Picture Book Art by Alice Wells

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Picture Book Artby Alice Wells
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Picture Book Art

• Picture books are a joy to read, both for the
  stories the author tells with words, and for the
  story the pictures tell.

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In true picture books, the pictures are as
important as the words.
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In the great green roomThere was a telephoneAnd
a red balloonAnd a picture of_
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A cow jumping over the moon.
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Pictures show us what the characters look like.
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Pictures also reflect the mood of the story and
its characters.
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One day George peeked in on Martha
He never did that again. We are friends, said
Martha. But there is such a thing as privacy!
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Pictures can give us clues when the words may not.
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No problem at all. she said as they walked off
arm in arm. I always enjoy having a wolf for
lunch.
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Pictures show the setting, or where the
characters are as the story takes place.
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Pictures show action, or movement in the story.
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Pictures are made of

• Lines
• Shapes
• Each help mirror the mood and action of the
  story.

Colors
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Whats my Line?
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Lines can be used to shade an object and give
depth to a flat page
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• Lines lead you into, through and

out of a picture.
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Some lines take us wherever we wish to go
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Some lines are energy and motion caught on the
page
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Your eyes follow some linesquickly.
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Diagonal lines show movement.Jagged diagonals
show quick, darting motion, or page-turning
danger.
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Diagonal lines can also show lack of balance.
Notice the diagonal lines as Mirette loses her
balance.
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But see how calmly Monsieur Bellini sits on this
side-to-side (horizontal) wire.
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See how the horizontal lines of the fence form
a solid base for the characters in the next
picture. Level lines are restful, like a
horizon or a bed.
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Vertical Lines

• Like trees in nature, rooted to the spot,
  vertical lines hold the eyes in place.

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In Eve Buntings The Wall, vertical lines are
seen in the reflection of trees. They show life
stopped, captured in stone, motionless.
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Listed in order of appearance Goodnight Moon by
Margaret Wise Brown Curious George Gets a Medal
by H.A. Rey George and Martha by James
Marshall Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini, ill. By
Howard Fine Curious George Goes to the Circus by
H.A. Rey Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice
Sendak The Little House by Virginia Lee
Burton Madelines Rescue by Ludwig
Bemelmans Harold and the Purple Crayon by
Crockett Johnson Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg,
Sandra Jordan, Robert Andrew Parker Mirette on
the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully The Other
Side by Jacqueline Woodson, ill. By E.B.
Lewis The Wall by Eve Bunting, ill. By Ronald
Himler