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
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
How to Be an Illustrator
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter
Picture This: How Pictures Work
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
The Little Prince
Amphigorey (Amphigorey, #1)
I Want My Hat Back
Creative Illustration
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist
The Principles of Uncertainty
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
111 books — 20 voters
The Mitten by Jan BrettFritz and the Beautiful Horses by Jan BrettThe Hat by Jan BrettTrouble with Trolls by Jan BrettThe Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett
Best of Jan Brett
47 books — 18 voters

The Henna Artist by Alka JoshiThe Gilded Ones by Namina FornaJamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Beautiful cover art.
200 books — 8 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeyMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyMillions of Cats by Wanda GágThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Illustrated Black-And-White Books
82 books — 23 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisWitch Song by Amber ArgyleHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Illustrated Book Covers
778 books — 507 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

Christopher de Hamel
The 'most precious object of the Western world' is now a national monument of Ireland at the very highest level. It is probably the most famous and perhaps the most emotively charged medieval book of any kind. It is the iconic symbol of Irish culture. It is included in the Memory of the World Register compiled by UNESCO. A design echoing the Book of Kells was used on the former penny coin of Ireland (1971 to 2000) and on a commemorative twenty-euro piece in 2012. One of its initials was shown on ...more
Christopher de Hamel, Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

Banani Ray
Om is that God of love. Like a loving mother Om cleans us of our clutters collected through many incarnations.
Banani Ray

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Book and Art Lovers Unite This club's focus is on fan art and illustration of new and classic books. Also to discuss those…more
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Children's Literature - Spring 2016 @ Baker College This group will provide a forum for members of Mrs. Rodgers' Children's Literature course to exp…more
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...November 14, 2011 to December 14, 2011... Chitty chat about writing and illustrating picture …more
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