Getting Illustration Clients – review

Review: A well-executed guide to the many questions that those new to the illustration profession will need answers to as part of their career. The knowledge that the book offers comes direct from commissioners, clients, agents, associations, and practitioners of illustration.

Illustrators’ Sketchbooks – review

With cover artwork indicating the colourful wealth of content that features in many illustrates’ sketch books by Oliver Jeffers, the new book from Martin Salisbury is quite a feast for the eyes.

Jon Klassen and The Skull

In August, writer and illustrator Jon Klassen was interviewed by AOI on publication of his new book, and Derek Brazell reviews The Skull

Lost – review

Lost in an unfamiliar setting polar bear can’t remember how he got there, or which way he turns for home. Everyone is too occupied to help. Mariano Illustrajo’s delightful new book questions, ‘where is home’?

Drawing for Illustration – review

With an easy-to-read style, Martin Salisbury has created an attractive and useful book detailing that skill which most illustrators in the ‘About’ sections of their websites will say they have been into since they were small children: drawing.

Grandma’s House of Rules – review

Grandma has a prized family heirloom that mustn’t even be approached, never mind touched – how will the boy cope with this rule? In a tale about coping with responsibilities and finding surprising solutions to problems, our young hero discovers his Grandma is not quite what she seems.

Indigo Takes Flight – review

Indigo Takes Flight is a great short story, says reviewer Louise Date, and one that is a thought-provoking tool for discussing change, difference and how to accept the people we see in the mirror.