Illustrator Isabel Seliger on Creating Art for Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun
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Garrick Webster
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Summary
The article profiles German illustrator Isabel Seliger and her journey to becoming a recognized portrait illustrator, focusing on her recent work creating illustrations for Kazuo Ishiguro's novel "Klara and the Sun." It discusses how she developed her portrait skills after receiving feedback about lacking faces in her work, her artistic process for creating atmosphere and poetic imagery, and the role of serendipity in her career development.
Key quotes
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The feedback Isabel received was that there weren't enough faces in her work.
Although she didn't then force herself to draw faces, it's an area she's developed to become a recognised portrait illustrator.
We talk to the German artist about her new illustrations for Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun, portraits, generating atmosphere and poetic imagery
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