{"id":108,"date":"2022-10-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beaniebopdesigns.com\/caroline517443OCA-illustration2-responding-to-a-brief\/?p=108"},"modified":"2022-12-15T10:46:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T10:46:17","slug":"research-point-whos-out-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.beaniebopdesigns.com\/caroline517443OCA-illustration2-responding-to-a-brief\/part-1-the-practice-of-illustration\/research-point-whos-out-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Point: Who’s Out There?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Find out about the world of illustrators by asking ‘who’s out there and what are they doing?’ Identify a range of illustrators whose work or ideas you find interesting. What do these illustrators tell you about current illustration practice? Where do they fit within the different areas of illustration practice?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answering these questions is as much about developing your research skills in finding different illustrators as it is about looking at the illustrators themselves. Reflect on what resources you found useful.<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I initially reflected on the illustrators\/artists and areas of illustration that had the most impact on me during the previous units. I am beginning to find that there are particular fields of illustration that appeal to me much more than others and that I am able to remember\/recognise work of certain practitioners and also consider who his\/her influences may be. This then leads me to discover new illustrators for inspiration. I really like it when an illustration includes humour as I feel this can be a very effective method for addressing even the most challenging subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I try to explore a range of resources when researching illustrators, although often the most accessible is via an online search, which can then be expanded on through the use of books. Alternatively, I may come across an illustrator’s work in a book or magazine\/newspaper article, so I will look him\/her up online. I follow particular artists on Instagram as well. Websites that I regularly use include: Illustration History, Lambiek Comiclopedia and the Association of Illustration. As I progress I would like to expand my research to include other sources such as journals\/magazines. I also intend to work my way through the books suggested in the reading list for this unit (I previously read two of these for the KSI unit, but will read again for refreshment).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have listed below a sample of the illustrators that I particularly like. I had to narrow the selection down as there was a very long list and it would have taken a great deal of time to write about each one<\/p>\n\n\n\n