Illustration

Illustration is the art of creating decorations, interpretations or visual explanations of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in the published medium.

Contemporary illustration uses a wide range of styles and techniques. Most illustrators work on a freelance basis.

Where the Wild Things Are
The Arrival
Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
How to Be an Illustrator
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)
Picture This: How Pictures Work
Amphigorey (Amphigorey, #1)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
I Want My Hat Back
The Little Prince
Creative Illustration
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (Volume 1) (James Gurney Art)
The Principles of Uncertainty
سمفونی مردگان by عباس معروفیچراغ‌ها را من خاموش می‌کنم by Zoya Pirzadروی ماه خداوند را ببوس by مصطفی مستورمن او by Reza Amirkhaniکافه پیانو by Farhad Jafari
Best Persian Books
228 books — 183 voters
The Henna Artist by Alka JoshiThe Gilded Ones by Namina FornaJamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierThe Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerA Night at the Tropicana by Chanel Cleeton
Beautiful cover art.
200 books — 8 voters

Cupid and Psyche by M. Charlotte CraftMidnight Pearls by Debbie ViguiéSleeping Beauty by Mahlon F. CraftThe Night Dance by Suzanne WeynBefore Midnight by Cameron Dokey
Covers Illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft
163 books — 16 voters
Spinning by Tillie WaldenThe Tea Dragon Society by K. O'NeillWallace the Brave by Will  HenryMonstress, Volume 3 by Marjorie M. LiuMy Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris
Best Comics of 2017/2018
110 books — 20 voters

Vilppu Drawing Manual by Glenn V. VilppuJohn Howe Fantasy Art Workshop by John  HoweAtlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist by Stephen Rogers PeckThe Illusion of Life by Ollie JohnstonPoses for Artists Volume 4 - Couples Poses by Justin R. Martin
Art Books for Serious Students
33 books — 25 voters
Watchmen by Alan             MooreBatman by Grant MorrisonThe Arrival by Shaun TanBlankets by Craig ThompsonKingdom Come by Mark Waid
Graphic Novels With The Best Artwork
365 books — 112 voters

Julie Abe
Just being near all these beautiful books reminds me of the feeling I get when I'm in front of a blank canvas holding a palette filled smears of colorful paint. I run my fingers across the smooth paper jackets of the spines, sinking into daydreams of the worlds and characters hidden between the covers, until I stop at Spin the Dawn, one of my absolute favorites, with one of the most gorgeous covers I've ever seen. ...more
Julie Abe, The Charmed List

Banani Ray
Om is the things, Om is the ingredient, Om is the container and the content of this universe.
Banani Ray, Glory of OM: A Journey to Self-Realization

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