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An '''illustration''' is a visualization or a depiction of a subject made by an [[artist]], such as a [[drawing]], [[sketch]], [[painting]], [[photograph]], [[cinema]] or other kind of [[image]] of things seen, remembered or imagined, using a graphical representation]].

== Description ==

The word comes from the [[Latin]] word ''illustra'tio'', meaning "enlighten", "irradiate".

[[Printing]] is the current process for reproducing illustrations, typically with [[ink]] on [[paper]] using a printing press.

Illustrations can be artistic images illustrating for example a [[text]], [[poem]], [[fashion]], [[Magazine|magazines]], [[Stamp|stamps]] or a [[book]] and very often illustrations were made for children's books.

The aim of an illustration is to elucidate or decorate a [[story]], [[poem]] or piece of [[text]] by providing a visual representation of something described in the text.

Illustrations can also represent scientific images of flora, medicine or different processes, a biological or chemical processes or technical illustrations to give information on how to use something.

Illustrations can be executed in different techniques, like watercolor, gouache, ink, oil, charcoal chalk or [[woodcut]].

Illustrations are often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing.

== See also ==

* [[Archaeological illustration]]
* [[Art gallery]]
* [[Book illustration]]
* [[Concept art]]
* [[Communication design]]
* [[Drawing]]
* [[Graphic design]]
* [[Illustrator]]
* [[Image development]]
* [[Information graphics]]
* [[Medical illustrator]]
* [[National Museum of American Illustration]]
* [[Poster]]
* [[Technical illustration]]
* [[Top-left lighting]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illustration Illustration] @ Wikipedia

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[[Category:Graphic design]]
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