An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration From The Private Sketchbooks Of Artists, Illustrators And Designers
by Danny Gregory
An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration From The Private Sketchbooks Of Artists, Illustrators And Designers by Danny Gregory holds a well received rating of 3.72 out of 5, based on 15.6K reader ratings. First published in 2008. The book spans 266 pages.
About An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration From The Private Sketchbooks Of Artists, Illustrators And Designers
Find Insight and Inspiration for Your Creative LifeAn artist's journal is packed with sketches and captions; some rough, some polished. The margins sometimes spill over with hurriedly scrawled shopping lists and phone numbers. The cover may be travel-worn and the pages warped from watercolors. Open the book, and raw creativity seeps from each color and line. The intimacy and freedom on its pages are almost like being inside the artist's mind: You get a direct window into risks, lessons, mistakes, and dreams.The private worlds of these visual journals are exactly what you'll find inside An Illustrated Life. This book offers a sneak peak into the wildly creative imaginations of 50 top illustrators, designers and artists. Included are sketchbook pages from R. Crumb, Chris Ware, James Jean, James Kochalka, and many others. In addition, author Danny Gregory has interviewed each artist and shares their thoughts on living the artistic life through journaling.Watch artists—through words and images—record the world they see and craft the world as they want it to be. The pages of An Illustrated Life are sometimes startling, sometimes endearing, but always inspiring. Whether you're an illustrator, designer, or simply someone searching for inspiration, these pages will open a whole new world to you.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Danny Gregory |
| Published | 2008 |
| Pages | 266 |
| Genres | Arts & Photography, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels |
| Average Rating | 3.72 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 15,601 |
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An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration From The Private Sketchbooks Of Artists, Illustrators And Designers is categorized as Arts & Photography, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels. Its primary genre classification is Arts & Photography.
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Based on 15.6K reader ratings, An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration From The Private Sketchbooks Of Artists, Illustrators And Designers has an average score of 3.72 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received."
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An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration From The Private Sketchbooks Of Artists, Illustrators And Designers has 266 pages.
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An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration From The Private Sketchbooks Of Artists, Illustrators And Designers was written by Danny Gregory. It was first published in 2008.
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The ISBN-13 for An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration From The Private Sketchbooks Of Artists, Illustrators And Designers is 9781600610870.0.
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