For lovers of all kinds of art, the internet just keeps getting better and better.
Grandma’s Graphics is a little treat that popped up recently with some vintage public domain illustration. Though some of the images aren’t of as high reproduction quality as one might like, it’s still worth a look, even if it’s just to familiarize yourself with some art you might not have seen, and seek out printed copies of better quality later.
The collection, mostly pen and ink of course, given the eras, includes some of Harry Clarke’s intricate penwork, and illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and Through The Looking Glass by Sir John Tenniel (above, top) and Harry Rountree (above, bottom), one of the few who doesn’t wilt in Tenniel’s presence when tackling Lewis Carroll’s flights of fancy. (See my post on Sir John Tenniel.)
I love the fact that the Colouring section includes two of Tenniel’s more intricately detailed (and non-coloring book like) illustrations, including the image above (larger version here). (You can see my own nod to this particular drawing by Tenniel in this cartoon from my book of Dinosaur Cartoons.)
[Link via Illustration Inspiration]
It’s a delightful site. You may also want to checkout Vintage Poster and Art Passions.
I love your site. I also appreciate that you featured a pen and ink illustrator. As one myself, I sometimes feel like the last of a dying breed.
the post is nice and useful as well.Am’no that professional in Graphics field but still i can say it’s a better way to understand and utilize illustrator tools.