Book Study Chapter 8

Chapter 8 is about noticing "precision and detail" in writing (illustrations).  Katie describes the way Bob Graham illustrated his characters with such detail that the "scenes seem authentic..."  Even the details of the mother in his book, Let's Get A Pup include the mother's tattoo and nose ring.  In this way Bob Graham included "memorable small and unusual details that readers would not necessarily know or even imagine."(p 132)

Katie states that being precise in the detail is the key.  Additionally, the selection of detail is important because it is not the quantity of the detail in the writing, but the quality.

I have selected this practically wordless version of The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney.  This book is gor-ge-ous and it received the Caldecott Medal for the illustrations.  It is filled with illustrations that fit right into the study.

Without backtracking too much.  This illustration is a great example of Technique#2 -Crafting with Positioning Perspective

Technique # 13 Crafting Details of Expression and Gesture

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Technique # 21 Crafting the Illustrations of Sound with Details

Technique #13 Crafting Details of Expression and Gesture

Technique # 21 Crafting the Illustrations of Sound with Details

Technique #20 Creating the Illusion of Motions with Detail.

Thank you Kathleen for hosting this week's chapter.  

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