Salisbury, M & Styles, M. (2020). Children’s picturebooks: the art of visual storytelling (2nd Ed.) London: Laurence King Publishing
This was a book that appealed to me in several ways. I have always had an interest in reading and storytelling, and the skill of doing this visually astounds me. After Assignment 4, I was particularly interested in finding out more about picturebooks. Also, I am a primary school teacher, so I use picturebooks in my job and already know a bit about how they are beneficial to children. It was a fascinating read, and has definitely made my wishlist of picturebooks a little longer! Below are the notes I took and some photographs I captured of my favourite pieces.
Paul Randp27: I love the combination on simplistic drawings, detailed colour and ink images and blocky text. The interaction between all these elements is fascinating.
Katsumi Komagatap41: Little Tree. This stood out to me because it is three-dimensional and very simple in terms of colour and shape.
The importance of a sketchbook highlighted here
John Klassenp54: The texture of these images is stunning, paired with the simple, curved shapes.
Wolf Erlbruchp115: Duck, Death and the Tulip. I found these images striking and very dismal. They deal with a difficult subject matter, but I think these pages are elegant and clever.
Oskarp91-93: Little boy searches for his beloved toy dinosaur. I loved the minimal colour palette and the style of the images; smooth lines and curved shapes make the story seem friendly.
Blexbolexp144: Combines schematic ‘flat’ picture-making with traditional aerial perspective.
Helen Merrinp132: This was used as an example of printing, and the way the colours and shapes overlap got my attention. I adore the expressive marks on the face of the human and the dog. This is stunning!
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