An illustrator is an artist who creates 2-D images for companies in different industries like fashion, science and medicine, websites, magazines, comic books or children's books.
Children's book illustrators create the illustrations that appear with the words in a story to make it come alive. Illustrations make books for kids more colorful, interesting and thought-provoking. Illustrators can use computers to create their images or they can use traditional tools like drawing or painting.
Famous Illustrators
Maurice Sendak
Author and illustrator of Where The Wild Things Are
Faith Ringold
Author and illustrator of Tar Beach
Eric Carle
Author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Here is a video of Eric Carle reading his famous book.
Shel Silverstein
Author of Where The Sidewalk Ends and The Giving Tree
Rob Biddulph
Author and illustrator of Odd Dog Out, Grrrr! and Blown Away