Illustrations are art created to illustrate a concept, instructions, text or product. While they are technically graphic art they use the same skills and techniques as fine art. Many styles can be used but I prefer the line drawings produced by a technical pen on illustration board.
Many years I created illustrations for my own Christmas cards. They are mini line drawings that express some aspect of the holiday season. Creating my own cards allowed for a personal touch not found in the stores.
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"Kitten in a Stocking" technical pen on illustration board |
"Candle" technical pen on illustration board |
"Al-bear-querque" technical pen on illustration board |
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"Ballooning Santa" technical pen on illustration board |
"Santa Kitty" technical pen on illustration board |
"Bunny's Christmas Tree" technical pen on illustration board |
When I took the Commercial Printing course at my local tech school I was required to create a brochure to advertise the program. Here are the line drawings I created for it to illustrate the steps of the printing process and a couple interesting tools..
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