We started today's session by bringing in five photos that represented our own personal interests in illustration. Working in small groups we made a collaborative list on reasons why we chose our images; following from that, we put all of our illustrations in the middle of the table and had to choose one illustration that represented each statement in its truest form.
Distinguishing between drawing, image making and illustration.
'Drawing makes you see things clearer, and clearer, and clear still until your eyes ache'- David hockney
Drawing is responding to the world in a visual way as a process of explanation, documentation and visualisation. Image making takes on the same principles as drawing, which could combine the use of other creative skills.
Illustration on the other hand is a little more complex. The distinguishing factor between drawing and illustration is its context. A drawing becomes an illustration when it is applied to something and has a purpose and meaning. It is a cognitive process being used to communicate above and beyond a drawing or image.
TASK
What does illustration mean to me? Here are five statements that I believe define illustration, and five images that support these statements:
- Functional-communicating ideas visually
Noma Bar, sexual harassment awareness
- Responding to something, e.g. a brief/statement or article
Andy Carrilho, response to the westernisation of the ebola crisis
- Element of interpretation
Joe McLaren, interpreting schizophrenia
- Solving a problem
Gemma Correll, A guide for restaurant patrons
- Has a target audience
Becky Down, children who like bears
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