Home Plan - [JG3-L1-U2-LC2-7 The Arts – Visual Arts – What Do Illustrators Do]

The document explores the role of pictures in storytelling in visual arts, guiding students on tasks like understanding illustrators’ processes, evaluating authors’ ideas, and analyzing illustrations in picture books. It discusses the creative freedom illustrators have in altering stories through their sketches, the importance of elements like characters and settings, and the process of decision-making in creating illustrations. Specific tips and guidelines are provided for illustrators, emphasizing aspects like facial expressions and tools used. The document highlights the time-consuming nature of illustrating a picture book, with a focus on the significance of double-checking illustrations and the cover’s portrayal of the story’s essence. Furthermore, it touches on the tools used by illustrators and provides suggestions for students to engage with the text and reflect on their learning.

Contents

• Pages 1—18: Visual storytelling analysis
• Pages 19—37: Illustration sketching tips.
• Pages 38—56: Illustration in picture books.
• Pages 57—77: Illustrating picture book.
• Pages 78—84: Illustrators and tools

This section of the document discusses how pictures help tell a story in visual arts. It covers the role of illustrators in expressing ideas through drawings. The section also explores specific tasks for students related to understanding and analyzing anchor texts, setting a purpose for reading, and evaluating authors’ ideas. Students are guided in tasks like understanding why illustrators plan which scenes to illustrate, the concept of a “dummy” in creating a book model, and considering different aspects of illustrating stories like “Jack and the Beanstalk.” The document includes scenarios where students need to answer questions about illustrators and their processes, emphasizing the importance of analyzing and evaluating what they read.

This section provides tips and guidelines for illustrators when sketching for a book. It emphasizes the importance of considering various elements like characters, clothing, and settings in their sketches. It mentions that illustrators may use their imaginations or conduct research for accuracy. Additionally, it discusses a scenario where a female illustrator changes the main character from a boy named Jack to a girl called Jacqueline while working on the sketches, illustrating the creative freedom illustrators have in altering stories through their illustrations. The section also touches on the use of a drawing scale, with an example suggesting the use of a cat as a scale to depict the growth of a beanstalk. Furthermore, it briefly mentions how a mirror can help illustrators in their work by allowing them to reflect on their expressions to draw character emotions realistically.

The section discusses various aspects related to illustration in a picture book. It includes tips for students to engage with the text, understand the importance of facial expressions in illustrations, how illustrators use mirrors to draw emotions, the role of an editor in the production of a picture book, and tools artists might use to draw different lines. The document also briefly mentions the use of different coloring tools like pastels and watercolors. The section emphasizes understanding the text, analyzing illustrations, and the creative process behind creating illustrations. In addition, it reflects on the process of decision-making by illustrators and the role of editors in ensuring the quality of illustrations in a book.

This section of the document discusses the reason why it takes months for illustrators to complete all the illustrations in a picture book. It points out that illustrators often need to draw 32 pages in addition to the cover, sometimes having to redo illustrations due to mistakes, color changes, or composition adjustments. The importance of double-checking illustrations before sending them to the publisher is also highlighted to ensure nothing is left out. The significance of the cover as the last step in illustrating a book and its role in portraying the essence of the story is mentioned. Additionally, the content emphasizes how illustrators tell stories with pictures, making decisions about what scenes to depict and how characters should look and express emotions.

This section of the document provides information about illustrators and their tools. It mentions that some illustrators use a brush as a tool, while others may use a pencil, crayon, or pen. Typically, an illustrator draws the cover last, as it must make the book look interesting. There are also tips provided for students to retell the content of the text using the given information. These tips include looking at each picture, completing sentences to retell the content of the text, and clicking on hands to show answers. Students are also encouraged to reflect on what they have learned, such as by completing tasks like retelling the text and uploading it. Additionally, there is an emphasis on reviewing the lesson and previewing the next lesson.