is very little available in the way of ‘clip art’ that is well suited to Orthodox publications. The collection will focus on iconographic drawings and related graphic ornaments stylistically suited to the illumination of printed Orthodox publications. In brief, the purpose of the project is to make available online a collection of graphic illustrations of the highest quality. It is my particular pleasure to introduce the Orthodox Illustration Project – an initiative under the aegis of the Orthodox Arts Journal. Iconographic illustration in pen and ink by Scott Patrick O’Rourke
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