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Bully Free Zone Poster For Download

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Nov 25, 2011, 2:33 pm
This is for all the little ones out there. There were times when I was bullied as a kid. It's not a good feeling. I'm glad to see schools and parents taking action against bullying. Click on this link to download a PDF of the above Bully Free Zone poster. You can color it or hang it up as it is. The...
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Happy Thanksgiving Coloring Page Download

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Nov 23, 2011, 2:32 am
Download my new Thanksgiving Day coloring page by clicking this link. Once you hit the link the coloring page will begin to download. I'm inviting everyone who downloads it to post their finished page to my Samalou Facebook page wall for all to see. Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy!
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The Jaws of Life

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Nov 6, 2011, 10:30 am
Just me having some fun.
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Another Spotlight On My Samalou Style

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Oct 11, 2011, 9:13 pm
In September the website, What An Art! featured the "Vivid, Cartoon-like illustrations of Lou Simeone". It's cool when people appreciate the work I do and feature my artwork on their websites. I take that as a real compliment. Thank you to Shashika Ranasinghe, the website's editor and creator, for p...
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Disguise - Poker Face

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Aug 27, 2011, 9:14 am
This one has always been one of my favorite illustrations - no special reason why I just always liked the idea. It's fun when you think of an illustration and it pretty much comes out the way you planned. I think maybe it's also because when you think of someone wearing multiple faces it usually has...
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Influence - Griffin Eye

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Aug 22, 2011, 7:03 am
I've loved the work of artist, Rick Griffin ever since I was in high school (a long time ago). If you've ever looked through my portfolio of illustrations and designs it would probably be pretty clear to see his influence on my work. Rick Griffin was an amazing, talented artist who illustrated count...
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Heavy Metal T-shirt Illustration

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Jul 23, 2011, 10:53 am
I posted another heavy metal t-shirt to my Zazzle shop. I'm just going to keep doing more of these bad boys. While you're at my Zazzle shop check out my other heavy metal t-shirt. And remember what I said. If you're into these metal t-shirts pass the link on to Eddy Trunk of That Metal Show. Actuall...
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Rocket Man Illustration

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Jun 19, 2011, 10:26 pm
For some reason I listened to and was inspired by Elton John's, Rocket Man song. Funny thing is, I'm not even an Elton John fan. I like about two of his songs - the other is Daniel. By when I was making ti=his one I listened to Rocket Man over and over again. Huh - go figure.
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Drawing - Everyone's A Bully

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Mar 26, 2011, 3:15 pm
Give me back my doll - or you'll get what's coming to you... I finally got smart and switched paper. I sketched this one on 2 ply vellum bristol. Man - what a difference to work on. I was using copy paper before. I know - I know - duh. The things is, I always use copy paper when I'm doing rough draw...
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Stirring Things Up

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Mar 13, 2011, 1:37 pm
Cedric continued to stir doubt into the mind of his friend. Lie after lie he would fold into the mix. Trust was slowly dying, and it seemed as though Cedric could no longer be depended upon. He had become just like the others...
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Dragon Tales

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Mar 7, 2011, 8:51 pm
How would you like to be this guy? Talk about a rough day. Warning: May cause severe burns. Approach with caution.
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Warning! Who would have guessed it?

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Mar 5, 2011, 2:19 pm
WARNING: THIS BEVERAGE IS EXTREMELY HOT!
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Surrender To Winter

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Jan 29, 2011, 7:25 am
Winter has been kicking our butts this year in New Jersey. A lot of folks are ready to throw the white flag up and say "I surrender! No mas! No mas!" According to the Weather Channel we've had three major snowstorms in a month. That's rough! I actually think it's been more but who am I to argue with...
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Harry Borgman Biography on Illustration Pages

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Jan 13, 2011, 4:25 pm
I have a great bio and career retrospective of Harry Borgman running this week over at Illustration Pages - written by Harry Borgman himself. Check out this illo posted up over on Harry Borgman's blog announcing the feature on IP. Pretty cool - huh? Throughout the Harry Borgman feature on Illustrati...
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SmashingShare features Lou Simeone Design and Illustration

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Jan 5, 2011, 12:39 pm
Between Christmas and New Years the site, SmashingShare featured some of my design and illustration work. SmashingShare is a blog dedicated to the design community, sharing web resources, design inspiration, freebies and tutorials. Thanks so much to Steve, Executive Director over at Suite48 Media In...
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See No Evil T-shirt Illustration

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Dec 29, 2010, 9:22 am
These little guys are my take off the proverbial principle, “see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. Did you know that there was a fourth monkey in the original lineup? I didn't know this until I did some research to figure out what order I should put these guys in. Apparently the fourth monk...
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Inspirational Illustrations by Talented Lou Simeone - My Feature on Recave

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Dec 15, 2010, 5:01 pm
Thanks to the folks over at Suite48 for featuring my illustrations on recave.com last week. I haven't had a chance to post about it I’ve been so busy lately. It’s always nice when people in the industry give you some props. Recave is creative blog dedicated to finding and featuring the best arti...
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Heavy Metal Madness - T-Shirt Illustration

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Dec 6, 2010, 12:19 pm
I love all kinds of music and I’ve always loved Heavy Metal. Maybe my love for Metal has been even more re-energized by watching episodes of That Metal Show. Who knows? Whatever the reason, I had such an urge recently to create a cool illustration of a skull and lettering for my own Metal shirt. A...
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New Products on the Lou Simeone Zazzle Shop

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Nov 22, 2010, 9:30 am
I just cleaned up my Zazzle shop and added a few new items like my deviled egg illustration above. I also pulled down a couple of things like the Denman illustration I wrote about in a previous post. I like to try and keep things fresh. I'm working on another fun idea to go along with the deviled eg...
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A New Illustration Pages Poster for Download and Print

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Nov 11, 2010, 11:56 am
If you read my previous post you already know that about a month or so back I approached J.R. Mounger, asking him to create a cool illustration of a pencil and pen breaking through a skull. I wanted something that I could hang in my studio - something personal that paid tribute to my Illustration Pa...
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Illustrator J.R. Mounger - Paying Tribute To Illustration Pages

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Oct 28, 2010, 11:04 am
The very talented illustrator J.R. Mounger is creating a phenomenal drawing for me that pays tribute to my Illustration Pages site. I asked J.R. for something "metal" - a personal piece that I can hang in my studio. He shot me over a jpeg yesterday and as expected it's awesome. I've been kicking aro...
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My Deviled Egg Icon On The Little Chimp Society

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Oct 27, 2010, 3:49 pm
I got a nice surprise this morning when I popped over to The Little Chimp Society website and saw my Deviled Egg illustration on the homepage. That’s a nice way to start a rainy Wednesday. Don’t you think?
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NYC Marathon Logo For A Friend

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Oct 23, 2010, 9:37 am
A friend of mine is running in the New York City marathon in a couple of weeks. A bunch of my other friends are going to watch him run. I was going too but I'll be away that weekend with my beautiful wife. Anyway, my friends thought it would be fun if I created an illustration so we could all wear i...
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Deviled Egg Icon Illustration

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Oct 19, 2010, 9:21 pm
I had this fun idea to illustrate a deviled egg. Hey - and just in time for Halloween. One of my favorite times of the year. I say when inspiration hits - run with it. Wouldn't you agree? Follow me on Facebook too.
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X-Wives Club - Half of Yours Is Mine!Logo Illustration

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Sep 27, 2010, 10:22 pm
The latest edition to the Samalou family of illustrations. Isn't she cute? Well, listen, you have to find humor in life. Right? At least that's what I believe. If you belong to the club pick up your coffee mug and t shirt at my Zazzle shop.
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Owen's Birth Announcement

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Sep 14, 2010, 9:50 pm
OMG - it really bugs me that I'm so far behind on my own blog. Been crazy busy. I know. I know. That's no excuse - blah - blah - blah - lol. Anyway below is a birth announcement I recently designed. I love projects like this. Front Back
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Kage Pencil Sketch

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Aug 8, 2010, 11:39 am
I thought Kage would make a good name for an album cover.
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Lou Simeone Graphic Design Business Cards

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Aug 4, 2010, 10:30 am
I got my business cards in the mail yesterday.What is it about getting your own stuff printed up that's so much fun? The minimum order for the cards was one thousand. You should see the size of the box they came in. Now I should have enough cards to last me until 2030.
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Messin' Round Sketch

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Jul 22, 2010, 11:57 am
I was sorting through my pile of sketches - forgot about this guy.
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Ripple Submission

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Jul 21, 2010, 10:04 am
My contribution to the wonderful ripple blog.
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Louie's School Program Illustration

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Jul 15, 2010, 12:03 pm
I finished the program for my Little Louie’s graduation. The theme this year was "Wet N’ Wild”. Fun right? As you can see I have two kids surfing on the front cover. The inside spread was packed with info so I decide two colors were plenty – not too conflicting with all the text. I had a bla...
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Beach Open Letterforms For My Son's School Program

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - May 31, 2010, 6:54 am
My little Luigi graduates from preschool in June so I'm working on the program for his school. I did one for his class last year and they loved it so much they asked me to do one again this year. I created the letterforms above for the inside of the program. For the outside I have two kids surfing. ...
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Samalou.com Website Redesign and New Illustrations

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - May 19, 2010, 7:11 am
My illustration site, samalou.com now has a whole new look and feel and I couldn’t be happier with it. Stop by the new site and have a look around. It’s also a gateway to my Zazzle store, my illustration Facebook page, and of course this fun and informative blog of mine. You'll also see some of ...
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Lou Simeone Illustration and Samalou.com Website Featured On Escape From Illustration Island

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Apr 24, 2010, 10:24 pm
I got word on Thursday from the talented illustrator, Thomas James that one of my pieces accompanied an article on his site, Escape From Illustration Island. He also featured my illustration site, Samalou.com. Which by the way might be going through some changes of its own soon. Shh, don't tell anyo...
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Something Is Multiplying

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Feb 21, 2010, 11:32 am
Marker and color pencil sketch today. If I had known from the beginning that I was going to get that into this sketch today I would have done it on something other than copy paper. Lol - oh well - next time.
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Drifting, Connecting, Weaving Sketch

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Feb 14, 2010, 11:10 am
I'm really into sketching lately to develop some new ideas. I don't have much of a desire to take these to the computer right now. I'm actually working up to do some painting. These drawings are loosening me up. I'm just letting ideas flow. I love the scratching of the graphite on the paper. You obv...
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Focus Drawing

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Jan 30, 2010, 7:01 pm
Focus on the people and moments that matter.
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10 Fun Facts About Your Favorite Comics and Cartoons

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Jan 25, 2010, 9:00 am
 1. Bugs Bunny made his first appearance in the 1938 cartoon, Porky's Hare Hunt. 2. The Looney Tunes character, Sylvester the cat, was referred to as, Thomas, in earlier cartoons. 3. Betty Boop wasn't always a girl. She started her animation career as a dog. The actress, Mae Questel provided the vo...
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Happy New Year!

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Dec 31, 2009, 3:11 pm
I'll make no apologies for this one - ring in the New Year your way and I'll ring it in mine - lmho
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Hatch

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Dec 14, 2009, 2:43 pm
Sat down the other day - did a quick pencil sketch. It was like one of those excercises when I was in school - teacher always had us draw an egg. The excercise was always, "Draw an egg without drawing any lines". Have you ever seen that kid's show, WordWorld, on PBS? I think I had that on my brain t...
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John Lennon

Louis S. posted an article on Samalou too - Dec 9, 2009, 7:56 pm
Today marks 29 years that John Lennon was assassinated. I remember the day John Lennon died. I was eleven years old. Many things have changed since that time. And yet many things haven't changed at all. John Lennon, Mahatma Gandi, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Abra...
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About Me

Louis Simeone’s illustrations evoke the kind of wit and whimsy that is universally appealing to a variety of audiences. A professional illustrator with a BFA from William Paterson University in New Jersey, Louis brings a dynamic flair to his illustration work through his fluid use of line and skillful handling of color.

Louis Simeone has been working in the field of communication arts for over fifteen years. If you need an illustrator for character design, magazine illustration, children’s picture book illustration, advertising illustration or wish to discuss any other illustration project coming up, contact Louis Simeone.

Louis' work has been recognized by Graphic Design:usa, Creativity Annual Awards and The Art Directors Club of New Jersey.

Please visit http://www.samalou.com to view my work

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