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Yet, drawing continues to play a vital role in helping the illustrator explore the story or message they’re trying to communicate. Building a background to the subject, he offers practical advice throughout, along with facts such as how the print process would affect the way images were drawn for reproduction, and observations on the competing views on the benefits of observational drawing from renowned past illustrators, making a publication that engages those who have been drawing for some time, and those who are starting to really focus on it. However, to make this vast and varied activity approachable, this book is divided into broad areas of subject matter.The function of the eye in the drawing process is to observe the truth of a subject, rather than one’s preconceived expectations of it. You may be inclined to find you own way through the book and skip to subjects and techniques that suit your interests. He trained as an illustrator at art school (a long time ago) and on leaving spent many years working as an illustrator, mostly of non-fiction books for children.

He has previously chaired the international jury at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and been a member of the jury at the Global Illustration Awards in China.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Understanding this principle allows us to construct guidelines for placing elements on a sphere’s surface, such as the features of my cat symbol, drawn from a three-quarter view. I believe that becoming an illustrator is not difficult, but you have to be smart about what you do. Martin Salisbury sets out by explaining the fundamentals of this exciting discipline, before outlining the basic principles of line, tone, composition and colour through inspiring examples.

Salisbury makes the link between observational drawing and how it will feed into images also formed by the imagination through putting ‘what you think and feel as well as what you see’ into the drawing. A good illustration definition is that it is a visual explanation of a text, which can be used in books, newspapers, posters, video games, films or animations. Equally, in defining what illustration is in the 2020s – ‘ Imagery created, singly or in sequence, to be reproduced for mass visual communication via print or screen, with or without verbal text’ – Salisbury recognises that this definition may well date in time, as have previous descriptions of what the artform is. He explores the work of illustrators such as John Vernon Lord and Sally Dunne who use sketchbooks and journals as tools to build unique connections between observation, memory and imagination that later inform their illustration practice.

Equally essential to the accuracy of a drawing is the creation of the illusion of solidity on the paper’s flat surface. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.