History Main / CanonIllustrations

There are three ways this can work. First, the illustrations may accurately follow the text. (This is generally the case when these illustrations have been vetted by the authors themselves.) Second, the illustrations may include prominent details that don't contradict the text, but also aren't mentioned. Third, the illustrations may [[UnreliableIllustrator outright contradict the textual descriptions.]]

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* Any other illustrations for Creator/DrSeuss' books other than his own are practically criminal. All movies adaptations today are expected to resemble at least MOST of his drawings.

* ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' is illustrated by Brett Helquist in a very distinctive style which has become strongly associated with the books and the appearance of the characters.

* When a 30th anniversary edition of ''Literature/ScaryStoriesToTellInTheDark'' was released with new illustrations by Brett Helquist, it was [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks not well received]] by longtime fans of the books. Helquist's illustrations were okay, but they just weren't Stephen Gammmel's. As [[https://aiptcomics.com/2011/12/18/scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark-gammell-vs-helquist/ one article]] comparing the two pointed out, it was the original illustrations, not the text, that terrified children and stayed with them long after they'd grown up.
* Chris Riddell's illustrations in ''Literature/TheEdgeChronicles'' are considered so intrinsic to the work that his name is featured on the covers with the same amount of emphasis as the author, Paul Stewart. And his artwork is so beloved by fans that there was significant backlash when publishers chose to replace his artwork on the covers.

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* The covers of the early Discworld books depict Rincewind as oldenough to have white hair, and most infamously, depict Twoflower as literally having four eyes. Tpo quote the lspace wiki:

* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' had this before [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings the films]] did, with the illustrations by Creator/JohnHowe and Alan Lee being the most prevalent visual depiction of the story. Peter Jackson brought both of them on as concept artists for these and ''Film/TheHobbit'' trilogy, and such was their influence that some designs were put in unaltered and illustrations recreated as actual shots. Creator/JohnHowe serves as conceptual designer for Amazon's ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' once again.

* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' had this before [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings the films]] did, with the illustrations by John Howe and Alan Lee being the most prevalent visual depiction of the story. Peter Jackson brought both of them on as concept artists for these and ''Film/TheHobbit'' trilogy, and such was their influence that some designs were put in unaltered and illustrations recreated as actual shots.

* When a 30th anniversary edition of ''Literature/ScaryStoriesToTellInTheDark'' was released with new illustrations by Brett Helquist, it was [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks not well received]] by longtime fans of the books. Helquist's illustrations were okay, but they just weren't Stephen Gammmel's. As [[https://aiptcomics.com/2011/12/18/scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark-gammell-vs-helquist/ one article]] comparing the two pointed out, it was the original illustrations, not the text, that terrified children and stayed with them long after they'd grown up.

* Sir John Tenniel's illustrations for Creator/LewisCarroll's works, particularly the ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' books. It's worth noting that [[WordOfGod Carroll himself said he imagined Alice as a brunette]], as Alice Liddell was, but thanks to Tenniel's classic illustrations, she is almost always blonde even in other illustrations and adaptations to other media.

* Sir John Tenniel's illustrations for Creator/LewisCarroll's works, particularly the ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' books.

* The Disney animated version of ''[[Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh]]'' has taken over from the Ernest Shepard illustrations as the "official" look for the characters, but recently, the Shepard "look" has gained a resurgence as the "classic" look for Pooh.

* Paul Kidby's illustrations to ''Discworld/TheLastHero'', adding such details as Ponder's "Actually I Am A Rocket Wizard" FunTShirt, now as ubiquitous to the character as the robe that looks like an old-fashioned anorak (which ''is'' in the text). {{Defictionalisation}} has occurred.

* Going back to Tenniel and ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'', the price tag on the Mad Hatter's hat ("In This Style 10/6", the fraction being ten shillings and sixpence in the old monetary system) was Tenniel's own invention and nowhere to be found on the text. It has been retained in some form or another in almost all adaptations.

* ''Literature/TheGoodSoldierSvejk'': Švejk's appearance is not described in the text but Josef Lada's illustartions are a staple of most editions of the book. Most people imagine him as a rather fat man with a very round and perpetually smiling face.

* ''Literature/TomcatBlueEyesDiaries'': Blue Eyes and Kiki are both explicitly identified as Siamese cats so they should be silvery or white with various forms of darker point colouration. Helena Zmatlíková's illustrations depict them as blue-gray cats, similar to Russian Blue or British Shorthair Blue, albeit with blue almond-shaped eyes. The charming illustrations are included in all editions of the book and all covers of audio books so most people imagine Blue Eyes and Kiki as grey kittens.

* Literature/{{Heidi}} is described as having short, black, curly hair.

* W.W. Denslow's illustrations for ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' show a dark-haired Dorothy, while John R. Neill's later illustrations showed Dorothy as a blonde. In a case of FirstInstallmentWins, the [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film]] followed the Denslow illustrations, and AdaptationDisplacement did the rest.