LibGuides: Art: Resources for Illustration

Finding Illustration Resources

The library has many excellent resources for Illustration students, including e-books, journals, magazines, and annuals. Find inspiration from professionals, or peruse through the Library's special collection, the American Illustration Collection, at the links below.

Books for Inspiration

Resources for Illustrators

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365 (American Institute of Graphic Arts)
Available online
Applied Arts Magazine
Available at the Seneca@York Library
Art Journal
Available online
ARTnews
Available online
Baseline
Available at Seneca@York library and online
Broken Pencil
Available at Seneca@York library and online
Canadian Art
Available online
Communication Arts
Available at Seneca@York library
Computer arts
Available at Seneca@York library
Drawing: research, theory, practice
Available online
Graphic Arts Monthly
Available online
How: international design manual
Available at the Seneca@York library. Publication ceased in March 2018. Available online.
Inks: Cartoon and Comic Art Studies
Available online
International Journal of Comic Art
Available at Seneca@York library
The Journal of Comics & Culture
Available at Seneca@York library
Journal of Illustration
Available online
Print.
Available online
Showcase. Illustration.
Available at Seneca@York library

American Illustration
Vol. 25-40 available at Seneca@York library
Society of Illustrators
Vol. 49-62 available at Seneca@York library

Archives of American Art
The Smithsonian's Archive of American Art and Illustration. Search through the collections or review the Oral Histories of visual arts in America.
Canada Comics Open Library
An inclusive, educational, and recreational public space for Canadian creators of comics and graphic novels and their communities.
Illustration History
An educational resource and archive, providing access to illustration history across cultures and time periods, as well as a list of artists, materials from various genres, and educational resources.
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
Exhibitions and projects to celebrate illustration, support illustrators and empower people of all ages to tell their stories.
UPPERCASE Magazine
Books and magazines meant to inspire the creatively curious. Find resources, back issues, stockists, and material recommendations.
CocoMaterial
An open source hand-drawn illustration library, with images for downloading and customizing (using a CCO 1.0 license).

American Illustration Collection

American Illustration Collection@Seneca
The American Illustration Collection is a collaborative special collection resource shared between Seneca Libraries and The Faculty of Communication, Arts and Design.