Illustrators' Sketchbooks by Martin Salisbury

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 rawimagination 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 Herge, 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 (...)

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)

Chronicle Books
On Sale: Oct 17/23
10.5 x 7.75 • 304 pages
9781797227658 • $60.00 • CL - Hardcover, 400 fullcolor illustrations
Art / General