Where Do Illustrations Usually Come from?

An illustration is typically created by an illustrator. Digital illustrations are often used to make websites and apps more user-friendly, such as the use of emojis to accompany digital type. Illustration also means providing an example; either in writing or in picture form.

Where were these illustrations created?

The earliest recorded illustrations appear in the cave paintings created in Lascaux, France, ca. 15,000 B.C. These images featured pictorial representations or logograms in succession, which detailed important events.

What makes an illustration?

Illustration is making images that have more purpose than merely expressing their aesthetic and expressing you — they have value beyond mere visual expression, whether it’s offering a visual component to text, telling a story, representing a concept, et cetera.