illustrations

The Big Book of Illustration Ideas 2
$49.95
I am very impressed with the quality and variety of images in this publication. It is a very popular book for my college level Art students, containing heaps of ideas and inspiraton.

An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and Designers
$19.99
Every now and then you find just the right book you need to fill a hole in your life. In many ways, An Illustrated Life filled that bill for me.

I'm a writer and editor (my latest book, The New Horror Handbook, came out a few months ago), and spend most of my time editing other people's work, with little time left to actually enjoy the process of creation myself.

When I stumbled upon this book, I had something of an epiphany. Here were people every bit as busy as the rest of us, yet they had found another way of saving their thoughts and documenting the world around them.

So many different styles are represented in this book, from astonishing water colors to simple cartoons to the strange illustrations of Robert Crumb.

But these full color illustrations are only half the story. The accompanying essays by the sketchbook artists themselves really spoke to me. I found it extremely inspiring to read about how these talented artists work, how they manage to snatch the time to sketch their thoughts, and perhaps most importantly, how making a sketch or watercolor of a scene in front of them actually allows them to better remember what they saw than simply taking a photo. If you've taken hundreds of digital photos of places you wanted to remember, only to barely remember them at all, you can see what a revelation this can be.

Enough of my blatherings. This book is best summed up this way: A fascinating look into the creative process, and a good way to jump-start your own.

Juxtapoz Illustration (Juxtapoz)
$29.95
This book makes a good addition to your art book collections. Has many artist in this book and page after page of unique art. From detailed to simple drawings of what todays artist are doing. You won't regret this purchase. Fun to look at and you will find new things everytime you look at it. If you love art especially todays art you will like this book a lot.

Swindoll's Ultimate Book of Illustrations & Quotes: Over 1,500 Ways to Effectively Drive Home Your Message
$29.99
As soon as I received this book in the mail, i started randomly opening the book up, pointing my finger in it and reading what I picked and everyone illustration i opened too was awsome and I had to share each with everyone in my house. Every Illustration is amazing, thought provoking, a lot are very funny, some are very serious. This is a great tool for Pastors, Lay Ministers, People who love to write (books, bloggs, letters, etc.), Illustrations bring the point home. That's why pastors normally open with one and close with one in there sermons, it's how Jesus taught (in parables), This Book is a must have for just about anyone but especially those in ministry. I like to write and I post monthly bloggs [...] and I will be using this book to help me draw together my bloggs and I really believe they will help me knock my messages out of the park. I can't wait for my next book to come in 'Tony Evans book of Illustrations'. God's Peace, Your Brother in Christ -Brian