- Nov 07, 2020
Illustration Quotes
Drawing meaning, one line at a time.
These illustration quotes come mostly from people who trained for it directly — BFA programs, art institutes — and talk about illustration as both craft and a way of explaining ideas that plain description can't reach. A few reflect on the discomfort of teaching it too early.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Make
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You have to make thousands and thousands of drawings before an illustration is perfected.
- College
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I went to Maryland Institute College of Art, and I studied illustration there.
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I have a BFA in illustration.
- People
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I've done a bit of teaching, but I gave it up - I felt uneasy teaching illustration to people who hadn't yet learned to draw.
- Different
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The generic Canadian style of illustration is different from the generic American style.
- First
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I have been illustrating Tolkien's books ever since I first read them, long before illustration became my profession.
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I've done illustration on the side. But other than that, comics have been my main things.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first.
- Determination
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