ILLUSTRATION
ILLUSTRATION
ILLUSTRATION
Cave Painting, Lascaux, France, 20,000 years old
Cave Painting, Lascaux, France
20,000 years old
Eagle Ranch Cave Painting, Australia
4000 years old
Cave Painting
Australia
Date Unknown
Petroglyphs
Utah
Petroglyph, Utah
Freemont Period
500AD – 1500AD
Navajo Pictograph
Utah, after 1540 AD
Cuneiform Clay Tablet, Mesopotamia, 5000 years old
Sumerian Cuneiform Script
4500 years old
Egyptian Pyramid Text
3000 years old
Heiroglyphs from the
“Papyrus of Ani,” Book of the Dead
Egypt, 1292 BC – 1185 BC
Papyrus fragment of a spell
from the Book of the Dead
written for Nes-pauti-taui,
Egypt c. 1000 BC
Illustration from the Papyrus of Ani
Ani and his wife bow, while the god Anubis
weighs Ani’s heart against the feather of truth.
Papyrus of Nany, a woman in her seventies, chantress of Amun-Re.
She holds her mouth and eyes in her hand, while her heart is weighed.
Maya Codices (Books)
Heiroglyphics written on amatyl
paper
Yucatan, c. 1500 AD
Many such records of Mayan
civilization were destroyed by
the Spanish Conquistadors and
priests in 1562. Only three
remain.
Medieval
Illuminated
Manuscripts
“Book of Kells”
Four Gospels with
Latin text
Ireland, c. 800 AD
Book Cover with
Byzantine Icon of
the Crucifixion
Ivory icon carved
about 1000 AD in
Constantinople.
Book cover gilded
silver on wood
backing, set with
sapphires, glass and
crystal, made in Spain
before 1085 AD.
Hand-Written Manuscript
Tempera and gold leaf with
brown ink on parchment.
French, c.1290 AD
“The Entombment”
Tempera colors and gold
leaf on parchment
Attributed to Masters of
Dirc van Delf, Dutch
Utrecht, c. 1405-1410 AD
“Hours of Simon de Varie,” Illuminated by Jean Fouquet
Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, & iron gall ink on parchment,
covered with red morocco (soft goatskin leather). French, 1455 AD
“Book of Hours,” 167 leaves of vellum
Valencia, Spain, c. 1460
Breviary belonging to Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
Her notes can be seen in the margins
Late 1400s AD
Printed
Manuscripts
Appear with the
Renaissance
Italian Bible, Book 2
Printed text with
Handcolored Woodcut
Illustrations
“Poliphilo’s Dream about the Strife of Love” by Colonna
Woodcut illustrations with printed text, Venice, 1499
“The Dissection” by
Johannes de Ketham
Printed medical book with
woodcut illustrations which
have been colored using
stencils or hand-pressed color
blocks.
“Zodiac Man”
Chart combining medicine
and astrology, used by
doctors to determine the
best time to operate or let
blood from certain organs.
Italian, 1400-1600 AD
Modern
Illustration
serves many
purposes
Illustrated books are
still used for
instruction.
“Gray’s Anatomy”
1977
Illustrations can be
used to add information
to scientific or technical
texts.
“Large as Life,
Daytime Animals”
Text by Joanna Cole
Illustrations by
Kenneth Lilly
1985
Photography and
digital artwork is
often used to
illustrate products.
Text is frequently
treated as a
graphic
component,
adding visual
interest to
illustrations,
particularly in
advertising.
Illustrations can be used to
provide conceptual images.
“Effigia okeefeae,” related to
the forbears of modern
crocodiles.
National Geographic, March
2007
Illustrations can be used to influence.
Newspaper illustration by Frederick Remington. William Randolph
Hearst, owner of the paper, allegedly told Remington, “You supply the
drawings. I’ll supply the war.” Such inflammatory drawings and stories
influenced the decision to enter the Spanish American War in 1896.
Illustrations can add a great
deal to Creative Writing.
In the late 1800s, illustrators
created images full of action
for novels and historical
fiction.
“On the Irrawaddy”
by G.A. Henty, 1896
“Five Little Peppers & How They Grew,” by Margaret Sidney, 1881
Text is absorbed and understood in a linear manner. In most
cultures, this travels from left to right and top to bottom.
The movie
Ice Age
features:
a mammoth,
a sabertooth,
a squirrel
and a sloth.
Visual
images are
absorbed
and
understood
all at once.
Text and Illustrations are both symbol systems.
Language is an expression
of thought.
Written language is an
expression of verbal
language.
Understanding is achieved
through mastery of
vocabulary, grammar and
syntax.
Rich mental images and
emotional response are
achieved through metaphor,
simile, rhythm and tone.
Visual images incorporate
many symbols within specific
cultural contexts.
Illustrations provide a wide
range of images, from
realistic to suggestive to
abstract.
Through the use of color and
other elements, visual images
elicit emotional responses,
often without engaging the
language/thought process.
Congruency
Faithful depiction of
what is written
“Under the Window”
by Kate Greenaway
1879
Simplification
Background and other
information is excluded.
“The Country Bunny and
the Little Golden Shoes,”
by Du Bose Heyward,
Illustrated by Marjorie
Flack
1939
Elaboration
An extension of what is
written
“The Day Jimmy’s Boa
Ate the Wash”
by Trinka Hakes Noble
Illustration by Steven
Kellogg
1980
Foretelling
Hinting at an event which has
not happened in the story yet
“Raggedy Ann and Andy and
the Wishing Pebble”
Illustrated by Cathy Beylon
1987
Deviation
When the illustrator adds visual information beyond
what is written, the story can be enhanced or expanded.
If the illustrator chooses to create images which are in
opposition to what is written, the story can become a
farce or satire.
Continuous Narration
Simplest type of illustration
A series of pictures depict the
action of the narrative.
“There’s a Nightmare in My
Closet”
Written and illustrated by
Mercer Mayer
1968
Continuous Narrative
Illustration is often
used in books for
young children who
cannot read.
“Owl At Home”
Written & illustrated by
Arnold Loble, 1975
Illustrating motion can be achieved by
using diagonal lines
Show motion or time with multiple images
Time and
Change can
evolve over
several pages
“Once There Was
a Tree”
Written by
Natalia Romanova
Illustrated by
Gennady Spirin
1983
Border Decorations
Simple or elaborate, they tie the pages together as a whole.
Perspective Visual interest can be added by varying the viewpoint.
“The Glassmakers of
Gurven”
Written by Marlys
Boddy
Illustrated by Joe
Boddy
Personification
Objects or animals
portrayed as human
“Aesop’s Fables”
Illustrated by Arthur
Rackham
Facsimile of 1912 edition
Disney and many others use
personification.
Different art styles can work for
the same story
By Daniel San Souci
By Anne Rockwell
“Where the Sidewalk
Ends” 1987
Line Art
Poems and Drawings
by Shel Silverstein
“Salome: The Peacock
Skirt”
Pen and ink
by Aubrey Beardsley
1894
Use bold shapes
to create drama
Pen and Ink
“Portrait of James
McNeill Whistler”
Aubrey Beardsley
1894
Use juxtaposition to
create fantasy or
dream images
“The Ecstacy of St. Rose of
Lima”
Pen and ink
by Aubrey Beardsley
1896
Use facial expression and body language to tell the
story
“Alexander and the
Terrible, Horrible,
No Good, Very Bad
Day”
By Judith Viorst
Illustrationed by
Ray Cruz
1972
Cartoons can be very
effective
By Tedd Arnold
Illustrations do not have to be detailed to be effective.
“The Long Day” by Ben Wohlberg, 1961
Color creates mood
“Glassmakers of Gurven”
Illustrated by Joe Boddy
“First Snow” by John Gannam
Unusual
composition
adds interest
Illustration for Pacific
Mills
By John Gannam
Some illustrations require no text at all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .