The Art of Illustration | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios

Illustrators articulate what a photograph cannot. Using an array of techniques and styles, illustrators evoke stories and meaning in a variety of mediums, from editorial illustration in magazines and newspapers, to comics books, to activist media. And as their tasks over the years have become less informational and more expressive, their individual voice as artists becomes all the more critical and beautiful, revealing an exciting and awe-inspiring age of illustration.

Featuring:
Steven Guarnaccia, Professor, Illustration Program at The New School

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[myduyentran]

comics are one of the best forms of art i have ever seen, having to be able to write a compelling story while making the art easy to the eye but at the same time interesting, its almost magic

[Melbunni]

I'm a college art student/ aspiring illustrator, and illustration is very overlooked in my university's design program. This video gives me a lot of hope. Thank you.

[cinderblockstudios]

As an artist myself, I love this video. I'd love to see one of these done for painters.

[chocolatecookie]

I'm an art student and you guys did a great job on showing the world what we do and why we make illustrations. this also gives me loads of insiration to start drawing again and make my drawings my own pieces of art.
I love this and all the other videos.
amazing.

[starcampaign]

This is great and thank you for including comic art/ sequential art as well! That means alot!

[Vixxeva]

All these art pieces are so interesting. Wow, how do these people even think up such absurd things, how creative!

[PercentMint]

Oooh, first Joe the Barbarian and then Unwritten at 6:28! These are some of my favorite graphic novels. I get so excited every time there's a new Off Book episode and you guys keep living up to my expectations.

[dispunktional]

Much of Yuko's art actually spills over into comic book art as well - many of the images shown are from her Unwritten covers!

[elmasmixedmedia]

Excellent video. This gives a such an informative window on the working world of illustrators. I am looking forward to seeing more here.

[tontis]

This definitely inspires me to keep pursuing my dreams into being an illustrator

[dramamitch]

Very inspiring. Reminds me why I love being an illustrator in the first place.
Thank you!

[BethBeing]

I'm an illustrator, so it was exciting to see you were doing a spot on Illustration. The information was good and the interviews interesting, but I couldn't watch this video because the animation was just too quick and made me motion sick.

I'm bummed about how rapidly the illustrations were flipped through and how fast the panning shots were, because a viewer needs more time to really process what they're looking at. Other than that, keep up the fantastic programs!

[bitofnonsenseaccessoriesth]

I like all types I think comic art is harder then it looks.

[khybot]

nice video! concise, informative and honest.

[womacks]

0:12 "A lot of people sort of look down on comics and art..."
4:44 "Why would I waste 80 years of my life..."
Am I missing something? reading too much into it? Isn't Murphy doing exactly what he accuses others of?
as if to say "My stuff is art, because I don't draw superheroes. Batman? oh that doesn't count, because he's dark"
overall good piece, but yeah

[konradwerks]

Love me some Sean Murphy, but really overall this was a very well put together spotlight.

[PunkExMachina]

I want to show this to my classmates ):
Wish I could give it some subs.
Thanks for making this vid guys they're amazing and insightful.

[hunterklie]

beautiful video. such gorgeous artwork.

[bentobin]

Where does the image at 0:23 come from? I've never seen it before but it's exactly like a scene I wrote for my movie script last spring. Down to the color of the eyes and the liquid in the tube and the hands pressed against the glass. I had it as a dream too only I was drowning in the tube. My mind is kind of blown.

[julievanlohnnevadalearning]

Did the guy from Exit Through the Gift Shop edit this video? I feel dizzy.