Illustration

This is a definition of ‘Inspiration’ I found in the Dictionary: an agency, such as a person or work of art, that moves the intellect or emotions or prompts action or creative ability. This is how an Illustrator feels when they observe the world into different ideas surrounding themselves with stuff that inspires them, for example Paul Davis (illustrator) quoted ‘Notebook after notebook after notebook because I feel sick when I forget potentially good ideas.’ Its that inspiration they get from themselves or other sources that they do not want to waste, it has to all some how be jotted down, as in writing or by drawing anything. Jill Calder she is an illustrator she has little Sketchbooks and sketches her ideas, when she’s in a café on a train basically everywhere she goes. It’s finding the right things that move you as a person having a deep thought that sensation and passion to it. ‘I love drawing. I'd quite happily draw on anything (and quite often do). Inspiration is all around us if it’s hard to find, this is when research comes along. Why do they collect research? Well research is all about investigation studying, exploring, discovering, and interpreting like said in the presentation. Without doing this we can not compare different skills and approaches, explore different methods and learn from other people. Mark Wigan – thinking visually 2006, he is an illustrator Mark tells us how important visual practice is quote ‘Being observant, listening, looking and participating in the world are necessary. Learning to think visually is a skill that you have to practice daily.’





By Jill Calder - When I am putting together an illustration, I always see the narrative unfolding as if it was a film.

By Mark Wigan – ‘There’s only one way to get a really good idea and that’s to work hard’





Teaches major concepts in one tiny book. The story teaches counting to five, the names of the days of the week, and about different types of food etc. the illustration is amazing different colors and texture to the pictures.

                                                                                                    

Patrick Nagel 80’s Fashion illustration. This will capture the fashion audience and those that love the 80’s clothing/fashion.

An understanding of an audience can enhance and focus communication. Illustration can convey far more than a photograph or still image. An Illustration asks people to use their imagination more, attracting the viewer in a way which was unexpected. There are a lot of audience types with different illustrations for example posters, flyers, Magazines.  Children’s book and a lot more. Targeting certain audiences is very important, ages differences is important as well, children’s book has to be appealing colourful, very good storyline for the children to relate to and understand it can not be dull and boring the book wouldn’t sell out might not even be published. A good illustration can be striking, exciting, insightful, but most importantly unforgettable.

Notions Of originality

This is as majority of people know the Famous Hollywood Glamour woman Marilyn Monroe. Above there is a famous painting of her which is done by famous American painter Andy Warhol who was best known in the visual art movement known as Pop Art. Man with many talents, a few of the facts that need to be known. But what made him paint Marilyn Monroe I mean there has to be a reason. Its a very Commercial painting,why is it, because of his outstanding thoughts and ideas to put in to other words the originality. That something that makes it what it is today very popular that other people are inspired and using the old picture (original) into there own which is similar to the new picture. Just like the picture above on the right. “Is there such thing as originality” well I believe if a individual has or comes up with an idea, which is come is come from another idea maybe more. This is from our minds, we think it, which does make it 'original.' People use original ideas to strengthen there interpretations of there last idea and its like a repeated routine or step which someone in the future maybe think of adding it into there conceptions.

Unknown artist - Gabrielle d'Estrées – c.1594.This painting is reflected to an older audience well even younger to be honest because it tells a story to the audience even though some people would find something hilarious about it or even sexual. On the other hand I think its seen as more romantic if you really read into it, the summary of it is her husband Henry gave her a ring as a token of his love for her shortly before she died. People can somehow relate to this the picture makes you want to think and grabs your attention. Where as the people that have copied this and made it into the own to me it doesn't seem as (using this word again) 'original' the pictures don't look believable. Like this one Melanie Manchot – The Fontainebleau Series – 2001.