Innovative Art Book Created InPartnership With
Autodesk To Benefit Japanese Disaster Recovery
Autodesk To Benefit Japanese Disaster Recovery
VIZ Media is offering ART FOR HOPE, a limitededition digital art book anthology created in partnership with Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) tobenefit Architecture for Humanity. The anthology will be available only through May 31, 2012 for $4.99 through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga Appfor iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. 100% ofVIZ Media’s net proceeds will support Architecture for Humanity’s ongoingdisaster reconstruction efforts in Japan. To learn more about these rebuildingprojects, please visit: www.ArchitectureForHumanity.org.
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| Untitled © 2011 Jorge Monlongo |
Each of the 40 artists participatingin the ARTFOR HOPE anthology used Autodesk SketchBook digital paint and drawing softwareapplications in some way to create original pieces for theanthology. The artists, both professional and amateur, hail from around theworld and from diverse fields, and range in style from the realistic to thefantastic, each illustrating the theme of “Hope.” Notable contributors includeEisner Award and Harvey Award winner Rob Guillory, Harvey Award winner LarkPien, muralist Sirron Norris, and MAMESHIBA artists Jorge Monlongo and Gemma Correll.
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| Kibou © 2011 Sirron Norris |
VIZ Mediaand Autodesk are very proud of and grateful to the following artists for theircontributions to the ART FOR HOPE digital art anthology:
Janet Alvarado Don’t Lose Hope
Asuka 111(Patipat Asavasena) Hope
Azure Untitled
Greg Baldwin ofCreatureBox Sheltered
Alan Bay A Little Piece of Hope
Drew Blom Calvin Hedge and the Iron Golem
Steve Boura Bright Future
Carsten Bradley A Wish for You
Matthew Britton Regrowth
Veronica Casson The Guest Room
Geikou Chen Rainbow Bridge to Tomorrow
Gemma Correll Pierre, le Chat Français
Kalii Delarosa The Rainbow in the Rain
Conrado HernanVilla Gil Untitled
Dave Guertin First Flight
Rob Guillory Hope
Rodolpho Langhi A New Sunrise
C. Lijewski Light Side of Dark
Chris Lui Birds of a Feather
Holly Mongi Good Morning, Friend
Jorge Monlongo The Sprout and the Bean
Brian Muelhaupt Ojizo-sama
Shaun Mullen Kodama (Tree Spirits)
Susan Murtaugh Enduring Beauty
Ray N. Deliverance
Joe Ng Rise Above the Storm
Sirron Norris Kibou
Jacques Pena Love
Luis Peso Gathering Hope
Lark Pien Wishes, Dreams
Kyle Runciman Ready to Roll
Francesco Salvati DEAR HOPE
Janet Shaw The Hope of Japan
Brad Silverman Dancing Dragon
Joseph Strachan Flight of the Phoenix
James Turner Never Give Up
Colie Wertz Sea Turtle
Pinar Yalcin Beam of Light
John Yandall One Little Sign
Jim Zub Seed Starter
Moreinformation on the ART FOR HOPE project is available at www.VIZ.com/artforhope.
More information on VIZ Media digital initiatives, is available at VIZManga.comor www.VIZ.com/apps/.
