Favorite Children's Book Illustrators and why?

Leontine

Fiep Westendorp, The most famous childrensbook illustrator we have ever had in the Netherlands, she even has her own museum over here! http://www.fiepwestendorp.nl/fiepamsterdam/

Leontine

How about another illustrator, Rien Poortvliet. He was Dutch, died twenty years ago, but what a genius illustrator...! Created a whole wold of gnomes, and how they live. Presented the world of gnomes in two 300 page books, fully illustrated. Its just amazing ![30a5f15ded21c6a13b6a315d6da30dc6.jpg] (/uploads/files/1454072207299-30a5f15ded21c6a13b6a315d6da30dc6.jpg)

audrey dowling

I've definitely seen these gnomes before @Leontine
beautiful work indeed

MOO

@Leontine
Beautiful artwork! Thanks for sharing!

MOO

I always loved the Little Critter Books-can't remember the illustrator right now....yikes! My 2 year old grandson loves Sandra Boynton books. I also enjoyed Helen Oxenbury with my kids, Maurice Sendak, Tomie Depaolo, can't think of anymore right now because I'm rushing off.

Patricia Nicaisse

Rien Poortvliet.was the best Dutch wildlife illustrator, but was an hunter too...! He created a wonderful and realistic world of gnomes specialy for children.. More pictures at: http://rien-poortvliet.emyspot.com/

Rebecca Hirsch

@Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen Mercer Mayer - one of my favorites ever!

Brad

Bill Watterson - He is just too good. Best. My introduction to loving comic strips and wanting to draw cartoons.

Sergio Aragones - MAD mag illustrator, such witty drawings and brilliant ink technique.

Uderzo - The illustration excellence and comic appeal of Asterix is pretty much artistic perfection (IMO)

Quentin Blake - It was always so easy to spot a Roald Dahl in the library and Blake's artwork made the stories even more real. So sensitive with linework.

smceccarelli

Too many to count. At the present time point, my favorites are

Jonny Duddle:
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the marvelous Peter de Seve:
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William Joyce:
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On the graphical side, Jeff Turley:
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and Meomi
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But really, this is nearly endless...!!

bluesky71

Love that gnome! With his feet hanging out of the bath

evilrobot

To be honest my favorite children's book artist is Will Terry I was following and buying his painting videos off his website before he started doing all this.
And my second favorite is Dani Jones. Her work

I think with both of them it was the way they use color and texture. Love their stuff. I use to try to mimic both of their styles when I was first learning how to paint.

Dulcie

Glad to see this thread revived, it's interesting to see everyone's favourite artists as it reveals something about what we love and where we might want to go with our work.... @evilrobot especially it makes sense to see your choices, your work is different of course but there is a certain synergy of styles, with the texture and the pencil...

MOO

@Brad I also think Bill Watterson is fantstic

MOO

I also really like Lee White's style

natiwata

So many good illustrators!!!

I'll add one of my all time favorites, Stephen Gilpin:

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Leontine

@smceccarelli Jonny Duddle is so great! love his work!