Illustration

slide contrasts the sad message from the previous slide. I decided to make it more yellow than blue to transmit an optimistic and empowering feeling. The text presented enhances the message of support by scaling up the word “Support”. Also the illustration of a woman about to climb a mountain, is a metaphor for support and empowerment. To bring the imagery of the metaphor to life I first added dimension to my blue section. This creates depth between the mountains which makes them more…

The Caldecott Award is is given annually to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the previous year. This medal is given for excellent illustrations in a picture book, and the recipient must be a U.S. citizen or resident. My chosen Caldecott Award book is the winner in 1982, Jumanji, written by Chris Van Allsburg. I chose this book because I have seen the movie, and I was interested in seeing why it won the award, and what it has in common to the…

have presented thoroughly symbolizes many aspects in the novel 1984. Understanding that there are so many different forms of symbolisms throughout the novel, I chose to illustrate what I thought were some of the most important. From examining my illustration, you can see that there is a man’s hand holding a glass paper weight; and within it is a brain. The hand is contemplating on whether or not to crush the paperweight as it will have full control once completed. You can also see that the…

Tamaki Graphic novels appeal to many people for the reason that they are easier to follow. For people who have a hard time focusing on a traditional novel or for younger children, illustrations can help the reader to follow along with the plot and collect the details that the author is trying to convey to them. The illustrations can help reel the reader into the story as they watch the characters come to life in front of them. In that one summer, the visuals helped me gather details about the…

I’m someone who has a love for learning and an interest in art that is continuously expanding. I always enjoyed finding out how things were made and I’ve always been interested in the process of creating things. I always had a dream to pursue a life in the arts and the process and uses of animation is what captured my attention. My desire for knowledge and confidence came from my childhood where I almost lost the opportunities and future I have today. As a child, my family was almost deported by…

different types of food but still is hungry at the end of the day. Finally, it finds what it has been missing, a leaf, and is transformed into a beautiful butterfly. By looking through the archetypal lens, the author uses one main character, illustrations, and plot structure to emphasize that metamorphosis can apply to children who go through the transition from childhood to adulthood which is not easy, but the result is overpowering and satisfying. To begin, the archetypal theory is often…

differences between the literature from 1950’s and 2010’s. The overall level of parent engagement shifts in the contemporary books which features the parents in all three books engaged with the children in various ways. Parent Engagement in the Illustrations of 1950’s Children’s Literature In the literature from the 1950’s only The Backwards Day featured parents who were engaged with the child in play (figure 7). In this book the parents went along with the sons idea and did everything…

Isolation and Identity in Citizen 13660 Miné Okubo’s Citizen 13660 provides an autobiographical account of the author’s time in Japanese internment camps during World War II. The graphic novel style that couples text with illustrations presents a visual narration of the life of the subjected Japanese citizens during the time. In her narrative, Miné makes a point of establishing herself both visually and textually as an outsider to the Japanese, preferring to self-identify with being an artist…

and silly yet, the use of metaphors provokes the opportunity to extend the semantics of vocabulary by discussing Cartwheels emotions and feelings using the vibrant illustrations by Freya Blackwood which compliment the book to provide additional meaning (Tunnell, 2008).…

Chapter 3 The 1964 book continued to be the epitome of Ladybird’s Cinderella until the 1970s. Winter’s illustrations and Southgate’s storytelling proved to be such a success within Ladybird that it became one of the most famous Ladybird books in existence. The 1970s saw the publishing house enter a new era of change. Amongst the changes in pricing the books, the company also brought on a new parent company the Pearson Longman Group. In Ladybird By Design, Lawrence Zeegan states “On 3 January…