Illustrating Food

19 June 2020 - 2 mins read time
Tags: practice drawing illustration

Illustrating food

Here are a few artworks showcasing food. ___

Drawing inspiration from artists

• Wayne Thiebaud, an American painter who is famous for images of sweets.
• Lily Martin Spencer, who painted fruits and onions with equally great detail.
• Horace Pippin whose paintings depicted not so much food but the comfort of a meal… even under great oppression we strive to provide and to heal.
• Francisco Oller with an image of a feast over the serving of a terrible time of death and famine.
• Any Studio Ghibli film.
• Video game concept art for healing items often feature food items such as rations and sometimes whole meals are illustrated.
• TV Shows like The Chef Show and The Great British Baking Show

References:

1. Libraries Dekalb Library, The Internet Archive
2. Food Illustration IllustrationX, Vintage Illustrations
3. Creative Commons Search CC
4. Movies BWDR
5. Art & Illustration Ateriet, Artchive, MOMA, Wikimedia CC, Artnet, Artsy