History of Illustration

History of Illustration
Author: Susan Doyle
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2018-02-22
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1501342118

"Written by an international team of illustration historians, practitioners, and educators, History of Illustration covers image-making and print history from around the world, spanning from the prehistoric to the contemporary. With hundreds of color image, this book to contextualize the many types of illustrations within social, cultural, and technical parameters, presenting information in a flowing chronology. This essential guide is the first comprehensive history of illustration as its own discipline. Readers will gain an ability to critically analyze images from technical, cultural, and ideological standpoints in order to arrive at an appreciation of art form of both past and present illustration"--

The Art of Illustration

The Art of Illustration
Author: Edmund J. Sullivan
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2016-10-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486816265

An influential teacher and artist defines the principles behind good illustration in this treatise, which is richly illustrated with black-and-white works by Holbein, Dürer, Rubens, Blake, and many others.

Show and Tell

Show and Tell
Author: Dilys Evans
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2008-03-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780811849715

Explores the work fo twelve contemporary illustators of children's books and discusses the techniques and features of effective illustration across a variety of styles and media.

The Art of Illustration

The Art of Illustration
Author: Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2020-08-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3752428643

Reproduction of the original: The Art of Illustration by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

The Art of Map Illustration

The Art of Map Illustration
Author: James Gulliver Hancock
Publisher: Walter Foster
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2018-04-03
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1633224848

The Art of MapIllustration combines practical instruction with inspirational art and photographs to both enliven and educate aspiring map artists.

The Art of Illustration

The Art of Illustration
Author: Michel Melot
Publisher: New York : Skira / Rizzoli
Total Pages: 269
Release: 1984
Genre: Illumination of books and manuscripts
ISBN: 9780847805587

The Art of Hokusai in Book Illustration

The Art of Hokusai in Book Illustration
Author: Jack Ronald Hillier
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers, Limited
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1980
Genre: Illustration des livres
ISBN:

"The text of this book is an expanded version of the 'Cohn' Lecture which I gave at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford in 1976, and the appendix of books with illustrations by Hokusai is intended to supersede the list that I first drew up for my 1954 Hokusai ... "--preface.

The Art of Botanical & Bird Illustration

The Art of Botanical & Bird Illustration
Author: Mindy Lighthipe
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1633225747

Draw and paint beautiful, vibrant, and realistic birds and botanicals with The Art of Botanical & Bird Illustration. Take a sketch and transform it into fine art! The Art of Botanical & Bird Illustration is a guide for contemporary artists aspiring to master shape, color, and texture and render beautiful, realistic, and vibrant botanical artwork. Author Mindy Lighthipe, an expert botanical artist, educates you about the tools and materials traditionally used in botanical illustration, including pencils, colored pencils, watercolor, gouache, and pastels. This thorough yet easily digestible guide includes overviews of key illustration techniques and basic color theory and mixing, and it's loaded with exercises designed to help you learn to see shape, value, and form. By learning tounderstand plant life and anatomy, you can craft elegant flowers, leaves, trees, and much more in no time! To bring it all together, The Art of Botanical & Bird Illustration includes step-by-step demonstrations to follow along with as you practice taking sketches and transforming them into fully rendered, colorful pieces of fine art.

Illustrators Annual 2020

Illustrators Annual 2020
Author: Bologna Children's Bologna Children's Book Fair
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781452163635

Illustrators Annual 2020 is the 2020 edition of Chronicle Books' yearly publication celebrating artists featured at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. Selected by the year's jury at the fair, these illustrators represent the most daring, exciting artistic minds working across the world. Celebrating debut and storied talent from around the world--talent poised to engage a whole new generation of book lovers--this glorious compendium can be read cover-to-cover or browsed through at random. * An annual publication that brings groundbreaking art from around the world to the English-speaking market * Inspires readers to marvel at the brilliance of the gifts shared by children's book illustrators * Provides a fascinating peek into the world of global children's book illustration A highlight of the time-honored gathering of children's publishers in Bologna, Italy, the Illustrators Annual is juried every year from the finest art at the show. Every year a new issue is published, each filled with art that represents the best of illustration today--and to come. * A must-have inspirational source for illustrators, artists, designers, and art fans alike, as well as educators, librarians, independent bookstore employees, and hardcore fans of children's books * The Bologna Illustrators Annual has long been a prized resource for artists, illustrators, and designers. * Great for those who enjoyed Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication by Martin Salisbury, Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide From Story Creation to Publication by Ann Whitford Paul, A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day by Andrea Davis Pinkney