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Chris Riddell
Chris Riddell
British Artist
Born: Apr 13, 1962
Books Children Great Illustration Way You
Related authors: Andy Goldsworthy Antony Gormley Ben Nicholson Bridget Riley Damien Hirst Gerald Scarfe Lucian Freud Sebastian Horsley
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
Digital Illustration Dread High Android Kindle Tablet Computers Screens Grip Growing Bright Challenged Publishing Need Resolution
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
Future Prayer Book Space Digital Will Before Illustrations Paper Animated Never Like Era Permitted Diaries Austere Texts Being Now Illustrated
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
Work Art Sometimes School Met Illustrations Drawings Response Visiting Enthusiastic Polite Left Art School Them Showing Search Publishers
Roald Dahl worked with other illustrators, but it was only when he teamed up with Quentin Blake that the chemistry began to fizz. Quentin Blake is Britain's greatest living illustrator and has that special talent all the great illustrators have, of unobtrusive brilliance. Chris Riddell
Great Chemistry Living Other Only Blake He Talent Greatest Began Up Worked Special Brilliance Illustrator Britain
I want to show how much fun you can have drawing... parents and children can draw together as a wonderful shared activity. Chris Riddell
You Together Wonderful Parents Draw Drawing Shared How How Much Children Want Much Show Fun Activity
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
Remove Difficult Back Way Pleasure Drawing Kind Telling Some About Make Another Another Way Precious Afford Want Story Notion Activity Bring Basics
The writing process isn't something I'm in love with. I'm an illustrator who writes. Chris Riddell
Love Writing Something Writes Writing Process Process Who Illustrator
I'm calling myself 'The Doodler,' and with the simple addition of a small burglar's mask, I achieve utter anonymity. Chris Riddell
Myself Simple Achieve Mask Addition Small Anonymity Calling Burglar Utter
School librarians play such an enormous role in bringing children to books they are going to enjoy. It's a magic alchemy when that works. Chris Riddell
School Enjoy Enormous Books Magic Role Going Children Works Play Bringing Alchemy
I want to put the joy of creativity, of drawing every day, of having a go and being surprised at what one can achieve with just a pencil and an idea at the heart of my term as laureate. I want to make sure people have fun whilst addressing fundamental issues I care about passionately. Chris Riddell
Day Heart Creativity Every Day People Have Fun Joy Achieve Care Every Addressing Pencil Drawing Laureate About Having Put Idea Term Make Sure Go Issues Passionately Surprised Just Being Want Whilst Fun Fundamental

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