Chapter 4
Artists and their Illustrations
Line
• Familiar
• Weight
• Direction
Examine your books for Chapter 4 and identify
the book with the most effective use of
lines.
Color
• Conveys mood and emotion
• Passing of time
• Black and white
Examine your books for Chapter 4 and identify
the book with the most effective use of
color.
Shape
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Organic vs. geometric
Shapes of people
Alphabet books
Overall form and edges
Examine your books for Chapter 4 and identify
the book with the most effective use of
shape.
Texture
• How is texture created in illustration?
• How do children react to texture?
Examine your books for Chapter 4 and identify
the book with the most effective use of
texture.
Design
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How do illustrators create emphasis with design?
Symmetry
Repetition
Borders
Examine your books for Chapter 4 and identify the
use of borders.
Levels of Formality of Design Identify
FORMAL
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2.
INFORMAL
Text placed opposite 3. Text within, around,
illustrations on
beside illustrations.
adjoining pages.
4. Text with two or more
Text positioned
arrangements.
above or below
5. No text
illustrations.
Artistic Media - Identify
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Pen and ink
Watercolors
Acrylics
Pastels
Oils
Woodcuts
Collage
Artistic Style - Identify
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Representational (realistic) art
Impressionism
Expressionism
Abstract art
Evaluating Illustrations
• Illustrations tell a story of their own
• Complement and reinforce
• Help readers anticipate the unfolding of the
story
• Develop characters
• Accurate and consistent
Outstanding Illustrators
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Barbara Cooney
Tomie dePaola
Leo and Diane Dillon
Susan Jeffers
Ezra Jack Keats
Robert McCloskey
Alice and Martin Provensen
Maurice Sendak
Chris Van Allsburg
David Wiesner
Teaching Activities
• What are some of the activities suggested
using children’s illustrated books for
teaching?
• Which of the activities would you feel most
comfortable or most enjoy teaching?
• Are you familiar with other teaching
activities using illustrations?