Paint or Pixel: The Digital Divide in Illustration Art

Paint or Pixel brings together working illustrators, collectors, and curators to explore the digital divide in illustration art. This PDF edition delivers the complete 162-page text as a digital download, available for instant access after purchase.

Edited by Jane Frank and published by Nonstop Press in New York, this 2007 collection captures a pivotal conversation about art, craft, and technology. Artists speak directly about their tools and working methods, from traditional paint to digital pixels.

The digital edition preserves the full text, including artist essays, foreword, introduction, and index.

Book Overview

Paint or Pixel: The Digital Divide in Illustration Art is an essay anthology edited by Jane Frank. It gathers personal statements from a wide range of illustrators, including John Berkey, Bob Eggleton, Donato Giancola, David Mattingly, Jim Burns, Frank Wu, and Ron Miller, among others. The essays consider the role of the computer in commercial art and the continued place of traditional painting.

The book also includes a foreword by Arnie Fenner and contributions from collectors and curators on the changing market for illustration art. It is a useful reference for artists, students, and anyone interested in illustration history.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Artist essays from many illustrators, including John Berkey, Bob Eggleton, Donato Giancola, David Mattingly, Jim Burns, Frank Wu, and Ron Miller.
• Foreword by Arnie Fenner, reflecting on the arrival of the Macintosh, Photoshop, and digital painting.
• Collector and curator contributions on the market for digital and traditional illustration art.
• Discussions of technique, media, and the business of illustration.
• An index of names for quick reference.

Why This Book Matters

Published at a time when digital tools were rapidly reshaping commercial illustration, Paint or Pixel documents the experiences and opinions of practitioners on both sides of the digital divide. The book preserves firsthand perspectives that are often absent from general art histories. Its questions about originality, craft, and collecting remain relevant in today’s digital art world.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, and no physical item will be shipped. After purchase, the PDF is available through your account for immediate access. The file can be read on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and compatible e-reader apps, including Kindle apps and Adobe Reader.

Since this is a digital product, printing is not part of the reading experience.

FAQ

How soon can I download the book?
Access is available immediately after purchase through your digital account.

Is a physical copy shipped?
No. This is a digital-only edition, and no physical copy will be sent.

Which devices support this PDF?
The file works with desktop, mobile, and tablet devices and can be opened in Kindle apps, Adobe Reader, and other PDF readers.

Add Paint or Pixel to your library and hear the artists themselves discuss the changing tools of illustration.

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