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As the Kindle's dread grip on digital publishing is challenged by tablet computers and Android smartphones, with their bright screens and high resolution, the need for illustration is growing.

~Chris Riddell

Topics: Android Bright Challenged Computers Digital Dread Grip Growing High Illustration Kindle Need Publishing Resolution Screens Tablet

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In the digital future, texts will be annotated visually, animated and illustrated like never before. The austere 'prayer book' paper that permitted the space for Shepard's illustrations to Pepys' diaries is now being recreated in the digital era.

~Chris Riddell

Topics: Animated Austere Before Being Book Diaries Digital Era Future Illustrated Illustrations Like Never Now Paper Permitted Prayer Space Texts Will

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When I left art school and went in search of work, visiting publishers and showing them my drawings and illustrations, I was met with a polite and sometimes enthusiastic response but no commissions.

~Chris Riddell

Topics: Art Art School Drawings Enthusiastic Illustrations Left Met Polite Publishers Response School Search Showing Sometimes Them Visiting Work

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Go out and find a copy of 'The Shrinking Of Treehorn' and its sequel, 'Treehorn's Treasure.' Written by Florence Parry Heide and illustrated by the great Edward Gorey, master of the gothic and the macabre, these books are small masterpieces.

~Chris Riddell

Topics: Books Copy Edward Find Florence Go Gothic Great Illustrated Master Masterpieces Out Sequel Shrinking Small Treasure Written

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No politician would ever comment on a cartoon unless it was to show what a great sense of humour they have, that they can laugh at themselves.

~Chris Riddell

Topics: Cartoon Comment Ever Great Great Sense Humour Laugh Politician Sense Show Themselves Unless Would

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I want to show how much fun you can have drawing... parents and children can draw together as a wonderful shared activity.

~Chris Riddell

Topics: Activity Children Draw Drawing Fun How How Much Much Parents Shared Show Together Want Wonderful You

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I want to bring drawing back to the basics, make it about the pleasure that it can afford and remove the notion that it's some kind of precious or difficult activity. It's another way of telling a story.

~Chris Riddell

Topics: About Activity Afford Another Another Way Back Basics Bring Difficult Drawing Kind Make Notion Pleasure Precious Remove Some Story Telling Want Way

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Anyone can look through my sketchbooks as long as they don't have a background in psychiatric medicine.

~Chris Riddell

Topics: Anyone Background Long Look Medicine Psychiatric Through

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My sketchbook is not sacrosanct, and my children would draw on one page while I drew on the other. It was something we shared.

~Chris Riddell

Topics: Children Draw Drew Other Page Shared Something While Would

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Wherever there are words, let there be pictures.

~Chris Riddell

Topics: Pictures Wherever Words

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Artist

Born: April 13th, 1962

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