Begin by considering the format of the images and their placement in the picturebook
- Where is the text located? Are the images separated by borders or white space, Why?
The text is located on the left side of the page. The images are separated by white spaces.
2. Are the illustrations double page spreads, single page images, collages, overlapping images, or portraits?
The images are single page images.
3. Consider the series of images in the picture book. Do the images change over the course of the book? Do they get bigger, smaller, change?
The images do change over the course of the book. Some of the images get bigger depending on the written text. The image of mummy gets bigger when she yells for Charles.
Select an image from Voices In The Park to consider. Use the following questions to guide your analysis. Take a Screen Shot of the Image and embed the image in your blog.
- What is fore-grounded and in the background? The fore-grounded image is ape (dad) reading the newspaper. The trees and dogs are in the background.
- Consider the path your eyes follow as you approach the image. What catches your eye first? Why is that element salient? Your eyes capture the image of the newspaper. The ape reading the newspaper is the image that catches your eye first. The image is salient because it is in the center of the page.
- What colors dominate the image? What effect does this have on you as reader? The colors that dominate the image are green background and white newspaper.
- Consider the use of white (negative) space. Are the illustrations framed or full bleed? How does this position you as a viewer? I didn't include the words on the page, but there was a white space between the image and the words. As the viewer you notice the image before the text.
- What is the reality value or level of abstraction? Are the images life-like or stick figures? The images are life-like but with ape faces.
- Are there any recurring patterns in the images? The characters in the story are recurring but the background images are not. The background changes with each character's view of the story. The trees are recurring throughout the story.
- Are there any anomalous elements? Things that stick out, or seem out of place? Are these important to consider? Things that stick out in this image is the dog in the background. You see the dog moving in the background and it draws your attention.
- What is the artist trying to get you to look at through leading lines, colors, contrast, gestures, lighting? The artist is trying to get you to look the dad reading the newspaper by using bright colors and then focus on the dog in the background.
- Are there any recurring symbols or motifs in the images? The recurring motif was the dog and the park. Each character focuses on their experience in the park and with the dog.
- Consider the style or artistic choices? Are the appropriate, and how do they add to the meanings of the picture book? The artistic style of the picture book is appropriate. It adds to the meaning of a picture book because the images are a mixture of real images and cartoon images.
- How are the images framed? Are there thick borders or faded edges? The images are framed. There is a white space giving the impression of a framed picture.
- Consider the setting of the story. How is this realized in the images? Realistically? Metaphorically? The story is could be realistic.
- Consider size and scale. What is large? Why are certain elements larger than others? Does this add to meanings of power, control? The size and the scale change throughout the story. Some of the elements are larger than the other because the illustrator wants you to pay attention to the main character of the story. It changes the meaning of the story, depending on who is narrating.
- Consider the viewers point of view. Do characters directly gaze or address the viewer? Are the characters close up or distanced? How does point of view add to relationships with the characters? At times the characters address the viewer. When Mummy is looking for Charles she is looking directly at the viewer. The characters are close up and distracted it depends on the character. The point of view adds to the relationship with the characters depending on which character is telling the story.
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