LIFE IS SPEEDING UP. The world is shrinking. As a result, people everywhere find themselves exploring a rapidly expanding frontier of information and opportunity. Illustration, in this intrepid, wild-west context, has become more important and powerful than ever. Illustration can do things other forms of communication can’t: with a single image in a mere instant’s encounter, it can illuminate the ideas, inventions, and zeitgeists of our day. Illustration is a public art and meets people on the street, where we live. It has the power to make our in-between places come alive, to cause people to re-vision the ordinary. It has the power to redirect societal flows and jumpstart new ones, to change our perceptions and, in that, to alter our experiences. The PNCA Illustration curriculum aims to equip ambitious students with every tool a modern visual communicator needs. The idealist who seeks to see, understand, and reshape individual and collective visions. The fun-lover who rides crazy new ideas like a surfer rides forty-foot swells. The artisan, the analytic, the future gaming mogul: Everyone learns the field’s classic technical disciplines, everyone learns the complex entrepreneurial skills needed to thrive, and everyone is pressed to discover the compelling personal vision that will sustain a lifetime of vibrant work and a strong client base. But getting back to the modern world as Wild West 2.0: Being about as far west as you can get, we like to think there’s something in the Portland air (and coffee) that helps artists grok what it means to step out into the big bad world and, as they say, paint the town red. Or blue. Yeah - or whatever color matches your ten-gallon hat.Tumblr (3.0; @pncaillustration)http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dff22d1f19c2efedf0f166c0df04146d/tumblr_mhmfkjpW351r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Drew Bardana / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/Q5BI35yLghM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/Q5BI35yLghM/42148450919http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42148450919Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:45:55 -0800PNCAIllustrationDrew Bardanastudenthttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42148450919<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/019cdcd4dcddef5ee97eb3f8ae96bcdc/tumblr_mhmfitXlml1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kayla Mayer / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/U_aM0xMiVis" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/U_aM0xMiVis/42148375628http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42148375628Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:44:53 -0800PNCAIllustrationKayla Mayerstudenthttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42148375628<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3cd15a5a37674893eb6016bd1c0d624a/tumblr_mhmfgrWGXn1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Matty Newton / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/4Jo98rKwz2Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/4Jo98rKwz2Q/42148285246http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42148285246Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:43:39 -0800PNCAIllustrationMatty Newtonstudenthttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42148285246<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c895e14ca9b87d57fb2be14a2b60eef0/tumblr_mhmff6fjzS1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Matty Newton / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/L6sm1m4CU68" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/L6sm1m4CU68/42148213098http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42148213098Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:42:41 -0800PNCAIllustrationMatty NewtonStudenthttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42148213098<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e7889b63a2889a07ba40f689ade37bfd/tumblr_mhmfbtOnFg1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Matty Newton / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/T38ImQMtCeI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/T38ImQMtCeI/42148067441http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42148067441Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:40:41 -0800PNCAIllustrationMatty Newtonstudentclassworkhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42148067441<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a5480d2f9505c043dbc7da5ee3a13049/tumblr_mhmfa0qNxz1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Minjin Yang / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/vnX6JUxenh4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/vnX6JUxenh4/42147986884http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147986884Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:39:36 -0800PNCAIllustrationMinjin Yangstudenthttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147986884<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c0d644cc15cabc153b90f79c8157421c/tumblr_mhmf8kig361r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Minjin Yang / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/NvnoLZaPM64" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/NvnoLZaPM64/42147924252http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147924252Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:38:44 -0800PNCAIllustrationMinjin YangStudentclassworkhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147924252<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e9c988352c7869da82e5ed11883b0eb6/tumblr_mhmf1oUutC1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Alex Dovelin / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/L5aYjAJr6sM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/L5aYjAJr6sM/42147619483http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147619483Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:34:36 -0800PNCAillustrationAlexander Dovelinstudentclassworkhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147619483<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/188208665ce12d6b792a117f9a7d02ca/tumblr_mhmezaQjSK1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jeff Versoi / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/aVishLzYrv8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/aVishLzYrv8/42147516219http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147516219Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:33:10 -0800PNCAillustrationJeffrey Versoistudentclassworkhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147516219<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6cbda8d78c1ec9c8c2183c3720ff1213/tumblr_mhmexlFS6y1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ebin Lee / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/qzGH23p5jRc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/qzGH23p5jRc/42147443683http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147443683Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:32:00 -0800PNCAIllustrationEbin LeeStudentClassworkhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147443683<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/73c1e5a3f75ac31317c375b7264f60f0/tumblr_mhmeu5KlIp1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Samantha Mash / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/OVBvZwDI-oQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/OVBvZwDI-oQ/42147291115http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147291115Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:30:05 -0800PNCAIllustrationStudentClassworkSamantha Mashhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147291115<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e3480ccdb50b093613f42eea9a368611/tumblr_mhmesjB9Or1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Samantha Mash / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/SXeaHeDGvF4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/SXeaHeDGvF4/42147222978http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147222978Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:29:00 -0800PNCAIllustrationSamantha Mashstudentclassworkhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42147222978<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6103182b4b2dd6bba59117ecc8f0d574/tumblr_mhmemyxyqM1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Samantha Mash / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/cQRLJGKOQdQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/cQRLJGKOQdQ/42146979211http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42146979211Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:25:00 -0800PNCAillustrationSamantha Mashstudentclassworkhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42146979211<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ff53ebf30a8174f26ab6791c4cc6072/tumblr_mhmek5VNEj1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Samantha Mash / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/MwvdSpW-gvI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/MwvdSpW-gvI/42146857179http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42146857179Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:24:00 -0800PNCAIllustrationSamantha Mashstudentclassworkhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/42146857179<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b0fbb3d7eadd1d594048a3142fc0c055/tumblr_mgqxma5asn1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jeffrey Versoi / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/0ix9qLgx7cg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/0ix9qLgx7cg/40726016565http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/40726016565Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:32:30 -0800illustrationPNCAstudentclassworkJeffrey Versoicandylandhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/40726016565<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ed07587786c2fe16c6655d61244fce8a/tumblr_mgqxj1LohJ1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Samantha Mash / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/prkTQww8__Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/prkTQww8__Q/40725838228http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/40725838228Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:30:36 -0800illustrationPNCAstudentclassworkSamantha Mashhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/40725838228<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6ea0b41eed60de49782a1acbe1a6864c/tumblr_mgreunEtOs1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Valerie Herron / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/9jVbWU5MnXs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/9jVbWU5MnXs/40750968394http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/40750968394Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:30:00 -0800illustrationPNCAstudentclassworkValerie HerronAmerican gothicbeautifully uglyhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/40750968394<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7030d283313050d42acab3714cb6e003/tumblr_mgqy8yUAdp1r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Matthew Seely / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/4yTfR-RUyQk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/4yTfR-RUyQk/40727165229http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/40727165229Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:29:00 -0800illustrationPNCAstudentclassworkMatthew Seelyseed of evilsquirrelhttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/40727165229<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7b0730083a06825609e022feaab69f64/tumblr_mgqxew06G01r5cc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Matty Newton / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/0Qm3Yv5G1qU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pncaillustration/~3/0Qm3Yv5G1qU/40725633450http://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/40725633450Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:28:06 -0800illustrationPNCAstudentclassworkMatty NewtonMatthew NewtonLittle Shop of Horrorshttp://pncaillustration.tumblr.com/post/40725633450<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/71659adf1919566ab26f4c17b907370f/tumblr_mgqx8ge3vt1r5cc2yo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Caroline O’Grady / 2013</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pncaillustration/~4/AUPnHF1FWBU" height="1" 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