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Subject: Keys to a great illustration

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dana
Posts:49
08/10/2006 12:14 PM Alert 
What do you guys think are the keys to a great illustration?
richard

Posts:627
10/07/2006 10:34 PM Alert 
Telling a story by visual communication in a creative way. I think that's what great illusration
is all about.

richard

Posts:627
10/08/2006 8:15 AM Alert 
Further to my comment...draftsmanship, painting technique and other illustraters saying "I wish I did that!"
connie
Posts:445
10/08/2006 12:24 PM Alert 
Dana
Drawing skill - style of line and representation
Compostion and perspective
Clarity and color
Pretty much in that order.
Connie
connie
Posts:445
10/08/2006 12:41 PM Alert 
Great Illustration =clarity first then...
I do not classify other forms of art as Illustrations.
Connie
connie
Posts:445
10/08/2006 2:46 PM Alert 
Values
If not represented by line or color.
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richard

Posts:627
10/13/2006 4:28 PM Alert 
The difference between an illustration and fine art is that illustration tells a story
relating to written text whereas fine art tells a story through the visual only.
Edward Hopper is considered one of the foremost American realist artist of
the 20th century. He started as an illustrator.
richard

Posts:627
10/13/2006 11:01 PM Alert 
Edward Hopper . Illustrator and artist. This painting is a reproduction I did of his wonderful painting called New York hotel room.





janey
Posts:85
01/12/2007 12:27 AM Alert 

Hi Dana:

The keys to a great illustration involve in many ways like techniques, skills, styles, drawing, painting...One thing I could tell you is check into "Lord of the Brush, John Howe.  Then you will know the keys to a great illustration.

Janey

www.janeypassion.com
www.janeypassion.com
lostjandal
Posts:19
05/09/2007 10:56 PM Alert 
draw draw draw and draw sum more draw every day draw on the bus draw in the sand at the beach with a stik draw in ur minds eye on an imaginary canvass draw in ur sleep draw with ur imaginary pencil on ur bosses face when hes telling u off 4 drawing at work and u will find ur own keys 2 ur own great illustrations
JM Artist

Posts:240
05/10/2007 8:51 PM Alert 
The only difference between a fine artist and an illustrator is that the latter can draw,
eats three square meals a day, and can afford to pay for them.
-- James Montgomery Flagg
JM Artist

http://jmansuetoartist.com/
Kerry
Posts:10
07/01/2007 8:19 AM Alert 
Well said Jim! I had to do an essay on Flagg last semester for Visual Communications class and used that quote as part of the essay.

It amazes me at how many fines artists started life as illustrators. I did not realize that such was the case until I added Graphic Illustration to my major last semester and began taking illustration related classes. Now I am hooked!
JM Artist

Posts:240
08/25/2007 5:09 PM Alert 
Kerry, I know how true that all is...so naturally I switched to doing all fine art : D
JM Artist

http://jmansuetoartist.com/
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