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Fundamentals of Illustration 5 reviews
Lawrence Zeegan
AVA Publishing, 2006
Excellent resource & eye candy.
This book is currently being used as our "unofficial textbook" in my illustration class. A very good overview of illustration careers and practices. Also, this book is great eye candy. I've been inspired to experiment a little more based on the different types of illustration in this book.
Excellent for art students and those considering careers in illustration or graphic design.
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100 Years of Fashion Illustration 7 reviews
Cally Blackman
Laurence King Publishers, 2007
really wonderful
I have the Vogue Illustration book, which I loved. Wasn't expecting this book to be as good. VERY pleasantly surprised. Lots of good illustrations with some real quirky ones I've never seen. Also, some more contemporary illustrators---some of which are quite good. Nice surprise!
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Essential Fashion Illustration8 reviews
Maite Lafuente
Rockport Publishers, 2006
not a fashion illustrator
I'm not in the slightest interested in being part of the fashion industry, but I love this book. It's the best one I've found on the market for learning to draw people. A lot of drawing books are for pencil sketchers and I was looking for ink and finished line drawing work. This book is excellent for that.
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Big Book of Fashion Illustration: A Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration 5 reviews
Martin Dawber
Batsford, 2008
Not just another drawing book!
When I bought this I was worried that I would be stuck with another "how-to" manual for fashion illustration. I just received my copy and wow! I'm so pleased with the quality of the illustrations and the variety of styles presented within- I can't wait to get drawing!
This was exactly what I was looking for, a source for stylistic inspiration to bring into my own drawing skills.
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Illustration Play 2 reviews
Victionary, 2007
A Creative High Point
I found Illustration Play very inspiring. While the hand of the artist is clearly evident in the included work, it brings a warm handmade aesthetic that is not just another gimmicky contrived DIY style, but the real deal. Good solid work throughout.
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Inside the Business of Illustration5 reviews
Steven Heller, Marshall Arisman
Allworth Press, 2004
THE NEW BIBLE FOR ILLUSTRATORS - A MUST HAVE FOR YOUR LIBRARY!!!!
Steven Heller & Marshall Arisman's guidance is invaluable in today's market, this book is a must have for the struggling professional or for the newly graduate seeking to stake their claim. In fact I'd go so far as to say this book SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING at every art school in the country offering illustration courses.
First let me say that for those of you reading this review who don't ...
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Creative Photoshop: Digital Illustration and Art Techniques, covering Photoshop CS3 (Digital Workflow)2 reviews
Derek Lea
Focal Press, 2007
Phenomenal!
I purchased this book on a whim and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of its content. Lea takes readers step by step through simple and very complex design techniques. His instructions are easy to follow and, unlike many other Photoshop books I have picked up, just as easy to apply to other projects!
Having access to the author through the reader forum on the book website makes this an ...
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Botanical Illustration Course: With the Eden Project4 reviews
Meriel Thurstan, Rosie Martin
Batsford, 2006
Botanical illustration
This is an in depth clear book about the process of botanical illustration. Well written and great pictures. Recommend highly!
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Illustration Now, Vol. 24 reviews
Taschen, 2007
Wicked Cool
I love this book. I bought it as an impusle buy but I can't stop flipping through it. Lots of inspiring artwork. My only complaint is that the artist's blurbs were for the most part unsatisfying. They sounded like something the artists release en masse to their publicists. I would have liked to hear more about how they work and their techniques. But I guess they can't give away all their ...
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Fashion Illustration by Fashion Designers3 reviews
Laird Borrelli
Chronicle Books, 2008
Beautiful Fashion Illustrators
To all the aspiring fashion designers, illustrators, and hipsters... this is a beautiful book to own. I love it so much, it is such a great look at how fashion designers see their creations. Art can be anything, even a sketch of what you think people should wear. I highly approve of this purchase, along with a new pair of shoes.
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Swindoll's Ultimate Book of Illustrations & Quotes: Over 1,500 Ways to Effectively Drive Home Your Message3 reviews
Charles R. Swindoll
Thomas Nelson, 2003
Help from a master servant of the Master
We all need a good story. We need to people our exposition with the concrete. The listeners hope to hear the words "there was this man that... or I am told that ...", knowing that the preacher is using a storehouse of wisdom. Preaching is not about one's own special story, but about clearly and in an entertaining manner telling our shared experience and needs. This type of book is a must for all ...
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The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration4 reviews
Wiley, 2003
The definitive reference for scientific illustration
Since its first edition this book has been by far the best single resource available for anyone with a serious interest in scientific, medical, biological, nature, botanical, or wildlife illustration. Don't be daunted by the price - this book is worth far more than the next 10 competing books combined. I've been a professional medical and scientific illustrator for 35 years, and I own hundreds ...
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The Dore Bible Illustrations8 reviews
Gustave Dore
Dover Publications, 1974
A fun, easy way to learn more about the Bible
In 1865, Gustave Dore illustrated an edition of the Bible with drawings that are popular to this day. This collection of Dore's 241 Bible plates from Dover Publications sells for a very reasonable price. I think some of Dore's illustrations are wonderful. Among my favorites are a portrait of Amos, Jesus and the woman of Samaria, and the arrival of the Good Samaritan at the inn.
One thing that ...
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The Big Book of Illustration Ideas 2 (Big Book of Illustration Ideas)
Roger Walton
Collins Design, 2008
What if you need someone to draw salad on a plate with a glass of wine next to it? You could go through the above processes, and—after a while—you'd probably find someone to draw or paint it in the style you wanted. Or you could simply pick up The Big Book of Illustration Ideas 2 flip to the section marked "Food and Still Life," and find pages and pages of illustrators who can draw all kinds of food in all kinds of styles: pencil, ...
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Plants: 2,400 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Flowers, Trees, Fruits and Vegetables (Dover Pictorial Archive ...2 reviews
Dover Publications, 1998
Great Book!
This is a terrific book. I purchased it with the companion book on Animals. It is a "must have" for anyone interested in art, biology, or just a good coffee table book. It will keep youngsters quiet for hours with the facinating illustrations. Very high quality. You just can't beat the price either. I highly recommend it. You, too, can be botanically correct!
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Illusive: Contemporary Illustration And Its Context8 reviews
Gestalten Verlag, 2007
GORGEOUS!
I bought this book along with the "Bologna Annual Illustrators of Children's Books" catalogue and leave both of them on my coffee table. The illustrations as well as graphic artwork for anything from books to band posters and advertisements are beautiful and very inspiring. I find myself sitting on the couch flipping through it regularly. Well worth the money!
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The Big Book of Illustration Ideas2 reviews
Roger Walton
Collins Design, 2006
Even if you're not an illustrator
Full of fascinating illustrations, this book is a joy to browse through. It contains a seemingly endless variety of styles. The book is divided by subject, for example, people, architecture, concepts, etc. Each section contains a short introduction and next to each illustration is the title, artist's name and other relevant info. I browse this book over and over!
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The Dore Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy17 reviews
Gustave Dore
Dover Publications, 1976
An Excellent book for the Doré or Dante lover
The quality of this book - along with an amazingly affordable price tag - quickly persuaded me to pick up a copy. Its really everything you could ask for in an art book;
The pictures are all very big, but not overwhelming; Its easy to see minute detail, and the overall scope of the image. I actually blew up some of the prints in photoshop and printed them on huge poster paper for my room, ...
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Contemporary Botanical Illustration: Challenging Colour and Texture
Rosie Martin, Meriel Thurstan
Batsford, 2008
The authors of the bestselling Botanical Illustration Course with the Eden Project are back with new sources of inspiration for professionals and amateurs interested in creating scientifically accurate illustrations of flowers and plants. This time they focus on solving two difficult challenges: depicting texture in pencil or paint, and painting subjects with unusual colors—from black flowers and plants (such as seaweed) to species that ...
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Essential Fashion Illustration: Poses (Essential Fashion Illustrations:) 1 review
Maite Lafuente
Rockport Publishers, 2007
eh...
it's okay. not quite what i expected. i would have liked to see more nude drawings and even maybe some photos of models and then a simple sketch of them.
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