The Visual Dictionary of Illustration
Mark Wigan
Language: English
Pages: 288
ISBN: 2940373906
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
"The Visual Dictionary of Illustration" is a comprehensive guide to the numerous terms associated with, and used within, the field of illustration. The book has been designed for art students, as well as aspiring and professional illustrators and all those interested in this constantly evolving discipline. Over 250 terms are explained in detail, providing the reader with compact definitions, supplemented by compelling and exciting illustrations that offer a clear guide to the many and various illustrative styles and techniques in use today. "The Visual Dictionary of Illustration" is an invaluable reference tool that improves the reader's understanding of the professional terms applied in the field of contemporary illustration and associated creative disciplines.
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Illustrations that inform, clarify and help to provide knowledge, skills, instruction and wisdom. These types of images are usually found in children’s books and magazines, and are designed to attract and engage with a young audience. Tell Me Why,World ofWonder,and Lookand Learn are magazines from the 1960s and 1970s that were published by IPC Magazines Ltd and Fleetway Publications Ltd. E Embroidery 89 A centuries-old art or handicraft that involves the decoration, ornamentation and
This experimental abstract image was created by Kate Gibb for the Chemical Brothers’ ‘Surrender’ album art. see Avant-garde 41, Brainstorming 51 E Expressionism 96 An art movement pioneered in Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which emphasised the subjective and emotional inner expression of the artist over objective reality and traditional, formal compositions. Strong emotions were conveyed through distortion and the bold and symbolic use of colour. This expressive
collection. It is illustrated with colour plates and published by Longmans, Green and Co Ltd in 1928. 7 8 Facing page (left): This figurative illustration of New York is by Camberwell College of Arts, London graduate, Chris Dent. Facing page (right): This illustration is from the large-format, contemporary graphic art magazine Le Gun produced by graduates from the Royal College of Arts, London. Left: This teddy bear illustration was created by Ceri Amphlett. 9 Illustrations visually
Animation 28, Photomontage 175 174 Derived from the Greek word photos meaning ‘light’ and graphos meaning ‘drawing’. Photography is the art of using a camera to capture an image on a light-sensitive plate via the chemical action of light. Many illustrators use photography to gather visual reference material, supplementing personal observations and drawings. P Photomontage 175 Also described by contemporary digital illustrators and visualisers as compositing, photomontage is a technique that
Illustration 32 Detailed artwork created through the use of traditional or digital techniques by professional illustrators to present a proposed architectural construction, interior space, landscape setting or floor and site plans. These drawings are produced to assist architects, designers and planners. The above drawing was Cartwright Pickard Architects’ proposal for a sustainable office development in York city centre, UK see Drawing 86, Observational Drawing 160 A Archive 33