Book Drawing For Illustration

• This detailed and complete book by illustrator Martin Salisbury explores drawing within illustration. Salisbury places special emphasis on this discipline, treating it as a fundamental skill that every illustrator should develop. Helping students through exercises and case studies, this guide explores the world of drawing that underpins finished illustration work. You can discover everything from book illustrations to graphic novels, cartoons and commercial design.
• This engaging volume draws on sketchbooks, projects, and historical examples to show how they began as drawings born of observation and imagination.
• Salisbury begins by explaining the fundamentals of this exciting discipline before outlining the basic principles of line, tone, composition and color through inspired examples. Different approaches to drawing, including anecdotal, sequential, and reportage, are examined to help students acquire their own personal visual language. Interviews with illustrators also provide valuable insight into the creative process, as they discuss the challenges, rewards, and what drawing means to them personally.
• It also presents a detailed analysis of works by key illustrators past and present, such as George Cruikshank, Ronald Searle, Sheila Robinson, Laura Carlin, Alexis Deacon and Isabelle Arsenault. Analyzes the different roles that drawing plays in its particular illustrative language and how styles have changed over time.
• No. of pages: 224.
• Language: English.
• Author: Martin Salisbury

Publisher: Thames & Hudson.