What might illustration be

The Past

Anything. Illustration can be anything, back in the day people illustrated with pens, pencils, paper, the photocopier, fax machines and collage, Here are some notable artists:

Marion Deuchars

A British illustrator and author that publishes illustrated children's books and has created her own globally recognised style of hand lettering. She has also down some illustrations for the Guardian

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David Hockney

In 1986 Hockney produced Home Made Prints, a series created entirely with the Xerox copier. As the title of the series would suggest, the Xerox machine allowed Hockney to create his prints in the comfort of his own home, rather than the often constrictive environment of the professional printing studio.

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Paul Elliman

His work explores the mutual impact of technology and language in ways that combine research and historical scholarship with a range of resources from typography to the human voice.

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The Present

The tool we have now are far more modern, we have tablets procreate, vectors illustrator, Figma, photos and photoshop Here is some more notable artists:

Neil Stevens

a creative illustrator, image-maker and graphic artist based in St Albans and London, United Kingdom.

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Kate Morros

An English graphic designer, artist, illustrator and art director based in London. They mostly focus on lettering and typography in their works of art.

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