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Illustration Subject Guide
Illustrators & Anthologies
- Chromagination : an artwork anthology (2010)
- The art of Jaime Hernandez : the secrets of life and death (2010)
- The best American comics, 2010 (2010)
- Illusive : contemporary illustration. Part 3 (2009)
- Illustration now!. Vol. 3 (2009)
- The art of Harvey Kurtzman : the mad genius of comics (2009)
- An illustrated life : drawing inspiration from the private sketchbooks of artists, illustrators and designers (2008)
- Illustration now! : 96 illustrators from 13 countries (2008)
- Juxtapoz illustration (2008)
- Studio space : the world's greatest comic illustrators at work (2008)
- Charley Harper : an illustrated life (2007)
- Covering the New Yorker : cutting-edge covers from a literary institution (2000)
- Rolling stone : the illustrated portraits (2000)
- Society of Illustrators : annual of American illustration (1963-2012)
Professional & Business
- How to create a portfolio & get hired : a guide for graphic designers and illustrators (2010)
- Breaking into freelance illustration : a guide for artists, designers, and illustrators (2009)
- How to be an illustrator (2008)
- Marketing illustration : new venues, new styles, new methods (2008)
- Artist's & graphic designer's marke (2006-2012)
- Inside the business of illustration (2004)
Software
Anime Figure Drawing
Animal Drawing and Creature Design
Book Illustration
- Illustrated children's books (2009)
- Show & tell : exploring the fine art of children's book illustration (2008)
- Play pen : new children's book illustration (2007)
- Illustrating children's books : creating pictures for publication (2004)
- The art of the book : from medieval manuscript to graphic novel (2001)
Comic Book Art
- Framed ink : drawing and composition for visual storytellers (2010)
- The best American comics, 2010 (2010)
- Abstract comics : the anthology : 1967-2009 (2009)
- Abstract comics : the anthology : 1967-2009 (2009)
- The insider's guide to creating comics and graphic novels (2009)
- The toon treasury of classic children's comics (2009)
- Writing for comics & graphic novels (2009)
- A complete history of American comic books (2008)
- Graphic storytelling and visual narrative : principles and practices from the legendary (2008)
Fashion Illustration
Miscellaneous
eBooks
See Also
Current Subscriptions
- 3D World
- 3X3 (Available online)
- A Journal (Available online)
- Applied Arts (Available online)
- Bluecanvas: the Artist Network
- Cap & Design
- CMYK
- Comics Journal
- Communication Arts
- Computer Arts
- Draw!
- Eye (Available online)
- Hi-Fructose
- HOW: Design Ideas at Work
- Illustration (Available online)
- ImagineFX
- International Artist
- Master Drawings
- National Geographic (Available online)
- National Wildlife (Available online)
- The New Yorker (Available online)
- Print (Available online)
- Woman's Art Journal (Available online)
Back Issues Only
- Creature and character design [DVD-ROM] : concept sketching with Sang Jun Lee (2011)
- Dynamic figure drawing (2010)
- Will Eisner : portrait of a sequential artist (2010)
- The cartoonist : Jeff Smith, Bone and the changing face of comics (2009)
- Creature design with Terryl Whitlatch (2008)
- Comic book coloring with Steve Firchow (2007)
- Imaginative illustration with J.P. Targete (2006)
- Nick Pugh : Creature design illustration [DVD-ROM] (2005)
- How to draw comics : from script to print (2004)
Articles and Reference Resources
- Full Text Online Journal and Magazine Articles
- ebrary – Full Text Online Books
- Oxford Art Online – Full Text Online Art Encyclopedia
Image Websites
- Academy of Art University Digital Image Resources
- Art of the Poster 1880-1918
- Art Renewal Center (ARC)
- CalPhotos
- Directory of Illustration
- Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920
- Historical Anatomies on the Web
- Images from the History of Medicine
- Leifpeng's Flickr Photostream
- Rare Book Room
- Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
- SpringerImages
- Tate Online
- VADS: The Online Resource for Visual Arts
- Wikimedia Commons
Blogs
Job Websites
Professional Organizations
Grant Information
Other Websites
- Andrew Loomis Collection [CD-ROM] (2004)
- Image Resources in the Library
- Picture Files
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