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Sites listed in Illustration and Drawing will display works of art for sale from Illustrators and/or artists working primarily in mediums such as charcoal, colored pencil, graphite or pen and ink. Sites must be in English and must offer pricing information and a method to purchase prints or original artwork.

Please be sure your site belongs in Shopping before suggesting it here. At minimum:

  • The primary focus of the site must be the selling of your artwork.
  • Prices must be available on the site.
  • The site must provide a way for a customer to purchase the items.

If the main purpose of the site is to display artwork or portfolios, please suggest the site to the most appropriate category in Arts/Illustration or Arts/Visual_Arts/Drawing.

If the site has a specific theme i.e. pet portraits or cartoons, please locate the most appropriate subcategory.

Drawing is the act of creating a representation of any subject by the use of lines and/or value. Artist will work in a variety of mediums including charcoal, colored pencil, graphite or pen and ink. An Illustration is generally used as a visual representation of something described in the text of a story, poem, or newspaper article.

Caricature

Sites listed here will include artworks for sale that focus primarily on Caricature produced by artists working in the mediums of drawing and/or illustration. Sites must provide prices and a method of purchase.

A caricature is a humorous illustration that exaggerates or distorts the basic essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature]

Cartoons

Sites listed here will include artworks for sale that focus primarily on Cartoons produced by artists working in the mediums of drawing and/or illustration. Sites must provide prices and a method of purchase.

A cartoon is an illustration, usually humorous in intent.

Nature and Wildlife

Site listed here will include artworks for sale that focus primarily on the theme of Nature and Wildlife, working in the mediums of drawing and/or illustration. Sites must provide prices and a method of purchase.

Nature is defined as the natural physical world and can include plants, animals and landscapes, geology, landforms, aquatic features, etc. It is a primitive state of existence, untouched and uninfluenced by civilization or artificiality. An artist working in a Wildlife style will paint animals that are not tamed or domesticated. Wildlife includes, but is not limited to insects, spiders, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians and mammals.

Portraits

Sites listed here will include artwork for sale with a strong focus on the use of Portraiture techniques, produced by artists working in the mediums of drawing and/or illustration. Sites must provide prices and a method of purchase.

This category is for sites whose main subjects are portraits (of people; pets, horses, or other domestic animals; or even homes or other personally identifiable objects).

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