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illustrator

[il-uh-strey-ter, ih-luhs-trey-ter] / ˈɪl əˌstreɪ tər, ɪˈlʌs treɪ tər /
NOUN
artist
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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The Queen played with children's authors, including the creator of The Gruffalo, Dame Julia Donaldson, its illustrator Axel Scheffler, and official Winnie-the-Pooh sequels writer Jane Riordan.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Larissa says she is looking forward to the future and her goal is to be a book illustrator.

From BBC May 27, 2026

“I wasn’t the best illustrator, and I remember the professor told me that half of illustrations are ideas. That was inspiring.”

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

It changed Aubrey Beardsley, the illustrator and author who was a major figure of the Decadents, a group of artists and writers in the 1890s.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

He says Vincent’s work has progressed enough that he could get work as an illustrator in London.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

The same goes for illustrators, ad copywriters and many other professionals whose intellectual property is effectively being repurposed by AI workers as a new competitor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Much attention so far has focused on A.I. wranglers like Buscaglia whose offerings can compete with those of human writers and illustrators.

From Slate May 21, 2025

Abie Longstaff works at the Society of Authors, a union representing writers, illustrators and translators, and tells Newsbeat they have been raising concerns about the risks of AI for years.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2025

Books by Black and Indigenous authors and illustrators more than doubled, and books by Asian and Latino writers and illustrators increased by more than 50%.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2024

Eventually, the student sorters were joined by six local glass menders, a professional glass conservator, and two illustrators.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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