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What kinds of Illustration Applications
are there?
From storyboards to medical diagrams, from fashion illustrations to
concept boards, illustration enhances the transfer of knowledge
visually by using stylised graphics.
Illustration can also aid in selling a product or idea through
effective visual communication. It is applied to products and
elements of various use such as advertising, packaging, TV
commercials and even biomedical illustrations for educational and
practical uses. Some of the applications of illustration such as a
portrait or landscape painting, are seen as aesthetic and creative
image making, similar to art. Illustration has increasingly become
important in the range of services offered due to its commercial
versatility and ability to be manipulated in various ways for
selling products. Whilst the terms fine arts and illustration are
often used interchangeably, fine arts usually has a more traditional
use and is sold alone as a piece, whereas illustration can be
adapted for numerous commercial purposes including branding and
identity as well as for selling products and merchandise or for
advertising. Illustration can include the incorporation of text and
other types of visual elements similar to graphic design. Other uses
of illustration can be: biomedical and scientific illustration,
custom made illustrations such as t-shirts, postcards, invitations
and calendars, as well as fashion design and illustration in the
media. They can also be used in what is referred to as art
illustration, such as portraits, landscapes, and other such
traditional means but can be created from a variety of media and
techniques, including the modern techniques of digital art making. |
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especially in
such an important field. Illustration is applied in the
entertainment industry in films, television, the theatre and other
visual story telling devices. Other examples of illustration for
entertainment purposes include graphic novels, comic books,
animation in film, cartoons, and character boards. This could also
include artwork used for t-shirts and other items screen printed for
sale.
The most common type of illustration is the 2D illustration. 2D
stands for two dimensional, meaning that the images created were
dimensionally characterized by height and width only. 2D
illustrations can represent just a single sheet of paper with an
image on it, just like a regular picture. Such illustrations are
usually found in magazines, books and have become very common in
websites, where they are used to improve the web page design.
With the advances in the drawing techniques offered by computers, 3D
illustrations were created. They are dimensionally characterized not
only by height and width, but also by depth. The adding of depth to
the illustrations allows for a much more life like representation of
the object of the illustration. Today, 3D illustrations are used
mainly for technical illustrations. Technical illustrations try to
represent technical information in a visual manner. Such
illustration images allow for the non technical crowd to have a much
better understanding of the written text. This is why such
illustrations are often used in school books and guides.
Digital Illustration: Modern 2D and 3D illustrations, just like the
regular images, are divided into two types - raster and vector
illustrations. While raster illustrations are very common among
artists who like to draw with a tablet, vector illustrations are
slowly gathering popularity due to their superior quality and
scalability. Vector images and illustrations are used mainly in
high-scale printing. |
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Advertising
Illustration |
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Used
to sell or promote a product, service, or idea.
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Abstract |
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Illustrations including painting,
sculpture, and drawing, that do not represent recognizable objects. |
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Anatomical
Illustration |
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Illustration relating to the human body and
its parts. Can be at the microscopic level of cells or at the
visible level of muscles, skeletal structure, and nervous system. |
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Animation |
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The Process of giving the illusion of
movement to drawings, models, or inanimate objects. |
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Architectural Illustration |
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An illustrative method
used to depict and represent the design of a building through
artistic methods. |
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Art |
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Defined as the production or arrangement of
colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that
affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the
beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium. |
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Biomedical
Illustration |
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Illustration involving biological, medical,
and the physical sciences. |
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Book Jacket
Illustration |
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A Single image used on the cover of a
book/novel to give potential readers a feel for the book's content
and increase sales. |
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Botanical
Illustration |
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The art of depicting the form, colour, and
details of plant species, frequently in watercolour paintings. These
are often printed with a botanical description in book, magazines,
and other media. The creation of these requires an understanding of
plant anatomy. |
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Branding |
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The creation of a trademark or distinctive
name identifying a product or a manufacturer using illustration as
its method. |
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Caricature |
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Exaggerating features to create a comical
representation of a person. |
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Cartoon |
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A ridiculously oversimplified or
stereotypical representation often depicting a humorous situation
and usually accompanied by a caption. |
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Character
Design |
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The
representation of a person or animal, with qualities or features
that distinguish one person, group, or thing from another.
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Children's
Book Illustration |
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Usually in a whimsical style, it
accompanies a children's story, and contains multiple illustrations
throughout the book. |
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