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illustrator
A person who professionally creates pictures, drawings, or graphics for books, magazines, advertising, or other media.
Der Illustrator hat das Kinderbuch mit farbenfrohen und fantasievollen Bildern gestaltet.
The illustrator designed the children's book with colorful and imaginative pictures.
This word belongs to a family: the verb is 'illustrieren' (to illustrate), and the result of the work is 'die Illustration' (the illustration). If you know one word, you can easily derive the others.
Sie beauftragten einen Illustrator, das neue Buchcover zu illustrieren.
They hired an illustrator to illustrate the new book cover.
'Illustrator' is an international word that is very similar in many languages, such as English. This makes it easy to recognize and understand.
Als Illustrator arbeitet er für Kunden aus der ganzen Welt.
As an illustrator, he works for clients from all over the world.
The type of illustrator is often described more specifically, for example by medium or employment status. Typical compounds or phrases are 'Kinderbuchillustrator' (children's book illustrator), 'freiberuflicher Illustrator' (freelance illustrator), or 'Illustrator für eine Zeitung' (illustrator for a newspaper).
Ein guter Illustrator kann eine Geschichte nur mit Bildern zum Leben erwecken.
A good illustrator can bring a story to life with pictures alone.
artist
'der Künstler' and 'der Illustrator' can both be people who create pictures. 'Künstler' is more general and can refer to many art forms. 'Illustrator' is more specific: an illustrator makes pictures or drawings for books, magazines, advertising, or other media. The words can be confused because illustrations can also be art. But when the purpose of the pictures is important, for example illustrating a children's book, 'Illustrator' is more natural and more precise.
Für das Kinderbuch hat der Verlag einen Illustrator beauftragt.
The publisher hired an illustrator for the children's book.
Der Künstler zeichnet jeden Tag im Park, um neue Ideen zu sammeln.
The artist draws in the park every day to gather new ideas.