history of illustration

History of Illustration Throughout time, illustration has been a source of visualizing thoughts and ideas, and has also been a way to sway the public in terms of beliefs and trends. These trends, created within the many genres in illustration, have taken on quite an important position in the art world in the 20th century. It was in this time that illustration reached fruition, and many of the illustrators received the notoriety which had been …

…Paul Garland, Amanda Abbit, Paul Keith, and Mike fisher help to promote and further the field for future illustrators. Many illustrators have moved into the digital age and have begun to use computers to aid in the illustration process. However, illustration is still seen as an artistic form where the artist wants to uphold the integrity of the artwork and to show the level of skill they have acquired and can protray in their pieces.