This style of illustration can be incredibly simple, which is its appeal in some instances, but it's also possible to get detailed and intricate with it.
Line art is a form of illustration that uses space and simplicity to create images. It's often a good style for communicating an atmosphere of gentleness and works well to depict content. While a lot of line art is simply black and white, some artists weave in color here and there.
This graphic design trend blew up in and is around to stay. Brands are going crazy for flat illustrations in all kinds of visual communication for apps, websites, editorial illustrations, and beyond. This popular type of illustration consists of flat, 2-dimensional visual details as opposed to detailed, more 3D graphics.
Rather than detail, illustrators working in this style usually use interesting perspectives and movement to give the images depth and life. Image Source: Tubik Studio. Caricature is a style of cartoon in which specific features of a character are exaggerated to emphasize a message that the illustration is communicating. Caricature is commonly used by political illustrators, who are often making fun of or criticizing leaders and scenarios.
This form of illustration is usually defined by humor. You'll also probably be familiar with caricature artists who create caricature-style drawings of ordinary people in the street or at fairs and festivals. Caricature illustrators have a talent for portraying personality and humor. Each children's book illustrator has their own unique style, so the field is broad and can't be narrowed down to one definitive style.
Some key features, however, are usually things like vibrant color, a sense of movement, and defined emotion. You can read the full article on children's book illustration here , where you'll learn about some amazing illustrators. Image Source: Goncalo Viana Illustration. These types of illustrations rely on a definitive theme to carry a story. They are often imaginative and make interesting use of patterns and color to keep children engaged in the story.
A post shared by MR. Often falling under the umbrella of comic style illustration, cartoons can be similar in the sense that it's aimed at storytelling and is often used in panels along with wording and plot to tell a story. Cartoon illustration usually has a childlike, whimsical sensibility. Snoopy and Garfield are well-known print cartoons that are definitive of this style. Animated cartoons created for children and adults have further defined this style. By drawing fictional words and characters, viewers are transported out of their reality and forced to imagine something else.
There is a certain freedom in this that allows us to contemplate ideas outside the confines of our immediate reality, which makes cartoon-inspired illustrations perfect for helping viewers imagine ideas or simply good old escapism.
Image Source: Screenrant. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals. While this could be grouped under "retro" as the psychedelic aesthetic was popular in the '60s and '70s, it's such a definitive style we felt it deserves its own acknowledgment.
Psychedelic illustration is defined by extremely vibrant colors, a combination of varied patterns, and surrealist sensibility. These illustration designs are intricate, maximalist, and inspired by the psychedelic trips brought on by mind-altering substances like LSD and "magic" mushrooms, which is why it's often defined as "trippy. Chris Dyer is a talented illustrator and street artist who uses a psychedelic style to communicate his message and create colorful, striking pieces in public spaces.
UX designers are responsible for creating interface designs that are user-friendly, intuitive and visually appealing. Typical tasks for UX designers can include developing user scenarios, sketching rough prototypes and creating interactive, high-resolution prototypes.
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UX designer. Other careers in illustration. Medical illustrator: Medical illustrators are responsible for creating detailed, thorough illustrations of medical information.
Typically, medical illustrators need training and experience in medicine and science, and they can also collaborate with medical professionals to create their illustrations. Medical illustrators often have skills in communication and research as well as illustration. Courtroom illustrator: Courtroom illustrators are responsible for illustrating courtroom scenes where cameras are banned. This allows media outlets to publish courtroom illustrations for the public, even without being able to take photographs.
Fashion illustrators might use realistic representations or more abstract sketches, and it is usually the call of the designer as to what artistic medium is to be used illustrations can be created by pencil, charcoal, pastels, paints, or through a computer program like Photoshop. Some illustrators are hired full-time, however, most operate as independent freelancers who work on short-term contracts.
Years ago, animation used storyboard panels drawn on paper. However, in these modern times of digital animation, most storyboard illustrators use software like Photoshop or Storyboard Pro.
Using software makes it much easier to fix mistakes or make any last minute changes. A storyboard illustrator begins creating the storyboard after a concept or script has been written. They will take the art director , filmmaker, producer, or advertiser's rough ideas and develop finished drawings for presentation purposes. Often, especially in TV animation, the storyboard illustrator is also the writer of the episode. The illustrator will also include character poses, facial expressions, and backgrounds.
These storyboards are meant to give visual ideas of what the finished product will look like after production The boards can also be used as direction during production. As the project progresses, scenes can easily be edited or eliminated altogether. Technical Illustrator A technical illustrator designs and creates visual representations and realistic renderings to communicate information of a technical nature.
Their work may consist of creating blueprints, equipment installation graphics, and technical diagrams for use in technical publications and manuals. A technical illustrator will create concise and accurate technical illustrations by taking information from text or data - this information could be sourced from research content, installation instructions or service guide diagrams.
In order to do this type of work, technical illustrators must have an excellent understanding of their employer's products and goals, and be familiar with software programs such as AutoCAD, Photoshop, MS Office, Adobe Flash Builder and both Windows and Macintosh systems. Medical Illustrator A medical illustrator creates realistic renderings to be used in the medical field. These illustrations are used in textbooks, charts, magazines, and advertising - all associated with the medical profession.
In the past, most medical illustrators worked with physicians in medical centres, producing illustrations for traditional medical textbooks, scientific journals, instructional videos, films, presentations, and exhibits. However, with the ever-increasing advances in imaging and computer graphics, present-day medical illustrators have many new opportunities. Some medical illustrators specialize by subject matter, such as surgery, ophthalmology, or veterinary medicine.
Others specialize in computer animation or in making three-dimensional models. Others target specific markets such as medical publishing or pharmaceutical advertising. There is now an ever-growing need for medical information aimed at the general public due to the demand for patients to better understand their state of health and their medical options.
The main task of the designer is to focus the attention of the viewer on a certain visual concep t, idea, detail, part of the design and to make an idea appealing and memorable.
Loulou and Tummie — Millenials. More often than not, illustrators try to keep the balance between visual and text and try not to steal all the focus on the illustration. Still, many illustrators and designers would switch hats and act as the opposite — nowadays, competition in art fields is fierce and artists have to be able to show multidisciplinary skills.
Source: Freepik. One of the definitions we like is from VisualArtsCork. An illustration is a drawing, painting or printed work of art which explains, clarifies, illuminates, visually represents, or merely decorates a written text, which may be of a literary or commercial nature.
To answer this question we have to look back in history. Before photography existed, the only way to express ideas were with the help of illustrations. Often in more recent years, illustrations had to be quite realistic, because there was no photography to serve this purpose.
Logically, a huge market for illustration were magazines, newspapers, and books. With time, illustrators gained more freedom and their creativity and originality were now more valued than their technical skills and ability to draw realistically.
That also explains the majority of styles in illustrations that appeared. But before moving to the most common illustrations styles,. We can basically divide the types of illustration, based on the technique used, into two large groups: Traditional illustration and Modern style.
Techniques for making illustration changed over time, as materials are also changing and evolving. Artists relied on paper, paints, pencils, but with the digital era evolution, even artists accustomed to traditional mediums and materials started working digitally — with the help of 2D and 3D software such as Photoshop and 3DMax and Maya , for example. The digital tools and techniques imitate traditional materials and effects achieved with them and it is easy to switch different materials and experiment.
It was popular during the Middle Ages and became the illustration type of choice after the invention of the printing press. Carved block illustrations made it possible for mass-produced books to have beautiful illustrations all printed from the same master cutting.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art explains that woodcut illustrations were also extremely popular in feudal Japan. Distinctive for this technique are the contrasting colors if any; the contrast between dark and light areas in the illustration, as well the relatively big strokes. It is still a preferred technique of many contemporary illustrators who love the rougher feel and the textured look of these illustrations.
Here is a video that will show you a little bit of the work that goes behind such type of illustration — woodcut technique:. Other types of illustration, according to the technique, which requires some preparation, material base and specific knowledge about the production process are the.
In traditional pure etching, a metal usually copper, zinc or steel plate is covered with a waxy ground which is resistant to acid. The artist then scratches off the ground with a pointed etching needle where he or she wants a line to appear in the finished piece, so exposing the bare metal. The remaining ground is then cleaned off the plate. The plate is inked all over , and then the ink wiped off the surface, leaving only the ink in the etched lines. The plate is then put through a high-pressure printing press together with a sheet of paper and the paper picks up the ink from the etched lines, making a print.
Depending on the metal etching technique used, the illustration can look like watercolor aquatint or it can look like pencil drawing — with very fine lines and hatching. The above 3 examples are showing the versatility that can be achieved in illustration with these techniques. You can see a very interesting video showing the creation process of such an illustration here:.
Maybe one of the most popular types of illustration is the pencil one. It is rich material, which allows you creating soft shadows and transitions, as well creating sharp, accurate lines. Sometimes, illustrators choose to keep the pencil sketch very loose and to draft with a pencil — later on, they finish off the illustration with another material.
Above you saw 3 different approaches to pencil illustration — monochrome, with clean lines and richness of the line weight; one with colored pencil with very smooth and soft shading of the volumes; and one rough, sketchy and dynamic illustration, because of the energetic line work and the search for shapes and volumes.
The last approach is very common for creating initial character design concepts. You can watch a video, in which an artist talks about working with pencil, his process and you can observe him working:. The next type of illustration, based on the technique used, which is also often mistaken for a pencil one is the. Charcoal illustrations are often not as precise as pen and pencil illustrations but are a preferred choice for illustrating short stories, fast sketches, nooks.
Artists often use fingers and tissues to blend the soft material, smudge and create smooth and soft shadows. In the above illustrations, you can see how the charcoal helped in creating rough, loose sketch of a horse. Then, another artist made very fine detailing of a human face in another piece.
Last, but not least, an illustrator created soft shadows, blending and texturing. Probably, the main difference, compared to pencil illustration is, that the line of the charcoal is always slightly thicker, softer and darker in quality.
The reason why example 2 and 3 are so different is because of the way the charcoal is produced: charcoal pencils consisting of compressed charcoal powder and a gum binder, which produces a fine, sharp line ; while vine charcoal provides a smooth, softer line. You can see how the material allows you to achieve these effects in the following video with tips on drawing with charcoal:. Talking about soft quality of an illustration and smooth transitions in shading, we should mention as next technique on our list of types of illustration:.
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