This past week has opened my eyes to the variety within illustration as I have explored beyond the traditional view of an illustrator.
Illustration is far more prevalent in everyday life than I first thought, with specialisms like editorial, diagrams and commercials. Illustration week has taught me to observe what's around me more closely, but also I thinks important to look at how the illustration I see reflects what its describing.
From the artists I have seen I feel more encouraged to explore collage as a technique in illustration. Although I prefer to draw what I see, I would would like to try mixing sketches with collage and cut outs. David Hughes' work in particular has inspired this.
Out of specialisms we have looked at, book cover illustrations are the ones that still appeal to me the most. I think its interesting to see how different illustrators interpret a single story. What they chose to illustrate is personal to them and I think it is the specialism that gives you the most freedom in this line of work.
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