Picture ThisPicture This
How Pictures Work
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Book, 2016
Current format, Book, 2016, Revised and expanded 25th anniversary edition, All copies in use.Book, 2016
Current format, Book, 2016, Revised and expanded 25th anniversary edition, All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsThe author presents her ideas about how the visual composition of images works to engage the emotions, and how the elements of an artwork can give it the power to tell a story. Original.
The illustrator of a retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" provides a step-by-step account of her work to reveal the principles of illustration and the role of shape and color in expressing ideas and emotions.
Molly Bang's brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise is now revised and expanded for its 25th anniversary.
Bang's powerful ideas remain unparalleled in their simplicity and genius: Explore the intricate and thought-provoking ideas that Bang brings to Picture This including thoughts about how the visual composition of images works to engage the emotions, and how the elements of an artwork can give it the power to tell a story. Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue feel cold? She asks the right questions to get your wheels turning while the illustrations and thoughtful designs bring the words to life.
Molly Bang has authored and illustrated more than three dozen books and has won three Caldecott Honors, a Kate Greenaway Honor, and a Charlotte Zolotow Award, among other accolades, in her long career as a writer and artist.
Picture This makes an imaginative and inspiring gift for any artist or loved one who is interested in design.
The illustrator of a retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" provides a step-by-step account of her work to reveal the principles of illustration and the role of shape and color in expressing ideas and emotions.
Molly Bang's brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise is now revised and expanded for its 25th anniversary.
Bang's powerful ideas remain unparalleled in their simplicity and genius: Explore the intricate and thought-provoking ideas that Bang brings to Picture This including thoughts about how the visual composition of images works to engage the emotions, and how the elements of an artwork can give it the power to tell a story. Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue feel cold? She asks the right questions to get your wheels turning while the illustrations and thoughtful designs bring the words to life.
- Explores the mix of geometrical abstraction and emotional expressions, plus how a few clear principles can be used to build powerful visual statements.
- Encourages you to answer the question, "How does the structure of a picture&;or any visual art form&;affect our emotional response?"
- Includes powerful imagery and beautiful illustrations to help readers feel connected to the text.
Molly Bang has authored and illustrated more than three dozen books and has won three Caldecott Honors, a Kate Greenaway Honor, and a Charlotte Zolotow Award, among other accolades, in her long career as a writer and artist.
Picture This makes an imaginative and inspiring gift for any artist or loved one who is interested in design.
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- San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2016]
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