Illustrators’ Sketchbooks: Inside the Creative Processes of 60 Iconic and Emerging Artists

 
　　★六十位藝術家，跨越時空帶來最多元的藝術饗宴
　　★收錄素描作品、藝術家生平與解析，探索藝術技巧，漫遊感動世界
 
　　窺看知名插畫家與新秀插畫家的素描簿，透過精選作品，一起探索他們的創作過程。
 
　　書中跨越時空一次集結了六十位知名藝術家，包括法國大師Jean de Brunhoff、芬蘭兒童文學大師朵貝．楊笙（Tove Jansson）、彼得兔插畫家Beatrix Potter，也有當代人氣插畫家：包括創作《巴黎的獅子》插畫家Beatrice Alemagna、《蠟筆大罷工》插畫家Oliver Jeffers等。
 
　　策展人Martin Salisbury根據自己多年的插畫經驗，詳述每位藝術家生平、解讀每幅作品，從草圖、留白、拼貼、色彩這些元素，看懂素描草圖在創作過程中的重要性。有些素描本身就是藝術品，有些則展示了有趣的想法與創意。
 
　　這本設計精美的選集讓讀者一窺藝術家的創造力與想像力，激勵讀者探索全球知名藝術家的創作技巧，一起紙上漫遊創作藝術世界。

　　Explore the creative process with iconic and emerging illustrators through selections from their sketchbooks.

　　This inspiring collection is an ode to the power and possibilities of the sketchbook. It features the journal pages of sixty artists from around the world and across history, including nostalgic favorites like Jean de Brunhoff, Tove Jansson, and Beatrix Potter and contemporary icons like Beatrice Alemagna, Oliver Jeffers, and Shaun Tan.

　　Curator Martin Salisbury draws on decades of experience as an illustrator and educator to shed light on the lives and work of each artist. A treasury of rough sketches, note-filled margins, collaged pages, color explorations, and thumbnail drawings reveals the importance of the journal in the artmaking process. Some sketchbooks are works of art in themselves, while others showcase playful ideas and happy accidents. This beautifully designed anthology offers readers a glimpse into the raw imagination at the heart of stories and characters treasured across generations.

　　INTERNATIONAL ROSTER OF ARTISTS: This collection includes the sketchbooks of a diverse range of illustrators hailing from the United States, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, and South Korea. In addition to the engaging work of newer illustrators like Takako Aoki and Victoria Tentler-Krylov, the book features famous artists like Hergé, Edward Gorey, and Tomi Ungerer and the sketches behind their iconic characters and stories.
 
　　RARELY-SEEN ART: Featuring private sketchbook pages, this book offers a fascinating look into the minds of illustrators and their boundless imaginations.
 
　　INSPIRING GIFT BOOK: This beautiful hardcover is a perfect gift for artists, illustrators, designers, and anyone interested in creative expression. It will inspire readers to explore the techniques of world-famous artists and embrace their own brainstorming process.

Perfect for:

• Artists, illustrators, and designer
• Fans of classic and contemporary illustrators
• Collectors of illustrated children’s books
• Readers of beloved books by profiled illustrators, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Story of Babar, Moomin, The Adventures of Tintin, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Day the Crayons Quit, The Arrival, Cyclops of Central Park, and many more
• Art students and recent graduates
• Anyone looking for creative inspiration

Martin Salisburyis a professor of illustration at the Cambridge School of Art, where he designed and teaches on the renowned MA Children’s Book Illustration program. He has previously chaired the jury for the Ragazzi Award at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, and has served on juries for numerous other international illustration awards. He is the author of several books on the practice and theory of illustration, including Children’s Picturebooks: The Art of Visual Storytelling (2012) and Drawing for Illustration (2022).