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On the Web
- Folioplanet.com: Illustration Directory - Illustration web site links, including editorial, book, advertising, and corporate illustrators.
- Gustave Dore - Abstract: Born in Strasbourg in 1832, he became a book illustrator in Paris and his commissions included work by Rabelais, Balzac and Dante. In 1853 he was asked to illustrate the works of Lord Byron. This was followed by other work for British publishers including a new illustrated English Bible. Dore's later work included Paradise Lost, The Idylls of the King and The Works of Thomas Hood. His work also appeared in the Illustrated London News. Dore continued to illustrate books until his death in 1883.
- Directory of Illustration - This searchable site contains images from professional illustrators advertising in Graphic Artist's Guild's "Directory of Illustration Source Book", published by Serbin Communications, Inc.
- Portsort Database of Illustration - Illustration portfolios of professional illustrators for ad agency-art buyers, art directors, creative directors, and freelance designers.
- Castagno, Carla - Editorial illustration, greeting cards, package design, multimedia, and naturalistic pictures by Italian illustrator. Content is available in English and Italian.
- Fellman Studio - Some samples of art from artist and illustrator Lynn Fellman, including web graphics, illustration, and illustration.
- The Illustrators Portfolio - Database of professional freelance illustrators in South Africa.
- Women Children's Book Illustrators--Beatrix Potter - Illustrated site explores Potter's life and works.
- Affordable Illustration Source - Royalty free illustrations supplied on compact discs. The items are supplied in themes, and the illustrations are created by several illustrators.
- Dickens' Illustrations - Biographical notes on the illustrators of Dickens' work.
Wikipedia Articles
- Illustration - An Illustration is a visualisation such as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that stresses subject more than form. The aim of an illustration is to elucidate or decorate a story, poem or piece of textual information (such as a newspaper article), traditionally by providing a visual representation of something described in the text.
- Technical illustration - Technical Illustration is the use of illustration to visually communicate information of a technical nature. Technical illustrations can be drawings or diagrams.
- Digital illustration - Computer illustration or digital illustration is the use of digital tools to produce images under the direct manipulation of the artist, usually through a pointing device such as a tablet or a mouse. It is distinguished from computer-generated art, which is produced by a computer using mathematical models created by the ...
- Stock illustration - Using stock illustration, like stock photography, is a common way to help creative professionals visually communicate a concept. There is an abundance of stock illustrations available for purchase online through several stock art agencies, many of which sell both stock photography and stock illustration.
- National Museum of American Illustration - The National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI), founded in 1998, is one of the first museums to be devoted exclusively to American illustration artwork.