Noun
The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhat is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character? Henry James
A witty illustration or an apt story will accomplish more than columns of argument. Chauncey Depew
At first, I see pictures of a story in my mind. Then creating the story comes from asking questions of myself. I guess you might call it the 'what if - what then' approach to writing and illustration. Chris Van Allsburg
Quantum theory provides us with a striking illustration of the fact that we can fully understand a connection though we can only speak of it in images and parables. Werner Heisenberg
I got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration. Freddie Mercury
My life will be the best illustration of all my work. Hans Christian Andersen