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An Illustration is a visualization such as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that stresses subject more than form. The aim of an illustration is to elucidate or decorate a story, poem or piece of textual information (such as a newspaper article), traditionally by providing a visual representation of something described in the text.

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Chinese (Chinese) 插畫
Japanese (Japanese) イラストレーション
German (German) Illustration

Charles Burns (cartoonist)

Charles Burns is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator...

Chris Foss

Christopher Foss (born 1946) is a British illustrator and science fiction artist, best known for his science fiction book covers and the illustrations in The Joy of Sex...

Graham Murdoch

Graham Murdoch (Snoddy) is an illustrator who created the character Black Bag for the comic VIZ. Snoddy mostly does illustration for training manuals these days...

Charles Burns

Charles Burns (cartoonist), cartoonist/illustrator Charles Montgomery Burns, fictional character from The Simpsons cartoon...

Marjolein Bastin

Noted nature artist, writer, children's author and illustrator. Creator of the beloved character Vera the mouse...

Richard Doyle

There are two notable Richard Doyle s: Richard Doyle (illustrator) Richard Doyle (rights advocate...

Swingometer

The swingometer is a graphic device used to illustrate election results...

Illustrator

An illustrator is a graphic artist that specializes in enhancing written text by providing a graphic representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. The illustration may be... illustration may be intended for entertainment (such as illustrations in children's literature...

George Brettingham Sowerby II

George Brettingham Sowerby II (1812 - July 26, 1884) was a British naturalist, illustrator, and conchologist. Together with his father, George Brettingham Sowerby I, he published the Thesaurus Conchylorium and other illustrated works on molluscs...

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960) was an Australian illustrator of children's books. Her work mostly depicted fairies. A short biography with more information is available at http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Outhwaite.html...

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