tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post7332181307798691906..comments2024-01-30T06:16:04.909-07:00Comments on Will Terry - Children's Book Illustrator: What Kind Of Illustrator Are You?Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07533282613313770958noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-23165911643976177702012-09-13T09:54:22.155-06:002012-09-13T09:54:22.155-06:00#2 it is! Helpful and encouraging. Great blog. Tha...#2 it is! Helpful and encouraging. Great blog. Thank you!Nataliehttp://www.sixteenstories.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-59845855391462617602012-06-11T21:54:52.322-06:002012-06-11T21:54:52.322-06:00and gunslinger loland gunslinger lolMatthew Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710061476487436036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-77688634165250130362012-06-11T21:53:42.954-06:002012-06-11T21:53:42.954-06:00thanks for the post Will. Really makes me think a...thanks for the post Will. Really makes me think and encourages me to get better in the story telling arena.Matthew Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710061476487436036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-63690415059853658022012-06-10T23:34:59.541-06:002012-06-10T23:34:59.541-06:00Ok Will it's posted over on http://onceuponask...Ok Will it's posted over on http://onceuponasketch.com/blog/ I pretty much put the whole thing up there with links back to you for more information. If anyone asks anything in particular I'll do my best to forward that stuff to you! Thanks again!!WilsonWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718156339223756933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-22453945410179995692012-06-08T21:36:31.958-06:002012-06-08T21:36:31.958-06:00Ah thanks Mr. Terry! I do love what I am doing and...Ah thanks Mr. Terry! I do love what I am doing and I notice progression in my skill set every day...drawing got me by as a kid in school I could pretty up every assignment with an illustration...maybe it will get me by now:)Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389411085667809622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-43457307467727463062012-06-08T14:12:30.208-06:002012-06-08T14:12:30.208-06:00Thanks so much Will!!! I'm sure it will elicit...Thanks so much Will!!! I'm sure it will elicit some great conversation!WilsonWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718156339223756933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-37367863097106639432012-06-08T13:30:25.971-06:002012-06-08T13:30:25.971-06:00Hi Laura - What a compliment! - ideas are should b...Hi Laura - What a compliment! - ideas are should be shared - there are some really good comments up above that add insight to what I wrote about - I think this is a great discussion to have with students because I think they need to realize now more than ever that they should consider getting involved in the idea creation process to become more relevant.Will Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227970662992011469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-70375438235171940442012-06-08T12:44:35.617-06:002012-06-08T12:44:35.617-06:00Really great post! Thanks for sharing! As with Wil...Really great post! Thanks for sharing! As with Wilson,I would like to share this with my students at the Art Institute this fall...would that be ok?<br />(I will also give you huge-ola credits!)laura bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15278045655207244092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-54151785838239312492012-06-08T11:51:32.763-06:002012-06-08T11:51:32.763-06:00Believe it or not, Sheila is rather active on Face...Believe it or not, Sheila is rather active on Facebook. You can find and friend her there. She's quite accessible. I knew her work from my early childhood books and records, but I only heard her story through Leif Peng's site "Today's inspiration"Tamihttp://www.traylorillo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-66581236201350545672012-06-08T09:07:42.496-06:002012-06-08T09:07:42.496-06:00Absolutely Wilson! I hope the main reason came acr...Absolutely Wilson! I hope the main reason came across for making this post - that knowing who you are or what you want to become can help you create what you want to create and market it!Will Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227970662992011469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-49077693714879845012012-06-08T08:58:28.303-06:002012-06-08T08:58:28.303-06:00That is a great place to be - I'm trying to le...That is a great place to be - I'm trying to learn how to write as well. I'm in a critique group of illustrators learning how to write and we help eachother a lot.Will Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227970662992011469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-81554280914900373052012-06-08T08:56:35.219-06:002012-06-08T08:56:35.219-06:00As long as you're doing what you like - do you...As long as you're doing what you like - do you love what you do? To me that's all that matters. Just remember - those "talented ones" were once rank beginners so you are just like them.Will Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227970662992011469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-9757095770747015042012-06-08T08:52:56.102-06:002012-06-08T08:52:56.102-06:00Amen. I'm going to have to look up Sheila Beck...Amen. I'm going to have to look up Sheila Beckett - thanks!Will Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227970662992011469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-62734958096828151162012-06-08T06:18:17.963-06:002012-06-08T06:18:17.963-06:00Wow, you picked some amazing guy illustrator's...Wow, you picked some amazing guy illustrator's in your original post and thanks for giving credit to the ladies, too. Trina Schart-Hyman (hello...Cricket Magazine, anyone? Love her work as illustrator and AD) and Holly Hobbie (I had Holly Hobbie everything when I was a kid...that pretty much dates me, doesn't it?) were some of my big influences as a young artist and later, I discovered Mary Grandpre and Anita Kunz. <br /><br />One of the most influential illustrators in my life is one of a team...Diane Dillon, who sits upon illustration's Mount Olympus with her (late) husband, the amazing Leo Dillon. Their collective work still amazes me every time I see it.<br /><br />Also, there's Sheila Beckett, who was one of the intrepid few female forerunners of the mid-century studio set. She is still drawing well into her twilight years! I'm just amazed by her work because she did everything from advertising, album covers and books for kids.Tamihttp://www.traylorillo.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-57598411769797076742012-06-08T04:36:36.013-06:002012-06-08T04:36:36.013-06:00Great post Will! Can I share this on my blog as a ...Great post Will! Can I share this on my blog as a post?? I'll be sure your friendly mug is featured and links aplenty back to you!WilsonWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718156339223756933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-76694822952757761562012-06-08T02:31:15.512-06:002012-06-08T02:31:15.512-06:00It seems I'm somewhere in the 3rd option. Alth...It seems I'm somewhere in the 3rd option. Although I could work more on storytelling and, that would be a big +, on adding typography to my illustrations.Aleksandra Chabros (aka Adelaida)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17097043513789261540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-47977990606639615562012-06-07T21:28:56.288-06:002012-06-07T21:28:56.288-06:00You can put me on the list as a pre-gambler! I don...You can put me on the list as a pre-gambler! I don't mind...really. My work is in the no no category of ethics dealing with overt messaging telling not showing...political environmentalist stuff...it may not be suitable for anyone except myself. It's a risk I am willing to take for what I feel is the greater good:)In interior design terms - in relation to illustration, I am probably a poser, a kitchen table designer. My work tackles not so fun stuff directed at the parents of the children...kind of like Canadian Authour Robert munch pulls at the heart strings of the parents when they read to their kids "Love you Forever", in every book he sticks with the same illustrator (which seems like alot) for branding and alliance reasons I am sure. I also know as an artist of sorts that is wrong to compare myself to other authours and artists especially very talented ones:)I am learning everyday!Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389411085667809622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-78730206346612554352012-06-07T20:17:50.004-06:002012-06-07T20:17:50.004-06:00Hi Elizabeth, I also really like Judith Viorst, Ma...Hi Elizabeth, I also really like Judith Viorst, Mary Grandpre, Cathie Bleck (wish she did children's books), Anita Kunz (same thing), from the archives - Trina Schart Hyman and Jessie Willcox Smith - I mentioned Laura Seeger - Holly Hobbie and all the women in my facebook group holy cow is there some real talent in there!<br /><br />When I complied this list I really only went with my top picks off the cuff. Probably the most influential illustrator for me was Mary Grandpre - I used to stare at her illustrations for hours - hope it doesn't show too much in my work. I like a lot of illustration from both men and women that didn't make my very short lists - I wasn't trying to say anything by choosing mostly men. I just dig their illustration.Will Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227970662992011469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-74214266865716932392012-06-07T14:48:36.990-06:002012-06-07T14:48:36.990-06:00Great post. Fascinating questions/categories! I...Great post. Fascinating questions/categories! I'm curious though--, who, in your opinion, are some Renaissance women?Elizabeth Rose Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725663688810441280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-12050783797246239272012-06-07T14:44:53.255-06:002012-06-07T14:44:53.255-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elizabeth Rose Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725663688810441280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-41911343968934175802012-06-07T11:30:15.383-06:002012-06-07T11:30:15.383-06:00The names you mentioned for each type really help ...The names you mentioned for each type really help bring home each concept - a pity you can't supply us for names of "gamblers," though I guess I can sort of see why.Christina Rodriguezhttp://www.christinarodriguez.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-12369715363240573412012-06-07T10:45:11.310-06:002012-06-07T10:45:11.310-06:00Well, I have been on a really long journey. Guess...Well, I have been on a really long journey. Guess I'll just enjoy the ride.<br />Thanks Will, you always teach me something.Melissa Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018511431834197534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-39045366195747198252012-06-07T09:33:56.531-06:002012-06-07T09:33:56.531-06:00We're all the last one when we're on our w...We're all the last one when we're on our way up. The journey is never finished. I mentioned Lane Smith as a renaissance man- he used to be a gunslinger and I remember his work before that. Enjoy the ride - it's the journey that's the fun part - not the arrival.Will Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227970662992011469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558633592606222881.post-12384167707172878622012-06-07T06:20:28.034-06:002012-06-07T06:20:28.034-06:00Hmm, nice insight. I think I'm the last one, t...Hmm, nice insight. I think I'm the last one, time to improve!Petrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12406661890951009056noreply@blogger.com