The discipline of illustration was once an exclusive club with practitioners remaining firmly within the confines of ‘commercial art’. However, the emergence of stock art and the impact and advancement of digital technology have instigated a ‘changing face’ regarding the discipline of illustration and emphasis on the acquisition of transferable skills and the ability to multitask. It is not uncommon for individuals to proclaim a status comprising ‘illustrator-writer;, ‘illustrator-designer’ and with some more unusual, varied and disparate combinations.
Illustration practise is not judged purely by visual literacy and technical qualities, but is a disciple that is firmly established as one that engenders the best intellectual engagement with the subject matter, problem solving and visual communication. Illustration can also be applied to anything and is not driven purely by fad or trend.
Source: Illustration – A theoretical & contextual perspective Pg 10
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