IF: flawed
The Illustration Friday challenge word this week is “flawed”. Dr. Frankenstein couldn’t lay the entire blame on the abnormal brain that his assistant delivered. Obviously, the original plans were flawed.
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IF: climbing
The challenge word this week on Illustration Friday is “climbing”. George Mallory, along with Andrew Irvine, joined the 1924 Mount Everest expedition, believing it would be his last opportunity to climb the mountain after two previous attempts. The pair attempted to reach the top via the North Face route. Mallory and his climbing partner both disappeared somewhere …
IMT: breakfast
I love breakfast. Growing up, breakfast at my house was usually a bowl of sugared cereal at the kitchen table or on a metal tray-table in front of the TV on Saturday mornings. The heavy marketing of cereal was at its peak in the 1960s. Cool prizes were packed inside boxes to entice children. Popular …
IF: pale
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “pale”. From the day Bill Finger presented Bob Kane with a photograph of actor Conrad Veidt and said, “That’s your Joker”, the villainous arch-enemy of Batman has gone through many changes. His origin does not have a definitive history. One account introduces him as small-time criminal The Red Hood …
IF: contained
The challenge word this week on illustrationfriday.com is “contained”. I was inspired by a recent post on one of my favorite websites, List Universe. List Universe posts a list of things every day. The list categories cover an enormous range of topics in science, entertainment, literature, history and just plain fun. The list posted on …
IF: resolve
The first word of the new year on illustrationfriday.com is “resolve”. “You may be whatever you resolve to be.” — General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was arguably the most well-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee. Military historians consider Jackson to be one of the greatest tactical commanders in United States history. …
IF: clandestine
The challenge word this week on illustrationfriday.com is “clandestine”. Meeting on deserted streetcorners, their clandestine relationship was doomed from the start.
IF: voices
You may not know Paul Frees, but you know his voice. Paul had one of the most sought after and recognizable voices in movie and television history. At one time, he was employed by nine different animation studios. He started as a voice actor in the 1940s in radio. His career led him to movies, …
IF: rambunctious
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “rambunctious”. Carl Switzer, and his older brother Harold, were discovered by producer Hal Roach while they were on a studio tour with their parents. The Switzer brothers were singing in the studio commissary and Roach was impressed by the performance. He signed the Switzer kids to appear in …
IF: similar
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “similar”. I grew up in the greater northeast end of Philadelphia, PA. If you traveled a few short miles north, you’d be out of the city limits. That doesn’t mean that I was anywhere near the Liberty Bell or streets that Ben Franklin once strolled down. No, I …