How absolutely wonderful! You have no idea how much I love illustrations in old books. They were often handmade by artists, especially in older books, and I don't think it's old-fashioned; now it seems to have become fashionable. I love that final colour illustration; it's like an acrylic painting!😍
Me too. It's like going back in time and reliving those days. Unfortunately that is lost as electronic books don't have illustrations like that, or at least I don't think so. AI is taking over heavily.
You're right about that :)
The work and knowledge represented, for example, by a painting done in Indian ink... handmade. I close my eyes and go back to when I watched my teacher paint and teach me. Thank you for that.