Thinking Visually for Illustrators

Basics Illustration #1

by Mark Wigan

Thinking Visually for Illustrators features a wide range of work, demonstrating diverse visual languages, context, ideas, techniques and skills. It also looks at the ways in which illustrators develop their own personal visual language. Contemporary illustrators from all over the world engaged in a diverse range of approaches to the discipline have contributed their artwork and commentaries on visual thinking and the working process. The text also features the work of recent graduates, present students and observations from educators past and present.

This edition has been updated to include a new chapter on illustration for the digital context and new approaches to working.

Genres: Art, Design, Nonfiction

184 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2006

Reviews

[Ihor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Гарний зріз історичного й жанрового тла ілюструвального мистецтва. Очікував знайти більше практичних кейсів, які можна імплементувати в свою художню практику, проте думки різних ілюстраторів про мистецтво, інформація про розвиток цієї сфери, велика кількість зразків якісної ілюстрації теж дуже цінні.

[Nicola · Rating 3 out of 5]

A reasonable book on the history of illustration, techniques and media. It isn't really a book about how to think visually though. Other than the history, it reads mostly as a directory of hundreds of illustrators to research, if you so wished. I wouldn't recommend this book. There are many more out there that are much more useful.

[Angel Nao · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro me hizo comprender muchos ambitos en la parte artística y de diseño, me gusto mucho en como habian varias entrevistas de muchos profesionales en el área . Al igual que en la parte visual del libro me encanto.

[Ior · Rating 4 out of 5]

good for searching inspiration, new ideas, techniques...

[Alison Gutiérrez · Rating 2 out of 5]

El libro es bueno para un ilustrador, como no me defino como una me ayudo a entender algunas cosas. De todas formas no es mi tipo de libro, es muy técnico.

[Ionela · Rating 5 out of 5]

ferb, ya sé lo que vamos a hacer hoy

[Arti · Rating 2 out of 5]

not exactly what i was expecting... I had hoped to get an insight into techniques to visualise ideas and develop them into visual languages - both conceptual and narrative, and learning to apply traditional or digital media approach and methods... but I didn't find many practical ideas to explore or inspire...

the book is not very easy to read and in the end (for me) it came down to flipping thru many of the pages and simply trying to make the most of it by looking at the works included from many (over 100) illustrators to create a view on contemporary trends.

for a student of illustration, the book acts a useful resource on global practices and emerging views - it has lots of references that the reader can use to undertake further research, but a casual reader is likely to lose interest...

[Jan Tománek · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jako se mi jiné knížky ze stejné edice líbí, tahle ne. Začíná to už přehozeným název a podnázvem v češtině a plejádou nijak světoborných citátů nijak světoborných grafiků konče. Upřímně jsem nepochopil, pro koho ta kniha je ta určená a co nového se z ní člověk může dozvědět. Na půjčení z knihovny ještě ucházející, doma bych ji nechtěl ;-)

[Norman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not quite the book I expected - it sounded like 'thinking' but is more how to approach media using various materials. But to be fair it's a very modern dynamic colourful interior and does provide a good overview to many areas of creativity