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Illustrator #39;sSketchbooks-MartinSalisbury 304pages/ENG Atreasuretroveofvisualdelights:examplesofthesketchbooksofsixtyinternationalillustratorsoffernewinsightsintotheirartisticpractice. Intimateandoftenunseen,thesketchbookmeanssomethingdifferenttoeachillustrator.Itmightbeabeautifulobject,aworkofartinitsownright,whereeverylineispainstakinglyconsidered.Itmightbeapictorialplayground,wheremistakescanmakeart.Theboundariesbetweensketchbooks,notebooksandvisualjournalsareoftenblurred,lendingtothecreativitythatfillstheirpages. Itislikelythatyouwillrecognizemanyoftheillustratorsfeatured,includingclassicchildhoodfavouritesBeatrixPotter,JeandeBrunhoff,EdwardArdizzoneandToveJansson,andestablishednamessuchasBeatriceAlemagna,OliverJeffersandShaunTan.Othersareup-and-coming,forexampleCharlotteAgerandLeahYang.MartinSalisburydrawsondecadesofexperienceasanillustratorandeducatortoshedlightonthelivesandworkofeachartist.Heevenrevealspagesfromhisownsketchbooks,exposingtherawnessofhisideasandthenarrativesthatsurroundthem.Asthereaderwilldiscover,sketchbooksareoftenafascinatingandsurprisingwindowintothemindoftheillustrator. Order@toagraphicbook
