Noun

illustration (plural illustrations)

  1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
  2. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
  3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.

French

Noun

illustration f. (plural illustrations)

  1. illustration

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Thu Aug 26 14:10:01 2010

An illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information (such as a story, poem or newspaper article) by providing a visual representation graphically.

History

Early history

The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric cave paintings. Before the invention of the printing press, books were hand-illustrated. Illustration has been used in China and Japan since the 8th century, traditionally by creating woodcuts to accompany writing.

15th century through 18th century

During the 15th century, books illustrated with woodcut illustrations became available. The main processes used for reproduction of illustrations during the 16th and 17th centuries were engraving and etching. At the end of the 18th century, lithography allowed even better illustrations to be reproduced. The most notable illustrator of this epoch was William Blake who rendered his illustrations in the medium of relief etching.

Illustration by Santiago Martinez Delgado.

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Fri Sep 3 08:11:39 2010

Can someone come up with an illustration tattoo illustrating some Incubus lyrics?
Q. I need help figuring out an illustration tattoo that illustrates the lyrics "whatever tomorrow brings I'll be there with open arms and open eyes." I'm not very artistic and am having a hard time coming up with some illustration for these lyrics. I already have lyrics and other quotes tattooed on my body so I want some sort of illustration. Someone artistic help me out.
Asked by Josh D - Tue Jun 8 23:00:55 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I don't personally know what to tell you, but if you go to a highly recommended tattoo parlor (look on like yelp.com for reviews, and on the parlor's site for examples of the employees' work) you'll be putting yourselves in the hands of a very talented, capable, and experienced artist. If the site displays photos of past tattoos, as it should, you may even get some ideas there. If you make a consulting appointment with one of the artists, you should be able to ask them for some tips and maybe even chip in a little extra for them to draft up some design ideas for you. Good luck!
Answered by sabrina - Tue Jun 8 23:25:11 2010

Where can I find the pinup illustration of a nude marilyn monroe?
Q. I am looking for an illustration that was supposedly done by an artist named Sorayama. It is also supposedly of Marilyn Monroe. It has a red background and she is completely nude in it. This is for a graphic design project, so please don't comment on me being a pervert or something, it is a very important part of my design.
Asked by Ben M - Mon Jul 21 19:52:57 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Do you mean the photograph of Playboy magazine's first centerfold?
Answered by Vince M - Mon Jul 21 23:38:50 2008

What is a good American issue to make an illustration of for the news paper?
Q. I'm doing an art project and the main think is supposed to be incorporating the flag in an illustration to convey my opinion on an American issue. Any Ideas? Can be on health care Economy War Any others?
Asked by TinaLouise - Sat Oct 10 14:52:12 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Any of these could be good issues to use. You might also want to consider same-sex marriage.
Answered by Califrich - Wed Oct 14 14:29:28 2009

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