The Illustration Departmentさんのイラストまとめ

Called “the greatest one of his kind”, this artist’s work—produced almost 200 years ago—influenced the look of the “Lord of the Rings”, “Harry Potter”, “Star Wars” and “Shrek” franchises.

Here is our #arthistory post on Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré. https://t.co/soKxuvlHC1

Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson was born on this day, February 5, in 1872.

Four year after his wife, Mabel, died from the 1918 Pandemic, he illustrated “The Velveteen Rabbit”.

“My work is not pure art… but it is art nonetheless. It is all right with me that my work serves a purpose. I want to have an effect on my time, in which human beings are so confused and in need of help.”⁣

Here is our #arthistory post on Käthe Kollwitz. https://t.co/mw00AJvwvX

Alum, Erin O’Leary Brown, re-illustrated an old portfolio piece—following our notes.

She did such a great job!👍👍

Give her a follow: @eobrownart

Modern-day Santa looks the way he looks because of illustrators.

Left to right, Top to bottom:
Thomas Nast, Arthur Rackham
Haddon Sundblom, Norman Rockwell
#MerryChristmas

While working on “Bambi”, this artist’s drawings “stunned” Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas.

As a result, Disney promoted her—making her the first woman to receive on-screen credit as an animator.⁣

Here is #arthistory post on the great Retta Scott. https://t.co/MVNFIl7OPm

❝Making pictures is similar to making music—there are so many instruments and so many tunes that the possibilities for how you play are truly limitless.❞

—Jerry Pinkney, born on this day, December 22, in 1939

An illustrator informed us that at a recent conference, an art director ACTUALLY said, “it’s lazy to draw dots for eyes”.

Look how lazy Leonard Weisgard, Fritz Siebel, Jean-Jacques Sempé, and Helen Oxenbury are!

If you know any lazy illustrators, let us know in the comments.

❝Margot not only revivified the American picture book, but was one of the very few who helped elevate it to an art form.❞

—Maurice Sendak, talking about Margot Zemach

Zemach was born on this day, November 30, in 1931.

Katharine Pyle was born on this day, November 23, in 1863.

Her brother was Howard Pyle.

She was also a great illustrator; an advocate for underserved youth; and a champion for artists’ rights.

Her niece—Ellen B.T. Pyle—said she was, “a woman well ahead of her time”.