Understanding Illustration

1. What is Illustration?

Advertising                                       Fashion                                    Posters

Books                                              Scientific/medical                      Comic's

Editorial                                           CD covers                                Animation

Products/Packaging                          Greeting Cards

Clothing                                            Stationary

What do you need to be a good illustrator?

Imagination                                       Determination                          Observational drawings    

Variation                                           Drawing Skills                         Practice

Creativity                                          Ambition                                 Interpretation

Passion                                             Communication

Key tools to be a good illustrator?

Computer software                           Silhouettes                                Markers                    

Imagination                                       Shadows                                  Fineliners

Pen                                                  Collage                                     Pastels

Ink                                                   Clay/3D                                    Paint 

Paper                                               Stitch                                        Camera

Pencil                                               Card

                                               

2. Illustrators:

Sara Fanelli

Sara Fanelli's about section

After looking at 6 different illustrators I decided to focus on Sara Fanelli as I find her work interesting and quirky. Its witty, humorous but has a deep and serious edge. Even the writing and font on her website has been considered and consistent with her unique style. I like her use use of collaged background with bright contrasting colours. Although she over exaggerates sections of the figure some illustrations are observational and technical with obvious evidence of good drawing.  

4. 6 illustrators:

Manolo Blahnik

David Downton

Gladys Perint Palmer

Richard Haines

Beatrix Potter

E.H Shepherd

Illustration Week

Drawing Exercises

Only by feeling my face 

  

With my opposite hand

With not looking at the paper only the object, one continuous line

Not looking at the paper only the object, one continuous line

In one continuous line

Kestrel

ink wash background with brown and blue ink

Gum strips, masking tape and black ink

Black and green pens with brown ink

green ink, dark green oil pastel and brown ink

3D Kestrel made from 2 of my earlier drawings

Using the rest of the 2 drawings, ink, emulsion and masking tape

wax resist, Ink, collage, emulsion and masking tape

Life Drawing

Clay

Straight lines

Charcoal

Tone with Pencil

Colour

IPad drawings