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This color-illustrated compendium for students and others offers techniques and inspiration for developing drawing skills specifically in relation to the art of illustration, spotlighting the work of 25 artists. In the opening chapter, Martin Salisbury (illustration, Cambridge School of Art) offers definitions of drawing and illustration and points to the place of drawing in the education of the illustrator. A chapter on the basics covers tools and materials, line and tone, printmaking, composition, perspective, color, people and animals, and drawing’s relationship to photography. Subsequent chapters delve into drawing and applied illustration, in areas including editorial and magazine illustration, book illustration, character development, graphic storytelling, advertising and display, humor, and reportage. Profiles of 25 artists and their drawings are used to demonstrate various principles in the book; the artists profiled give insight on their education, methods, styles, and creative processes. The book contains more than 240 color and b&w drawings. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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