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{{Short description|Artist enhancing writing with images}}
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[[File:Archives of American Art - Richard H. Jansen - 2178.jpg|thumb|An Illustrator]]
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An '''illustrator''' is an [[artist]] who specializes in enhancing [[writing]] or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The [[illustration]] may be intended to clarify complicated concepts or objects that are difficult to describe textually, which is the reason illustrations are often found in children's books.<ref>{{Citation |last=Elster|first=Charles | last2=Simons | first2=Herbert |periodical=The Reading Teacher |volume=39 |issue=2 |year=1985 |title=How important are illustrations in children's readers? |publisher=International Reading Association |pages=148–152 |jstor=20199036 }}</ref>


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An '''illustrator''' is an [[artist]] who specializes in enhancing [[writing]] or elucidating concepts by providing a [[Visualization (graphics)|visual representation]] that corresponds to the content of the associated text or [[Idea|idea]]. The [[illustration]] may be intended to clarify complicated [[Concept|concepts]] or objects that are difficult to describe textually, which is the reason illustrations are often found in [[Children's literature|children's books]].<ref>{{Citation |last1=Elster|first1=Charles | last2=Simons | first2=Herbert |periodical=The Reading Teacher |volume=39 |issue=2 |year=1985 |title=How important are illustrations in children's readers? |publisher=International Reading Association |pages=148–152 |jstor=20199036 }}</ref>
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Illustration is the art of making images that work with something and add to it without needing direct attention and without distracting from what they illustrate. The other thing is the focus of the attention, and the illustration's role is to add personality and character without competing with that other thing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/6787/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-illustrator|title=What does it mean to be an illustrator?|website=graphicdesign.stackexchange.com|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref>


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Illustration is the [[Art|art]] of making [[Image|images]] that work with something and add to it without needing direct attention and without distracting from what they illustrate. The other thing is the focus of the attention, and the illustration's role is to add personality and character without competing with that other thing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/6787/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-illustrator|title=What does it mean to be an illustrator?|website=graphicdesign.stackexchange.com|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref>
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Illustrations have been used in [[advertisement]]s, [[architectural rendering]], [[greeting card]]s, [[poster]]s, [[book]]s, [[graphic novels]], [[storyboards]], [[business]], [[technical communication]]s, [[magazine]]s, [[shirts]], [[video games]], [[tutorials]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comet.ucar.edu/presentations/illustra/illustrations/illustrations_new.htm|title=Part One: The Instructional Role of Illustrations|work=ucar.edu}}</ref> and [[newspapers]]. A [[cartoon|cartoon illustration]] can add humor to stories or essays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islandcartoons.com/the-first-recorded-cartoon-illustration-and-animation/|title=The first recorded cartoon illustration and animation|work=Island Cartoons}}</ref>

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Illustrations have been used in [[advertisement]]s, [[architectural rendering]], [[greeting card]]s, [[poster]]s, [[book]]s, [[graphic novel]]s, [[storyboards]], [[business]], [[technical communication]]s, [[magazine]]s, [[shirts]], [[video game]]s, [[tutorial]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comet.ucar.edu/presentations/illustra/illustrations/illustrations_new.htm|title=Part One: The Instructional Role of Illustrations|work=ucar.edu|access-date=2014-12-15|archive-date=2021-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919070238/https://www.comet.ucar.edu/presentations/illustra/illustrations/illustrations_new.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[newspapers]]. A [[cartoon|cartoon illustration]] can add [[Humour|humour]] to certain stories or [[essay]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islandcartoons.com/the-first-recorded-cartoon-illustration-and-animation/|title=The first recorded cartoon illustration and animation|work=Island Cartoons|date=11 December 2014}}</ref>


==Techniques==
==Techniques==
[[File:Simmons-Hermia and Lysander. A Midsummer Night's Dream.jpg|thumb|A watercolor, by [[John Simmons (painter)|John Simmons]], depicting ''Hermia and Lysander, from '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1870)]]
[[File:Simmons-Hermia and Lysander. A Midsummer Night's Dream.jpg|thumb|A watercolor, by [[John Simmons (painter)|John Simmons]], depicting ''Hermia and Lysander, from '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1870)]]
Use reference images to create scenes and characters. This can be as simple as looking at an image to inspire your artwork, or creating character sketches and detailed scenes from different angles to create the basis of a picture book world. Some traditional illustration techniques include [[watercolor]], [[pen and ink]], [[airbrush]] art, [[oil painting]], [[pastel]]s, [[wood engraving]], and [[Linocut|linoleum cuts]].
Use reference images to create scenes and characters. This can be as simple as looking at an image to inspire your artwork or creating character sketches and detailed scenes from different angles to create the basis of a picture book world. Some traditional illustration techniques include [[watercolor]], [[pen and ink]], [[airbrush]] art, [[oil painting]], [[pastel]]s, [[wood engraving]], and [[Linocut|linoleum cuts]].


[[John Held, Jr.]] was an illustrator who worked in a variety of styles and media, including linoleum cuts, pen and ink drawings, magazine cover paintings, cartoons, [[comic strip]]s, and set design, while also creating fine art with his animal sculptures and watercolor, many established illustrators attended an art school or college of some sort and were trained in different painting and drawing techniques.
[[John Held, Jr.]] was an illustrator who worked in a variety of styles and media, including linoleum cuts, pen and ink drawings, magazine cover paintings, cartoons, [[comic strip]]s, and set design, while also creating fine art with his animal sculptures and watercolor, many established illustrators attended an art school or college of some sort and were trained in different painting and drawing techniques.
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Traditional illustration seems to have made a resurgence in the age of social media thanks to social networks like Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube.{{cn|date=September 2018}} Currently traditional and digital illustration are both flourishing.
Traditional illustration seems to have made a resurgence in the age of social media thanks to social networks like Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube.{{cn|date=September 2018}} Currently traditional and digital illustration are both flourishing.


Universities and art schools offer specific courses in illustration (for example in the UK, a BA (Hons) [[academic degree|Degree]]) so this has become a new avenue into the profession. Many illustrators are [[freelance]], commissioned by publishers (of newspapers, books, or magazines) or advertising agencies. Most [[scientific visualization|scientific illustration]]s and [[technical illustration]]s are also known as [[information graphics]]. Among the information graphics specialists are medical illustrators who illustrate human anatomy, often requiring many years of artistic and medical training.
Universities and art schools offer specific courses in illustration (for example in the UK, a BA (Hons) [[academic degree|Degree]]) so this has become a new avenue into the profession. Many illustrators are [[freelance]], commissioned by publishers (of newspapers, books, or magazines) or advertising agencies. Most [[scientific visualization|scientific illustration]]s and [[technical illustration]]s are also known as [[information graphics]]. Among the information graphics, specialists are medical illustrators who illustrate human anatomy, often requiring many years of artistic and medical training.


A particularly popular medium with illustrators of the 1950s and 1960s was [[Casein paint|casein]], as was egg [[tempera]]. The immediacy and durability of these media suited illustration's demands well. The artwork in both types of paint withstood the rigors of travel to clients and printers without damage.
A particularly popular medium with illustrators of the 1950s and 1960s was [[Casein paint|casein]], as was egg [[tempera]]. The immediacy and durability of these media suited illustration's demands well. The artwork in both types of paint withstood the rigors of travel to clients and printers without damage.
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Computer illustration, or digital illustration, is the use of digital tools to produce images under the direct manipulation of the artist, usually through a pointing device, such as a tablet or a mouse.
Computer illustration, or digital illustration, is the use of digital tools to produce images under the direct manipulation of the artist, usually through a pointing device, such as a tablet or a mouse.


Computers dramatically changed the industry and today, many cartoonists and illustrators create [[digital illustration]]s using computers, [[graphics tablet]]s, and [[image scanner|scanners]]. Software such as [[Adobe Illustrator]], [[Adobe Photoshop]], Corel Painter, and Affinity Designer are now widely used by those professionals.
Computers dramatically changed the industry and today, many cartoonists and illustrators create [[digital illustration]]s using computers, [[graphics tablet]]s, and [[image scanner|scanners]]. Software such as [[Adobe Illustrator]], [[Adobe Photoshop]], [[GIMP]], Corel Painter, and Affinity Designer are now widely used by those professionals.


== See also ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{curlie|en/Arts/Illustration/}}
; Societies and organizations
*[http://www.directoryofillustration.com/ Directory of Illustration]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140914085240/http://illustratorcentrum.se/en.html Illustratörcentrum]
*[http://www.societyillustrators.org/ Society of Illustrators]
*[http://www.ai-ap.com/ American Illustration]
*[http://www.commarts.com/ Communication Arts]
*[http://www.scbwi.org/ Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120206221454/http://www.sanfranciscosocietyofillustrators.com/ San Francisco Society of Illustrators]
*[http://www.si-la.org/ Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles]
*[http://www.theaoi.com/ The Association of Illustrators]
*[http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/ The Illustrators Partnership of America]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080830051245/http://aiiq.qc.ca/index.do AIIQ – l’Association des Illustrateurs et Illustratrices du Québec]
*[http://www.allianceofillustrators.org/ Colorado Alliance of Illustrators]
*[http://www.aais.org.uk/ The Association Archaeological Illustrators and Surveyors]
*[http://www.gnsi.org/ Guild of Natural Science Illustrators]
*[http://www.ami.org/ The Association of Medical Illustrators]
*[http://www.gnsinw.org/ Guild of Natural Science Illustrators-Northwest]
*[http://www.illustratorsaustralia.com/ Illustrators Australia]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100612162153/http://illustrateur.org/ French illustrators]
* [[Urban Sketchers]] {{official|ww.urbansketchers.org}}


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For the software, see Adobe Illustrator.
An Illustrator

An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicated concepts or objects that are difficult to describe textually, which is the reason illustrations are often found in children's books.[1]

Illustration is the art of making images that work with something and add to it without needing direct attention and without distracting from what they illustrate. The other thing is the focus of the attention, and the illustration's role is to add personality and character without competing with that other thing.[2]

Illustrations have been used in advertisements, architectural rendering, greeting cards, posters, books, graphic novels, storyboards, business, technical communications, magazines, shirts, video games, tutorials,[3] and newspapers. A cartoon illustration can add humour to certain stories or essays.[4]

Techniques

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A watercolor, by John Simmons, depicting Hermia and Lysander, from A Midsummer Night's Dream (1870)

Use reference images to create scenes and characters. This can be as simple as looking at an image to inspire your artwork or creating character sketches and detailed scenes from different angles to create the basis of a picture book world. Some traditional illustration techniques include watercolor, pen and ink, airbrush art, oil painting, pastels, wood engraving, and linoleum cuts.

John Held, Jr. was an illustrator who worked in a variety of styles and media, including linoleum cuts, pen and ink drawings, magazine cover paintings, cartoons, comic strips, and set design, while also creating fine art with his animal sculptures and watercolor, many established illustrators attended an art school or college of some sort and were trained in different painting and drawing techniques.

Traditional illustration seems to have made a resurgence in the age of social media thanks to social networks like Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube.[citation needed] Currently traditional and digital illustration are both flourishing.

Universities and art schools offer specific courses in illustration (for example in the UK, a BA (Hons) Degree) so this has become a new avenue into the profession. Many illustrators are freelance, commissioned by publishers (of newspapers, books, or magazines) or advertising agencies. Most scientific illustrations and technical illustrations are also known as information graphics. Among the information graphics, specialists are medical illustrators who illustrate human anatomy, often requiring many years of artistic and medical training.

A particularly popular medium with illustrators of the 1950s and 1960s was casein, as was egg tempera. The immediacy and durability of these media suited illustration's demands well. The artwork in both types of paint withstood the rigors of travel to clients and printers without damage.

Computer illustration, or digital illustration, is the use of digital tools to produce images under the direct manipulation of the artist, usually through a pointing device, such as a tablet or a mouse.

Computers dramatically changed the industry and today, many cartoonists and illustrators create digital illustrations using computers, graphics tablets, and scanners. Software such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, Corel Painter, and Affinity Designer are now widely used by those professionals.

See also

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Main category: Illustrators
For a more comprehensive list, see List of illustrators.

References

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  1. ^ Elster, Charles; Simons, Herbert (1985), "How important are illustrations in children's readers?", The Reading Teacher, vol. 39, no. 2, International Reading Association, pp. 148–152, JSTOR 20199036
  2. ^ "What does it mean to be an illustrator?". graphicdesign.stackexchange.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  3. ^ "Part One: The Instructional Role of Illustrations". ucar.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  4. ^ "The first recorded cartoon illustration and animation". Island Cartoons. 11 December 2014.
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