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Guides and Directories
Organizations
Supplies

Guides and Directories

1. Author-Illustrator Source
   Provides an alphabetical, nat'l listing of published authors and illustrators available for school visits. Consult the calendar of events.
2. Bob Speel's Page
   Illustration Guide to the two great periods of illustration in the Victorian period includes pictures and bios on the Pre-Raphaelites and Birmingham School.
3. Bud Plant's Illustrator Page
   Features bibliographies and sample work complied from a number of artists. Updated twice monthly, find links to artists and book arts sites.
4. Drawing Board for Illustrators
   Resource offers pricing guidelines, links to agents, a general FAQ, interviews with illustrators, tips and tricks, and a message board.
5. Essentials of Book Collecting - Illustration
   Essay on book collecting contains a section on illustrations and illustrators, with a chronology showing the development in America.
6. History of Children's Literature - Early Illustrators
   Offers an illustrator fact sheet, a bibliography, and a list of nineteenth and twentieth-century illustrators with links.
7. Illustration Works
   Features a large gallery of artists' work on display, with details of how to make your work available for sale or perusal.

Organizations

1. Brighton Illustrators Group
   UK site with member and artist index, and examples of their work. Also offers online ordering of featured work.
2. Cartoonists Association
   Affiliate of the National Writers Union acts as facilitator between cartoon buyers and artists. Look at sample cartoons.
3. Illustration Academy
   Located on the William Jewell College campus in Liberty, Missouri, the academy offers various programs. Find instructor bios, tuition and photos.
4. Illustrators Club
   Serving Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia, the non-profit association promotes the field of illustration. Find club news and members' pages.
5. Island Illustrators Society
   Society disseminates news and information regarding illustrative techniques, business ethics, and standards. Read the newsletter.
6. Israel Association of Illustrators
   Non-profit organization promotes the cultural, artistic, and professional aspects of illustration in Israel. View members' portfolios.
7. Society of Illustrators
   Group promotes the art of illustration through exhibitions, lectures, and educational programs. Read a mission statement and view the collection.
8. Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
   California organization was founded to promote the professional status of illustration art. Shop for publications and learn about scholarships.
9. Society of Illustrators San Diego
   Group of professional illustrators offers educational activities, events, and member benefits. Read about conferences.
10. Society of Korea Illusart
    Bilingual resource on this association of illustrators states its objectives, lists upcoming activities, and shows work by members.

Supplies

1. A.P.O.W. - Historical Foundations of Pastel
   Associated Pastelists on the Web provides an introduction to the history of this drawing media from prehistoric through modern times.
2. Art Xpress - Drawing Materials
   Art supplies retailer offers a varied selection of charcoal, pencils, erasers, paint sticks, and other drawing media.
3. Artist and Craftsman Supply - Drawing
   Shop the drawing department of this art and craft supplies retailer for pastels, colored pencils, erasers, conte, pencils, and charcoal.
4. Cheap Joe's Art Stuff
   Art supplies retailer offers a tutorial on the basics of drawing with ink media.
5. How to Make Drawing Charcoal
   Arkansas State art professor Evan Lindquist offers step-by-step instructions for making homemade charcoal sticks and blocks.
6. How to Make Gallotannate Ink
   Arkansas State University's Art department present this tutorial on ink making for texts and drawings. Includes old recipes and contacts.
7. Indigo Art Supplies
   Art supplies retailer stocks a wide selection of charcoal, pastels, pencils, and erasers.
8. Iron Gall Ink Corrosion Website
   Artists and conservators will find useful information about the destructive properties of this particular type of ink.
9. Jerry's Artarama - Drawing and Sketch Media
   Shop for a variety of drawing tools, surfaces, and accessories at discount prices.
10. Keysan Art and Drafting Supplies
    Find an extensive selection of drawing and drafting supplies, including pens, pencils, markers, paper, and a range of accessories.
11. MisterArt - Pencils, Pastels, and Crayons
    Amateurs and professionals alike can shop for a range of drawing, sketching, and drafting media and accessories.
12. Nordraft Art Supplies
    Alberta retailer carries a wide range of supplies for both artists and draftsman, including technical drawing tools, furniture, and surfaces.
13. Penco: Artists' Supply Warehouse
    Whether professional or hobbyist, Penco is your first source for your art supply needs.
14. Quincy Art, Craft, Toys, and Games
    Shop for paints, pastels, pencils, paper, sketchbooks, and other art supplies for both kids and adults.
15. Recipes for Old Writing and Drawing Inks
    Art professor Evan Lindquist of Arkansas State University offers recipes for making a wide variety of traditional inks.
16. Rex Art - Drawing Aisle
    Artists can shop for everything they might need for drawing projects, including papers, pencils, charcoal, pastels, fixatives, inks, and pens.
17. Sanford Corporation
    Arts, crafts, and office supplies company details its product line of pens, pencils, markers, and accessories.
18. Scriptorium Ludensis - Ink Recipes
    Claes G. Lindblad offers recipes for several varieties of ink for both drawing and calligraphy. Includes tips on where to find the ingredients.
19. Sinopia Pigments - Ink
    Manufacturer of pigments and other raw artist materials offers recipes for three types of drawing ink, as well as etching ink.
20. Sinopia Pigments - Pastel
    Raw artist supplies manufacturer offers several recipes for making homemade pastels.
21. Stevenson Paint Sticks, Markers and Art Pencils
    Canadian retailer carries a range of drawing implements, including paint sticks, markers, pastels, pencils, erasers, and blending stumps.
22. Wholesale Art - Artist Pencils, Pastels, and Charcoal
    Shop for graphic and drawing pencils, colored pencils, watercolor and pastel pencils, charcoal, blending stumps, erasers, and sketchpads.