The Illustration Departmentさんのイラストまとめ

Check out this BEFORE/AFTER from mentee, Viktoria Åström (@viktoriaastrom)!

She revised an old portfolio piece—based on notes from her mentorship. Nicely done, Viktoria!

Visit https://t.co/1vnwFMBrcm to check out her portfolio.

❝At a time when what we see around us gets uglier and uglier, a picture book can be one of the first things of quality a child can have; and it may influence how they feel about what they see.❞

—Blair Lent, born on this day, January 22, in 1930

❝If you want to do good work—books and illustrations—try to keep a little bit of the child inside you. Be simple and authentic, be true. That’s all I can say.❞

—Jutta Bauer, born on this day, January 9, in 1955

Gustave Doré was born on this day, January 6, in 1832.

He was an early adopter of comics (Les Travaux d'Hercule, 1847); he illustrated works by Dante and Milton; he created the masterpiece “La Grande Bible de Tours”; and he directly influenced the design of Chewbacca.

Ingri d'Aulaire was born on this day, December 27, in 1904.

With her partner, Edgar, she popularized the non-fiction picture book. The d'Aulaire’s are perhaps best known for their Caldecott-winning book “Abraham Lincoln”.

❝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

In 1951, Jack Davis was ready to give up on being a cartoonist.

Then he found work with EC Comics.
Then he became a founding artist for MAD Magazine.
Then he “revolutionized comic illustration”.

This is our #arthistory post on Davis: https://t.co/rzM0qjjlBX

Ernest Howard Shepard was born on this day, December 10, in 1879.

He served in the Royal Artillery during WWI; he was a staff artist for Punch; and he illustrated four books by A.A. Milne whose main character was “that silly old bear” (as Shepard called Winnie-the-Pooh).

Mary Azarian was born on this day, December 8, in 1940.

The farmer-turned-printmaker began her illustration career at the age of 30.

She illustrated more than fifty books—winning the Caldecott Medal for “Snowflake Bentley” at the age of 59.

❝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.