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Melissa GreenwaltChildren's LitIllustration Analysis
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So You Want To Be
President?
Melissa Greenwalt
Medium
The book used more than one medium
Ink, water color, and pastel chalk were used
The drawings themselves were caricatures, making the book more suitable for kids
By using these mediums to draw the cartooned presidents, the illustrations stay fun and light-hearted while still being similar to reality
Texture
By using the pastel chalk, the illustrator brought texture to the pictures
For instance, the suits of each drawn president looked more three dimensional due to the shadows and crisscross effect drawn into them
Shape
Because the drawings resembled real people, the shapes stayed relatively natural
This kept the focus on what the text was saying, rather than trying to give elicit a certain emotion
Color
The colors used throughout the story were lowly saturated, keeping the emotional response from being too overwhelmed
Colors used were mostly blues and greens, as well as light browns and soft yellows
While the emotional response was kept calm, certain specs of red were placed in the pages (horse, flag, etc.)
Composition
The composition played a key part in the illustrations
Many pages included the Presidents grouped together, which suggests stability—a good thing to have when looking at the presidents!
Tension
The book had a lot of text, taking up a good amount of each page when compared to other books
The focus is drawn in due to the pictures relating very much to what is read
The pictures do not strictly stick to the text, however, but fill in the ‘blanks’
‘Blanks’ being what a child may imagine, while keeping the idea the same
The picture is obviously not realistic, but imaginative, while still keeping the idea of what was said
Tension
Without the text, the pictures wouldn’t make much sense, which sparks the reader’s interest to read the text to understand
Space
There is definite space on each page, except for one or two
This allows for the pictures to stay highly entertaining while keeping the page relatively calm
The borders were an inch thick of plain white space
Rhythm and Movement
The illustrations have definite areas of shown movement, with characters drawn running, bowling, being lifted out of a bathtub, and even having a head of cabbage thrown at them
This allows the story to look fun and interesting, versus stiff and unmoving
The child is able to feel more comfortable, despite the subject matter actually being a serious topic, due to the playful movement displayed
Lines
Lines were used strategically in the illustrations
For instance, the lines of the wooden floor successfully draw the eye towards a president delivering a speech
Curtains, bricks, tile floor panels, water ripples, stairs, and carpet design were also used in drawing attention the main focus of each page
The End!