For the last 3 decades I’ve dedicated myself to the world of visual thinking. You could call it commercial art, illustration, illustration design, or just plain art. Now I’m seeing an opportunity in this creative era to bridge the gap between art and commerce. So began this little survey… I created this survey as a [...]

Scott Hull Associates is known for fostering talent and nurturing collaboration. We are always encouraging our artists to take new paths and try different innovative ideas with their illustration and design. Lisa Ballard was online a few months ago researching vintage ceramics when she stumbled upon an old Chinese cat figurine and was instantly inspired. [...]

How do you create something unique and visually eye-catching for the second most popular decorating holiday? That’s what Lisa Ballard kept in the back of her mind as she developed a line of Halloween imagery for licensing. When you design for halloween, there are 2 main target audiences, very young children or very young (in [...]

Artist Interview Client: RAZ Imports Art director: Ken Row Title of Project: “Bug Me” product line – Ladybug pattern What was the creative challenge? The main challenge in licensing is trying to come up with a sellable idea that hits a broad range of tastes. Then you have to choose the right colors and produce [...]

Fresh off her celebrated illustration for the Busy Scrapper launched last year, Lisa Ballard was asked to make a second illustrative appearance for the newest book in the series. Needing a illustration and stand-out type for the front cover, art director Kelly O’Dell knew from her past work with Lisa, that she would be the [...]

Once upon a time… there was a lonely artist who defined herself in high school as the “School Artist”. Destined to design and decorate the dances rather than attend them, this anti-social goob secretly reveled in the pre-production glee of painting backdrops, designing posters and transforming drab gymnasiums into fairy tales… Well, Lisa Ballard, the [...]

Let’s face it, we live in an extremely fast paced world where everyone, even people that do have the time to sit and scrapbook, have trouble finding the time. F&W Media needed an engaging and attractive cover to catch the eye of the busy consumer who didn’t have time to devote 3 to 4 hours [...]