An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicated concepts or objects that are difficult to describe textually, which is the reason illustrations are often found in children's books.
An Illustrator
A watercolor, by John Simmons, depicting Hermia and Lysander, from A Midsummer Night's Dream (1870)
An illustration is a decoration, interpretation, or visual explanation of a text, concept, or process, designed for integration in print and digitally published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. An illustration is typically created by an illustrator. Digital illustrations are often used to make websites and apps more user-friendly, such as the use of emojis to accompany digital type. Illustration also means providing an example; either in writing or in picture form.
Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (1863–1935)
"Illustration beats explanation" Western Engraving & Colortype Co. (1916)
Cutaway drawing of the Nash 600, an American automobile of the 1940s (1942)
Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing by William Blake (1786)