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Free, printable children's fairy tales; the story of the Princess and the Frog

How did artists like Norman Rockwell, Austin Briggs, Jon Whitcomb, and others create the believable unique faces that can tell a whole story by themselves? In a magazine cover, like those by Rockwell and Stevan Dohanos, the image, with its setting and, most of all, its characters, must convey an anecdote without any help from words. So each face must be carefully crafted to do its part in creating the drama⸺or comedy.

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Alice and Martin Provensen illustration from The Fireside Cookbook by James Beard 1949, fifth edition

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"Christopher Robin," whispered Pooh. "Yes, Pooh Bear?" "I'll never not remember you, ever."

My caryatid illustration just turned four years old?? I cannot believe this 😭🥰

Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration June 12 through October 31, 2021 Fictional worlds of magic and adventure come to life through fantasy illustration. Myths, legends, fables, romance, and epic battles involving swords and sorcery occur in a world unfamiliar